'Hacks' Season 3 Review: Third Time's a Charm for Max's Canon-Worthy Comedy

‘Hacks’ Is Back, and It’s Still One of the Funniest Shows on TV When Season Three of Hacks begins, legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is at an improbable professional apex. Now in her 70s, she has become more popular and revered than ever, thanks to the acclaimed, deeply personal comedy special she and her writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) put together in the Max comedy’s second season. Where once, Deborah had to worry about being yesterday’s news, now she …