Creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky break down the “surreal” parallels between “Hacks” and Colbert—and respond to the fans who want Deborah and Ava to get it on.

His rendition of the talk show is innately subversive, at direct odds with the squeaky-clean, white-bread humor that is ...

When fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert’s show was axed last month, the president wrote: “I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel ...