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Displaying all articles tagged:
Sketch Comedy
predictions
Aug. 8, 2024
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
the 8h days
June 6, 2024
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
good one
June 4, 2024
Ego Nwodim Is in Her Silly Season
The
SNL
star breaks down six of her strongest and wrongest characters.
By
Jesse David Fox
snl
May 23, 2024
The 17 Best
SNL
Sketches of Season 49
Season 49 seldom stayed at cruising altitude for very long, but it often soared and had more highs than lows, which is about all you can ask for.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
May 12, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Mother of the House of Rockefeller
SNL
celebrates Maya Rudolph’s greatness.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
May 5, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Dua Lipa Does It All
The pop star and burgeoning actor pulls double duty in an audacious episode otherwise hampered by a pair of unnecessary sequels.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Apr. 14, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Ryan Gosling Breaks Up With You
Nobody but Ryan Gosling gets to laugh through the entire show.
By
Jesse Hassenger
overnights
Apr. 7, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Kristen Wiig Brings Her Friends
Kristen Wiig leads an all-star cast to this season’s best episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Mar. 10, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Josh Brolin Is Seriously Hilarious
SNL
understands that underneath his gruff exterior, Josh Brolin is a total goofball.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Mar. 3, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Sydney Sweeney’s Saturday Night Yikes
SNL
can’t figure out how to best use guest host Sydney Sweeney.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Feb. 25, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Shane Gillis Got Away With It
Shane Gillis makes it to
SNL
after all, bringing his conservative-friendly material to his first hosting gig.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Feb. 4, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Ayo Edebiri’s Homecoming
Ayo Edebiri’s victory lap comes to
SNL
.
By
Jesse Hassenger
overnights
Jan. 28, 2024
Saturday Night Live
Recap: The Justin Timberlake Show, Featuring Dakota Johnson
Justin Timberlake’s comeback tour hits
SNL
and takes some shine off guest host Dakota Johnson.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Dec. 17, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Kate McKinnon’s Episode Is an Early Christmas Gift
Kate McKinnon leads
SNL
to a season-best episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Dec. 10, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Adam Driver Is Doing the Most
A dialed-up Adam Driver is a welcome presence in an uneven episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Nov. 19, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Jason Momoa’s Thanksgiving Episode Is a Real Turkey
Like a late-November meal without stuffing or green-bean casserole, the Aquaman star’s
SNL
was clearly missing something.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Nov. 12, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: The Triumphant Return of Timothée Chalamet
Songs and sequels abound in an episode that makes the most of the
Wonka
star’s charisma.
By
Joe Berkowitz
vulture festival 2023
Nov. 11, 2023
Robin Thede Believes Everybody Should Get Jokes
“Your job is to make people laugh. I don’t believe that straight men should ever not have jokes.”
By
Jason P. Frank
underrated
Nov. 2, 2023
It’s Time to Appreciate
SNL
’s ‘Riley’ Sketch, Bitch
“I was like,
This is almost offensive,
” comedian Sam Taggart remembers, “
but at the same time, I’m happy that this is happening.
”
By
Bethy Squires
overnights
Oct. 29, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: A Light Halloween
SNL
for Dark Times
Nate Bargatze delivers a spooky, upbeat episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Oct. 22, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Bad Bunny Can Do Whatever He Wants
Bad Bunny put on one hell of a show and made it look effortless.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Oct. 15, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Season-Premiere Recap: Pete Davidson Strikes the Right Tone
The
SNL
crew delivers laughs in their first episode from a strike-extended summer, but the strain of working through a tough week shows.
By
Joe Berkowitz
improv
Sept. 19, 2023
The Second City Is Close to Opening Its Doors in New York
The legendary theater’s “first city” location will open November 16.
By
Hershal Pandya
speed reading
Aug. 9, 2023
Josh Alfred Perfectly Spoofs
AGT
Contestants on
AGT
The comedian showed up as “the fastest reader in the world,” “the fastest rapper in the world,” and a mind-controlling magician.
By
Hershal Pandya
it really bothered me
June 16, 2023
The Horrifying Birth of
ITYSL
’s Pig Monster
The team behind “Darmine Doggy Door” on its lube-covered creation.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
a little porn at work
June 7, 2023
Cracking the Secrets of
ITYSL
’s Nude Egg
Alec Robbins, who designed the sketch show’s video game, goes deep on butthole and bush design.
By
Hershal Pandya
vulture lists
May 29, 2023
20 of Tim Robinson’s Best (Non-
ITYSL
) Sketches
Don’t think of this as a list of sketches from
SNL
, the Second City, and elsewhere. It’s more of a “cosmic gumbo.”
