Jean Smart is back to her comedic roots with. On the new HBO Max original series, the 69-year-old actress plays aging Las Vegas standup performer Deborah Vance, a character reminiscent of comedic legend Joan Rivers who is forced to work with an entitled 25-year-old named Ava (Hannah Einbinder) to freshen up her material.
While Smart followed with the short-lived and Emmy-winning supporting roles on and , the actress has most recently been enjoying a career resurgence while exploring more dramatic material with,,, as well as, which is now airing on HBO.
But when it comes to doing, Smart tells ET’s Matt Cohen it “ticked every box.” “I mean, if someone has said, ‘OK, now at this stage of the game, write down your ideal situation for a show,’.
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