Jean Smart won the award for best lead actress in a comedy series at the 2024 Primetime Emmys. The actress, who won her second Emmy for her role as Deborah Vance on the Max (formerly HBO Max) comedy Hacks, quipped about the network’s name change in her acceptance speech during the award show.
“Thank you so, so much, so humbling, I really appreciate this because I don’t get enough attention,” joked Smart as she accepted the award presented by Candice Bergen. “I have so many people to thank, starting with our brilliant showrunners. Jen [Statsky], Paul [W. Downs] and Lucia [Aniello]. I will never be able to thank you enough for thinking of me. Casey [Bloys] and everybody at HBO… Max… no, I’m sorry,” she added to a roar of laughter. “Just what we needed, another network.”
Smart then went on to acknowledge her longtime agent during
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