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  1. who?
    Flaco’s Widow Responds to Autopsy Revelations on Weekend UpdateShe’s not afraid to talk about that case of pigeon herpes.
    By Tom Smyth
  2. snl
    Ramy Youssef Shares Prayer for Palestine in SNL MonologueThe comedian recounted having multiple prayers for friends to juggle.
    By Tom Smyth
  3. vulture lists
    Every Steve Martin Movie, RankedMartin’s filmography reveals a renaissance man, from manic absurdist to menacing enigma to delightful dad to endearing love interest.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  4. this week in late night
    Lesbian Icon Seth Meyers Won Late Night This WeekPlus Liam Neeson reinventing the Easter Bunny and After Midnight getting baked.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of March 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  6. q&a
    ‘I Don’t Know How Much of It Is Immoral’Jerrod Carmichael’s surreal new HBO docuseries Reality Show puts all his relationships to the test. He’s still living with the aftermath.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  7. what’s the deal
    Jerry Seinfeld Directs a High-Concept Movie About How Pop-Tarts Are Kinda CoolAccording to all known laws of gastronomy, there is no way that a tart should be able to pop.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. stand-up
    No One Ends a Comedy Show Like Tig NotaroIn her specials and albums, the stand-up constantly pushes the boundaries of what audiences might expect from a closing joke.
    By Hershal Pandya
  9. kate middleton
    How Much Crow Would a Show Host Eat If a Show Host Could Eat CrowIt’s time to publicly regret your Kate Middleton bits.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  10. vulture lists
    The 25 Best Taskmaster TasksGet into the ridiculously watchable British competition show that’s taking over your YouTube algorithm.
    By Matthew Jackson
  11. inside job
    How to Turn a Comedy Podcast Into a Comedy DocumentaryAdapting Good One involved Mike Birbiglia’s life story, Ugly Delicious, and Seth Meyers’s bullshit detector.
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. comedy review
    Jerrod Carmichael Makes the Camera His GodIn his HBO series, the comedian needles at whether the spectacle of his own personality and pain eclipses his ability to care about others.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  13. scene report
    Kevin Hart Leads the Roastiest Mark Twain Prize Ceremony EverWith some help from Jerry Seinfeld, J.B. Smoove, Jimmy Fallon, and more.
    By Jen Chaney
  14. a long talk
    J.B. Smoove on Being Curb’s Biggest Fan Turned Star“My wife always told me, ‘You’re going to be on that show one day.’”
    By Jason Diamond
  15. good one
    This Is JuddThe director’s recent DGA Awards monologue was a window into current industry trends. He has some thoughts.
    By Jesse David Fox
  16. chat room
    Girls5Eva Let Catherine Cohen Revert to Her Tween-age Self“I had been a little depressed, and then when I got to the shoot I was like, Oh my God, this is medicine.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  17. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Abbott’s Glowing UpIt’s delightful to see Tatyana Ali play Ava’s nemesis and continue Abbott’s run of bringing in sitcom royalty to guest star.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  18. good one
    Ramy Youssef on the First Israel-Palestine Joke He Wrote After 10/7“You know me. You think I’m Hamas? Bro, I’m a Taliban guy.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  19. vibe check
    How New York Comedians Are Joking About Israel-Palestine“It makes you miss those easier-to-swallow debates, like trans women playing sports.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  20. trailer mix
    Conan O’Brien to Defile the Globe in His New Max SeriesAll four episodes of the host’s new show debut April 18 on Max.
    By Hershal Pandya
  21. moment of tooth
    Girls5eva Delivers 2024 TV’s Most Horrifying ImageNight Country’s corpsicle’s got nothing on this.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  22. overnights
    Curb Your Enthusiasm Recap: WisenheimersLarry is caught going “downtown,” and his theories of the unconscious are put to the test.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  23. vulture lists
    What Is the Best Adam Sandler Movie?Ranking his 47 films to better understand what even defines an “Adam Sandler movie.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  24. chat room
    Everybody Wants Curb’s Susie Essman to Yell at Them“Larry saves me for himself.”
    By Emma Alpern
  25. this week in late night
    John Oliver’s Rampant Kate Middleton Speculation Won Late Night This WeekPlus James Acaster chatting with Seth Meyers and incredible contestant chemistry on After Midnight.
    By Bethy Squires
  26. returnity
    It’s Not 2 Late 4 You 3 Get On the Girls5Eva BandwagonIt’s on Netflix now. So what are you waiting five?
