Smart, Jean

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April 11, 2025

43:02

'Hacks' stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs reflect on their Max hit

As Hacks returns for its fourth season, we listen back to archival interviews with stars Smart and Einbinder, and with series co-star and co-creator Downs. Originally broadcast in 2021 and 2024.

Interview

Jean Smart
Hannah Einbinder
Paul W. Downs

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September 17, 2021

22:30

From 'Designing Women' To 'Hacks', Jean Smart's Career Is Still Going Strong

Smart is nominated for Emmy Awards for her performances Hacks, about a veteran comic working with a Gen-Z comedy writer, and the crime drama Mare Of Easttown. Originally broadcast May 2021.

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Jean Smart

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May 12, 2021

43:11

From 'Designing Women' To 'Hacks', Jean Smart's Career Is Still Going Strong

After co-starring in HBO's Watchmen, Smart is now in two series — HBO's Mare of Easttown and the HBO Max comedy series Hacks, about the clash in sensibility between women comics of two generations.

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Jean Smart

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Jean Smart

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'Hacks' stars Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Paul W. Downs reflect on their Max hit

From 'Designing Women' To 'Hacks', Jean Smart's Career Is Still Going Strong

From 'Designing Women' To 'Hacks', Jean Smart's Career Is Still Going Strong

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