COVID 19

covid-19 July 19, 2021

House of the Dragon Pauses Shoot After a Positive COVID-19 CaseHBO’s Game of Thrones prequel will pause until Wednesday.

By Rebecca Alter

vulture sports July 18, 2021

COVID Has Reached the Olympic VillageAn alternate on the U.S. artistic gymnastics team has tested positive and been put in isolation.

By Bethy Squires

covid-19 July 18, 2021

Netflix’s Matilda Musical Halts Production Due to Positive COVID CaseBridgerton has also shut down indefinitely after multiple positive tests.

By Bethy Squires

bridgerton July 17, 2021

Bridgerton Halts Production of Season 2 After Second COVID-19 CaseIt’s unclear when production will resume.

By Cydney Lee

cannes 2021 July 10, 2021

Léa Seydoux Tests Positive for COVID, May Have to Skip CannesThe French actress has four films premiering at the Festival this year, three in competition.

By Rebecca Alter

psas July 7, 2021

Just Listen to Juvenile and ‘Vax That Thang Up’ AlreadyOur newest hot vaxx summer anthem is here.

By Justin Curto

last night on late night June 16, 2021

Forever Theater Kid Ariana Grande Does Hairspray Parody With James CordenAlongside original Tracy, Marissa Jaret Winokur.

By Charu Sinha

disrespect the classics June 15, 2021

Eric Clapton’s Famous Friends Are Ghosting Him“I don’t get that many texts and emails any more,” he admitted. “It’s quite noticeable.”

By Devon Ivie

last night on late night June 15, 2021

Jon Stewart Wants You to ‘Stop With the Logic’ and Accept His Lab-Leak Theory“The disease is the same name as the lab. That’s just a little too weird, don’t you think?”

By Devon Ivie

covid-19 June 3, 2021

Finishing Mission: Impossible 7 Proving an Impossible MissionThe film’s production will shut down for two weeks following a positive COVID-19 test.

By Halle Kiefer

first person June 3, 2021

A Return to Stage FrightJacqueline Novak on reviving her critically acclaimed live show Get on Your Knees after a year away.

By Jacqueline Novak

movies May 28, 2021

AMC, Cinemark, and Regal Cinemas Welcome You Back, Mask-FreeProvided you’re vaxxed up, of course.

By Halle Kiefer

covid-19 May 28, 2021

Kim Kardashian Denies Entire Family Got COVID During Mid-Pandemic Birthday TripAfter this week’s KUWTK reveals Kim and her kids all contracted the coronavirus last fall.

By Halle Kiefer

snl May 23, 2021

The SNL Cast Looks Back On the Past Year in This Week’s Cold Open“We went from doing very weird shows at home to terrifying shows in person.”

By Charu Sinha

covid-19 May 19, 2021

Salma Hayek Reveals She Was Put on Oxygen for ‘Near Fatal’ Case of COVID-19“I said, ‘No, thank you. I’d rather die at home.’”

By Rebecca Alter

snl May 16, 2021

Dr. Fauci and the CDC Players Present ‘No More Masks’ in SNL Cold OpenThe new rules about mask usage are confusing, but they’re here to help, king.

By Halle Kiefer

covid-19 May 13, 2021

This Week’s Real Time Canceled After Bill Maher Tests Positive for COVID-19The host is currently “asymptomatic and feels fine.”

By Halle Kiefer

snl May 9, 2021

SNL Understands Your Post-Quarantine Social Anxiety“It’s such a crazy time right now.”

By Charu Sinha

keeping up with the ex-royals May 3, 2021

Prince Harry Speaks at Vax Live Event, Calls for Global Vaccine AvailabilityIn his first public appearance since Prince Philip’s April funeral.

By Justin Curto

coronavirus Apr. 29, 2021

Joe Rogan Wants to Clarify His Vaccine Comments: ‘I’m Not an Anti-Vaxx Person’“I’m not a doctor. I’m a fucking moron.”

By Halle Kiefer

oscars 2021 Apr. 19, 2021

The 2021 Oscars Will Be a Large, Unmasked GatheringWhich will count as a film production, making all that possible.

By Justin Curto

vulture bets on berry Apr. 9, 2021

Guess Who We Think Should Write the Definitive COVID Anthem?Go ahead, guess.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

coping mechanisms Apr. 5, 2021

An Ode to the People in My Workout VideoI have made 11 friends during the pandemic. All of them, coincidentally, happen to be characters in my workout video.

By Rachel Handler

the jab Apr. 4, 2021

Mariah Carey Gets Vaccine, Hits Whistle Note, Confesses to Being a Vampire“They’re having a medical narrative.”

