The old guard versus the young blood is the spark for HBO Max’s upcoming untitled Jean Smart comedy series which debuts this spring.Smart plays a Las Vegas legend who is paired with a young comedy scribe to freshen up her act (played by SNL alum Laraine Newman’s daughter, stand-up Hannah Einbinder).
The two clash, severely over what’s funny and topical; the comedy being in the generational divide.At today’s TCA, the series EP Mike Schur was asked about a time when he had to pitch jokes to a really intimidating person.Schur recounted, “For me, it was Saturday Night Live where I started, which is very collaborative, where actors are writers and writers are actors.
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