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They’ll Never Stop The Simpsons… Or Will They?

 How a season premiere became a series finale. By Jesse David Fox
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2024’s Comedians You Should and Will Know

 Two dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.
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The Tragicomedy of Andy Samberg Won Late Night This Week

 Whether it’s Earnest Andy or Silly Andy, it’s TV gold. By Bethy Squires
  1. endings
    They’ll Never Stop The Simpsons… Or Will They?How a season premiere became a series finale.
    By Jesse David Fox
  2. snl 50
    Bowen Yang’s Charli XCX Gets Political on SNLhunter biden’s laptop: brat
    By Bethy Squires
  3. snl 50
    Jim Gaffigan Channels ‘Big Dad Energy’ as Tim Walz on SNLMaya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Dana Carvey, and more hit the Studio 8H campaign trail.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  4. snl 50
    Bowen Yang’s Moo Deng Took Some Notes From Chappell RoanThis wet diva is telling her global fanbase to respect her boundaries on Weekend Update.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. snl 50
    Jean Smart Just Learned Lesbians Are ‘Obsessed’ With HerShe reminisces on her first play with “all lesbian characters” during her SNL monologue.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. this week in late night
    The Tragicomedy of Andy Samberg Won Late Night This WeekWhether it’s Earnest Andy or Silly Andy, it’s TV gold.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. over the hill
    How Is SNL Celebrating Its Big Five-Oh?With Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris, a John Mulaney hosting gig, new writers, and Chappell Roan, for starters.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  8. predictions
    Who Is Playing Who in SNL 50’s Big Election Season?Our ballots are cast.
    By Jason P. Frank
  9. coming soon
    Jack Antonoff Helped Margaret Qualley Book Happy Gilmore 2First Kelce, now Qualley. Is Taylor Swift’s entire squad in this flick?
    By Bethy Squires
  10. definition
    What Is a Bottle Episode?The people on the internet are wrong. Or are they?
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  11. stand-up
    Ellen Needed ThisThe comedian’s final stand-up performance functioned as a kind of therapy — for both DeGeneres and her audience.
    By Joe Berkowitz
  12. oh hello again
    Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Return to Broadway (as an Actor)Alongside David Cross, Jimmy Fallon, and Aidy Bryant for a ‘Comedy About Love.’
    By Hershal Pandya and Jason P. Frank
  13. snl
    SNL Adds 3 New Writers for Season 50Allie Levitan, Carl Tart, and Moss Perricone have joined the staff ahead of the big anniversary.
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. everybaby’s in la
    John Mulaney and Olivia Munn Welcome Baby Number 2Méi June Mulaney was born September 14.
    By Bethy Squires
  15. good days
    Keke Palmer and SZA Starring in a Buddy Comedy Is the Best IdeaGiving us something to look forward to in the new year.
    By Tom Smyth and Alejandra Gularte
  16. this week in late night
    Stephen Colbert’s Worst Pun Was the Best Thing on Late Night This WeekAlso Zayn Malik’s mime work on The Tonight Show and Ms. Pat’s sit-down stand-up on Late Night.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. take backsies
    Lorne Michaels Is Staying Put at SNLThe show’s creator, who previously said he might leave the show after season 50, now wants to stay as long as he can.
    By Hershal Pandya
  18. dramaturgically
    Release the Frog Cut of The ApprenticeWe could have had another “not a musical” musical in awards consideration this year!
    By Bethy Squires
  19. big big news!
    Saturday Night Live Season 50 Will Have Stand-Ups, Witches, and Jelly RollJean Smart will kick off the season, followed by Nate Bargatze, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton, and John Mulaney.
    By Jason P. Frank
  20. chat room
    TikTok’s Favorite Servers Spread Positivity and Brain RotMissy McIntosh and Marty Miller changed the way the we speak English from their gig at the “burger box,” girl.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. emmys 2024
    How The Bear Lost the Best Comedy Emmy to HacksTo start, it wasn’t a comedy.
    By Joe Reid
  22. identity crisis
    Hacks Isn’t a Good ComedyBut it could be a great drama.
    By Nicholas Quah
  23. emmys 2024
    Lorne Michaels Does Not Have to Suffer AloneOr, as Bowen Yang calls him, “Lauren.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  24. for all the dogs
    They Tried to Play Off a Dead Dog at the EmmysJohn Oliver started to say something “silly,” but did he?
    By Bethy Squires
  25. a long talk
