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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. love is love
    Mulaney Marries MunnWith Malcolm and a mystery.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. now streaming
    The 20 Best Comedies on Hulu Right NowSuper Troopers, My Cousin Vinny, Weird Science, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  6. 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
  7. now streaming
    The 20 Best Comedies on MaxProblemista, Dream Scenario, Barbie, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. now streaming
    Heathers - 1988
    The 20 Best Comedies on Amazon Prime VideoBilly Madison, The Holdovers, Heathers, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  13. definition
    What Is a Bottle Episode?The people on the internet are wrong. Or are they?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  14. from the archives
    From the Archives: Eddie Murphy LiveThe razor-edged king of late-night comedy, profiled in 1982.
    By Chet Flippo
  15. now streaming
    The 20 Best Comedies on Netflix Right NowBurn After Reading, Dumb and Dumber, Anyone But You, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  16. birthdays
    Lost Richard Lewis Interview Released for His Birthday (Which Is Today)“I don’t have an act. I am the act.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  17. gold rush
    John Mulaney Is Here to Save the Late-Night Emmys CategoriesNetflix’s Everybody’s in L.A. will attempt to end political comedy’s decades-long domination of the awards.
    By Joe Reid
  18. rip
    Television Academy Hosts Reception For Emmy Nominated Performers - Arrivals
    Martin Mull, Clue and Arrested Development Star, Dead at 80In addition to his many comedic roles, he was also known for his work as a painter and musician.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  19. legends
    Let Jiminy Glick Host the Next Presidential DebateFor Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s co–head writer, Martin Short’s guest-hosting week was like “comedy-nerd fantasy camp.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  20. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of June 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  21. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring the finale of Ali Siddiq’s Domino Effect series and Hannah Einbinder’s stand-up-special debut.
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. this week in late night
    Jimmy Fallon Googling Chappell Roan Won Late Night This WeekPlus, Mike Scollins’s heel turn on Late Night and Dakota Johnson’s wardrobe malfunction on Kimmel.
    By Bethy Squires
  23. awards season
    The Real Winners of the 2024 Las Culturistas Culture AwardsThe night included performances that would make the Tonys cry with envy.
    By Jason P. Frank and Tom Smyth
  24. comedians in roma getting holy
    Here’s How 11 Comedians Acted at the Pope’s HouseFeaturing Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and some lady with a plant.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  25. this week in late night
    Questlove’s Blind Items Won Late Night This WeekPlus Tina Fey’s QVC prop comedy and Dan Licata on Late Night.
    By Bethy Squires
  26. a long talk
    Ali Siddiq Is FreeHe sold drugs. He went to prison. Then he became stand-up comedy’s most prolific storyteller.
    By Jesse David Fox
  27. superlatives
    Tig Notaro on Her Favorite and Most Expensive Jokes“When I would try and stick it into a regular set, it didn’t do well. It just needed me to have cancer.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  28. gay for miley ray
    David Letterman Is the Only Straight Man Allowed at Miley Cyrus’s Private ShowsHe is apparently “one of very few, if not the only” straight men who’s been granted entry.
    By Hershal Pandya
  29. late night news
    Say Good-bye to Late Night With Seth Meyers’s Live Band“Seth has been a big champion of ours from the get-go,” keyboardist Eli Janney says. “They couldn’t have been nicer about it.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  30. cannibalism
    Glen Powell Sorry for Regurgitating CreepypastaNobody ate any human flesh … this time.
    By Jason P. Frank
  31. role call
    Jeff Tweedy Answers Our Questions About Parks and Recreation’s Unity Concert“I wasn’t confident at all, but I assumed the show knew what it was doing.”
    By Devon Ivie
  32. exit interview
    ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator Nida Manzoor Explored the Gray Areas in Season 2“I didn’t want to give the audience the answer because I don’t have it.”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  33. last night on late night
    Joel Kim Booster Wants to Gone Girl Summer House’s West Wilson“Has anyone fumbled the ball harder in the history of Bravo?”
    By Bethy Squires
  34. she’s so julia
    SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations "Tuesday"
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus Disagrees With Jerry Seinfeld’s Political Correctness TakeThe star of Veep seems more qualified to talk about political correctness in comedy than the man behind the Pop-Tarts movie.
    By Tom Smyth
  35. this week in late night
    John Oliver Praising Hitler Won Late Night This WeekPlus, Martin Lawrence discussing asses on The Tonight Show and Ariana Grande debuting a new mask.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. in this climate?!
    What’s So Funny About Greta Thunberg?Comedians across the political spectrum can’t stop doing jokes about the Earth-minded Swede.
    By Hershal Pandya
  37. 1.5x speed
    What Seth Meyers Is Listening To“I’ve had my time with true crime. I enjoyed it more before I had children.”
    By Nicholas Quah
  38. the 8h days
    Gail Matthius’s Short Time on the SNL ‘Playground’The voice behind iconic ’90s kids’ cartoons reflects on her brief stint during the Eddie Murphy era.
    By Andy Hoglund
  39. identity crisis
    Hacks Isn’t a Good ComedyBut it could be a great drama.
    By Nicholas Quah
  40. theme parks
    Stephen Colbert Imagines a New Hall of Presidents at Disney WorldOrange you glad changes were pitched?
    By Alejandra Gularte
  41. fixer upper
    In Loving Memory of Loot’s Tragically Underdeveloped Side PlotsSeason two spent too much time on its billionaire protagonist and not enough time on the more interesting characters around her.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  42. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of May 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  43. last night on late night
    Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump’s Sleep Farting Was for NaughtAll that hard work (trial tooting) only to be found guilty of 34 felonies.
    By Zoe Guy
  44. overnights
    Hacks Season-Finale Recap: How to Succeed in BusinessDeborah and Ava finally make it to Late Night, but not without betraying each other one last time.
    By Jessica M. Goldstein
  45. overnights
    Loot Season-Finale Recap: Doubling DownMolly learns that billionaires really love being billionaires. Who knew?
    By Maggie Fremont
  46. good one
    John Early Breaks His Silence on His Joke About UsVulture got name-checked in his 2023 HBO special. We finally asked him what gives.
    By Jesse David Fox
  47. this week in late night
    An Incredulous Rory Scovel Won Late Night This WeekPlus Billie Eilish on The Late Show and John Oliver on corn.
    By Bethy Squires
  48. finale thoughts
    William Stanford Davis Is the King of Abbott Elementary“If the kids come and ask him questions, he’s going to give them a better answer than the teachers.”
    By Devon Ivie
  49. love is an open door
    Abbott Elementary Crossed the Will-They-or-Won’t-They ThresholdThe latest step in Janine and Gregory’s romantic journey begins the same way as their sitcom predecessors’: with a closed door reopening.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  50. chat room
    Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau, the Babes Babes, on Motherhood and Poop“There is so little art out there that uses what is uniquely a woman’s experience as hard comedy.”
    By Matthew Jacobs
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