Co-star and co-creator Paul W. Downs also addressed the crowd, noting that the team didn’t know if the series would initially sell, given that it featured two female characters, one of whom — stand-up comedy legend Deborah Vance, as played by Jean Smart — was over 60.

Deborah Vance hive, rise! The comedy inside a comedy TV series, Hacks, took home the prize for Outstanding Comedy Series to end the night at the 2024 Emmy Awards. Hacks co-creator Paul W. Downs called for more roles featuring people over 60 as he thanked the cast and crew,

HBO's "Hacks," about a 70-something comedian and a millennial writer, was named best comedy, upsetting previous w