Comedy

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Tom Schiller Loves to Be an SNL Underdog

 A chat with the filmmaker about working with comedy legends like John Belushi and Gilda Radner. By Andy Hoglund
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Jenny Slate Wants Love for Herself and the Audience

 The comedian joins this week’s Good One to chat about finally filming her stand-up and her decision to leave Big Mouth. By Jesse David Fox
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How Guillermo Found His Power on What We Do in the Shadows

 Making Staten Island’s sweetest and most loyal vampire assistant (who’s secretly great at killing vampires). By Kathryn VanArendonk
  1. comedy
    Iceland’s Real Eurovision Contestant Doesn’t Get the ‘Husavik’ Lyrics EitherEven he had to Google the lyrics.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  2. two friends
    Tiffany Haddish Kind of Loves Working on a Pandemic Movie Set“Nobody can really talk to you,” she told Esther Povitsky in the latest episode of Two Friends.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  3. you can do it!
    Rob Schneider Announces New Netflix Special, Shows Off His TushYou can do it!
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. snl
    Tom Schiller Loves to Be an SNL UnderdogA chat with the filmmaker about working with comedy legends like John Belushi and Gilda Radner.
    By Andy Hoglund
  5. last night on late night
    How DARE You Tell This Boob Joke, Seth Meyers!Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel’s “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” is back.
    By Megh Wright
  7. cancellations
    Kidding Canceled After Two SeasonsShowtime aired its last episode in March.
    By Charu Sinha
  8. happy endings
    Happy Endings Will Reunite, Making 2020 the Year of PennyA happy postscript, a happy dénouement.
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. good god
    Blerg, Most NBC Stations Won’t Air the 30 Rock ReunionTurns out they aren’t all synergy fans.
    By Josef Adalian
  10. sketch comedy
    Michael Che to Star in Sketch-Comedy Series at HBO MaxThe SNL co-head writer will star in the six-episode series.
    By Megh Wright
  11. books
    Colin Jost Once Pooped His Pants at SNLAnd 19 other things we learned from his new memoir, A Very Punchable Face.
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. good one podcast
    Jenny Slate Wants Love for Herself and the AudienceThe comedian joins this week’s Good One to chat about finally filming her stand-up and her decision to leave Big Mouth.
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. last night on late night
    Lauren Lapkus Screamed at Adam Sandler’s KidsAt Adam Sandler’s behest, no less.
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. last night on late night
    Jimmy Fallon Dons a Mask and Brings The Tonight Show Back to 30 Rock“I’m here to show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we all do our part to keep each other safe.”
    By Megh Wright
  17. character study
    How Guillermo Found His Power on What We Do in the ShadowsMaking Staten Island’s sweetest and most loyal vampire assistant (who’s secretly great at killing vampires).
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  18. trump in cinema
    Sorry, Ben Stiller Won’t Be Editing Donald Trump Out of ZoolanderSo quit asking.
    By Halle Kiefer
  19. this week in late night
    Desus & Mero Ranking the Worst Places in NYC Won Late Night This Week“If you can have a Whole Foods as the worst place in New York, you live in a very privileged New York, my friend.”
    By Chris Murphy
  20. kabletown
    Good God, Lemon, It’s the 30 Rock Reunion TrailerStream it on your iPhone 40.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Demi Adejuyigbe Can Do It AllRounding up our favorite comedy-podcast episodes of the week.
    By Leigh Cesiro, Marc Hershon, and Anna Marr
  22. emmy insider
    How Insecure Wrote the Year’s Most Romantic Bottle EpisodeNatasha Rothwell has always wanted Issa and Lawrence to reunite. With “Lowkey Happy,” she finally got her chance to make it happen.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  23. last night on late night
    Lisa Kudrow Has Been Telling Conan ‘a Pandemic Could Be Coming’ for YearsConan tells Kudrow that she “has been preparing for this pandemic since the day I met you.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  26. advice
    What’s the Best Way to Find a Mentor in Hollywood During Lockdown?Some of the most helpful people in this business are those who have just gotten a foot in the door and are holding it open for you as well.
    By Priyanka Mattoo
  27. last night on late night
    Laurie Kilmartin Tells Conan About Losing Her Mom to COVID-19The comedian and Conan writer processed her mom’s death the way she knows best: livetweeting jokes.
    By Megh Wright
  28. snl
    Colin Jost Blames Scarlett Johansson for Well-Placed SNL Guitar“She was like, ‘Maybe I should learn how to play,’ and just left it on the couch.”
    By Megh Wright
  29. now streaming
