Issa Rae

trailer mix Dec. 18, 2023

American Fiction Is Coming (for the Book World’s Neck)Jeffrey Wright and Issa Rae star in Cord Jefferson’s new satire.

By Zoe Guy

as they should Oct. 8, 2023

The CultureCon Audience Didn’t Come to Play About Issa RaeImmediately (and loudly) correcting an interviewer who mispronounced her name.

By Jennifer Zhan

roll clip! July 20, 2023

Brush Up on How the Family from Hair Love Is DoingIn the first clip from Matthew A. Cherry’s animated series Young Love, coming to Max this fall.

By Jennifer Zhan

endings July 17, 2023

Project Greenlight Is Great TV About Making a Not-Great MovieOnce again, an attempt to show off young Hollywood talent becomes an unwitting document of deep and pervasive fractures across the industry.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

into it Sept. 21, 2022

Issa Rae is Not Not Moving Like a Hollywood Beyoncé“I can show people that there’s an audience for the work that I want to create, and now it just comes down to the resources to make it.”

By Sam Sanders

chat room Sept. 13, 2022

Rap Sh!t’s RJ Cyler Wants to Explore Lamont and Mia’s New Dynamic Next Season“Even if they don’t end up together, they’ll still end up being great co-parents.”

By Roxana Hadadi

dinner party Sept. 1, 2022

Rap Sh!t’s Jonica Booth Is Ready for the Celebrity Basketball Tourneys“I called my dad and he was like, ‘But you’re not a celebrity.’ I said, ‘I know! I gotta go become a celebrity.’”

By Tirhakah Love

overnights Aug. 25, 2022

Rap Sh!t Recap: Nann BadderShawna and Mia’s discography is growing quickly, but they need to figure out team dynamics.

By Ile-Ife Okantah

overnights Aug. 11, 2022

Rap Sh!t Recap: Catching Flights, Not FeelingsThe triumphant NYC trip doesn’t go as planned.

By Ile-Ife Okantah

human rights July 28, 2022

Over 400 TV Creators Demand Executives Take Action in Anti-Abortion StatesShonda Rhimes, Issa Rae, and more urge studios to publish specific protections for pregnant employees.

By Zoe Guy

emmys 2022 July 12, 2022

Celebrities Are Just Honored to Be Emmy-NominatedWho here had the best morning?

By Jason P. Frank

hot goss May 18, 2022

Rumormongering Joins the Cast of Greta Gerwig’s BarbieTriple-cast Ken and Barbie makes it safe. Triples are best.

By Bethy Squires

pick up your feelings Feb. 11, 2022

Jazmine Sullivan Has Issa Rae Talking Mess on Her Heaux Tales DeluxeYou thought you’d start 2022 unscathed from your feelings?

By Justin Curto

a long talk Dec. 26, 2021

‘It’s Always Been a Show About Growth’Issa Rae talks through the beats of Insecure’s bittersweet finale, the show’s legacy, and her one regret for Issa Dee.

By E. Alex Jung

vulture festival 2021 Dec. 23, 2021

Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji Reflect on 5 Years of Issa and MollyA wine down with Insecure’s OTP.

By E. Alex Jung

overnights Dec. 19, 2021

Insecure Recap: All in a Day’s WorkThe penultimate episode finally brings Lawrence back into Issa’s orbit, but is it too late?

By Cate Young

that’s a wrap okay?! Dec. 13, 2021

HBO Drops Trailer for Insecure: The End DocumentaryIt will debut on HBO Max on December 26.

By Alejandra Gularte

chat room Dec. 13, 2021

Courtney Taylor on Playing Insecure’s ‘I Got It Covered’ GirlThe actor behind executive assistant Quoia talks ad-libbing lines, purse waffles, and doing the wobble.

By Radhika Menon

overnights Dec. 12, 2021

Insecure Recap: The Road Less TraveledBut it’s just a sweet, sweet fantasy, baby.

By Cate Young

chat room Nov. 28, 2021

Insecure’s Leonard Robinson Wants to Show You Taurean’s Softer Side“To be honest, I was kind of happy being the antagonist in the office. But at the same time, in all of season three, I don’t think I smiled once.”

By Radhika Menon

overnights Nov. 28, 2021

Insecure Recap: Get In Where You Fit InOwn your choices, Issa. Own your choices.

By Cate Young

overnights Nov. 21, 2021

Insecure Recap: Say My NameMolly has grown, but she’s still trying to do too much.

