Comedy

vulture bets on berry

Hire Matt Berry As a 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Commentator

 If we get him to agree now, he can’t back out when it becomes real. By Anne Victoria Clark
gold rush

How Did the Emmys Get Writing for a Variety Special So Right?

 In diverging from the general Academy’s preferences, the writers put together one of the strongest categories on the ballot. By Joe Reid
predictions

If Steve Martin’s Out, Who’s in to Play SNL’s VP Candidates?

 It could be anyone! (Actually, no, it can’t.) By Anne Victoria Clark and Jesse David Fox
  1. gold rush
    How Did the Emmys Get Writing for a Variety Special So Right?In diverging from the general Academy’s preferences, the writers put together one of the strongest categories on the ballot.
    By Joe Reid
  2. vulture bets on berry
    Hire Matt Berry As a 2028 Los Angeles Olympics CommentatorIf we get him to agree now, he can’t back out when it becomes real.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  3. studio ate-h
    New York’s Hottest Trailer Is Jason Reitman’s Saturday NightAnd yes, it’s got everything.
    By Jesse David Fox
  4. trailer mix
    Everybody Playing Everybody in Saturday NightSaturday Night (f.k.a. SNL 1975) has a trailer, and, wait who is Sammy Fableman playing?
    By Bethy Squires
  5. predictions
    If Steve Martin’s Out, Who’s in to Play SNL’s VP Candidates?It could be anyone! (Actually, no, it can’t.)
    By Anne Victoria Clark and Jesse David Fox
  6. still together
    Tenacious D Just Needed a Break Y’allJack Black confirms the group isn’t broken up and he’s still friends with Kyle Gass after canceling their tour last month.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. roast pig
    Roast Jokes Are In for 2024Cecily Strong cut through the cringe at the Comics for Kamala Zoom by being mean.
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. characters welcome
    Brian Jordan Alvarez Is a TV English Teacher Now, You Guy!He’s graduated from studempt to teachert on FX.
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. comedy review
    Joe Rogan Plays an Unconvincing FoolHis first live Netflix comedy special is as exhausting as it is lazy.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  10. sitcom logic
    Cheryl Hines Still Lives in a SitcomRobert F. Kennedy Jr., who operates under multi-cam logic, left a dead bear cub in Central Park in 2014.
    By Jason P. Frank
  11. over the hill
    How Is SNL Celebrating Its Big Five-Oh?What we know about season 50, fromh Maya Rudolph’s expected return as Kamala Harris to which cast members are leaving.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  12. farewells
    Molly Kearney Departs the SNL Cast Ahead of Season 50The news comes a day after fellow cast member Punkie Johnson announced her departure.
    By Hershal Pandya
  13. this week in late night
    The Top-10 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest HostsRanked by how badly we want them to have a show of their own.
    By Bethy Squires
  14. farewells
    Punkie Johnson Won’t Return to SNL for Season 50“Man, I was a part of one of the most elite institutions in comedy, and I am so grateful for it.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  15. stand-up
    Carmen Christopher Must Bring His Solo Show to EdinburghIn his new special produced by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, the comedian expertly sends up the self-indulgent Fringe hour.
    By Hershal Pandya
  16. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of July 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  17. stand-up
    3 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring Reggie Watts’s ’90s-themed Never Mind and a new hour from Sam Morril.
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. best of 2024
    The Best Comedy Specials of 2024 (So Far)Halfway through the year, and there’s already been several instant stand-alone knockouts.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  19. snl
    Celebrate the Olympics With These 17 Classic SNL SketchesFeaturing John Belushi, Nancy Kerrigan, Jennifer Lopez, and expert commentator Leslie Jones.
    By Dan Reilly
  20. this week in late night
    Deadpool & Wolverine Dominated Late Night This WeekBut the boys of Las Culturistas were right behind them.
    By Bethy Squires
  21. role call
    Patrick Warburton Answers Every Question We Have About Bee Movie“That bee is taking the time of his gal. He’s not happy about it.”
    By Devon Ivie
  22. quiet un-quitting
    Hannah Gadsby Continues Not to Quit Comedy with New ShowWoof! is heading for NYC.
    By Jason P. Frank
  23. my single is dropping
    John Early’s New Music Video Brings Sexual Intrigue, Little HatsVery All That Jazz, very Fosse/Verdon.
    By Bethy Squires
  24. last night on late night
