When Season Three of Hacks begins, legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is at an improbable professional apex. Now in her 70s, she has become more popular and revered than ever, thanks to the acclaimed, deeply personal comedy special she and her writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) put together in …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Hacks Season 3 (and past seasons) is streaming on Max. GET MAX $9.99+ Two years after its second season, Hacks is finally back for Season 3. …
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You would be forgiven for mistaking Hannah Einbinder for Ava Daniels, the character she plays on HBO’s Hacks. The actor shares certain similarities with the comedy writer she’s portrayed for two seasons now, like their dry delivery, which leaves you less than 100 percent sure of whether they’re fucking with …
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Hacks, the excellent dramedy about comedy, is finally set to return for its third season, out May 2, on Max. The new run of episodes will pick up one year after the end of Season Two when (spoiler alert), comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) graciously fired her writing partner Ava …
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Jean Smart is on the mend. In honor of American Heart Month, the actress revealed that she recently underwent medical treatment for her heart. While Smart did not reveal the details of her condition, she stressed the importance of listening to your body and seeking out medical advice. “It feels …
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Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, in theaters Dec. 23, is a movie that should probably hit harder than it does. It is yet another of this year’s magic of the movies movies, flying under the guise of something decidedly more ambivalent. It is a tribute to the joyous and nasty realities of …
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Midday on the Monday before Thanksgiving, Jean Smart is lounging in bed and talking about sex. More specifically, she’s talking about sex with Brad Pitt. Even more specifically than that, she’s talking about having sex with Brad Pitt on the set ofBabylon (out Dec. 23), Damien Chazelle’s outrageous take on …
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Rachel Brosnahan knows how to keep her friends close and her enemies even closer. In the lead-up to the 2022 Emmy Awards, the actress gifted Jean Smart a few pounds of fancy cookies (most likely New York’s famous Levain Bakery confections) as a faux-good luck charm. The pair were both …
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“Happy couples ruin TV shows.” This is a sentiment I have heard a lot over the years from television writers whose series feature a romantic component(*). They believe that the pursuit is much more fun than the actual relationship, and that once the sexual tension gets resolved, it’s harder to …
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