The Stars of Vulture Festival 2024

This past weekend’s Vulture Festival in Los Angeles featured 23 star-studded, often silly, and always exciting events on the lot at nya Studios in Hollywood. A Master of Culture honorary degree was awarded to Mike Myers, and the inaugural Roomy Award (recognizing excellence in TV writing) was conferred upon Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson and the rest of the show’s writers. The Skeleton Twins’s Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig were reunited, Katt Williams did more truth-telling, and Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie closed out the festival by leading a sold-out crowd in a rendition of their hit opera, “Sanasa.� All the while, photographer Sinna Nasseri was onsite capturing the action.

Mike Myers, Master of Culture

Mike Myers Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Mike Myers Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Sanasa! It’s Paris & Nicole: The Encore

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Nicole Richie; Paris Hilton Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Nicole Richie; Paris Hilton Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

The Winners of the Inaugural Roomy Award: The Abbott Elementary Writers

Left: Show creator Quinta Brunson. Right: The writers of Abbott Elementary. From left: Joya McCrory, Justin Tan, Patrick Schumacker, Jordan Temple, Ava Coleman, Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Brittani Nichols, Garrett Werner, Brian Rubenstein. Kate Peterman and Riley Dufurrena above, from left. Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Left: Show creator Quinta Brunson. Right: The writers of Abbott Elementary. From left: Joya McCrory, Justin Tan, Patrick Schumacker, Jordan Temple, Av... more Left: Show creator Quinta Brunson. Right: The writers of Abbott Elementary. From left: Joya McCrory, Justin Tan, Patrick Schumacker, Jordan Temple, Ava Coleman, Quinta Brunson, Justin Halpern, Brittani Nichols, Garrett Werner, Brian Rubenstein. Kate Peterman and Riley Dufurrena above, from left. Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Kevin Smith, Not Holding Back

Photo: Sinna Nasseri

The Skeleton Twins, Reunited … Again

Left: Kristin Wiig. Right: Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Left: Kristin Wiig. Right: Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

The Penguin’s Femme Fatale, Cristin Milioti

Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

St. Denis Medical’s Finest

The cast of St. Denis Medical. Top, from left: David Alan Grier, Mekki Leeper, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Kahyun Kim. Middle: Kaliko Kauahi and Allison Tolman. Bottom: show creators Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Elizabeth Olsen, Confronting Death

Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Dropout’s Honor Roll

From top: Jacob Wysocki, Jordan Myrick, Rekha Shankar, and Vic Michaelis. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Looking at Looking

Left: Clockwise from top: Michael Lannan, Lauren Weedman, John Hoffman, Jonathan Groff, and Frankie J. Alvarez. Right: Jonathan Groff. Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Left: Clockwise from top: Michael Lannan, Lauren Weedman, John Hoffman, Jonathan Groff, and Frankie J. Alvarez. Right: Jonathan Groff. Photos: Sinna N... more Left: Clockwise from top: Michael Lannan, Lauren Weedman, John Hoffman, Jonathan Groff, and Frankie J. Alvarez. Right: Jonathan Groff. Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

The Very Best of You’re the Worst

The cast of You’re the Worst. From left: Kether Donohue, Aya Cash, Stephen Falk, and Desmin Borges. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Aya Cash; Desmin Borges Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Aya Cash; Desmin Borges Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Kether Donohue; Stephen Falk Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Kether Donohue; Stephen Falk Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Katt Williams Was Here

Photo: Sinna Nasseri

The Simpsons, Rehashing the Past

Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Yeardley Smith; Nancy Cartwright Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Yeardley Smith; Nancy Cartwright Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Julio Torres, Flora

Photo: Sinna Nasseri

A Very Hungry Padma Lakshmi and Joel Kim Booster

Joel Kim Booster; Padma Lakshmi Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Joel Kim Booster; Padma Lakshmi Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Padma Lakshmi and Joel Kim Booster. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Becky Lynch Making Eye Contact

Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Acting Coach Henry Winkler

Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Keeping Score with Bookie

The cast and creators of HBO’s Bookie. From top left: Nick Bakay, Omar J. Dorsey, Rob Corddry, Rob Corddry again, Omar J. Dorsey again, Nick Bakay again, and Chuck Lorre. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

The Sex Lives of College Girls Pajama Party

The cast of The Sex Lives of College Girls: Renika Williams, Alyah Scott, and Ilia Isorelýs Paulino; Renika Williams Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

The cast of The Sex Lives of College Girls: Renika Williams, Alyah Scott, and Ilia Isorelýs Paulino; Renika Williams Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Ilia Isorelýs Paulino; Alyah Scott Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

Ilia Isorelýs Paulino; Alyah Scott Photos: Sinna Nasseri.

The Hive Minds Behind Yellowjackets

Clockwise from top: co-showrunner Jonathan Lisco, executive producer Ameni Rozsa, and co-creator Ashley Lyle. Photo: Sinna Nasseri

Provocation, Sex, and Scandal with the Cast of Cruel Intentions

The cast and creators of Cruel Intentions. Top: Zac Burgess, Middle: Brooke Lena Johnson and Pavun Shetty. Bottom: Sara Goodman, John Harlan Kim, Phoebe Fisher, Khobe Clarke, Sean Patrick Thomas, Savannah Lee Smith, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sara Silva. Photo: Sinna Nasseri