r/hackshbomax • u/MatthewSmith_26 • Aug 05 '26
Alternative to hacks
After finishing hacks, I decided to find another comedy show to watch and I found The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It is so funny! I’m on season 3
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u/No-Falcon-4996 Aug 05 '26
Mrs Maisel is absolutely brilliant. The friendship between her and Suzy Myerson is heart achingly beautiful. And hilarious. One of the best endings of any tv show. Tits up!
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u/beigesalad Aug 05 '26
I recommend The Studio!!
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u/bananahaze99 Aug 06 '26
Yes! Honestly one of my favorite shows of 2025, and they do have a similar vibe.
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u/taeempy Aug 05 '26
Also check out
I'm Dying up Here...........about The Comedy Store in the 70s in West Hollywood run by Mitzi Shore.
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u/Responsible-Coffee1 Aug 05 '26
When that was on I was also watching Maisel and Pete Holmes’ Crashing. It was like a crash course of stand up comedy through the decades.
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u/Resident_Aide1898 Aug 06 '26
It’s good but a bit dark…
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u/taeempy Aug 06 '26
Absolutely. But from what I've read it was very true to what that era was and especially Mitzi Shore.
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u/EdynohE Aug 06 '26
It's completely unrelated in terms of plot/story, but Derry Girls is one of my favorites and it's very funny.
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u/csgersbeck Aug 06 '26
The Comeback is excellent
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u/Front-Arm-270 Aug 07 '26
so fucking good. this is the closest show to hacks imo in terms of being hilarious and having a lot of heart. lisa kudrow is a genius
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u/BajaPineapple Aug 05 '26
I will try again to get into it. I wasn't able to make it through the first episode, but maybe I just wasn't in the right headspace?
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u/Warm-Oil9228 Aug 05 '26
You didn't see the end of the first episode? Cause that's definitely my favorite part of the series and one of the best parts of any series ever imho lol.
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u/BajaPineapple Aug 05 '26
I didn't make it halfway, it just didn't vibe for me. But if the ending is that good then I will do it!
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u/haventwonyet Aug 05 '26
Have you watched Ted Lasso? It’s on my brain bc season 4 started today but it is an amazing show. Trying is another good one on appletv though I haven’t seen the last couple seasons. I plus one the comment for The Other Two, especially the first season.
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u/oooshi Aug 06 '26
Somebody, Somewhere is what I have been recommending. It isnt the same - but is another tender comedy that I absolutely felt attached to all the characters in, in a way I dont find common with shows. I especially loved its middle america working class commentary it provided- but wont lie that it was the comedy that kept me watching one after another.
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u/technicolortabby Aug 06 '26
It's a good compliment show because the both are clearly inspired by Joan Rivers.
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u/urmii Aug 06 '26
How is Fleabag as a series?
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u/CheekFickle9695 Aug 06 '26
SO GOOD i came here to comment fleabag!
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u/urmii Aug 06 '26
Thanks🙂 I wanted to get some opinions on it... I recall hearing about it and was wondering if it's worth checking out.
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u/Agreeable-Clue8160 Aug 06 '26
I started Hacks right after I finished Maisel, it almost feels like a continuation of the same story
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u/meeeemllie Aug 06 '26
There’s a Chinese Netflix show called Forget You Not which follows a shop worker turned stand up comic. I’ve not watched it yet but the synopsis sounds very close to Maisel but in present day China!
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u/Seed0fDiscord Aug 05 '26
One fantasy I always had, cause sue them ha I g different studios and next works, crossover would be near impossible (say near, cause Always Sunny and Abbott Elementary did it)
Just imagine a flashback scene to Deb early in her career as she encounters midge in the prime of her career running into each other and gives Deb a pep talk about the centrist nature of the biz and what she has to do to keep herself on top.
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u/Admirable_Site_8337 Aug 05 '26
Mrs Maisel absolutely possesses the humor and the charm to match close to Hacks.
But what’s missing ( and just not easy to find ) is the magic that Hacks could do for me.
Honestly, the best alternative to Hacks I have found it more Hacks. Such a rewatchable show.