Hacks, now streaming on , in its second episode. Veteran comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) tells her self-absorbed new protégé (not quite the right word, but I’ll get to that) Ava (Hannah Einbinder) that jokes need punchlines.
It may seem like advice so obvious it doesn’t need to be articulated, but in an age where anything relatable can become a viral sensation (I’m guilty of this—my is just a shower thought), it bears repeating: a joke is not an amusing idea, a sarcastic aside, or a good point that you agree with.
A joke needs a punchline. Thankfully, Hacks is full of them, moments that articulate its themes overtly and subtly, and at times, brilliantly.
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