The Creators of 'Hacks' on Making One of the Best Shows of the Year So Far | Bonus Episode

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🗓️ 16 June 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Andy is joined by Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, and Lucia Aniello, the creators of 'Hacks,' to talk about how they came up with the idea for the show (1:37), casting Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder (7:30), and balancing emotion with comedy (19:45). Host: Andy Greenwald Guests: Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, and Lucia Aniello Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chef David Chang and the members of the recipe club
0:02.4	sift through millions of search results
0:04.2	to find the very best way to make the food you want to eat.
0:07.0	Each week they cook three recipes for the same dish,
0:09.6	debate them, and ultimately declare the winning recipe.
0:12.6	Check out recipe club on Spotify
0:14.4	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:18.4	I need support to have to clear the room.
0:21.4	Stand up and walk now.
0:23.8	Hello and welcome to the watch.
0:24.9	My name is Andy Greenwald.
0:25.9	I have no official title at theringer.com.
0:28.2	Sadly, as you can tell, I am not joined as I usually am
0:31.6	by my buddy Chris Ryan.
0:33.0	This is a special bonus episode of the watch.
0:35.7	Celebrating one of the best shows of the year, HBO Max's
0:39.1	comedy series Hacks, which completed its brilliant first season
0:42.1	last week, you may have heard the two of us talking about
0:44.6	how great this show was on Monday's episode.
0:47.2	And so I was so thrilled to welcome the show's co-creators
0:50.1	and the co-showrunners, Lucia and yellow, Paul Downs,
0:53.1	and Jen Statsky onto the show for a fun conversation
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