Comedy

  1. this week in late night
    Tiffany Haddish’s Magic Bunion Won Late Night This WeekRounding up our favorite late-night clips of the week.
    By Bethy Squires
  2. revivals
    Mark-Paul Gosselaar Confirms That He’ll Be Back for Saved by the Bell RevivalAnd Kelly too!
    By Bethy Squires
  3. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: A Happy New Year With Comedy Bang BangRounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
    By Vulture Editors
  4. chat room
    Erinn Hayes on Medical Police and How to Soften Up a TV BitchAlso: She’s just as excited for Kevin Can F*** Himself as we are.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. obits
    Buck Henry, Screenwriter of The Graduate and Creator of Get Smart, Is Dead at 89He was the first person to host SNL over 10 times.
    By Chris Murphy
  7. game shows
    Leslie Jones’s Supermarket Sweep Revival Dashes to ABCBut can it compete in a post–Guy’s Grocery Games world?
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. oscars 2020
    The Oscars Will Skip the Whole To-Do and Just Go Hostless Once AgainWe all remember the Kevin Hart debacle.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  9. live musicals
    Of All Possible Musicals, ABC Has Decided to Do Young Frankenstein Live!The musical ran on Broadway from 2007 to 2009.
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. layoffs
    Almost Everyone at CollegeHumor Has Lost Their JobsThe internet is a very tough place to be a comedy outlet.
    By Megh Wright
  11. broadway
    Fran Drescher and Rachel Bloom Are Working on a Musical Version of The NannySuch joie de vivre.
    By Jackson McHenry
  14. reboots
    A New, Jimmy Kimmel–Hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Is on the WayABC is bringing back the quiz-show phenomenon this spring with a new celebrity twist.
    By Josef Adalian
  15. dog news
    Larry David Adopted a Dog and Named Him BerniePerfect.
    By Megh Wright
  16. last night on late night
    Greta Gerwig Rescued All the Uneaten Soup at Her Golden Globes Table“They were gonna take them away before people arrived …”
    By Zoe Haylock
  17. trailer mix
    Like Game of Thrones, Leslie Jones’s Netflix Special Has a Fire-breathing DragonTime Machine debuts next week.
    By Megh Wright
  18. stand-up
    The Language of Stand-up ComedyTen comedians from around the world reflect on the challenges of translating their act to English.
    By Tal Pinchevsky
  19. podcasts
    World’s Biggest Maron Fan Finally Goes on Hero’s PodcastIt’s Brad Pitt.
    By Megh Wright
  20. justice for spotchka lady
    The Mandalorian’s 15 Best Cameo Appearances, RankedWho’s the best comedian in the galaxy?
    By Jackson McHenry
  21. the lost canon
    Anne Beatts Was Always More Interesting Than John HughesEvery teen series and movie that followed Beatts’s Square Pegs owes it, and her, a debt of total gratitude.
    By Jen Chaney
  22. late-night classics
    Revisit Mitch Hedberg’s 2004 Conan Stand-up SetTeam Coco just added it to YouTube.
    By Megh Wright
  23. follow friday
    Brandon Follick Thinks Majoring in Biology Was a Grave Mistake“All I have ever wanted to be in life was Liz Lemon, but I didn’t know how.”
    By Taylor Garron
  26. rip
    Remembering Musical Satirist Neil Innes, the Seventh PythonThe Monty Python collaborator and Rutles co-creator died earlier this week.
    By Ramsey Ess
  27. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Jamie Loftus’s Year in MensaRounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
    By Vulture Editors
  28. breaking
    14 of the Greatest Breaks in Comedy HistoryAs much as you might want to disrespect comedians breaking character, you can’t dispute its effectiveness.
    By Luke Winkie
  29. what were the 2010s?
    BoJack Horseman’s Creator on Why The Comeback Is the Best Show of the DecadeRaphael Bob-Waksberg makes the case for Valerie Cherish.
    By Raphael Bob-Waksberg
  30. funny videos of the month
    A Bachelorette Party From Hell and This Month’s Other Must-See Comedy ShortsRounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne
  31. comedy history
    John Mulaney Happened to Answer the Phone the Day Chappelle Ditched His ShowWhat are the odds he’d be temping at Comedy Central the exact day Dave Chappelle disappeared to Africa?
    By Halle Kiefer
  32. follow friday
    Maya Deshmukh Is a Prop QueenTalking tweets with the New York–based comedian and dentist.
