Interview With "Hacks" Co-Creator, Co-Showrunner & Star Paul W. Downs

The Next Best Picture Podcast

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4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

"Hacks," the Emmy Award-winning comedy series from Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, has just concluded its fourth season. The reigning Emmy Award-winner for Outstanding Comedy Series continues to push its characters in interesting and hilarious directions. This year was no different, with the show continually topping itself in terms of acting, writing, and direction to deliver its best season yet. Paul W. Downs was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the series, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the show, which is now available to stream in full on HBO Max. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	the Next Best Picture podcast and this is Emma Sassick's interview with the co-creator, co-showrunner, and star of the hit Emmy Award-winning
0:40.2	series Hacks, Paul W. Downs.
0:43.7	Well, aren't you a big brain girl?
0:47.4	I guess I am.
0:51.6	It's for the best.
0:55.6	We'll see. It's such a best. We'll see.
0:56.7	It's such a pleasure to meet you.
0:58.7	I've been such a huge fan of this show for a while.
1:01.8	I know you back in the Broad City days too, so I just have it the time of my life right now.
1:08.1	Thank you so much.
1:09.1	I've achieved it.
1:09.9	Of course.
1:10.7	I mean, first I just want to say congratulations on not only just so many wonderful seasons of this show.
1:16.5	I know that last season was a big one for you and your collaborators and the whole team winning the Emmy for comedy series.
1:24.3	What did that moment feel like for all of you?
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