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Conan O'Brien says watching Hacks tackle late night TV gives him PTSD: 'I'm kind of reliving it'

Conan O'Brien told 'Hacks' co-creator Paul W. Downs watching the late night TV plot gave him PTSD. The former late night host said the show was 'doing a very good job of hitting a bunch of the nerves.'

In the latest episode of SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, the comedian and former late night host welcomed Hacks co-creator Paul W. Downs to chat about stand-up diva Deborah Vance's ( Jean Smart) big return to the late night circuit on the latest season of the HBO hit. Jimmy Kimmel, playing a version of himself, confronts Smart's Deborah Vance in episode 5, "Clickable Face," after she poaches Kristen Bell to be a guest on her show. (Don't fret: co-creator Lucia Aniello has already assured that O'Brien is not dead in the Hacks universe, leaving the door open for a potential future cameo.)

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