Comedy

emmys 2024

How The Bear Lost the Best Comedy Emmy to Hacks

 To start, it wasn’t a comedy. By Joe Reid
comics to watch

2024’s Comedians You Should and Will Know

 Two dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.
a long talk

Richard Kind Will Accept 93 Percent of Job Offers

 The actor, now a guest star on Only Murders, just loves saying yes to roles. “What else am I going to do on a Tuesday and a Wednesday?” By Devon Ivie
  1. take backsies
    Lorne Michaels Is Staying Put at SNLThe show’s creator, who previously said he might leave the show after season 50, now wants to stay as long as he can.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. dramaturgically
    Release the Frog Cut of The ApprenticeWe could have had another “not a musical” musical in awards consideration this year!
    By Bethy Squires
  3. over the hill
    How Is SNL Celebrating Its Big Five-Oh?With Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris, a John Mulaney hosting gig, and Chappell Roan, for starters.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. big big news!
    Saturday Night Live Season 50 Will Have Stand-Ups, Witches, and Jelly RollJean Smart will kick off the season, followed by Nate Bargatze, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton, and John Mulaney.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. chat room
    TikTok’s Favorite Servers Spread Positivity and Brain RotMissy McIntosh and Marty Miller changed the way the we speak English from their gig at the “burger box,” girl.
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. emmys 2024
    How The Bear Lost the Best Comedy Emmy to HacksTo start, it wasn’t a comedy.
    By Joe Reid
  7. identity crisis
    Hacks Isn’t a Good ComedyBut it could be a great drama.
    By Nicholas Quah
  8. emmys 2024
    Lorne Michaels Does Not Have to Suffer AloneOr, as Bowen Yang calls him, “Lauren.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. for all the dogs
    They Tried to Play Off a Dead Dog at the EmmysJohn Oliver started to say something “silly,” but did he?
    By Bethy Squires
  10. a long talk
    Richard Kind Will Accept 93 Percent of Job OffersThe actor, now a guest star on Only Murders, just loves saying yes to roles. “What else am I going to do on a Tuesday and a Wednesday?”
    By Devon Ivie
  11. this week in late night
    Jimmy Kimmel’s Deep Roster of Impressionists Won Late Night This WeekAlso Kevin Hart’s “Day Drinking” segment and Jimmy Fallon dying repeatedly.
    By Bethy Squires
  12. buffering
    Jokes Amber Can Tell (on CNN)On Have I Got News for You, Amber Ruffin is playing to win — especially when the news “is utter chaos.”
    By Josef Adalian
  13. last night on late night
    Late Night’s Familiar With Master DebatersAll of them have been through two Trump presidential-election cycles before this. How did their experience pay off?
    By Jason P. Frank
  14. snl
    SNL Adds Three New Cast Members for Season 50Chloe Troast departs from the show after one season.
    By Alejandra Gularte and Jesse David Fox
  15. oh hello again
    John Mulaney Will Reunite With Richard Kind on BroadwayLikely featuring less — or, at the very least, a moderate amount of — tuna.
    By Hershal Pandya
  16. studio ate-h
    New York’s Hottest Trailer Is Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night“Did anyone ask Edison what a light bulb was before he harnessed electricity?”
    By Jesse David Fox
  17. comedians you should know
    Eagle Witt Plans to Keep It Diabolical“I’m funny, therefore my thoughts are funny.”
    By Vulture Editors
  18. good times
    After Midnight Has Gotten Weird in the Best WayIf you’re a fan of off-kilter late-night TV but not watching it, you’re missing out.
    By Hershal Pandya
  19. comedians you should know
    Emil Wakim’s Parents Finally Understand His Job Now“A blurry screenshot from the video of me shaking Jimmy Fallon’s hand is both of their phone wallpapers still, which is cool, but also a bit much.”
    By Vulture Editors
  20. comedians you should know
    Gianmarco Soresi Demands Inclusive Bullying in Comedy“Embarrassment is, unfortunately, one of the best tools for making better comedy.”
    By Vulture Editors
  21. comedians you should know
    Veronika Slowikowska’s Got Magic to Do“I love seeing performers with joy and a spark in their eye! It’s all fun!”
    By Vulture Editors
  22. comedians you should know
    Rekha Shankar’s Life Mission? Laugh, Have Dumb Ideas.“Go ahead and maybe do it wrong. It’s better than never trying it at all.”
    By Vulture Editors
  23. comedians you should know
