Hollywood's Meta Obsession: 'The Studio' and 'Hacks'

"These new shows are so insider-y that not only has Ron Howard appeared as himself in both Hacks and The Studio, but I am almost positive he's the murderer in the building. And that the victim is Brian Grazer." By Joel Stein Artwork by Gregory Crewdson GREGORY CREWDSON Harper Glantz, 2021 Crewdson Studio When I started pitching sitcoms 20 years ago, agents, producers and executives laid out some rules. I couldn't set a show at a college. I couldn't-for fear of future lawsuits that were very hard to understand-name my hero "Joel Stein." And I couldn't have any character . . .