Comedy

  1. best of 2022
    The Best TV of the Year (So Far)A freshman series firing on all cylinders, an auteurist comedy returning in peak form, and a highly original thriller are among 2022’s best offerings.
    By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  2. guest stars
    Will Smith and Billie Eilish to Appear on David Letterman’s Netflix SeriesMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction returns May 20.
    By Josef Adalian
  3. live your star wars story
    The George Lucas Talk Show Moves to Paul Scheer’s Twitch NetworkZed Zazzo lives.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. last night on late night
    Seth Meyers Points Out That Overturning Roe Is As Popular As GigliNobody really wants this.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. tv review
    Let’s Hear It 4 Girls5eva’s Triumphant Second ActAn unabashedly silly yet satisfying new season digs back into everything that made season one so amusing and then some.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  7. all smiles
    Cristela Alonzo Returns to Netflix With New Comedy Special Middle ClassyA follow-up to her 2016 special, Lower Classy.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  8. vulture lists
    The Best Comedy Books of 2022 (So Far)Featuring memoirs by Molly Shannon and Bob Odenkirk and a new book of interviews by Judd Apatow.
    By Brian Boone
  9. tv review
    The 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Was a Respectable-Enough RebootIt wasn’t Twin Peaks: The Return, but it also wasn’t, like, Heroes Reborn either.
    By Jen Chaney
  10. best of c-span
    Trevor Noah Brings Clapter, Impressions to White House Correspondents’ DinnerWith guest appearances from James Corden, Billy Eichner, and POTUS.
    By Charu Sinha
  11. duos
    John Mulaney and Conan O’Brien Have an SNL-Monologue ChatThe full episode of O’Brien’s podcast is out next week.
    By Hershal Pandya
  12. russia invasion
    Watch a Ukrainian Comedian Perform Inside a Bomb Shelter“I wrote it in a week, so sorry if it’s not funny. I was in a hurry to avoid death.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  13. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of April 2022Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  14. this week in late night
    Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s Double Act Won Late Night This WeekPlus Mo Amer’s Kimmel debut and Quinta Brunson’s magician horror story.
    By Bethy Squires
  15. last night on late night
    Watch Earl Sweatshirt’s Favorite Loiter Squad SketchJustice for “Lettuce Milk.”
    By Bethy Squires
  16. last night on late night
    Christina Ricci Is Just As Obsessed With Yellowjackets Fan Theories As You AreShe knows about as much as we do.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. exits
    James Corden Is Leaving The Late Late Show in 2023But where will Reggie Watts eat salad?
    By Bethy Squires
  18. for the girls and the gays
    Jerrod Carmichael Is Luring in Men on Grindr With His Taylor Swift Selfie“You really want to excite the gays in New York City? Send a picture of you and Taylor Swift.”
    By Bethy Squires
  19. so i married an axe murderer
    Mike Myers Is a Secret Society’s Worth of Characters in The Pentaverate TrailerIt will be a very deep cut for So I Married an Axe Murderer fans.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  20. this month in comedy podcasts
    This Month in Comedy Podcasts: Frasier, March Madness StyleRounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the month.
  21. great ideas
    The Story Behind That Wild Grown Ups 3 ScriptTom Scharpling, a big Sandler fan, explains his unofficial sequel project.
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. scene report
    Jon Stewart Gets Roasted, Lovingly, While Receiving the Mark Twain PrizeSteve Carell, Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, and more paid tribute to the former Daily Show host at the Kennedy Center.
    By Jen Chaney
  23. a long talk
    Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin Are Just Getting StartedGrace and Frankie may be ending, but their era of collaborations is in full swing.
    By E. Alex Jung
  24. last night on late night
    Harvey Fierstein Took Matthew Broderick to his First Gay BarPlus what made Fierstein quit the casual sex scene.
    By Bethy Squires
  25. last night on late night
    Watch John Oliver Unravel the Legal Arguments of Air BudHe’s not even that good at basketball.
    By Bethy Squires
  26. tv review
    Barry Is Killer in Season ThreeAfter an extended hiatus, the HBO dramedy about Bill Hader’s hitman-actor is back and better than it’s ever been.
    By Jen Chaney
  27. this week in late night
    Nicolas Cage’s Shiny, Shiny Suit Won Late Night This WeekPlus some solid stand-up sets from Emmy Blotnick and Jay Jurden.
