Tony winner Laurie Metcalf has joined the cast of the HBO Max comedy-drama Hacks. The show's debut season was met with critical acclaim, having won three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes Awards.
According to , Metcalf, Martha Kelly (Marriage Story), Ming-Na Wen (The Book of Boba Fett), and comedian Margaret Cho will be joining the second season as recurring guest characters. Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, and Carl Clemons-Hopkins return as series leads.
Created by Emmy winners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky, Hacks tells the story of a Las Vegas comedian and her battle to stay relevant among an evolving comedy scene. Information about Metcalf's upcoming role has not been disclosed.
Metcalf starred in numerous Off-Broadway productions before making her Broadway debut in 1995, playing Elly in My Thing of Love. She went on to star in the original Broadway cast of David Mamet's November, a revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs, and A Doll's House, Part 2.
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She also played Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? prior to its premature (and pre-opening night) end due to the COVID-19 Broadway shutdown. Metcalf's television roles include starring in the sitcoms Roseanne and Norm. She can currently be seen making a brief appearance in Hulu's The Dropout.
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