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Ep 5: “D’Amazing Race” with Jeff Rosenberg

5/1/202635 min

Hacks creators and showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky dig into the fifth episode of the final season with someone who’s been with them since day one, Assistant Director Jeff Rosenberg! Jeff shares why his job is like A Beautiful Mind, what it’s like directing a goat, and how he channeled his Amazing Race obsession into directing this episode.

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Clips

Direct Or Burn The Studio
Snakebit Yet Unstoppable
Seven Hours, Two Challenges
Chekhov Was A Doctor
Give Me Five Minutes
Prestige Comedy, Not Five Days
Superfan-Level Preparation
Fighting For The Cold Open
Go Team, For Real
Why Amazing Race Resonates

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

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  2. Speaker 1· Soundbite0:30

    You said this place was steps from the water.

  3. Speaker 20:32

    We just haven't found the steps yet.

  4. Speaker 1· Soundbite0:34

    How much did we save?

  5. Speaker 20:36

    Enough.

  6. Speaker 1· Soundbite0:38

    [tiger roaring] Enough to get lost?

  7. Speaker 20:40

    Or you could book a stay with Hilton.

  8. Speaker 30:42

    Welcome to your oceanfront room, just steps from the water.

  9. Speaker 40:46

    The Hilton sale is on now. Book on hilton.com or the Hilton app and save up to 20% to get the stay you expected. When you want savings, not surprises, it matters where you stay. Hilton. For the stay.

  10. Paul W. Downs· Host0:59

    [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the official Hacks podcast from HBO Max and Same Boat Studios. I'm Paul W. Downs, co-creator and co-showrunner of Hacks. Joining me today against the advice of their healers are the other brilliant Hacks showrunners, creators, and divas, Jen Statsky and Lucia Aniello.

  11. Speaker 31:18

    Hi, husbands.

  12. Speaker 21:19

    [upbeat music] Hey.

  13. Paul W. Downs· Host1:21

    Hey, girlies. How are you?

  14. Speaker 31:23

    Hey, girlie.

  15. Paul W. Downs· Host1:23

    How's it going? Good?

  16. Speaker 31:24

    Um, really good.

  17. Speaker 21:25

    Really good.

  18. Speaker 31:26

    I'm a little hungry, but I'm good.

  19. Paul W. Downs· Host1:27

    Okay.

  20. Speaker 21:27

    Yeah, I'm a little tummy, tummy rumbling.

  21. Paul W. Downs· Host1:29

    Well, I'm gonna

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