    Richard Kind Will Accept 93 Percent of Job OffersThe actor, now a guest star on Only Murders, just loves saying yes to roles. “What else am I going to do on a Tuesday and a Wednesday?”
    By Devon Ivie
  26. this week in late night
    Jimmy Kimmel’s Deep Roster of Impressionists Won Late Night This WeekAlso Kevin Hart’s “Day Drinking” segment and Jimmy Fallon dying repeatedly.
    By Bethy Squires
  27. buffering
    Jokes Amber Can Tell (on CNN)On Have I Got News for You, Amber Ruffin is playing to win — especially when the news “is utter chaos.”
    By Josef Adalian
  28. last night on late night
    Late Night’s Familiar With Master DebatersAll of them have been through two Trump presidential-election cycles before this. How did their experience pay off?
    By Jason P. Frank
  29. snl
    SNL Adds Three New Cast Members for Season 50Chloe Troast departs from the show after one season.
    By Alejandra Gularte and Jesse David Fox
  30. studio ate-h
    New York’s Hottest Trailer Is Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night“Did anyone ask Edison what a light bulb was before he harnessed electricity?”
    By Jesse David Fox
  31. comedians you should know
    Eagle Witt Plans to Keep It Diabolical“I’m funny, therefore my thoughts are funny.”
    By Vulture Editors
  32. good times
    After Midnight Has Gotten Weird in the Best WayIf you’re a fan of off-kilter late-night TV but not watching it, you’re missing out.
    By Hershal Pandya
  33. comedians you should know
    Emil Wakim’s Parents Finally Understand His Job Now“A blurry screenshot from the video of me shaking Jimmy Fallon’s hand is both of their phone wallpapers still, which is cool, but also a bit much.”
    By Vulture Editors
  34. comedians you should know
    Gianmarco Soresi Demands Inclusive Bullying in Comedy“Embarrassment is, unfortunately, one of the best tools for making better comedy.”
    By Vulture Editors
  35. comedians you should know
    Veronika Slowikowska’s Got Magic to Do“I love seeing performers with joy and a spark in their eye! It’s all fun!”
    By Vulture Editors
  36. comedians you should know
    Rekha Shankar’s Life Mission? Laugh, Have Dumb Ideas.“Go ahead and maybe do it wrong. It’s better than never trying it at all.”
    By Vulture Editors
  37. comedians you should know
    Chloe Radcliffe Has Discovered Her Optimal Brain Vibe“The jokes that land the hardest are the ones that both feel the most true and recognizable to people and feel the most unexpected.”
    By Vulture Editors
  38. vulture lists
    Every Ben Stiller Movie Performance, RankedAudiences have come to know and love many Stiller personas: jester, auteur, control freak, buff daddy.
    By Sean Malin
  39. comedians you should know
    Courtney Pauroso Surrenders to the Unknown“I think I took myself pretty seriously and only later in life realized that I was a natural fool.”
    By Vulture Editors
  40. comedians you should know
    Sorry Folks, But Brennan Lee Mulligan Is Unroastable“Every facet of my personality is somehow both remarkable and commendable, yet also deeply normal and relatable.”
    By Vulture Editors
  41. comedians you should know
    Vic Michaelis Is Asking for One-Word Suggestions in the Club“The green M&M is looking at me in stunned silence.”
    By Vulture Editors
  42. comedians you should know
    Youngmi Mayer Makes Comedy for Hot People With PTSD“In a way, my entire childhood was bombing in a room of people who did not want to laugh.”
    By Vulture Editors
  43. comedians you should know
    Gavin Matts Hopes This Helps“In a random interview I did in 2021, I said that stand-up comedians should be forced to retire at 40. I take that back.”
    By Vulture Editors
  44. comedians you should know
    MANDAL Thinks Silly Trumps Clever Every Time“I be trying to have a good time, man. I can’t read!”
    By Vulture Editors
  45. comedians you should know
    Leslie Liao Was Once Destroyed By an Audience of Children“I hated it, and it was amazing.”
    By Vulture Editors
  46. predictions
    We Bet You $1,000 That Simone Biles Will Host SNL’s PremiereOr maybe it will be one of these other people. If so, the bet is off.
    By Jesse David Fox
  47. comedians you should know
    Chloé Hilliard Is Funny Because She’s True“A grown man in a thong humbled me.”
    By Vulture Editors
  48. comedians you should know
    Skyler Higley Will Inevitably Get All the Trophies“Success is meaningful based on the concept of value within our collective neoliberal psyche, but fuck all that shit, man. Open your mind!”
    By Vulture Editors
  49. comedians you should know
    Let Roz Hernandez Judge Drag Race!“I want to host TV shows, podcasts, act, tour as a stand-up for the girls and the gays.”
    By Vulture Editors
  50. comedians you should know
    Malik Elassal Ditches the Side Quests“If I say something offstage and it makes someone laugh, I try to keep the core of it the same.”
    By Vulture Editors
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