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.

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

Jean Smart wished that she could enjoy one thing about her Emmy-winning Hacks role that she had for her role in Frasier

Jean Smart got a standing ovation at the Emmys and dragged her own network by poking fun at HBO/Max name confusion: 'Just what we needed, another network.'

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,