‘Hacks’ Isn’t a Good Comedy

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( identity crisis [Hacks Isn’t a Good Comedy]( But it could be a great drama. Photo: Jake Giles Netter/Max Three seasons in, [Hacks](, a showbiz comedy built around the relationship between a Joan Rivers–inspired stand-up and a young writer, is [an Emmy fixture](. It’s the subject of intense adulation — Thursday nights on the site formerly known as Twitter are filled with people losing their mind over the show’s [peppy Hollywood satire](. It’s often talked about in prestige-television terms. The Atlantic [recently held it up]( as a show that “breaks the curse of ‘Mid TV.’” (Not that [there’s anything wrong with Mid TV](, of course.) This is rare territory for a comedy … or at least for a show everyone broadly understands to be a comedy. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Evil: [The Possessed Pork Challenge]( • Top Chef: Wisconsin: [Story Tasters]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Acolyte Is Not the Star Wars You Were Looking For And that’s a very good thing.]( By Roxana Hadadi and Jackson McHenry [It’s the End of Paramount+ As We’ve Known It (and That’s Fine) Why Paramount’s new streaming strategy makes a Peacock merger more likely.]( By Josef Adalian [A Murderers’ Row of Hit Men on Film Twelve essential movies about hired killers.]( By Christina Newland [Alyson Hannigan Answers All Our Questions About American Pie On her Buffy co-stars’ mixed reactions to the movie, frustrations with the casting director, and the shock of hearing Taylor Swift’s “So High School.”]( By Mara Reinstein [What Seth Meyers Is Listening To “I’ve had my time with true crime. I enjoyed it more before I had children.”]( By Nicholas Quah [Appetite for More Hunger Games Will Be Met The movie based on the barely announced book will be released before the second Wicked movie.]( By Jason P. Frank [Pharrell’s Lego Character Has Absurdly Large Hair Follicles As seen in the trailer for the upcoming animated biopic, Piece by Piece.]( By Zoe Guy [Jon Bon Jovi Gives Garden State Parkway Rest Stops a Decent Name “It’s a big deal. It’s a career highlight. I’m not joking.”]( By Devon Ivie [Gail Matthius’s Short Time on the SNL ‘Playground’ The voice behind iconic ’90s kids’ cartoons reflects on her brief stint during the Eddie Murphy era.]( By Andy Hoglund [The Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) A juicy diss track, a genre-mashing magic trick, and Billie Eilish’s coolest performance yet.]( By Justin Curto and Alex Suskind [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 22-Across, Three Letters: They’re now called “posts” on “x”.com Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Marion Cotillard movie with a number in the title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images, Pablo Cuadra/WireImage, Marc Piasecki/WireImage A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved