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  1. role call
    Michael McDonald Answers Every Question We Have About His 30 Rock Kidney Anthem“Everybody knew our function was our pathetic comic value, not our musical talent.”
    By Devon Ivie
  2. overnights
    Loot Recap: Billionaire BestiesMaya Rudolph and Ana Gasteyer get to goof around as divorced billionaires for a half-hour, and, predictably, it’s amazing.
    By Maggie Fremont
  3. appointment viewing
    John Mulaney’s Strange TV Miracle26 reflections on the wild, live ride that was Everybody’s in L.A.
    By Vulture Staff
  4. hey!
    Some Pretty Major News: Vulture’s Weekly Comedy Show Is BackWe’re returning to Union Hall every other Tuesday night — check here each week for the latest lineups.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  5. that’s me espresso
    This Saturday Night Live Sketch Is a Coffee-Lover’s DreamIt may have taken roughly 40 years, but Lauren Bacall’s iconic High Point Coffee commercials have finally made it to SNL.
    By Tom Smyth
  6. smoke hour
    Maya Rudolph Loves Parodying Hot OnesThis weekend’s SNL marked the third time she pretended to be on the show, and the second as Beyoncé.
    By Tom Smyth
  7. everybody and their mother
    The SNL Cast Got Their Moms Cue Cards for Mother’s DayThe tradition continues!
    By Tom Smyth
  8. yas and
    Maya Rudolph Is Mother of the House of RockefellerMother’s Day took on two meanings when this week’s monologue slayed the house down boots.
    By Tom Smyth
  9. vulture lists
    Maya Rudolph’s 17 Best SNL MomentsThe powerhouse who proved that SNL can be kind of a calling in and of itself returns to studio 8H this weekend.
    By Jesse Hassenger
  10. mother’s day
    15 Comedians Who Dare to Imitate Their MothersCall them momedians.
    By Brian Boone
  11. overnights
    Hacks Recap: ChallengersAre Kayla and Jimmy the perfect team?
    By Jessica M. Goldstein
  12. buffering
    Netflix Has Finally Cracked the Talk-Show CodeThe streamer has figured something out with its John Mulaney experiment.
    By Josef Adalian
  13. extremely online
    Metro Boomin Couldn’t Have Made ‘BBL Drizzy’ Without This ComedianKing Willonius has been “trying to work just as hard as Kendrick” during the beef.
    By Justin Curto
  14. government testimony
    The Baby Reindeer Real-Identities Debate Went All the Way to U.K. ParliamentSenior public-policy director Benjamin King said about the show, “It’s obviously very difficult to control what viewers do.”
    By Bethy Squires
  15. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Parental GuidanceOkay, but Janine and Kevin do have a lot of similarities.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  16. overnights
    Loot Recap: An Angry Woman With a Passenger VanMolly’s big feelings for Arthur are starting to make her lose her shit.
    By Maggie Fremont
  17. feminism win
    Wow! Netflix Gave These Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Fans a Beautiful SurpriseTry not to cry at this very special moment.
    By Rebecca Alter
  18. last night on late night
    Mary Todd Lincoln Makes Late Night Debut, Heals Broken NationHer children were not mentioned.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. experiments
    Doing It Live Cuts Both WaysWhat lessons should Netflix take from its live Katt Williams special and Tom Brady roast?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  20. richard kind is involved
    What’s the Deal With John Mulaney’s Live Netflix Show?Ahead of a week of fresh episodes, here’s what we learned from the Everybody’s in L.A. premiere.
    By Jesse David Fox
  21. reverse roast
    Kim Kardashian Booed at Tom Brady RoastShe came to diss the football player but ended up dissed by the crowd.
    By Zoe Guy
  22. dula peep
    Go Girl! Dua Lipa Gives Us Everything in SNL MonologueThe radical optimist shouted out her parents, offered advice to audience members, and referenced some of her most iconic memes.
    By Tom Smyth
  23. huh
    Why Did Katt Williams’s Special Include a Viral Video from 2006?The live Netflix special also covered hot topics like Nick Cannon’s children and Ozempic.
    By Tom Smyth
  24. gold rush
    Just How Dominant Can The Bear Get in 2024?The FX darling is poised to repeat its Emmys reign this year and potentially shatter records in the process.
    By Joe Reid
  25. bowen fan club
    Nonhuman Weekend Update Characters, RankedBowen Yang perfected the art form, but a few cast members have brought fantastically costumed characters to the Update desk.
