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  1. awards szn
    Forget About Last Year’s Golden GlobesFor Nikki Glaser’s sake.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. 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
  3. the 8h days
    Alex Moffat Still Misses SNL’s Adrenaline Rush“The fact that I got to do it at all — I still pinch myself.”
    By Andy Hoglund
  4. pending
    Try to Be Curious, Not Judgmental, About Ted Lasso ReturningApple TV+ picked up three cast members, leaving room for a potential revival.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. chat room
    Joel Kim Booster Was ‘Whatever’ About His Industry Nude Scene — Until Filming It“Even as a sex-positive, out-there person, it’s just a very vulnerable thing to do.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. this week in late night
    Detective Extraordinaire Jenna Ortega Won Late Night This WeekPlus, Conner O’Malley’s reunion with Seth Meyers and Jason Schwartzman getting his ear pierced.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. stand-up
    Adam Sandler and Josh Safdie Created the ‘Worst Venue Ever’ for Love You“It had a real vibe.”
    By Fran Hoepfner
  8. coming soon
    Travis Kelce Will Appear in Happy Gilmore 2Was the Sandman wowed by his mime work on the Eras Tour?
    By Bethy Squires
  9. stand-up
    The Daily Show’s Josh Johnson Is Reaching New Prolific HeightsThe comedian has built a community thanks to his weekly stand-up releases — all while balancing a promotion at his Comedy Central job.
    By Hershal Pandya
  10. recent history
    That Feeling You Recognize? Obamacore.The 2008 election sparked an outburst of brightness and positivity across pop culture. Now hindsight — and cringe — is setting in.
    By Nate Jones
  11. stand-up
    Langston Kerman and John Mulaney Made Stand-Up’s Love JonesThe comedians talk shop about their new collaboration and why Kerman is basically Tim Walz.
    By Hershal Pandya
  12. stand-up
    Ellen Needed ThisThe comedian’s final stand-up performance functioned as a kind of therapy — for both DeGeneres and her audience.
    By Joe Berkowitz
  13. unhappy wife unhappy life
    How the Creators of Kevin Can F**k Himself Made Two Shows at the Same TimeThe secret to telling the story of one terrible marriage — through a half-sitcom, half-dark-comedy lens.
    By Jen Chaney
  14. this week in late night
    Amber Ruffin’s 3-Week Recap Won Late Night This WeekPlus Ben Schwartz on The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! being a health-care hero.
    By Bethy Squires
  15. gold rush
    Walton Goggins Knows Every Moment of The Ghoul’s LifeWhile preparing for the role, Fallout’s Emmy nominee read the script 250 times and screened westerns in the makeup chair.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  16. the great bits
    Taylor Tomlinson’s Always Armed With the UnexpectedHer 2022 Tonight Show set proves that even the most well-trodden topic can feel fresh in the right hands.
    By John Roy
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. comedy review
    Joe Rogan Plays an Unconvincing FoolHis first live Netflix comedy special is as exhausting as it is lazy.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. snl
    Celebrate the Olympics With These 17 Classic SNL SketchesFeaturing John Belushi, Nancy Kerrigan, Jennifer Lopez, and expert commentator Leslie Jones.
    By Dan Reilly
  33. this week in late night
    Deadpool & Wolverine Dominated Late Night This WeekBut the boys of Las Culturistas were right behind them.
    By Bethy Squires
  34. 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
  35. quiet un-quitting
    Hannah Gadsby Continues Not to Quit Comedy with New ShowWoof! is heading for NYC.
    By Jason P. Frank
  36. my single is dropping
    John Early’s New Music Video Brings Sexual Intrigue, Little HatsVery All That Jazz, very Fosse/Verdon.
    By Bethy Squires
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. debates
    Is The Bear a Comedy? And Should I Care?We can only answer one of those questions.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  41. 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
  42. remembrance
    The Comedy Team of Bob NewhartHe played straight man and comic at the same time.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. vinyl
    An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob NewhartRemembering the legendary comedian through his debut 1960 album.
    By Ramsey Ess
  48. berry good news
    First-Time Emmy Nominee Matt Berry Will Not Be Preparing a SpeechPlease make him regret this!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  49. 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
  50. a long talk
    A Royale LineageThe Carol Burnett Show inspired her career. Now Kristen Wiig stars in a TV show with her hero.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
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