Vulture Festival has grown, not just into a new space at Nya studios in Hollywood but also in grandiosity. Billy Porter, the Tony-winning legend and cultural force, will be honored with Vulture’s Honorary Degree. We’ll also explode the podcast Song Exploder with Hrishikesh Hirway, have a slumber party with Josie Totah, and get an early screening of Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain with director Paul Briganti. We’re continuing to add musical festivities to this year’s offerings with a performance from MUNA featuring Meg Stalter, and Katie and Allison Crutchfield will sing the songs they loved at the tender age of 16. But wait! We’ll also have Jamie Loftus hosting our special comedy show spotlighting performers from our annual “Comedians You Should and Will Know†list, presented by RumChata®, and our friend Adam Pally has added Casey Wilson to the intimate evening we’ll be spending with him. It’s an embarrassment of riches set for the weekend of November 11 and 12, but the only thing truly humiliating would be to let all these events sell out before you get your tickets!
Honorary Degree
Billy Porter Receives Vulture’s Honorary Degree
Emmy, Grammy, two-time Tony winner and fashion icon Billy Porter needs no introduction, but we’ll do our best: As he already has a Grammy, a Tony, an Emmy, a Drama Desk Award, and a Golden Globe, we’re excited to add Vulture’s Honorary Degree to Porter’s fully laden awards shelf. We’ll sit down with him to look back at his 30-plus years of performance — from originating the role of Lola in Kinky Boots to crafting four studio albums, all while maintaining his energy as an activist for the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us for a conversation (in which, in accordance with SAG-AFTRA rules, no TV or film projects will be discussed) with one of the industry’s most unforgettable artisans and appreciate what it means to be in the presence of a legend.
Music
Katie and Allison Crutchfield Sing the Songs They Loved at 16
Katie (Waxahatchee) and Allison Crutchfield are joined by comedy and music friends to talk about and perform their favorite songs from when they were 16 years old. Join us for an hour of story and song and a chance to consider whether we ever really stop being 16.
Fun
A Slumber Party With Josie Totah
Put on your best PJs and join us for a conversation with actor, writer, producer, comedian, and activist Josie Totah. As at any good slumber party, we’ll spill secrets, play games, and get up to no good — but unlike other slumber parties, this one will last an hour. Sleepwear is optional, but it’s highly encouraged!
Comedy
Gayotic With MUNA and Special Guest Meg Stalter
Hi, Gay! Join us for an hour with the world’s greatest band–slash–your favorite podcasters, MUNA — as you’ve never heard them before. Comedian Meg Stalter will bring her signature vocal stylings to the group Vulture credits with providing us the most “pure hits of queer joy.†It — like life — will be so fun!
Film
A Special Advanced Screening of Peacock’s Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Join us for this exclusive sneak peek at one of the most hotly anticipated comedies of the year, featuring Please Don’t Destroy, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, and Conan O’Brien. Afterward, director Paul Briganti will join us for a very special chat!
Podcasts
Song Exploder Exploder
Every episode of Song Exploder breaks down a song into its components, allowing listeners to better understand the creative process of making music. This event will break down Song Exploder itself to better understand the creative process of making a podcast about the creative process of making music. Song Exploder host and creator Hrishikesh Hirway will sit down with Vulture senior editor Jesse David Fox, whose Good One podcast does for comedians’ jokes what Song Exploder does for songs. It will be a celebration of deconstruction!
Comedy
Comedians You Should and Will Know Who You Can and Will See Presented by RumChata®
We’re doing a show with a whole batch of performers fresh off our annual “Comedians You Should and Will Know†list, so you can say you can and do know them! Hosted by list alumnus Jamie Loftus, this event sells out every year, so get your tickets now and be pleasantly surprised when we announce our lineup.