    The 30 Best Comedies on Hulu Right NowBest in Show, My Cousin Vinny, Booksmart, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  30. two friends
    Mark Proksch’s Unaired 2013 Comedy Pilot Will Make You ScreamIt comes highly recommended by his Shadows co-star Natasia Demetriou.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  31. good one podcast
    Aidy Bryant Has Fallen in Love With SNL All Over AgainThe Shrill star talks SNL’s remote episodes and her future on the show on this week’s Good One.
    By Jesse David Fox
  32. movie review
    Palm Springs Is Thoroughly Charming and Unexpectedly TimelyThe time-loop rom-com skims past many of the genre’s obligatory beats in order to get to less explored territory.
    By Alison Willmore
  33. talk shows
    Charlamagne Tha God to Host a Weekly Talk Show on Comedy CentralThe half-hour series will have a “cable news feel” and cover current events and cultural issues.
    By Josef Adalian
  34. comedy specials
    John Mulaney and His Pack of Kids Are Headed to Comedy CentralTwo more Sack Lunch Bunch specials are on the way.
    By Josef Adalian and Megh Wright
  35. the industry
    The Remaking of Comedy CentralBehind Chris McCarthy’s plan to transform the ViacomCBS network from a linear cable channel to a multi-platform content machine.
    By Josef Adalian
  38. last night on late night
    Conan O’Brien Debuts His Quarantine Show From Largo to an Audience of OneHis sole audience member? His assistant, Sona Movsesian.
    By Halle Kiefer
  39. improv
    Groundlings Community Calls Out ‘Whitest Improv Institution’ in Open Letter“If you honestly believe that black life matters, prove it by taking the steps to make them matter on your stages.”
    By Megh Wright
  40. it lives
    Netflix Revives Dead to Me for Third and Final SeasonWe’ll celebrate with a bottle or three.
    By Devon Ivie
  41. last night on late night
    Noted ‘Old Person’ Hasan Minhaj Imparts His Wisdom to Desi TeensJust hire Abeer as a full-time correspondent, already.
    By Rebecca Alter
  42. emmy insider
    Is Anyone Watching Quibi?The streaming platform raised $1.75 billion and secured a roster of A-list talent, but it can’t get audiences to notice.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  43. comedy
    Hannibal Buress Drops Comedy Special Miami Nights on YouTubeThe prophecy has been fulfilled.
    By Halle Kiefer
  44. now streaming
    The 30 Best Comedies on Amazon PrimeHot Rod, Spaceballs, Moonstruck, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  45. emmy insider
    Adam Ruins ‘For Your Consideration’ Emmy Campaigns“You’re sitting there going, I made a really good show. Isn’t that enough? And it’s actually not.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  46. get the look
    The Fashion Secrets of Grace and FrankieLed by costumer Allyson Fanger, the clothes on Grace and Frankie are vibrant, enviable, and singular in style.
    By Caroline Reilly
  47. emmy insider
    Why Isn’t Every Show Like Los Espookys?It’s a world where we don’t have to fight for representation, and TV can be as weird and queer as it wants.
    By Joshua Rivera
  50. late night
    Conan O’Brien Is Leaving Lockdown to Tape His Late-Night Show From LargoBut there won’t be an audience, and guests will still be interviewed via Zoom.
    By Megh Wright
  51. reboots
    That Clone High Reboot You Always Wanted Is Finally HappeningCo-creators Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence will “reimagine” the cult-hit animated series.
    By Megh Wright
  52. close reads
    The Real Mud on The Golden GirlsThe blackface on The Golden Girls wasn’t blackface. But the entire series was still mired in racism and rape culture.
    By Steven W. Thrasher
  53. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Las Culturistas’s Mighty ListHere are our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
  54. stand-up
    The Most Joyful Live Comedy Right Now Is Inside Animal CrossingJenny Yang’s comedy showcase may be the cutest stand-up has ever been.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  55. revivals
    A ‘Reimagined’ Beavis and Butt-Head Is Coming to Comedy Central“It seemed like the time was right to get stupid again,” creator Mike Judge said.
    By Josef Adalian
  56. best of 2020
    The Best TV of the Year (So Far)Never Have I Ever, I May Destroy You, and Mrs. America are some of the brightest bright spots among 2020’s televisual offerings.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién, Jen Chaney, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  57. conan archives
    Revisit Carl Reiner’s Very First Conan Interview From 1995It involves Reiner peeing on the walls to stake out his territory.
    By Megh Wright
  58. tributes
    In Pictures: The 70-Year Career of Carl ReinerRemembering a comedy legend.
    By Erin O'Flynn, Ramsey Ess, and Trupti Rami
  59. in memoriam
    Rob Reiner, Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, and More Celebs Share Tributes to Carl ReinerSarah Silverman, Stephen Colbert, and more share their remembrances.
    By Rebecca Alter
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