The 2024 Emmys ended with a bang when the HBO series Hacking shocked the television world and won the award for best comedy series. The bear was expected to be the frontrunner this year, Hacking took home the award, the third of the evening. He also won the categories “Best Screenplay” and “Best Actress”, which went to Jean Smart.
In his acceptance speech, series co-creator Paul W. Downs called on the industry to not only support shows where their lead is over 60%, but also to create more shows where that lead is the focus.
“When we pitched this show about two women, one of whom was over 60, we didn’t know if we were going to sell it and we have to thank everyone who helped make this show,” Downs said. “About 20 percent of our population is over 60 and only three percent of these characters on TV are 60 and I would love to see more of them because even though I’m a great young supporting character, I’d love to be a great old leading character.”
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While the series has already won Emmys in the Best category, this is the first in the Best Comedy category. Other nominees for the award included ABC’s Abbott Elementary School, Effects The bear, reserve dogs And What We do it in the shadowsHulu’s Only murders in the buildingsHBO’s Curb your enthusiasm and Apple’s Palm Royale.
At the end of the speech, co-creator Lucia Aniello asked the audience to continue supporting comedy and the comedians who perform in venues large and small.
“Comedy is very important to us, but we believe that making someone laugh can bridge a gap. So please support comedy and support your local comedians,” Aniello said.
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