    Chloe Radcliffe Has Discovered Her Optimal Brain Vibe“The jokes that land the hardest are the ones that both feel the most true and recognizable to people and feel the most unexpected.”
    By Vulture Editors
  24. vulture lists
    Every Ben Stiller Movie Performance, RankedAudiences have come to know and love many Stiller personas: jester, auteur, control freak, buff daddy.
    By Sean Malin
  25. comedians you should know
    Courtney Pauroso Surrenders to the Unknown“I think I took myself pretty seriously and only later in life realized that I was a natural fool.”
    By Vulture Editors
  26. comedians you should know
    Sorry Folks, But Brennan Lee Mulligan Is Unroastable“Every facet of my personality is somehow both remarkable and commendable, yet also deeply normal and relatable.”
    By Vulture Editors
  27. comedians you should know
    Vic Michaelis Is Asking for One-Word Suggestions in the Club“The green M&M is looking at me in stunned silence.”
    By Vulture Editors
  28. comedians you should know
    Youngmi Mayer Makes Comedy for Hot People With PTSD“In a way, my entire childhood was bombing in a room of people who did not want to laugh.”
    By Vulture Editors
  29. comedians you should know
    Gavin Matts Hopes This Helps“In a random interview I did in 2021, I said that stand-up comedians should be forced to retire at 40. I take that back.”
    By Vulture Editors
  30. comedians you should know
    MANDAL Thinks Silly Trumps Clever Every Time“I be trying to have a good time, man. I can’t read!”
    By Vulture Editors
  31. comedians you should know
    Leslie Liao Was Once Destroyed By an Audience of Children“I hated it, and it was amazing.”
    By Vulture Editors
  32. predictions
    We Bet You $1,000 That Simone Biles Will Host SNL’s PremiereOr maybe it will be one of these other people. If so, the bet is off.
    By Jesse David Fox
  33. comedians you should know
    Chloé Hilliard Is Funny Because She’s True“A grown man in a thong humbled me.”
    By Vulture Editors
  34. comedians you should know
    Skyler Higley Will Inevitably Get All the Trophies“Success is meaningful based on the concept of value within our collective neoliberal psyche, but fuck all that shit, man. Open your mind!”
    By Vulture Editors
  35. comedians you should know
    Let Roz Hernandez Judge Drag Race!“I want to host TV shows, podcasts, act, tour as a stand-up for the girls and the gays.”
    By Vulture Editors
  36. comedians you should know
    Malik Elassal Ditches the Side Quests“If I say something offstage and it makes someone laugh, I try to keep the core of it the same.”
    By Vulture Editors
  37. comedians you should know
    Brandi Denise Does What She Wants“… And I mean that in the most respectful way possible.”
    By Vulture Editors
  38. the rehearsal
    Larry Owens Loves to Practice“Rehearsal is limitless options. It’s blue skies. It’s best idea wins.”
    As told to Tomi Obaro
  39. comedians you should know
    This Is Francesca D’Uva’s Interview and You Have to Respect That“It’s my prerogative if I want a joke to stay bad.”
    By Vulture Editors
  40. comedians you should know
    And the George Award Goes to … George Civeris!“I will not be made complicit in creating a caricature of myself.”
    By Vulture Editors
  41. comedians you should know
    Aaron Chen Will Always Honor the Sabbath“You simply must have a day off; otherwise you’re probably gonna get a hernia.”
    By Vulture Editors
  42. comedians you should know
    Nico Carney Can’t Force It“I found it a lot more fun and true when I started talking about my life onstage.”
    By Vulture Editors
  43. comedians you should know
    Give It Up for Sam Campbell, the Maestro!“My mouth has become filthy.”
    By Vulture Editors
  44. comedians you should know
    Sabrina Brier’s Got Layers“Great comedy can be found anywhere!”
    By Vulture Editors
  45. definition
    What Is a Bottle Episode?The people on the internet are wrong. Or are they?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  46. comics to watch
    2024’s Comedians You Should and Will KnowTwo dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.
  47. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Plus a vintage special that proves crowdwork isn’t a new invention.
    By Jesse David Fox
  48. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of August 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  49. awards szn
    Forget About Last Year’s Golden GlobesFor Nikki Glaser’s sake.
    By Jason P. Frank
  50. comedy review
    No One Loves This More Than Adam SandlerHis new Netflix special is an earnest portrait of a comedian in the middle of constant chaos.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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