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Brian Boone has written about comedy for Vulture since 2018 and previously wrote for Splitsider.

  1. best of 2023
    The Best Comedy Books of 2023From memoirs by beloved performers to exhaustive looks at towering comic phenomena.
  2. vulture lists
    A Definitive Ranking of Friends Thanksgiving EpisodesMissing toes, Brad Pitt, and Chandler in a box.
  3. chapters
    I Killed GodMaria Bamford’s eulogy for her beloved best friend.
  4. books
    Which Fall 2023 Comedian Memoir Is Right for You?Featuring releases from Maria Bamford, Reggie Watts, Leslie Jones, and more.
  5. chapters
    ‘Let’s Let the Squirrel Out of the Bag’On the Anchorman set, improv-comedy masters had the freedom to reimagine the film one line at a time.
  6. vulture lists
    8 Essential Movies About the End of High SchoolWe tip our graduation caps to these senior-year films.
  7. best of 2022
    The Best Comedy Books of 2022This year’s books all seemed to take on a particular tenor, ready for a comedy evolution still in progress.
  8. vulture lists
    The 25 Best College Comedies of All TimePitch Perfect, Old School, Legally Blonde, and more.
  9. weird jobs
    Riding With ConanO’Brien’s longtime assistant, Sona Movsesian, on smuggling her boss to work (and making him watch Bad Girls Club) during the Tonight Show debacle.
  10. book excerpt
    A Downward Tour Through the Right-Wing Comedy ComplexAn excerpt from That’s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them.
  11. book excerpt
    ‘I Did Have This Feeling That It Would Work Out Somehow’Bowen Yang discusses his parents and SNL in Judd Apatow’s new book of interviews.
  12. best of 2021
    The Best Comedy Books of 2021Featuring Mel Brooks, Amber Ruffin, a history of the Twin Cities comedy scene, and a celebration of Native comedians.
  13. vulture lists
    The 15 Best Books About TV ComediesFeaturing books about SNL, The Office, Sex and the City, and more.
  14. best of 2020
    The 10 Best Comedy Books of 2020Featuring Nicole Byer, Rachel Bloom, and a thorough history of The Office.
  15. books
    It’s Garry Shandling’s Show Was Almost a Terrible NBC SitcomAnd other things we learned from comedy writer Alan Zweibel’s new book.
  16. vulture lists
    25 Essential Canadian SitcomsFrom the dearly departed Schitt’s Creek to, yes, a show about hockey.
  17. books
    Michael Scott Had a Pet Parrot Named Jim CarreyAnd other interesting things we learned from a new book about The Office.
  18. the grind
    How It Feels to Get Fired From Your Comedy Dream JobTen former staffers from late-night shows, satirical websites, and online comedy outlets look back on the day they got the bad news.
  19. vulture lists
    TV’s 11 Best Fake Winter HolidaysHappy Chrismukkah!
  20. best of 2019
    The 10 Best Comedy Books of 2019Featuring Garry Shandling, Ali Wong, Jenny Slate, and a thorough history of Friends.
  21. music videos
    The Brief and Wondrous Life of MC Skat KatTalking with the animators behind Paula Abdul’s onetime music-video co-star.
  22. books
    The It’s Garry Shandling’s Show Theme Song Was Written in an ElevatorPlus other highlights from a new book about the late comedian, edited by Judd Apatow.
  23. biographies
    Mel Brooks Was Paid $500K for a Never-Released ProjectDiving into some of the most interesting stories from a new biography about the filmmaker.
  24. satire
    That Long-Promised Elon Musk Comedy Site Is Finally Live. So How Is It?Remember when Elon Musk teamed up with some Onion writers to launch a new comedy project? Well, it’s here.
  25. oscars 2019
    30 Years of Comedic Performances That Deserved Oscar NominationsThe Academy has a bad habit of overlooking comedic performances. Here are 30 that deserved more attention than they got.
  26. vulture lists
    Every Brooklyn Nine-Nine Episode, RankedLooking back at the show’s Fox years.
  27. vulture lists
    Every Sex-Tape Joke That Andy Samberg Has Made on Brooklyn Nine-Nine“Uh-oh, I hope it doesn’t get too sexual.”
