In the fourth season of Hacks, veteran comedian Deborah Vance faces cancellation late night that has taken a lifetime to achieve. Managers are unwilling to take the risk that someone might think too much after the laughs. Satire remains a threat, and today the fictional plot emerges as a premonition after the dismissals of Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, two of America's most famous comedians. In a more or less veiled way, the Trump administration is behind these moves. The president has publicly praised the downfall of both, especially Kimmel, for a joke about Charlie Kirk, the recently murdered far-right activist.