By Rebecca Alter

snl Mar. 29, 2021

Maya Rudolph Is a Matchmaker for Spring Break Doofuses in SNL Cold Open“We put the ass in vassine.”

By Rebecca Alter

sdcc Mar. 28, 2021

San Diego Comic-Con ‘Special Edition’ to Happen in Person Thanksgiving WeekendThis will be the first live, in-person Comic-Con event since 2019.

By Rebecca Alter

movie theaters Mar. 24, 2021

Regal Cinemas to Reopen in AprilWatch Godzilla vs. Kong as it was meant to be seen.

By Charu Sinha

the festival circuit Mar. 18, 2021

Coachella Reportedly Won’t Return Until 2022An October 2021 festival now looks to be off the table.

By Justin Curto

see ya real soon! Mar. 17, 2021

Oh Boy! Gosh! Disneyland Will Reopen on April 30To California residents only.

By Rebecca Alter

reality tv Mar. 16, 2021

Below Deck Sailing Yacht Already Has a COVID ScareThree episodes in, the show’s bubble may have popped.

By Justin Curto

theater Mar. 12, 2021

A Theater Critic Reviews a Year Without Theater“Little did I know that night that I’d go into Manhattan only three times in the next 365 days.”

By Helen Shaw

gawrsh Mar. 5, 2021

Disneyland, California Theme Parks, Sports Stadiums May Reopen April 1At a limited capacity with mandatory mask use, of course.

By Halle Kiefer

theater Mar. 3, 2021

Theater Is Closed, But That Hasn’t Stopped the WoostersFor the group, theater is a religion and the process is the point. Its latest: a years-in-the-making adaptation of Brecht’s The Mother.

By Helen Shaw

snl Feb. 28, 2021

SNL Gamifies the Vaccine Rollout in Cold Open“Getting the vaccine shouldn’t have to be a competition, but Americans will only want to get it if it means someone else can’t.”

By Charu Sinha

cancellations Feb. 26, 2021

Taylor Swift Has Some Bad News About All Her Concerts Postponed Due to COVID“It’s not my favorite thing in the world to have to tell you news I’m sad about.”

By Halle Kiefer

comedy review Feb. 23, 2021

On the Rocks Hopes You’re Cool With Ignoring All the Bad StuffBrian Regan wants to give his audience escapism, but 2020 is a tough year to escape from.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

nyc Feb. 22, 2021

Cuomo Announces NYC Movie Theaters Can Reopen at 25 Percent Capacity on March 5Theaters in New York City have been shuttered since March 2020 because of the pandemic.

By Rebecca Alter

princess of arizona Feb. 22, 2021

Meghan McCain Upset That Meghan McCain Hasn’t Been Vaccinated Yet“The fact that I, Meghan McCain, co-host of The View, don’t know when or how I will be able to get a vaccine …”

By Rebecca Alter

improv Feb. 22, 2021

Amy Poehler on Whether UCB Will Reopen: ‘I Don’t Know’“It’s a tough time to survive.”

By Megh Wright

improv Feb. 19, 2021

The Peoples Improv Theater Is Closing Its Main SpaceIt’s another loss for the New York comedy scene.

By Anne Victoria Clark

golden globes 2021 Feb. 17, 2021

The HFPA Tells Golden Globe Nominees to Stay Home and Not Party This YearHollywood’s biggest night is in her flop era, and COVID’s to blame.

By Chris Murphy

festivals Feb. 17, 2021

Just for Laughs Comedy Festival Announces Live 2021 DatesThe Montreal-based festival is back, bébé!

By Rebecca Alter

rupaul’s drag race Feb. 17, 2021

RuPaul’s Drag Race Is Serving Face (Masks) in COVID-19 Documentary SpecialIt will show viewers how they filmed a season during coronavirus.

By Rebecca Alter

wellness Feb. 17, 2021

Gwyneth Paltrow Is Recovering From COVID-19 With Plenty of Goops“It left me with some long-tail fatigue and brain fog.”

By Devon Ivie

anonymous in hollywood Feb. 16, 2021

The Biggest Shot in HollywoodEvery A-lister wants a COVID vaccine, but are they willing to get canceled for it?

By Chris Lee

last night on late night Feb. 15, 2021

John Oliver Looks Forward to the Next Pandemic on Last Week TonightWait, he’s not looking forward in a fun way. You know what we mean.

By Halle Kiefer

nyc Feb. 13, 2021

Eric Andre Goes from Pranking the MTA to Doing Its AnnouncementsJerry Seinfeld, Fran Lebowitz, Bowen Yang, Desus & Mero, and more are now making NYC subway and bus announcements.

By Rebecca Alter

the festival circuit Feb. 10, 2021