Comedy

  1. follow friday
    Kenice Mobley’s Mom Is Genetically BlessedTalking tweets, vulnerability, and Eyes Wide Shut with the New York–based comedian.
    By Taylor Garron
  2. this week in late night
    Late Night Gets TheatricalWe had sketches that ended in punch lines, dramatic bows to the audience, Ben Platt — all the hallmarks of modern Broadway.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. theme to meme
    Why Is the Succession Theme So Meme-able?Short answer: It slaps.
    By Kyle McGovern
  4. instagram
    9 of the Funniest Cartoonists and Illustrators on InstagramMix up your feed with some original work by these very talented artists.
    By Nayomi Reghay
  5. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Letterman and O’Brien Talk Late NightRounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
    By Vulture Editors
  7. last night on late night
    Brett Gelman Revisits His Very Tiny Role on The Colbert ReportThe Fleabag star almost got his big break as a fake morning-show host.
    By Megh Wright
  8. q&a
    Chris Morris Finds the FBI, Sadly, Very FunnyThe Brass Eye creator reinvented himself as a movie director with Four Lions. It only took him nine years to give us a second film.
    By Amos Barshad
  9. snl
    SNL Promo: David Harbour, Bowen Yang, Aidy Bryant, and SaladsAlso a peacock.
    By Megh Wright
  10. people person's paper people
    Mindy Kaling Says the Emmys Tried to Discredit Her Work on The Office“Just me. The most junior person, and woman of color. Easiest to dismiss.”
    By Devon Ivie
  11. sneak peeks
    Abbi Jacobson Searches for Love in Her Crank Yankers DebutThe full episode airs on Comedy Central tonight.
    By Megh Wright
  14. five baggers
    Please Stop Calling Tim Heidecker and Mister America ‘Anti-Comedy’Talking with the comedian about his new movie, which Nathan Fielder helped make happen.
    By Chris Kopcow
  15. last night on late night
    Seth Meyers Calls Out Kenan Thompson for Disrespecting His Late Night DeskThis is very unprofessional!
    By Megh Wright
  16. now streaming
    The 50 Best Comedies on Netflix Right NowGroundhog Day, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  17. memes
    ‘Bill Hader Dancing to’ Is the Meme We Need Right NowSometimes, when life gets tough, you just gotta dance it out.
    By Megh Wright
  18. people person's paper people
    Jim and Pam’s Office Wedding Nearly Ended With a Niagara Falls Death“There was this whole debate that went on in the writers’ room, people are like, ‘I don’t know, I think this is kind of dark and weird.’”
    By Devon Ivie
  19. start here
    Want to Try Why Won’t You Date Me? Start Here.Highlighting our favorite episode of Nicole Byer’s podcast.
    By Becca James
  20. "apologies"
    South Park Mocked China and Got Censored, So They Mocked China Some More“Long live the Great Communist Party of China!”
    By Zoe Haylock
  21. cut for time
    The Only Thing Between You And Broadway Is a Nebraskan Accent in Cut SNL SketchJust try one without looking it up. Okay, that’s probably better than they did.
    By Halle Kiefer
  22. apologies
    Big Mouth’s Co-Creator Is Sorry About That Bad Explanation of Pansexuality“This time we could have done better.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  23. finding dory
    Search Party Will Return for a Third (and Fourth!) Season on HBO MaxWhen the cult hit returns in spring 2020, it’ll shift from Hitchcockian paranoia to a legal thriller.
    By Jackson McHenry and Josef Adalian
  26. trailer mix
    Stage Fright Trailer: Jenny Slate Is Our Favorite Turtle on Roller SkatesSlate’s Netflix special, Stage Fright, debuts this month.
    By Megh Wright
  27. snl
    SNL Turns Local Crime Reports Into a Fierce CompetitionA sketch so funny even Kenan Thompson couldn’t hold back his laughter.
    By Megh Wright
  28. snl
    Amber Ruffin Learned an Important Lesson From Her SNL Audition“What went wrong? I was myself.”
    By Megh Wright
  29. trailer mix
    Rick and Morty Trailer Invites You to an Akira-Type Situation Behind the MallThe show returns on Sunday, November 10.
    By Halle Kiefer
  30. cut for time
    SNL’s Cut-for-Time Tampax Secrets Ad: Hide Your Tampons… With Something WorseSure, a dead mouse or a Cosby Show DVD aren’t great, but at least they aren’t a tampon.