    By Jen Chaney
  27. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Barbara’s Library ShowdownBarbara takes issue with the new librarian, so Janine is forced to stand up to her.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  28. trailer mix
    Alex Edelman’s Just for Us Soon to Be Available for EveryoneThe comedian’s hit Broadway show makes its HBO debut April 6.
    By Hershal Pandya
  29. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: The Truth About WillardThe number of schools named after racists is alarming!
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  30. vulture recommends
    Justice for Roundhouse!The pre–All That Nickelodeon show has largely been forgotten, but its devotees are campaigning to get it streaming on Paramount+.
    By Eliot Glazer
  31. start here
    My Momma Told Me You Should Listen to This PodcastLangston Kerman and David Gborie’s approach to conspiracy theories is always measured — and always funny.
    By Hershal Pandya
  32. bringing hosting back
    Justin Timberlake Briefly Subs In for Kimmel Post OscarsSubtly reminding us he did in fact reunite ‘N Sync.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  33. job candidates
    Hey Oscars, Book John Mulaney for 2025 NowHe’s got resting awards-show face!
    By Jesse David Fox
  34. overnights
    Curb Your Enthusiasm Recap: Rachel and the Rug MerchantsIn a world of liars and cheats, Larry channels Honest Abe.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  35. snl
    Lisa From Temecula’s Meat Still Isn’t CookedEgo Nwodim’s character made her grand return to SNL, violently shaking yet another table.
    By Tom Smyth
  36. popular music
    Here Are All the Songs in Bowen Yang and Ariana Grande’s ‘Elephant Love Medley’Including Glinda’s take on Elphaba’s “Defying Gravity” riff.
    By Tom Smyth
  37. icy reception
    Josh Brolin Did a Cold Plunge During His SNL MonologueAnd he fittingly read a beautiful poem he wrote about Kenan Thompson.
    By Tom Smyth
  38. nepo guest star
    Good Actress Scarlett Johansson Played Bad Actress Katie Britt on SNL“Tonight I’ll be auditioning for the part of scary mom.”
    By Tom Smyth
  39. this week in late night
    Kurt Braunohler’s Crying Child Won Late Night This WeekPlus Kyle Kinane on Late Night and prop comedy from Stephen Colbert.
    By Bethy Squires
  40. chat room
    Ike Barinholtz Owes His Big Jeopardy! Victory to Eyes Wide ShutThe actor and comedian, advancing to the non-celebrity Tournament of Champions semifinals, hopes people realize “he’s not that stupid.”
    By Devon Ivie
  41. vulture finance
    Just for Laughs Has Filed for Bankruptcy ProtectionThe company has canceled its 2024 comedy festival in the hopes it can restructure in time to return in 2025.
    By Hershal Pandya
  42. trailer mix
    Vulture’s Good One Podcast to Give Birth to Adorable Docuspecial BabyIt’s all about Mike Birbiglia, and it’s coming to Peacock. Got it?!
    By Jason P. Frank
  43. overnights
    Curb Your Enthusiasm Recap: Defamatory BrickIn an episode dedicated to the late Richard Lewis, Larry pays tribute to some of the best moments of Curb and Seinfeld past.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  44. vulture lists
    The 25 Best Action-Movie Parodies EverFor as long as we’ve had films packed with fights and stunts, we’ve also made fun of them.
    By Jordan Hoffman
  45. obsessed
    Sydney Sweeney Becomes a Gen-Z Detective on SNLNothing gets past a woman with an iPhone.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  46. romance
    A Straight Bowen Yang Makes Out With Sydney SweeneyIn their own heartbreaking situationship on Saturday Night Live.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  47. in memoriam
    The Most Essential Richard Lewis Episodes of Curb Your EnthusiasmA salute to “the most pretentious man in the world” and Larry David’s kindred bastard.
    By Charles Bramesco
  48. this week in late night
    This Week in Late Night: Seth Meyers’s Ice-Cream Date With the PresidentThe late-night host handled the deeply 21st-century experience of becoming news very well this week.
    By Bethy Squires
  49. we’re talkin’ pull tab
    Richard Lewis Revisits His ‘Trippy’ BoKu Fruit-Juice Commercials“Quite frankly, I thought I was having a nervous breakdown watching them all at once.”
    By Chris Wendelken
  50. america
    Missing: Millie Bobby Brown’s British AccentAs she tells us about her underwater engagement to Jake Bongiovi.
    By Alejandra Gularte
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