Jun 14, 2021
HBO’s Hacks explores a dark mentorship that
forms between a legendary Las Vegas comedian and an entitled,
outcast 25-year-old. "The story of this show, in a lot of ways, is
about two women who come together and work together,” says Jen.
“They make each other better as writers and comedians, and as
people.”
Jen talks about the challenges of starting out on her own
writing journey and how she overcame them. "[As a writer] you're in
a race with no one but yourself. I think early on in my career, I
would look at what other people were doing, and it was really hard;
someone's success felt like my failure, and that is such a trap
that you can easily fall into in this industry. But it's so
important to do the work to not fall into that because the truth
is… the thing you want to say with your story? Only you can say it
in that specific way, so there's no comparison to anyone
else."
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