S2E4: 'Hacks' Creators Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs

07/01/24 • 40 min

This week on the Awards Tour podcast host Jacqueline Coley sits down with two-thirds of the award-winning creatives behind the Emmy-winning television show, ‘Hacks.’ Fresh off their season 4 pickup, writer/director Lucia Aniello and writer, director, and star Paul W. Downs break down season 3 of their fictionalized take on the life of Joan Rivers played to perfection onscreen by the incomparable Jean Smart, alongside incredible newcomer and Emmy nominee Hannah Einbinder. In this episode, they break down their longtime partnership on and off screen, which began in their early days of improv at UCB and has remained through television shows like ‘Broad City,’ ‘The Other Two,’ and their early work in digital comedy. They also give us a peek into how they can remain in such a close partnership while producing a hit television show, as well as all of the incredible places they hope to take their two leads in the upcoming season 4 of ‘Hacks’ on Max.

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This week on the Awards Tour Podcast, host Jacqueline Coley sits down with Academy Award-nominated actor Colman Domingo. A preeminent actor in the theater community for over three decades, Colman became a household name after his run on the AMC series ‘Fear the Walking Dead.’ Since then, he has gone on to work with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, cementing himself as not just a talented actor but one that loves every aspect of the craft of filmmaking, from writing and directing to producing and even casting. Fresh off his historic Academy Award nomination for ‘Rustin,’ Domingo rejoins the awards season with his latest effort ‘Sing Sing,’ in which he plays a wrongfully incarcerated individual who has found passion and purpose through an inmate run theater group. Domingo speaks with Jacqueline about his career up to this point and how he tries to stunt on every red carpet he attends during the awards season.

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