Eurovision

awards watch Feb. 9, 2021

Borat’s ‘Wuhan Flu’ Song Made the Oscars ShortlistAs did Eurovision Song Contest.

By Rebecca Alter

jaja ding dong Aug. 7, 2020

The Elves Forced Iceland’s Eurovision Contestant to Play ‘Jaja Ding Dong’Have they gone too far?

By Anne Victoria Clark

bad ideas Aug. 6, 2020

The U.S. Will Get Its Grubby Paws on Eurovision with ‘American Song Contest’Because America famously doesn’t have enough singing competition television shows…

By Chris Murphy

comedy July 15, 2020

Iceland’s Real Eurovision Contestant Doesn’t Get the ‘Husavik’ Lyrics EitherEven he had to Google the lyrics.

By Anne Victoria Clark

vulture lists June 30, 2020

12 Memorable Performances From the Actual EurovisionLet’s go, Lithuania!

By Nick Allen

chat room June 30, 2020

Eurovision’s Director Never Wanted to Make Fun of AnyoneDavid Dobkin talks finding the heart in Will Ferrell’s passion project, comedy’s cultural uprising, and what is funny in 2020.

By Chris Lee

only mr. god knows why June 29, 2020

An Ode to Latvia, the Overlooked Gem of EurovisionHow does a new fan of the European song contest choose a country to support? Don’t. Just go with Latvia.

By Meredith Clark

chat room June 29, 2020

Dan Stevens Was Supposed to Sing in Eurovision, But Then a Pandemic HappenedThe actor says he planned to provide vocals for his character, Russian disco-god Alexander Lemtov, “but then the world got turned upside down.”

By Bilge Ebiri

fire! saga! June 26, 2020

A Guide to All the Cameos and Homages in Netflix’s EurovisionUnsurprisingly, the parody arrives packed with appearances from actual former Eurovision competitors and commentators.

By Meredith Clark

lip-sync assassin June 26, 2020

Is Rachel McAdams Really Singing in Netflix’s Eurovision?Are those magical, almost porpoise-like Icelandic whistle tones really coming out of her mouth?

By Rebecca Alter

movies June 26, 2020

The (Fake) Songs of SummerHow the surprisingly convincing faux pop tunes of the Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga got made.

By Bilge Ebiri

movie review June 24, 2020

You’ll Want to Sing Along to Will Ferrell’s Glorious EurovisionThis comedy about the Eurovision Song Contest might be the most emotionally engaging movie the actor has ever made.

By Bilge Ebiri

trailer mix June 11, 2020

Here’s Will Ferrell in a Wig to Remind You of the Before TimesIt’s the trailer for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

By Zoe Haylock

soundtracks May 19, 2020

Will Ferrell Takes His (Key)Board to the Fjord In Eurovision ‘Volcano Man’ VideoGet ready for your heart to melt, then immediately refreeze. It is Iceland, after all.

By Halle Kiefer

eurovision Mar. 24, 2020

Don’t Worry, the BBC Will Make Sure You Still Get Your Eurovision FixStill bringing you the to-be hits.

By Justin Curto

pour one out Mar. 23, 2020

Eurovision 2020: In MemoriamA tribute to the best 2020 Eurovision songs, now forever lost in time.

By Lindsey Weber

eur-oh no Mar. 18, 2020

Eurovision Canceled As Coronavirus Chips Away at Everything That Brings Us JoyIt’ll try again next year.

By Zoe Haylock

casting Aug. 21, 2019

Demi Lovato Returns to Movie-Musical Roots in Will Ferrell’s EurovisionFrom Camp Rock to Europe’s largest reality-singing competition.

By Charu Sinha

movies Aug. 7, 2019

Eurovision Adds Pierce Brosnan As Iceland’s Handsomest ManBut that’s true in every country.

By Anne Victoria Clark

eurovision 2019 May 18, 2019

The Netherlands Win Eurovision 2019, While Madonna Generates ControversyMadonna’s performance angered both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By Bethy Squires

eurovision 2019 May 16, 2019

Who Will Win Eurovision 2019?Consider this your primer to the greatest camp spectacle on earth with fraught geopolitical undertones.

By Lindsey Weber

eurovision 2019 May 6, 2019

If Eurovision 2019 Goes Smoothly, It’ll Be a MiracleWith Israel as host, this is almost certainly going to be one of the most controversial and tense installments of the event in its history.

By Abraham Riesman

the flix June 18, 2018