By
Hershal Pandya
snl
May 26, 2023
The 17 Best
SNL
Sketches of Season 48
Highlights from a rebuilding year for the show that was abruptly cut short.
By
Joe Berkowitz
chat room
May 19, 2023
Gabrielle Dennis Will Gladly Injure Herself for Comedy
The
Black Lady Sketch Show
star has seen the show change a lot in its four seasons, but she remains as committed as ever.
By
Hershal Pandya
overnights
Apr. 16, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Ana de Armas Heats Up
SNL
Following a string of stellar episodes,
SNL
can’t quite get into high gear for Ana de Armas.
By
Joe Berkowitz
cinephiles
Apr. 13, 2023
Brad Evans and Nick Ciarelli: Kings of Letterboxd
In a new sketch, the two film buffs discuss cinema and explain how it’s meant to be seen.
By
Hershal Pandya
overnights
Apr. 9, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Molly Shannon is More Superstar Than Ever
Molly Shannon returns to her
SNL
stomping grounds and shows she hasn’t lost a single step.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Apr. 2, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Quinta Brunson Teaches How It’s Done
Quinta Brunson handles every sketch in her
SNL
debut like she’s a seasoned sketch-comedy pro (because she is).
By
Joe Berkowitz
the hollywood recorder
Mar. 13, 2023
Jeremy, Rajat, and Justin Theroux Blaze the Oscars Trail
All through a roundtable about the “importance” of acting, social issues, and 100 percent real charitable causes.
By
Hershal Pandya
overnights
Mar. 12, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Jenna Ortega’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
The President of the Goths brings her “dark and twisted” energy to this week’s sketches, making an impressively cohesive episode.
By
Joe Berkowitz
stath do
Mar. 6, 2023
A Sketch That’ll Scratch Your
I Think You Should Leave
Itch
A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou
throws the most unhinged bachelor party of all time.
By
Hershal Pandya
overnights
Mar. 5, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Travis Kelce Scores Lots of Laughs
After a bumpy episode last week, Travis Kelce helps
SNL
get the season back on track.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Feb. 26, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Woody Harrelson Gets Wasted
Woody Harrelson delivers the least-funny
SNL
monologue in ages, indicating the bad vibes for the rest of the show.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Jan. 29, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Michael B. Vulnerable
Michael B. Jordan lets his guard down in an especially goofy episode.
By
Jesse Hassenger
overnights
Jan. 22, 2023
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Aubrey Plaza Is the Moment
The first
SNL
in over a month catches us up on all the pop-culture and political chaos that’s happened since — and gives its star a chance to shine.
By
Joe Berkowitz
stath lets netflix
Jan. 11, 2023
Jamie Demetriou to Go From Birth to Death in Netflix Special
“Through the ever adored medium of song and sketch.”
By
Hershal Pandya
overnights
Dec. 18, 2022
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Good-bye, Cecily Strong. Hello, Austin Butler
We’ll miss you, Cecily!
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Dec. 11, 2022
Saturday Night Live
Recap: One Too Many Wild and Crazy Hosts
Steve Martin and Martin Short’s chemistry isn’t enough to overcome the fact that hosting
Saturday Night Live
is a solo sport.
By
Joe Berkowitz
overnights
Dec. 4, 2022
Saturday Night Live
Recap: Baby, She’s Keke Palmer
Everyone’s favorite scene-stealing star steals the show in her
SNL
debut.
By
Joe Berkowitz
oh boy!
Nov. 6, 2022
Dave Chappelle’s Next Hosting Gig on
SNL
Is Getting Closer
With Black Star as the musical guest.
By
Jennifer Zhan
oral history
Nov. 4, 2022
An Oral History of ‘David Pumpkins’
The story of
Saturday Night Live
’s most improbable breakout character.
By
Jesse David Fox
snl
Oct. 27, 2022
Amy Schumer and Steve Lacy to Team Up on
SNL
Schumer will host and Lacy will be the musical guest on November 5.
By
Hershal Pandya
comedy review
Oct. 20, 2022
With the Return of
Inside Amy Schumer
, at Least We Still Have Farts
The new season reflects the comedian’s intense anxieties about Now — sometimes too directly.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
essential episodes
Oct. 20, 2022
12 Essential
Inside Amy Schumer
Sketches
Parodies, celebrity guests, and giant glasses of wine.
By
Lillian Brown
improv
Oct. 6, 2022
The Second City to Open New Location in First City: New York
Its new space is coming to Brooklyn in 2023.
By
Hershal Pandya
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