The Real Winners and Losers of the Emmys With the ‘Hacks’ Creators!

The Town with Matthew Belloni

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to recap last night’s Emmys and nominate the under-discussed winners and losers from TV’s biggest night (02:21). Later, ‘Hacks’ creators Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs call in to talk about their big win for Outstanding Comedy Series, how they pitched the show to HBO, and the state of the comedy genre (15:58).

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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Lucas Shaw, Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs

Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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