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Hannah Einbinder and Chloe Fineman on ‘Creepy’ Open Mics, Meeting Francis Ford Coppola and Making Women ‘Feel Seen’ With Comedy
Hannah Einbinder and Chloe Fineman discuss their friendship, 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Hacks.'
Hannah Einbinder and Chloe Fineman have come a long way since they became friends eight years ago during an open mic night at a wine bar in Glendale. Einbinder, the daughter of original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Laraine Newman, now trades wits with Jean Smart on Max’s “Hacks,” while Fineman took her outlandish celebrity impressions from Instagram to NBC’s “SNL.” Here, the two discuss how “Hacks” deals with aging in a scene where Smart’s character, Deborah, takes a bad fall, how Fineman’s Melania Trump impression got her cast in “Megalopolis” and what it means that comedy is “dying.” I’m going downtown alone.” When I found I could show stuff online, I was like, “I don’t have to put myself in this weird environment.” But meeting you and other women in comedy was such a gift.
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