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this week in late night

Jimmy Kimmel’s Tribute to Bob Saget Won Late Night This Week

 Plus Tig Notaro explains bleeping, Lewis Black being Lewis Black, and Seth Meyers’s horse pudding. By Bethy Squires
vulture bets on berry

Force Matt Berry to Host the Oscars

 The gig is available, and our country must act immediately. By Anne Victoria Clark
remembrances

The Filth and Kindness of Bob Saget

 He was America’s Dad and a dirty comic, and his gift was that he could be both. By Jen Chaney
  1. overnights
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Ariana DeBose Gives the Season a JoltAriana DeBose has tremendous chemistry with the cast and gives one of the season’s best performances.
    By Alexis Pereira
  2. snl
    Will Forte to Host SNL Next WeekWith musical guests Måneskin.
    By Charu Sinha
  3. this week in late night
    Jimmy Kimmel’s Tribute to Bob Saget Won Late Night This WeekPlus Tig Notaro explains bleeping, Lewis Black being Lewis Black, and Seth Meyers’s horse pudding.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. some questions
    Some Questions About And Just Like That…’s Che DiazApparently Vulture wrote a piece about them, so here is a piece about them.
    By Jackson McHenry
  5. last night on late night
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!: James Adomian’s Mike Lindell Impression Returns Behind BarsHe sells pillows to other prisoners as his primo currency.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. vulture bets on berry
    Force Matt Berry to Host the OscarsThe gig is available, and our country must act immediately.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  8. last night on late night
    The Tonight Show: Watch Lewis Black Go Off on QAnonWeirdly, he’s more upset by bean bag chairs?
    By Bethy Squires
  9. last night on late night
    Watch Boys Say the Dumbest Things on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Putting the “man” in “man on the street interview.” And the “dumb” in “wow, these men are dumb.”
    By Bethy Squires
  10. live from new york it’s…
    Bleachers Replace Roddy Rich on Saturday Night Live 2022 With Ariana DeBoseRoddy Ricch is no longer appearing after someone on his team was exposed to COVID.
    By Justin Curto
  11. theater review
    The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe No Longer Finds ItTomlin and Wagner’s innovations have been replicated to exhaustion, and the material defeats Cecily Strong.
    By Helen Shaw
  12. chat room
    Eric Andre Thinks Horses Are Demons From HellThe Righteous Gemstones’ newest addition raves about everyone he works with, unless those people are horses.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. obits
    Full House Star Bob Saget Dead at 65“He was a brother to us guys, a father to us girls, and a friend to all of us,” the cast of Full House said jointly.
    By Bethy Squires
  14. remembrances
    The Filth and Kindness of Bob SagetHe was America’s Dad and a dirty comic, and his gift was that he could be both.
    By Jen Chaney
  15. trailer mix
    We’ll Be Honest, the Jackass Forever Trailer Made Us Tear Up a Little BitCrashing into theaters February 4.
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. last night on late night
    John Oliver Is So Freaking Over The Da Vinci CodeIt’s apple! Of course it’s apple.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. awards season
    Here Are the Winners of the No-Audience, No-Broadcast Golden GlobesAll the winners you didn’t get to see.
    By Bethy Squires
  18. standout performances
    Jim Carrey Not Only Steals But Is the Show on the Weeknd’s Dawn FMHe cameos as the DJ on the album’s radio broadcast from purgatory.
    By Justin Curto
  19. tv review
    The Righteous Gemstones Pushes Past the High Jinks in Season TwoTons of full-frontal male nudity? Yes. A genuinely thoughtful exploration of the gap between generational inheritance and independence? Also yes!
    By Roxana Hadadi
  20. last night on late night
    Watch Cate Blanchett and Jimmy Fallon Plank on The Tonight ShowNew Year’s resolutions start right now!
    By Bethy Squires
  21. underrated
    The Messy Honesty of Mae Martin’s Feel GoodStand-up Naomi Ekperigin explains why the comedy-drama series is so worth watching.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. 2022 preview
    48 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2022Your new favorite series may be just over the horizon.
    By Vulture Editors
  23. new year breakups
