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.

Jean Smart won outstanding actress in a comedy series at the Emmy Awards 2024 over Ayo Edebiri, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Quinta Brunson and Selena Gomez

The actress won for her starring role in the Max series “Hacks,” a sitcom set in the rarefied, ruthless world of stand-up comedy. It is her sixth Emmy overall.

It's her third win for her role in the Max comedy but her sixth Emmy overall. She previously won twice for guest actress on "Frasier" and for supporting actress in a comedy for "S

There was some stiff competition in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category at the 2024 Emmy Awards. Jean Smart ultimately won the award for Hacks during the Sunday, September 15, ceremony,

Jean Smart used her Emmys acceptance speech on Sunday to make light of whatever Warner Bros. Discovery is now calling its streaming service for her show. The “Hacks” star, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,