The single greatest TV show about standup comedy is finally streaming in India (on JioCinema). And with due respect to Mrs Maisel, we are talking about Hacks, the HBO show starring 71-year-old film and TV veteran Jean Smart as Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedian (based loosely on Joan Rivers) struggling to stay relevant in a rapidly-changing world. When Vance runs the risk of losing her slots at the Palmetto Casino to a younger, hungrier performer, her manager Jimmy pairs her with Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), an arrogant but highly skilled young comedy writer looking to turn her career around after a joke about a closeted gay senator gets her fired.

It’s no surprise that at the conclusion of the second season last year, Hacks was immediately renewed for a third (expected later this year, subject to how the Hollywood writers’ strike pans out). This is a show that utilizes its comedic settings expertly—the actual jokes delivered by Smart/Vance are just brilliant—but is also mindful enough to spot and highlight the dark side of the comedy business. Petty rivalries, corrupt promoters and managers, political wheeling-dealing, it’s all here and delivered with such verve and wit, too.

At the end of the day, though, it’s Jean Smart’s incredible, multi-modal, ‘diva supreme’ performance that you will remember the most about Hacks. These last 3-4 years have been nothing short of a Renaissance for Smart, with key supporting roles in prestige shows like Watchmen, Mare of Easttown and Fargo plus movies like Babylon. She’s at the absolute peak of her powers and long may her reign continue.