    By Taylor Garron
  33. what were the 2010s?
    207 Unforgettable Comedy Moments From the 2010sThe jokes, sketches, and scenes that entered our brains during the decade and refused to leave.
    By Vulture Editors
  34. 25 days of cats
    Julie Klausner Is More Disturbed by Cats Than You Are“None of it made sense spatially. All of it disturbed me. I was upset by the erectness of the tails.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  35. music here music there
    Behind the Music of John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch Composer Eli Bolin, who also wrote the music for Co-op, walks us through the new special.
    By Jackson McHenry
  38. chat room
    David Byrne Embraced His Inner ‘Crazy Grandpa’ for John Mulaney’s Kids’ Special“I assume kids don’t know me at all and when they see me in this special they’ll go, Who’s that dude?”
    By Devon Ivie
  39. tv review
    Why Did John Mulaney Make a Children’s TV Special?In his new Netflix special, the comedian is his truest self.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  40. snl
    Bill Cosby’s Publicist Calls Eddie Murphy a ‘Hollywood Slave’ After SNL EpisodeOne person wasn’t a fan of Murphy’s SNL monologue.
    By Megh Wright
  41. snl
    Eddie Murphy’s Velvet Jones Made His Glorious Return on SNL’s ‘Black Jeopardy’“Mr. Jones, folks on the internet are gonna be upset if you keep talking like that.”
    By Megh Wright
  42. what were the 2010s?
    The 6 Best Stand-up Comedy Specials of the DecadeWe discuss the specials that best represent the art of stand-up in the 2010s.
    By Katie Mears
  43. snl
    Adam Driver to Ring in the New Year With Halsey on SNLHere’s hoping our favorite oil baron makes a grand return.
    By Charu Sinha
  44. last night on late night
    We Must Thank God for Aidy Bryant’s ‘Beautiful, Fat Ass’She’s embracing her inner Lizzo.
    By Devon Ivie
  45. last night on late night
    It’s Not a Beautiful Day for Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood to Start Gentrifying“It’s like a magic trick. White people pay a lot of money, and then poof, all the black people are gone.”
    By Devon Ivie
  46. overnights
    SNL Recap: Eddie Murphy Is Mr. Robinson, Gumby, Buckwheat, and Entirely HimselfThis was the triumphant return both Murphy and his fans were hoping for.
    By Matthew Love
  47. last night on late night
    Half of Netflix’s Budget Was on Eddie Murphy’s SNL Monologue StageDave Chappelle! Chris Rock! Tracy Morgan!
    By Devon Ivie
  50. last night on late night
    Eddie Murphy Challenges Your Knowledge of Eddie Murphy Folklore on Tonight ShowCan you describe Prince’s roller skates? Do you know who caught Prince’s hubcap? Why did Eddie turn down Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
    By Halle Kiefer
  51. follow friday
    Jon Millstein Had to Face His Skinny-Arm Demons“I love 280-character Twitter and will use every letter because I don’t know how to make short pithy observations that are good.”
    By Taylor Garron
  52. stand-up
    The Best Part of Ronny Chieng’s Netflix Comedy SpecialThere’s some painful history in Asian Comedian Destroys America!, but it only makes the jokes land harder.
    By Elisabeth Sherman
  53. snl
    Lizzo Is As Excited for Eddie Murphy’s SNL Episode As You Are“Sexual Chocolate! Sexual Chocolate!”
    By Megh Wright
  54. this week in late night
    Joe Pera’s Awkward Late-Night Banter Is an Early Christmas GiftPlus Star Wars, a desperately anxious Lea Michele, and the impeachment.
    By Bethy Squires
  55. trailer mix
    See the Trailer for Downhill, a New Marriage-Crisis Dramedy for Valentine’s DayJulia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell star in the American remake of Force Majeure.
    By Bethy Squires
  56. adaptations
    Netflix Orders The Midnight Gospel From Pendleton Ward and Duncan TrussellThe Midnight Gospel will debut on Netflix in 2020.
    By Bethy Squires
  57. yang gang
    Donald Glover Is the Yang Gang’s Creative ConsultantThe announcement came right before Yang took the debate stage in Los Angeles.
    By Bethy Squires
  58. All of These Film Franchises Take Place Solely on EarthJust in case you need a break from the vastness of the galaxy.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  59. trailer mix
    Childrens Hospital Is Back (Kind of) in the Medical Police TrailerThe half-hour comedy series debuts on Netflix January 10.
    By Megh Wright
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