<strong>Soho theatre, London</strong> <br>A brief but brazen set by the HBO series co-star shows a talent in full control of her own brand of scattershot comedy
The team help films like ‘Casino,’ ‘Ocean’s 11,’ ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ and ‘The Hangover’ shoot in Nevada and convince reluctant filmmakers and producers to shoot here.
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For Jean Smart, stand-up comedy’s been a longtime dream ever since she first saw Phyllis Diller cracking jokes on television but she was always afraid to try it herself. In HBO Max’s new comedy
Hacks, she gets to do the next best thing: Play one on TV or maybe it’s
the best thing, considering there’s no live audience to bomb in front of. “It was a little intimidating,” Smart admits, “[but] it’s great because the audience we’re doing it in front of. were paid to have to laugh. And that’s the audience you want!”