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LaKeith Stanfield Wants His Son to Commit to the Drama
Plus thoughts on his prophetic mom, ancient polymaths, and making the perfect charcuterie board. “I think I found a really good rhythm for my career, my marriage, and my family. I’ve been working so hard to find this, and now I’m a lot more comfortable in it.” “I think I found a really good rhythm for my career, my marriage, and my family.
Ann Dowd Would Love to Star in The Pitt
“I’d go home at night and listen to myself and think, Why did you say that? What were you thinking? Can you put a sentence together, dear?” “I’d go home at night and listen to myself and think, Why did you say that? What were you thinking? Can you put a sentence together, dear?” The Maria Bamford Questionnaire is a series of 25 questions designed by the beloved comedian to unearth surprising truths about its respondents.
Zach Braff Claims He’s Not Dating His AI Chatbot
This rumor ends today. Scrubs star Zach Braff just gripped his hand tightly around the Streisand-effect lever and heaved it down hard. On Thursday, March 12, Braff went on Instagram Stories to acknowledge a rumor that picked up steam this week thanks to a post by celebrity-gossip account DeuxMoi.
I Love Boosters - Vulture
Displaying all articles tagged: the maria bamford questionnaire 1:00 p.m. Plus thoughts on his prophetic mother, ancient polymaths, and making the perfect charcuterie board. endings 12:00 p.m. Turns out Christie Smith’s special suits were part of Boots Riley’s media-doubting agenda all along. a long talk 12:00 p.m. The I Love Boosters director’s support for Gaza pissed off Hollywood’s elite. Next step: anti-capitalist revolution.
Mitski Keeps Her Spiciest Music Criticism Private
But she’ll go on the record about Netherlands sauna trauma. “I think the key to seeing the beauty in life is to keep in mind that you’re going to die, and everything you see is a miracle that you may never see again. And then everything becomes beautiful.” “I think the key to seeing the beauty in life is to keep in mind that you’re going to die, and everything you see is a miracle that you may never see again.
Ilia Malinin Answers the Maria Bamford Questionnaire
“A lot of people say that skating is a sport, and we’re considered athletes, but I think we’re also considered artists. It’s such an artistic sport.” The “Maria Bamford Questionnaire” is a series of 25 questions designed by the beloved comedian to unearth surprising truths about its respondents.
Zohran Mamdani - Vulture
Displaying all articles tagged: mayor cardamom 11:11 a.m. The filmmaker was one of the many celebrities who celebrated Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win with him. pokemon zo to the polls Yesterday at 8:40 p.m. Sofia Coppola and Romy Mars are all in for Mamdani. last night on late night Nov. 2, 2025 Ramy Youssef, Shane Gillis, and Miles Teller played New York’s mayoral hopefuls. last night on late night Oct. 28, 2025 “We talk about housing and all those different things.
Lucy Dacus Wants to Be on Survivor
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Lucy Dacus Answers the Maria Bamford Questionnaire
“I’m afraid of being reliant on anything. I don’t even drink coffee. So maybe, if anything, I would quit my mental patterns that keep me from trying things out of fear that I would rely on them.” The Maria Bamford Questionnaire is a series of 25 questions designed by the beloved comedian to unearth surprising truths about its respondents.
Please Be Nice to Zohran Mamdani About His Premature Baldness
The NYC mayoral candidate on fears, regrets, and what he’s learned from Andrew Cuomo. “I saw some friends last night. They were like, ‘You know what I saw that horrified me?’ And I was like, ‘What?’ And then they just zoomed in on a photo of the back of my head.” “I saw some friends last night.
Inside ‘New York’ Magazine’s Massive ‘SNL’ Cover
When the team behind New York’s annual “Reasons to Love” issue began reflecting on 2024, they quickly noticed how many New York institutions are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year: the Park Slope Food Coop, People magazine, the city’s , A Chorus Line, and the Hamptons Jitney, to name a few.
Nathan Fielder’s Safdie Bros. Show, The Curse, Is a Dramedy Now
Back in 2020, it was announced that Nathan for You’s Nathan Fielder was teaming up with the Safdie brothers to work on an A24-produced half-hour comedy pilot at Showtime and the project had been ordered to series with a big star in the cast. According to Showtime’s press release, Emma Stone will join Fielder and Benny Safdie as stars of the comedy titled The Curse. Sounds promising, no? , In addition to co-starring, Stone will serve as an executive producer alongside Fielder and Safdie.
The ‘Bill Hader Dancing To’ Meme Is Back, Baby
Bill Hader, the dancing king. Photo: Saturday Night Live/YouTube If you’ve spent any time endlessly scrolling and rotting away on TikTok over the past week, chances are you’ve seen a lot of clips of Bill Hader dancing. The viral meme features the step-touching Barry star edited into all kinds of environments, like corporate offices, Willy Wonka’s chocolate river, and even the site of the Titan disaster.
