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here’s a brilliantly uncomfortable scene in the hit HBO comedy drama Hacks in which a talent agent quits his well-paid job and his assistant stands up to follow suit in the crowded meeting. What is intended as a display of solidarity — a Jerry Maguire moment — is actually a nightmare scenario for the agent: the spoilt and useless assistant has no idea what a liability she is.
That scene-stealing assistant, Kayla, is played by Megan Stalter, who has turned playing delusional characters into an art form. The American comedian earned cult status worldwide during the pandemic for her “Hi gay!” online sketch, in which her small-town businesswoman character clumsily tries to cash in on Pride month. “If you can prove that you’re queer .
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