Andy Cohen Calls Out Paul W. Downs Over ‘Hacks’ Joke

Now that Hacks has concluded its five-season run, Andy Cohen had a bone to pick with showrunner and star Paul W. Downs on live TV.

During Tuesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, the talk show host called out Downs over a joke at his expense, which Jean Smart‘s Deborah Vance told in the recent fifth and final season of the HBO Max series.

“Paul, as co-creator and showrunner, you were in charge at Hacks,” prefaced Cohen. “So, I have a question about this particular moment in Season 5.”

Cohen played a clip, in which Deborah (Smart) explains, “The problem with reality shows is you cannot control the narrative. I mean, that’s why I’ve turned down Andy Cohen more than every twink on Fire Island.”

Meg Stalter, who plays Kayla on the series, quipped, “I told him not to put it in. I said, ‘Use someone else’s name.’”