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. obits
    Rip Taylor, Comedian, Actor, and King of Confetti, Dead at 84The rubber-faced comic first made a name for himself on the ‘60s late-show circuit, racking up appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
    By Halle Kiefer
  32. this guy
    So, Why Wasn’t Pete Davidson on SNL This Week?Two weeks in a row.
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. last night on late night
    Why, Yes, SNL’s Elizabeth Warren Is Into BDSM“Bank destroyin’ and saving Medicare.”
    By Devon Ivie
  34. overnights
    Saturday Night Live Recap: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Can Do No WrongAs host, the Fleabag creator excels on all counts, both playing well with others and proving endearing and funny while onstage alone.
    By Matthew Love
  35. last night on late night
    Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is the Hot Person From the Worst Town on SNL’s Love IslandAnd has the “allergic” lips to prove it.
    By Devon Ivie
  38. snl
    SNL’s Bowen Yang Fills the Void in Our Hearts As ‘Trade Daddy’He’s here and he’s angry.
    By Charu Sinha
  39. snl
    Phoebe Waller-Bridge Speaks Uncomfortable Truths in Her SNL Opening MonologueFinally, a definitive answer to the mystery of Hot Priest.
    By Charu Sinha
  40. snl
    Matthew Broderick Takes a Day Off to Star in SNL Cold Open As Mike PompeoPompeo? Pompeo? Pompeo?
    By Charu Sinha
  41. movie review
    Dolemite Is My Name Gives Eddie Murphy a Second ActThe writers of Ed Wood provide the actor with his best material in years.
    By David Edelstein
  42. follow friday
    Sophie Helf Is Sexily Going Through Nicotine Withdrawal“There’s more to my life than just the prosthetics. But I do very much relish a good leg tweet.”
    By Taylor Garron
  43. tv review
    The Great Depresh Is Proof That Comedy Doesn’t Have to WoundGary Gulman’s HBO special is equally happy, sad, dark, and hilarious.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  44. succession
    What Your BuzzFeed Succession Quiz Results Really MeanRoman: You’re a disgusting little slime puppy and you know it.
    By Anna Silman
  45. sitcoms
    The Messy, Hilarious World of Workin’ MomsThis Canadian comedy doesn’t flinch at the absurd realities of postpartum life. They’re why it exists.
    By Ilana Kaplan
  46. tv review
    Big Mouth Season 3 Takes a Bigger-Picture View of PubertyThe Netflix animated series is still about sexual transformation and boner jokes, but it’s increasingly about more than that.
    By Jen Chaney
  47. last night on late night
    Seth Meyers Made an Ad That Answers All Your Impeachment QuestionsIt’s simple! Kind of …
    By Megh Wright
  50. snl
    Just 15 Seconds of Taylor Swift and Phoebe Waller-Bridge Being Tall at SNLComing to Studio 8H this weekend.
    By Megh Wright
  51. this week in late night
    Late Night’s Impeachment-PaloozaAll the shows reacted to the impeachment news this week. Who was the most gleeful?
    By Bethy Squires
  52. last night on late night
    Post-LASIK Taylor Swift Takes Bananas Very SeriouslyDo not cry after getting LASIK, even if you get the wrong banana.
    By Bethy Squires
  53. nycc 2019
    Nick Kroll Announces Big Mouth Spinoff That’s All About the MonstersSounds like R-rated Monsters, Inc.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  54. stand-up
    How Gary Gulman Scored a Stand-up Touchdown With The Great DepreshTalking with the veteran comedian about his new HBO special.
    By Michael Stahl
  55. trailer mix
    Scrunchies, and Baroness von Sketch Show, Are Back in StyleIFC’s sketch-comedy series returns later this month.
    By Megh Wright
  56. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: The Return of Thirst Aid KitHere are our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
    By Vulture Editors
  57. there will be podcasts
    The 10 Essential Comedy Podcasts That Shaped the GenreThe story of comedy podcasts is actually pretty funny in itself.
    By Becca James
  58. obvious choices
    Cast Erinn Hayes in Kevin Can F*** Himself, You CowardsShe’s not involved in the show yet. But she should be!
    By Megh Wright
  59. snl
    No, Phoebe Waller-Bridge Will Not Put Down Her Three Emmys in This SNL PromoAnd she demands to be served water.
    By Megh Wright
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