By Cate Young

vulture festival 2021 Nov. 13, 2021

If an Insecure Movie Ever Happens, Just Know Issa Rae Is ‘Down Bad’Barring financial ruin, we won’t get #FiveSeasonsAndAMovie.

By Dee Lockett

overnights Nov. 7, 2021

Insecure Recap: A Long Way From the MangerA doozy of an episode exposes the gulf between how Lawrence sees himself and his actual actions.

By Cate Young

finale-like Nov. 2, 2021

Blowjobs, Breakups, and Beychella: The Insecure Writers’ Room Says Good-byeIssa Rae & Co. on five years of mirror raps and #LawrenceHive vs. Team Daniel.

By Cate Young

overnights Oct. 31, 2021

Insecure Recap: Back To The FutureIt’s a year later, and big things are happening for Issa and Molly.

By Cate Young

lowkey reminder Oct. 22, 2021

Are the Characters of Insecure Okay?! Going Into Season 5?A brief rundown of who’s killing it and who’s on the verge of a breakdown as the HBO series heads into its final season.

By Natalie Lin

tv review Oct. 22, 2021

Insecure Remains Magical and Messy in Its Final SeasonThe series draws to a close with a characteristically effervescent yet uneven exploration of the dynamics of 30-something life.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

announcements Oct. 15, 2021

We’re Really Doing It: Here’s Your First Look at Vulture Festival’s LineupInsecure, Henry Winkler, Niecy Nash, The Great, Mira Sorvino, and, of course, Meredith and Brooks Marks are all joining us in person.

By Anne Victoria Clark

trailer mix Sept. 2, 2021

Issa Manifests a Drama-Free Final Season in the Insecure TrailerBut the world has other plans.

By Zoe Haylock

romance July 26, 2021

Issa Rae Secures HusbandWe love a surprise French wedding.

By Devon Ivie

secure May 18, 2021

Issa Rae Is Making a Reality Show About Black 20-Somethings in L.A.Sweet Life sounds like an IRL Insecure.

By Devon Ivie

tv Jan. 13, 2021

Insecure to End After Season 5Didn’t need this news right now but …

By Zoe Haylock

tv adaptations Dec. 4, 2020

Issa Rae and Adam McKay Take on Nice White Parents for HBOThe pair will adapt the Serial Productions podcast into a half-hour scripted series.

By Halle Kiefer

calice Oct. 19, 2020

Watch the SNL Sketch That Has All of Quebec Going Tabarnak!The uproar over “Bonjour Hi” ultimately proves the sketch’s main joke: Canada has some really slow news days.

By Rebecca Alter

last night on late night Oct. 19, 2020

SNL’s 5-Hour Empathy Is Here to Help You Understand Systemic OppressionSo … why haven’t you tried it yet?

By Halle Kiefer

cut for time Oct. 18, 2020

You Can Love Lovecraft Country, Even If You Can’t Explain It, in Cut SNL SketchLook, you’re going to have to watch it for yourself.

By Halle Kiefer

last night on late night Oct. 18, 2020

Pandemic Dining Somehow Isn’t the Worst Part of Issa Rae’s SNL DateWe counted three “titty meat” references.

By Devon Ivie

last night on late night Oct. 18, 2020

Issa Rae Goes to Prom in Her SNL MonologueWe’re all her dates.

By Charu Sinha

snl Oct. 2, 2020

Bill Burr and Issa Rae to Make Their SNL Hosting Debuts This MonthAlongside musical guests Morgan Wallen and Justin Bieber.

By Megh Wright

emmy insider July 9, 2020

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

coastal elites June 17, 2020

HBO Has Already Filmed a Quarantine Special With Bette Midler, Issa Rae, MoreIt was produced entirely during the pandemic.

By Devon Ivie

podcasts June 15, 2020

Insecure Made an Actual Looking for LaToya PodcastThe true-crime parody continues in a new format.

By Zoe Haylock

huh June 8, 2020

Donald Trump’s Only Liked Tweet Is About HBO’s InsecureIt’s part of the presidential record now.

By Halle Kiefer

chat room June 2, 2020

Insecure’s Jay Ellis Is Convinced That Issa and Lawrence Are Soul Mates“I think they will always be in each other’s lives no matter what happens.”

By Maria Elena Fernandez

movie review May 22, 2020

The Lovebirds Is a Staunchly Average Streaming Rom-ComThe Netflix movie is designed to be watched while performing a menial task — folding the laundry or washing dishes — in quarantine.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

chat room May 22, 2020