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