{"id":370121,"date":"2026-08-14T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lauren-weedman-of-hacks-on-scene-stealing-generational-beef-engagement-party\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T12:00:08","slug":"lauren-weedman-of-hacks-on-scene-stealing-generational-beef-engagement-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lauren-weedman-of-hacks-on-scene-stealing-generational-beef-engagement-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Weedman of &#8216;Hacks&#8217; on scene stealing &amp; generational beef | Engagement Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Nxp8dPU7kRI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Weedman of 'Hacks' on scene stealing &amp; generational beef | Engagement Party\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nxp8dPU7kRI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As generational warfare feeds TV scripts from Beef to Hacks, Emmy nominee Lauren Weedman joins the party to talk about hanging with Gen Z on the Hacks set, the art of scene stealing, and finding main character energy after 50.<\/p>\n<p>1:13 The $20 burrito debate<br \/>\n3:37 The Archie Bunker effect<br \/>\n7:46 Why Hacks works<br \/>\n9:14 A generational divide at NPR<br \/>\n12:25 Are Xennials real?<br \/>\n14:10 &quot;Mayor Jo&quot; joins the party<br \/>\n16:45 Being a guest star<br \/>\n18:10 Acting with Bell&#8217;s Palsy<br \/>\n24:50 The Gen Z divide on set<br \/>\n28:20 Being an Emmy nominee<br \/>\n31:45 Scroll and Tell<\/p>\n<p>Something in your feed you want us to talk about on the show? 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