Judging by this year’s comedy series Emmy nominees, Hollywood does have a sense of humor about itself.

This year, both the category’s incumbent, HBO Max’s “ Hacks ,” as well as buzzy new contender, Apple TV+’s “The Studio,” found humor in even the most soul-crushing parts of the industry. Hulu’s “ Only Murders in the Building ” switched locales from New York to Los Angeles for part of its season as its three investigators saw their work get a screen adaptation as they tried to solve the murder of a veteran stunt performer. The final season of FX’s vampire mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows” came with a wrap on production of the documentary-within-a-show. There were even touches of the city in other nominees. ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” had a crossover episode with FXX’s “It’s Alway

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