    Joe Gatto Announces He’s Leaving Impractical JokersImpractical Jokers will continue without Gatto, according to the crew.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  24. not all heroes wear capes
    ‘No More Broke Dick’ in 2022, Vows Dulcé Sloan on CNNWith Don Lemon as her witness.
    By Charu Sinha
  25. vulture lists
    Every Big Fat Quiz, RankedAmericans, it is time for you to adopt a new Christmas tradition: watching British comedians make fun of Jimmy Carr.
    By Bethy Squires
  26. cat valentine
    Adam McKay Clearly Hasn’t Seen VictoriousBut he didn’t saaaaaaay I couldn’t improvise!
    By Alejandra Gularte
  27. mulbaby
    Tall Child Turns Kitchen Into a NurseryIt’s a bun steamer… or maybe a nursery!
    By Alejandra Gularte
  28. predictions
    Did Patton Oswalt Manifest This Book of Boba Fett Moment?Pulled straight from his improvised Parks and Rec filibuster.
    By Justin Curto
  29. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of December 2021Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  30. character study
    How Kelli Prenny Went From Insecure’s ‘Eye-Roll Friend’ to Zany Voice of ReasonAfter her unexpected casting, Natasha Rothwell brought essential depth to Insecure’s comic relief.
    By Radhika Menon
  31. mulbaby
    This Tall Child Had a Real ChildJohn Mulaney and Olivia Munn welcomed a John-Munn-baby.
    By Rebecca Alter
  32. my single is dropping
    Watch Bad Bunny Go Simpsonic in New Music Video“Te Deseo Lo Mejor” features the original Latin American–dub cast.
    By Bethy Squires
  33. last night on late night
    Let Jimmy Kimmel Introduce You to Zuck on a TruckYou’ve heard of Elf on a Shelf, here’s Zuck on a Truck.
    By Bethy Squires
  34. good one podcast
    Aida Rodriguez Is Comfortable With Your Discomfort“There’s always been this daredevil in me, if you will, that goes out on this stage and says, All right, let’s see what happens.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  35. vulture festival 2021
    Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji Reflect on 5 Years of Issa and MollyA wine down with Insecure’s OTP.
    By E. Alex Jung
  36. 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.
    By Brian Boone
  37. retirement
    Lorne Michaels Says SNL Season 50 Might Be a ‘Good Time to Leave’Or … nah. Unless?
    By Rebecca Alter
  38. jost-bot
    Gaze Into Pete Davidson’s Navel If You DareOld Pete Davidson isn’t real, and he can’t hurt you.
    By Rebecca Alter
  39. trailer mix
    Watch the Trailer for Toast of TinseltownEven Clem Fandango is making the trip across the pond.
    By Bethy Squires
  40. last night on late night
    Charli XCX Did Get to Be on SNL (in a Pretaped Sketch)It’s an XCXmas miracle!
    By Bethy Squires
  41. overnights
    Saturday Night Live Recap: SNL Carries OnTom Hanks and Tina Fey lend a hand to a cast and crew depleted by COVID-19.
    By Alexis Pereira
  42. snl
    Paul Rudd Joins SNL’s 5-Timers Club, Sort Of“Congratulations on hosting the show four and a half times.”
    By Charu Sinha
  43. snl
    SNL’s Final Episode of 2021 to Feature No Audience and ‘Limited Cast’There have been some COVID exposures and positive cases at the show, according to a source.
    By Megh Wright
  44. stand-up
    The Rediscovered Prescience of SpongeBob’s “Squirrel Jokes”Co-writer Walt Dohrn discusses the 2001 SpongeBob SquarePants episode that had a renaissance this year thanks to, uh, Chappelle.
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. some ‘splainin’
    16 Essential I Love Lucy EpisodesFrom conveyer belts to baby chickens.
    By Lillian Brown
  46. this week in late night
    This Week’s Late-Night Spon-con, RankedThe ads are unending, folks.
    By Bethy Squires
  47. the grub street diet
    Naomi Ekperigin Wants to Take Her Dog to Trader Joe’s“I’m not a white woman. I don’t know if I’ll be able to get away with it.”
    Edited by Chris Crowley
  48. best of 2021
    The Best Comedy Specials of 2021This year’s most notable releases expanded our definition of what a comedy special can be.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  49. last night on late night
    Watch Seth Meyers Practice His Kendall Roy Impression on ‘A Closer Look’It’s okay!
    By Bethy Squires
  50. it’s rark
    Jamie Demetriou Will Jump Into a Canal for ArtTalking writer’s block, family memories, and needle drops with the Stath Lets Flats creator and star.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  51. best of 2021
    The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2021Featuring Aack Cast, Las Culturistas, Keeping Records, and more.
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