Zach Broussard Reveals the Top 1,000 Comedians of 2022
The king of comedy lists. Photo: @ZachBroussard/Twitter The year is almost over, which means it’s time for the most important annual comedy tradition: Zach Broussard’s list of the top 1,000 comedians. Since 2014, Broussard has released this very legitimate and influential list during December, and every year has introduced a new twist dating back to the inaugural list that made Rich Vos very upset.
Muppet Christmas Carol Song ‘When Love Is Gone’ to Return
Get your tissues ready. Photo: YouTube Update, December 9, 2022: Well, it took two dang years, but it finally happened: “When Love Is Gone” is back, baby! To mark The Muppet Christmas Carol’s30th anniversary, starting December 9 the full-length version of the film featuring the song will be available on the movie’s extras page on Disney+. Merry Crying! Original story from December 9, 2020, follows.
Peacock’s New Series Paul T. Goldman Looks Weird As Hell
Peacock is ringing in the New Year with the debut of a bizarre new series cooked up by Borat Subsequent Moviefilm director Jason Woliner, and based on the trailer alone, it looks to be a genre- and reality-bending trip that is, to put it bluntly, weird as hell. Titled Paul T. Goldman, the six-episode series counts Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg as executive producers and … hmmm, how to even explain it?
Great News Alert: A Clifford Reunion Is Happening in Los Angeles
Martin Short in Clifford. Photo: Orion Pictures/Roku What if we told you that in just a few weeks, you could go to a screening of the 1994 comedy-cult classic Cliffordin Los Angeles, then watch Martin Short, Richard Kind, director Paul Flaherty, and other special guests talk about it afterwards with known Clifford superfan Tom Scharpling serving as moderator? That would be pretty cool, right? You’d probably freak out like a 10-year-old boy, yes? Well, guess what?
A Moment of Appreciation for Mel Brooks, Trash-Can Autograph King
Mel Brooks having a nice time at his autograph trash can. Photo-Illustration: Vulture. Photos: SMXRF/Star Max/GC Images This morning, my colleague Genevieve sent me a message on Slack. Comedy legend Mel Brooks came up in a work chat, which prompted her to hop over to Getty Images out of curiosity to browse the most recently uploaded photos of him.
Dylan Adler, Musical-Comedy Darling, Joins the Late Late Show Writing Staff
Talent! Photo: Sam Cashell Comedian Dylan Adler just landed a very fancy new job, proving that when one door closes in the form of getting rejected for a job as a dancer at Universal Studios, another door opens. The musical favorite of the New York comedy scene recently announced he’s moving to Los Angeles, where he’ll join the writing team of CBS’s The Late Late Show With James Corden, a rep for the show confirmed.
Trevor Noah Is Leaving The Daily Show After Seven Years
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Trevor Noah Is Leaving The Daily Show After Seven Years
It’s the end of the road for Trevor Noah’s tenure at Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. The comedian announced during the September 29 episode that, after seven years as host spanning back to 2015 when he took over for Jon Stewart, he’s decided to move on. After noting that he recently reflected on fans’ support for the show on an international level, Noah told the studio audience that he found himself “filled with gratitude for the journey. It’s been absolutely amazing.
Read Dan Harmon’s Excellent Advice for Overcoming Writer’s Block
Dan Harmon fielded questions from fans in a Reddit AMA yesterday, and when one fan asked how to overcome writer’s block, Harmon responded with some fantastic advice that should really be printed out and taped to the office wall of anyone pursuing a career in any kind of writing. Here’s Harmon’s response in full: My best advice about writer’s block is: the reason you’re having a hard time writing is because of a conflict between the GOAL of writing well and the FEAR of writing badly.
Director Shawn Levy In Talks to Direct Marvel’s Deadpool 3
sequels Updated 7:30 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Funny Deadpool sequel confirmed. Illustration: 20th Century Fox Update, Friday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m.: Deadpool 3 will reunite some new and old faces with star Ryan Reynolds. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Shawn Levy may become the director of the third installment of the Deadpool series; he worked with Reynolds on Free Guy and The Adam Project. Deadpool and Deadpool 2 writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are currently writing the script.
SNL Adds 3 New Writers for Season 47
The Latest snl 2 mins ago SNL Adds 3 New Writers for Season 47 Rosebud Baker, Clare O’Kane, and Nicole Sun have joined the staff.
Recapping the Olympics Men’s Figure Skating With Yellowjackets’ Kevin Alves
By Megh Wright@megh_wright Kevin Alves as Travis on Yellowjackets and Nathan Chen at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: Showtime, Cui Nan/China News Service via Getty Images You may know Kevin Alves as moody teen Travis on Showtime’s breakout-hit maybe-cannibalism series Yellowjackets, but what you may not know him for comes in handy this week: being a former singles figure skater.