    By Bethy Squires
  28. last night on late night
    Nicolas Cage Has the Loveliest Noodle Song for YouShiawase, shiawase.
    By Rebecca Alter
  29. last night on late night
    The Daily Show: Trevor Noah Dares You to Name One CNN+ ShowJake Tapper’s Book Club: real or not real?
    By Bethy Squires
  30. production halt
    Aziz Ansari’s Being Mortal Suspended Over Reported Complaint Against Bill MurraySources say an investigation is ongoing.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  31. good one podcast
    Craig Robinson Has Long Trained for His Moment As No. 1The comedian talks Killing It, Def Comedy Jam, and those funny Eastbound & Down bloopers on Good One.
    By Jesse David Fox
  32. comedy albums
    What If Stand-up Comedy Had a Musical Score?Comedian Skyler Higley and musician Nicholas James teamed up to find out.
    By Hershal Pandya
  33. stand-up
    Bill Maher’s Alternate RealityThe comedian’s older material was informed by grounded self-awareness. Not so much in #Adulting.
    By Craig Jenkins
  34. underrated
    It’s Never Too Late to Enter Garth Marenghi’s DarkplaceStephen Merchant explains why the 2004 series is so worth watching.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. snl
    All of the Times Lizzo Broke on Last Night’s SNLAlong with the rest of the cast.
    By Charu Sinha
  36. snl
    Lizzo Is a Six Flags Heiress in SNL SketchWith Sarah Sherman as Mr. Six.
    By Charu Sinha
  37. snl
    SNL’s Please Don’t Destroy Write Lizzo’s Latest Hit“Horny Zookeeper” IS the song of the summer.
    By Charu Sinha
  38. extremely online
    Kurtis Conner Finally Watched It (the Pinocchio Movie)Featuring a diss track to the strange wooden puppet.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  39. follow friday
    Beth Newell Can Remember 3 Plant Names at a Time, MaxWe chatted with the Reductress co-founder on Instagram Live.
    By Taylor Garron
  40. chat room
    Lennon Parham Dishes on All Her Minx Make-Outs“She literally doesn’t have anything that’s just for herself, and this titillating world opens up to her.”
    By Bethy Squires
  41. this week in late night
    John Oliver’s Supervillain Era Won Late Night This WeekPlus Michelle Yeoh speaking with her students, Desus and Mero.
    By Bethy Squires
  42. tv review
    Killing It Sneaks Sharp Insight Into Its Snake-Hunt ShenanigansThe new Peacock comedy’s focus on the insurmountable gap between predator and prey is both consistent and darkly amusing.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  43. bodega boys
    Michelle Yeoh Puts Desus and Mero (and Stuntmen) on NoticeShe will not hesitate to front-kick you.
    By Hershal Pandya
  44. mitchell kriegman
    Mitchell Kriegman Looks Back on His Brief Stint As an SNL Cast Member“The week before I got fired, everyone stopped talking to me. It was not glamorous. It was kind of lame!”
    By Andy Hoglund
  45. chat room
    Nothing Entertains Claudia O’Doherty Like a Really Bad LiarThe comedian talks Killing It, working with fake snakes, and how everyone’s always telling her “no” in Australian.
    By Hershal Pandya
  46. last night on late night
    Desus and Mero Defend Filet-O-Fish While Sipping on WineInspired by Pusha T’s recent McDonald diss track.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  47. coming soon
    OMG, Girls5Eva Enters ‘Album Mode’ in New TrailerSeason 2 premieres May 5 on Peacock.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  48. haha jk … unless?
    Leonardo DiCaprio Gives the ‘Go Ahead’ for Younger-Girlfriend JokesGive us 25 reasons why we shouldn’t. One for each year.
    By Rebecca Alter
  49. trailer mix
    The Kids in the Hall Still Look Fetching in WigsCrushin’ heads and takin’ names in the new trailer.
    By Rebecca Alter
  50. inventing abbott
    Abbott Elementary Is the New Model for Network-Sitcom SuccessQuinta Brunson tailored her breakout show for the widest possible audience. It might change the way we stream comedies, too.
    By Josef Adalian
  51. tributes
    Gilbert Gottfried Honored by Seth MacFarlane, Dane Cook, and More“A wholly original comic, and an equally kind and humble guy behind the scenes.”
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
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