    By Michael Boyle
  26. this week in late night
    This Week’s Cutest, Weirdest, Whoo-iest Late-Night AudiencesIt was a big week for awkward audience interaction!
    By Bethy Squires
  27. the vacanza queen
    Guess What Dua Lipa’s Favorite Vaction Spot IsNot Epcot … try again.
    By Justin Curto
  28. overnights
    Hacks Season-Premiere Recap: We’re So BackDeborah needs someone who can be an asshole, and Ava needs a person with whom she can be an asshole. It’s a love story, baby.
    By Jessica M. Goldstein
  29. duty calls
    Sabrina Carpenter Is Working Late on the Saturday Night Live FinaleWith host Jake Gyllenhaal.
    By Jason P. Frank
  30. reboots
    Liam Neeson to Star in Naked Gun RebootPamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser have joined the police squad.
    By Bethy Squires
  31. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Three Tipsy TeachersNot having Josh Segura as Janine’s love interest feels like a missed opportunity.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  32. che pasa
    Rosie O’Donnell Joins Cast of And Just Like That…Here comes Mary.
    By Bethy Squires
  33. overnights
    Loot Recap: Top ModelAww, baby’s first drug-fueled runway freak-out.
    By Maggie Fremont
  34. overnights
    Palm Royale Recap: Dead PresidentsRichard Nixon could learn a thing or two about keeping secrets from the residents of Palm Beach.
    By Tom Smyth
  35. content warning
    18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled TodayComedians in cars getting canceled.
    By Rebecca Alter
  36. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of April 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  37. the great bits
    Andy Daly Mines Art From Hack-Comedy CriticismHis 2006 Comedy Death-Ray set throws a giant middle finger to everything alt-comedy finds unacceptable.
    By John Roy
  38. politics
    Colin Jost’s Best Jokes at the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner“Donald Trump has spent the past week falling asleep in court every morning — though Fox News said he was just being ‘anti-woke.’”
    By Hershal Pandya
  39. nerd prom
    Colin Jost Kept Kamala Harris Laughing at White House Correspondents’ DinnerThere were old jokes, Trump jokes, and Scarlett Johansson jokes.
    By Tom Smyth
  40. as seen on tv
    ‘When I First Saw the Show, I Was Furious’Jamar Neighbors is grateful to be in Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, but he has qualms about his depiction.
    By Hershal Pandya
  41. buffering
    Can 400 Comedians Convince You to Keep Netflix?Talking to the streamer’s head of stand-up about live events, SNL, and Matt Rife.
    By Josef Adalian
  42. last night on late night
    Drew Carey Doubles Down on His Insane Phish TweetsWe knew from the writers’ strike that Drew Carey was a mensch, but a poet as well???
    By Bethy Squires
  43. casting couch
    Steve Carell and Tina Fey Get a Second DateNBC’s Thursday-night comedy block is crossing over on Netflix in Fey’s new The Four Seasons sitcom.
    By Jason P. Frank
  44. close read
    Baby Reindeer Does Something RemarkableThe Netflix drama grapples with the aftermath of abuse in an unprecedented way.
    By Shannon Keating
  45. encounter
    An Old Wives’ TaleIn comedian Cole Escola’s debut play, Oh, Mary!, Mary Todd Lincoln gets to be an unstoppable diva, and so do they.
    By Jason P. Frank
  46. overnights
    Palm Royale Recap: Blubbering FoolsWhen Palm Royale dips into the absurd, it’s best to just go, “Sure, Palm Royale, whatever you say.”
    By Tom Smyth
  47. the south of what?
    Oh, Mary! Cole Escola’s Madcap Medley Goes to BroadwayIt’s no Booth Theatre, but the Lyceum will do.
    By Jason P. Frank
  48. watch guide
    How to Watch Colin Jost Roast the Nerd PromThe White House Correspondents’ Dinner is April 27, but you don’t need tickets to see Jost’s punchable face.
    By Jason P. Frank
  49. stand-up
    Steve Jobs’s Ghost Doesn’t Want You to See ThisIn his YouTube special, comedian Nathan Macintosh is as relentless as the spread of the technology he laments.
    By Hershal Pandya
  50. thumbs up for thumbs down
    The Thumbs-down Gets Two Thumbs-upJoel Kim Booster experienced the raw power of hateration (no holleration).
    By Jason P. Frank
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