SNL’s Final Episode of 2021 to Feature No Audience and ‘Limited Cast’
snl 4:29 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Careful, Paul. Photo: Rosalind OConnor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Saturday Night Liveis not immune, it turns out, to New York City’s so-called “media variant.” The show announced on December 18 that it will not have a live studio audience for its final episode of 2021 featuring host Paul Rudd and musical guest Charlie XCX.
Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Roman’s Quirky Sits on Succession?
sit list Kieran Culkin in one of his signature quirky sits on Succession. This article was originally published in September of 2018. It has been updated to accommodate many of the quirky Roman Roy sits from seasons two and three of Succession. Successionis about to wrap up its third season on HBO, and as was the case when this article first published and the debut season had just ended, the internet is currently awash in Succession coverage.
Niecy Nash and Sherri Shepherd Talk Sex Scenes, Claws
By Megh Wright@megh_wright Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images for Vulture Niecy Nash has one handy tip for doing a convincing sex scene: just be really good at sex.
SNL Adds Ten New Writers for Season 47
snl 5:53 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Photo: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Some more changes are coming to Saturday Night Live this season. In addition to adding three new featured players to the cast ahead of this weekend’s premiere episode, which will be hosted by Owen Wilson, SNL has hired a pile of new writers for season 47.
Stephen Colbert’s Handy Trick to Destroy Embarrassment
By Megh Wright@megh_wright Nearly a decade ago, John Hodgman appeared on SiriusXM’s Unmaskedand shared a “thirdhand story” about how Stephen Colbert “trained himself to stop feeling embarrassment.” As the story goes, a younger Colbert would repeatedly do ridiculously silly things in public, like crossing the street while doing a “funny walk,” as a form of immersion therapy until he no longer felt embarrassment — a technique Hodgman said was clearly apparent in Colbert’s comedy.
Moschino’s Hotdog Dress Is Basically Tim Robinson in ‘ITYSL’
🌭 June 29, 2021 By Megh Wright@megh_wright It’s nice to see fashion finally ketchup to Tim Robinson. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo Courtesy of Moschino and Netflix A week before returning to Netflix for season two, Tim Robinson’s sketch-comedy series I Think You Should Leavehas officially become the hottest new muse of the fashion world.
Teenage Stepdad Is the Bob Ross of Unhinged Memes
memes June 9, 2021 By Megh Wright@megh_wright Nathan Sims on Seize the Memes.
I Think You Should Leave Season 2 Release Date and Trailer
The Latest thank god 9 seconds ago I Think You Should Leave Returns for Season Two on July 6 In the meantime, watch a beautiful music medley honoring season one. music 12:30 p.m. Sinead O’Connor Walks Back Retirement Announcement The musician said she made the announcement as a reaction to triggering media coverage of her memoir, Rememberings. the great lawn 12:19 p.m. An Epic New York City Reopening Concert Is Coming to Central Park Who’ll headline? Who cares: We’ll be there.
Patti Harrison Apologizes to Bisexual People Who Love Nilla Wafers
Comedian and goddamned movie star Patti Harrison dropped by last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote her new movie Together Together, but she also took the time to address a very important situation.
Rory Scovel ‘Live Without Fear’ Comedy Special Premiere Date
stand-up 9:35 A.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Rory Scovel. Photo: 800 Pound Gorilla Media Comedian Rory Scovel has decided to apply the “Fuck it, we’ll do it live” spirit to his new comedy special.
Feeling Like Your Life Has No Meaning? Consider Comedy!
psa 3:02 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright When comedians start rambling on about how "comedy is a family" and "comedians always have each other's backs!" this is what it sounds like to me. pic.twitter.com/bM4vc233gL — Sara Schaefer (@saraschaefer1) May 16, 2021 As we begin to take our first slow and uncertain steps into what is, God willing, the beginning of a post-pandemic America, many people are grappling with how to move forward now that we can all (literally) see each other’s faces again.
Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show Renewed for 5 More Years
renewals 2:58 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright A busy guy. Photo: Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show is sticking around at NBC for at least another five years. NBCUniversal exec Susan Rovner announced that The Tonight Show has been given a five-year renewal during an upfronts presentation today, though no further details were revealed. In 2015, Fallon signed a three-and-a-half-year contract that kept him at the network through fall 2021.
Keegan-Michael Key Does ‘Every Single SNL Thing’ in His Monologue
snl 9:38 A.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Saturday Night Livewas in very good hands last night with first-time host and sketch-comedy veteran Keegan-Michael Key, who accepted nothing less than pulling out all the stops for his opening monologue. At the top of the segment, Key explained that he, like any SNL nerd, spent his youth sneaking downstairs to watch the show every weekend at his home in Detroit.
