Question
In one series, a man in this profession becomes homeless after discovering his wife Jessica’s affair with the art teacher Leif. In another show, a person in this occupation pays $1.69 million to get a sexist to quit this profession. A person in this profession is fired after almost outing Shy Baldwin in one show, and after facing backlash for a Tweet about a closeted senator, (*) Ava is hired by a woman in this profession on another show. Susie offers to become a manager for a person in this profession after watching her flash patrons of the Gaslight Café. Jean Smart stars as Deborah Vance on Hacks, a show about a woman in, for 10 points, what occupation held by the title character of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? ■END■
ANSWER: stand-up comedian [accept either underlined portion; accept comic] (the show in the lead-in is Crashing)
<JC, Small Screen: Present TV>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 100% | 63% | 13% | 82.25 |
2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 99.33 |
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 75% | 0% | 50% | 103.00 |
2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 100% | 50% | 10% | 81.20 |