About this episode

Hannah Einbinder discusses her transition from comedy to drama, the significance of queer art, and her upcoming projects with Sam Sanders.

Actor and comedian Hannah Einbinder has had an eventful past few years. She burst onto the scene with the acclaimed HBO comedy ‘ Hacks ’ in 2021. She won an Emmy for her role last season, and is nominated again this year. Now, she’s starring in the new horror film, ‘ Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. ’  Hannah tells Sam about the craft of transitioning from comedy to drama, television to film, and why her true love will always be standup. She also dives into the importance of queer art and her lessons for navigating Hollywood. Plus, she tells Sam about her future passion project: An eventual stoner comedy made with her best friend. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.  

People in this episode

Host: Sam Sanders

Guest: Hannah Einbinder

Topics covered

• comedy
• queer art
• Hollywood
• film
• television
• standup

Keywords

• Hannah Einbinder
• Hacks
• Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
• comedy
• queer art
• Hollywood
• standup
• Emmy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO, KCRW, Sam Sanders Productions

Books & works: Hacks, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

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