    Late Night Drops Jokes on Biden’s Drop-Out“He didn’t drop out so much as he kind of just wandered off …”
    By Hershal Pandya
  25. know your demo
    When the Crowd Is the JokeFor most comedy specials, the live audience is just there to react. For these ones, it’s a core part of the concept.
    By Hershal Pandya
  26. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Is Brat, ActuallyWhere were you when Colbert revealed the apple was rotten right to the core?
    By Alejandra Gularte
  27. debates
    Is The Bear a Comedy? And Should I Care?We can only answer one of those questions.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  28. it’s joever
    Which Pop-Culture Twitter Account Told You Biden Was Dropping Out?Club Chalamet is fully onboard the coconut train for Kamala Harris.
    By Bethy Squires
  29. remembrance
    The Comedy Team of Bob NewhartHe played straight man and comic at the same time.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  30. this week in late night
    Natalie Portman’s Humblebrag Won Late Night This WeekPlus Chris Fleming’s scintillating new play and Julio Torres’s impressions of colors.
    By Bethy Squires
  31. chat room
    ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Is Still Waiting for SZA to Return His Phone CallThe creation of his new polka medley involved advice from his daughter and a favor from Jamie Lee Curtis.
    By Jesse David Fox
  32. tributes
    Ben Stiller, Conan O’Brien, and More Remember Bob Newhart“He taught countless generations of comedians that you could be funny, smart, and uncompromising and still win on your own terms.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  33. pilot season
    Save Me, Rachel Sennott Coming-of-Age Pilot, Save MeThe HBO show just cast… LEIGHTON MEESTER! (Pew pew! Multi-generational It Girl-hood is here!)
    By Alejandra Gularte
  34. vinyl
    An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob NewhartRemembering the legendary comedian through his debut 1960 album.
    By Ramsey Ess
  35. berry good news
    First-Time Emmy Nominee Matt Berry Will Not Be Preparing a SpeechPlease make him regret this!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  36. endings
    Reservation Dogs Closes the Circle of Peak TVThe end of Sterlin Harjo’s singular half-hour dramedy might also be the end of a small but astounding moment in post-prestige television.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  37. stand-up
    Comedy’s Benevolent GatekeeperSince 2022, Don’t Tell Comedy has launched dozens of comedians’ careers with its popular YouTube channel. How did it get here?
    By Hershal Pandya
  38. no queen
    Katy Perry Is Bad at Satire“Woman’s World” didn’t need to be explained. It needed to make sense.
    By Jesse David Fox
  39. nevermind
    The Daily Show Cancels Its Trip to the RNCLet’s just say there are security concerns and leave it there.
    By Bethy Squires
  40. chat room
    Boman Martinez-Reid Turns TikToks Into Reality-TV Epics“I want people to feel like they’re watching TV when they’re watching me.”
    By David Mack
  41. this week in late night
    A Truly Demented WWHL Game Won Late Night This WeekThey called it “The Orifice,” but let’s be honest: It’s “Name That Hole.”
    By Bethy Squires
  42. golden years
    How Should Ellen DeGeneres Spend Her Retirement?The comedian announced during a recent stand-up tour stop that she plans to step away from the spotlight for good. But to do what?
    By Hershal Pandya
  43. love is love
    Mulaney Marries MunnWith Malcolm and a mystery.
    By Jason P. Frank
  44. last night on late night
    Late Night Finally Tackles President Biden’s Debate DisasterWould you believe two separate hosts made a “Hawk Tuah” reference?
    By Hershal Pandya
  45. last night on late night
    Please Watch Seth Meyers Discuss Mothra as Donald TrumpAnd the 2024 election, we guess. And also Godzilla!
    By Bethy Squires
  46. patriot act two
    Here’s What a Hasan Minhaj–Hosted Daily Show Would Look LikeThe comedian asks Elizabeth Warren about President Biden’s mental fitness in the premiere episode of his YouTube series.
    By Hershal Pandya
  47. role call
    Anna Faris Answers Every Question We Have About Smiley Face“I couldn’t believe that this role was for a woman.”
    By Matthew Jacobs
  48. something to chew on
    13 TV Conversation Starters for Your Fourth of July BarbecueSpecifically about The Bear, House of the Dragon, The Boys, and The Acolyte.
    By Jesse David Fox
  49. definition
    What Is a Bottle Episode?The people on the internet are wrong. Or are they?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  50. from the archives
    From the Archives: Eddie Murphy LiveThe razor-edged king of late-night comedy, profiled in 1982.
    By Chet Flippo
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