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And yet, despite having fictionalized aspects, Gómez Fernandez believes that the series offers truthfulness about his father’s essence as a person.

But then, Sam is only a bit removed from who we know Maron to be through “WTF” and “Maron,” his IFC comedy in which he played a fictionalized version of himself.

Playing a fictionalized version of himself, Jonathan Benaim, a disabled Venezuelan man, leads this irreverent “revenge” narrative.

The movie, directed by Trey Edward Shults, is a fictionalized odyssey through a version of The Weeknd suffering from a bout of insomnia during a world tour, causing his sanity to come undone.

“Hacks” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” successfully fictionalize such frustrations, as the tribute acknowledges by opening with “Hacks” star Jean Smart’s pre-recorded reflections on the late comedian’s influence.