Watch SNL’s ‘The Last Dance’ Parody With Keegan-Michael Key
snl 10:14 A.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright One of the most unexpected sketches to come out of Keegan-Michael Key’s episode of SNLwas a pre-taped parody that just may sit at the top, or at least near the top, of the Heidi Gardner Hall of Fame for eternity.
Tuca & Bertie Begins Its New Life on Adult Swim in June
By Megh Wright@megh_wright Photo: adult swim/YouTube After a two-year journey that included the end of season one on Netflix, an unjust cancellation, and a chance at a second life thanks to Adult Swim, Lisa Hanawalt’s delightful animated series starring (the voices of) Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong, Tuca & Bertie,is locked and loaded to return very soon.
Animated Tig Notaro Comedy Special to Air on HBO This Summer
stand-up 1:45 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Tig Notaro Photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage Comedian and Army of the Dead heartthrob Tig Notaro has a new stand-up special heading to HBO soon, but it will look a little different than your typical special. The network announced today that Notaro will star in “the first-ever fully animated stand-up special,” marking her second special for HBO since 2015’s Boyish Girl Interrupted.
SNL Season 46 to Close Out With Keegan-Michael Key and Lil Nas X
snl 3:34 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Keegan-Michael Key and Lil Nas X. Photo-Illustration: by Vulture; Photos by Getty Images Here’s a temporary distraction from the thought of the “skits” Elon Musk is pitching to the writers at SNL: more host and musical-guest announcements! Today the show revealed the lineups of the final episodes of season 46, and it’s closing out with a double whammy of hyphenated names.
Amber Ruffin Show Renewed at Peacock Through September 2021
renewals 1:00 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Yay! Photo: Virginia Sherwood/Peacock Vulture says WHAT?! (In a good way.) In a bit of some much-needed good news, Peacock announced today that it has handed out a renewal to Amber Ruffin’s late-night show, The Amber Ruffin Show. The renewal will keep the series around through September 2021, “marking a full year run for season one,” according to the press release.
Late Night Writer Karen Chee Reflects on Atlanta Shootings: ‘It Is a Hate Crime’
By Megh Wright@megh_wright In the wake of the horrific mass shootings at Asian-owned spas in Atlanta earlier this week, Late Night writer and comedian Karen Chee appeared on last night’s episode to reflect on the violence, the shooter who targeted working-class Asian women (Chee calls him “a racist, a misogynist, and a coward”), how his actions stem from white supremacy, and how news outlets shied away from calling the event what it is: a hate crime.
Seth Meyers Recommends ‘Tiny Secret Whispers’ [WATCH]
By Megh Wright@megh_wright Stay passionate, Seth. Photo: Late Night with Seth Meyers/YouTube Note: This article contains major Tiny Secret Whispers spoilers. Television critics are dropping the ball in a big way in 2021 by overlooking a fantastic new nail-biter of a streaming series, but, thankfully, Late Night host Seth Meyers has been picking up the slack by repeatedly recommending the show to his viewers.
The Simpson Season 33 and Season 34 Renewed at FOX
renewals 12:55 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright The Simpsons. Photo: FOX In news that is unlikely to shock anyone at this point, Fox confirmed today that its long-running animated series The Simpsonsisn’t leaving television anytime soon. As part of the Fox Entertainment Spring Press Tour, the network announced that it’s handed out a double-season renewal to the show for seasons 33 and 34, which will keep it on the air through at least 2023 and a total of 757 episodes.
The Lucas Brothers Are Teaming Up With Judd Apatow for a Movie
By Megh Wright@megh_wright Two busy busy brothers. Photo: Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Keith and Kenny Lucas, a.k.a. the Lucas Brothers, are headed to the big screen with an assist from Judd Apatow.
Amy Poehler on Whether UCB Will Reopen: ‘I Don’t Know’
improv Feb. 22, 2021 By Megh Wright@megh_wright Amy Poehler. Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America, East Ahead of co-hosting the 2021 Golden Globes with Tina Fey on February 28, Amy Poehler sat down for an interview with the New York Times,and when asked about the future of the improv theater she co-founded, the Upright Citizens Brigade, she offered an uncertain response.
Harry Shearer Will No Longer Voice Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons
animation 2:40 P.M. By Megh Wright@megh_wright Old Hibbert, Hibbert, new Hibbert. Photo-Illustration: by Vulutre; Photos by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP/Shutterstock, FOX, Rob Latour/Invision/AP/Shutterstock After over 30 years of voicing a Black character on The Simpsons, white voice actor Harry Shearer is stepping away from the role.
Native American Comedy Is Happening Everywhere
conversations Feb. 19, 2021 By Megh Wright@megh_wright Adrianne Chalepah, Jackie Keliiaa, and Joey Clift.
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