  28. oral history
    The True Origins of Monty Python’s Spamalot MusicalThe best stories from the updated Monty Python oral history, including how Mel Brooks helped give birth to Spamalot.
  29. best of 2018
    The 10 Best Comedy Books of 2018Featuring Chris Gethard, Nell Scovell, The Simpsons, The Kids in the Hall, and an intimate look at Robin Williams.
  30. comedy gold
    The Vampire Baseball Game in Twilight Is the Funniest Film Scene EverLet’s break it down frame by frame.
  31. documentaries
    Cracked Up Dives Deep Into the Mind and Work of Darrell HammondHere are the most fascinating things we learned from the new documentary.
  32. sketch comedy
    5 Head-Crushing Highlights From the New Kids in the Hall BiographyPaul Myers’s new book is full of comedy-nerd gold.
  33. vulture lists
    Every Saturday Night Live Movie, RankedParty on.
  34. memoirs
    Monty Python Almost Never Aired and Other Stories From Eric Idle’s MemoirThis is filled with great stories.
  35. singles
    Looking Back on the Weird Fad of Stand-up Comedian SinglesFeaturing Rodney Dangerfield, Howie Mandel, Chris Rock, and more.
  36. documentaries
    9 of the Most Intriguing Revelations From Robin Williams: Come Inside My MindMarina Zenovich’s documentary is full of fascinating stories about the late comedian.
  37. How Harold Ramis and Bill Murray Ended Their FeudIt involved doughnuts.
  38. The 90 Best Books for Comedy FansThe ultimate comedy library.
  39. Tweet More or Eat Sh*t, Because I’m Roidin’ Up This Zoo’s Social Media […] Welcome to Hell, nimrods. This is your last day as employees of the Cincinnati Zoo and your first day as global brand ambassadors of a […]
  40. Welcome to Our Extremely Tasteful, Dangerously Haunted Dream Home, by […] You are cordially invited to an elegant housewarming function at the home of Colette and Tad Newman this Saturday. Address: 666 Hemlock […]
  41. How I Bought a House at 25 by Saving Up and Also Being the Daughter of the […] As a millennial, I’m so frustrated when I see my peers complaining about their circumstances. The idea that my generation is entirely helpless […]
  42. ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Updated For Adult Women Who […] Are you there god? It’s me, Margaret. I go by Mags now. Last time we chatted, I had just gotten my period. A lot has happened since. I’m 26 […]
  43. Essential Advice for Your First Party, by Matt Corluka If you’re here, in my class, then you already know my story. Until I was 21, I’d never been to a party. And then everything changed. I went to […]
  44. Long Works of Literature Made Shorter—and Better—with the Addition of […] Atlas Shrugged “Who is John Galt?” The light was ebbing, and Eddie Willers could not distinguish the bum’s face. The bum had said it simply, […]
  45. I Am Gareth the Bold, and I Fear No Confrontation, by Graham Techler I’m going to stop you right there, and it won’t throw me one bit. I ordered this meal with the Dressing of a Thousand Islands and this is […]
  46. Odysseus Reviews the New Translation of ‘The Odyssey,’ by Michael Maiello “Tell me about a complicated man,” begins Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey, which is the story of me, Odysseus. I read this […]
  47. Cute and Unlikely Human Companions, by Ralph GamelliStepping out her door, Helen Malloy was completely unprepared for what she saw. There on the front yard, her husband Gus—famous for angrily […]
  48. Men Find Me Intimidating Just Because I’m a Sentient Robot Sent Here From […] When I first arrived at these time-vector coordinates to stalk and kill John Connor, future leader of the human resistance, I didn’t realize […]
  49. Winter Blues Band for Hire, by Bizzy Coy Dear Nightclub Booker, Hi. I’m Dugan Rathbone, guitarist and lead vocalist for Doctor Sad Man’s Sad Time Jam Band, the nation’s only […]
  50. Marvel, Why Haven’t You Financed My Insect-Hero Film ‘The Fantastic Franz […] Dear Marvel Studios, Over the past few years, your production company has financed many big-budget, high-octane, insect-inspired films […]
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