Hannah Einbinder Was ‘Relieved’ To Be Cast As Queer Character On ‘Hacks’, Talks Being A Proud Bisexual Comedian
Hannah Einbinder gets candid about her career as a bisexual comedian and discusses her “Hacks” character Ava during the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.
Einbinder was “so relieved” to see Ava as a queer character “because it was the first bi woman I had ever had an audition for,” she shared while recalling the “bizarre” audition process that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She explained that it took about two months for her to do a call back over Zoom, shortly after the initial COVID lockdown hit in March 2020. READ MORE: HBO Max Drops Edgy New Trailer For 2nd Season Of ‘Hacks’ Eventually Einbinder was called into “a completely empty soundstage, dark with no lights and just two interrogation lamps and two chairs” for an in-person chemistry read with co-star Jean Smart.
The actors had to sit 10 feet apart with “a sheet of clear plexiglass between them.” The actress noted that COVID sets are all she’s ever known because she hasn’t “really worked in this side of the business until now.” Commenting on her character Ava, Einbinder shared that the biggest change she saw in her from season 1 to season 2 is that “she gets past a lot of the initial growing pains and mistakes”, getting her act “together a little bit.” The comedian went on to reveal that she’s been hooked to stand-up comedy ever since her first live stand-up show, which saw her open up for Nicole Byer at a theatre full of her college peers.
