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Baby Reindeer Does Something Remarkable

 The Netflix drama grapples with the aftermath of abuse in an unprecedented way. By Shannon Keating
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‘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
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An Old Wives’ Tale

 In 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
  1. 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
  2. good days
    Keke Palmer and SZA Starring in a Buddy Comedy Is the Best IdeaIssa Rae is set to produce the untitled film, which will mark the Grammy-winner’s acting debut.
    By Tom Smyth
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. close read
    Baby Reindeer Does Something RemarkableThe Netflix drama grapples with the aftermath of abuse in an unprecedented way.
    By Shannon Keating
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. this week in late night
    Chris Stapleton’s New Single Won Late Night This WeekFeaturing John Stamos.
    By Bethy Squires
  14. role call
    Nicole Richie Answers Every Question We Have About Great News“I don’t necessarily know what they saw in that audition.”
    By Devon Ivie
  15. vulture lists
    Every Conan Without Borders International Special, RankedConan is often at his best when he leaves the country.
    By Ian Goldstein
  16. comedy review
    Conan O’Brien Must Go Takes One Giant Step for Travel-Show IdiocyThe talk-show host messes with the genre’s tropes while acting like a nitwit in multiple countries.
    By Jen Chaney
  17. covid-core
    Watch John Early Stress in This Stress Positions ClipMy neck, my back, my terrorist attack.
    By Rebecca Alter
  18. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Janine’s ChoiceShame on anyone who doubted Ava’s lore.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  19. party report
    Conan O’Brien Says He Hasn’t Dry Cleaned His Hot Ones Jacket YetConan O’Brien, you are an outfit repeater!
    By Bethy Squires
  20. the lonely island
    Seth Meyers Picks the Best Lonely Island Short of All TimeIn Andy Samberg’s final season on SNL, Seth Meyers had an idea: a bracket to determine the greatest Lonely Island digital short.
    By Jesse David Fox
  21. stand-up
    Long Jokes Are GoodMore of them, please.
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. overnights
    Palm Royale Recap: Where There’s a WillThere’s only room for one scam artist in Palm Beach.
    By Tom Smyth
  23. overnights
    Loot Recap: Two Minions Passing in the NightWhat role is Benjamin Bratt playing in the live-action Despicable Me movie?
    By Maggie Fremont
  24. live from studio 8h
    Heidi Gardner Couldn’t Prepare for What She SawA sketch about Beavis and Butt-Head made the SNL star break after years of resistance. She’s “still trying to figure out what exactly happened.”
    By Devon Ivie
  25. coke joke
    Party Boy Josh Gondelman Crushes His WGA Awards MonologueThere was a cocaine reference.
    By Hershal Pandya
  26. duty calls
    Dua Lipa’s Double Duty on Saturday Night LivePeep Dula on May 4.
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. team coco
    Have You Heard About This Conan Guy? He’s Great!Hot Ones gives Conan O’Brien another round of praise.
    By Bethy Squires
  28. saturday night’s children
    Everybody Playing Everybody in SNL 1975MUNA’s Naomi McPherson is the latest addition to the stacked cast and will play musical guest Janis Ian.
    By Bethy Squires
  29. lol
    How Can Anyone Keep a Straight Face Around Beavis and Butt-Head?Heidi Gardner (understandably) couldn’t keep it together upon seeing Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day dressed up as the cartoon duo.
    By Tom Smyth
  30. fonts
    Saturday Night Live Still Isn’t Over the Avatar Logo Using PapyrusThe classic Ryan Gosling sketch got a sequel to finally address The Way of Water’s supposed redesign.
    By Tom Smyth
  31. all too well (ken’s version)
    Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt Break Up with Barbenheimer on SNLGosling traded in “I’m Just Ken” for Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.”
    By Tom Smyth
  32. snl
    Ryan Gosling and Kate McKinnon Got Abducted By Aliens AgainThe Barbie costars really need to be more careful around UFOs.
    By Tom Smyth
  33. where’s the beef?
    The Year’s Most Scathing Diss Track Is About ArchitectureRapper Gmac Cash really hates Detroit’s new sign.
    By Hershal Pandya
  34. rated t for teen
    A Joker by the People, for the PeopleComedian Vera Drew’s debut film is radical, moving, and definitely not affiliated with the DCEU or Warner Bros. in any official capacity.
    By Rebecca Alter
  35. this week in late night
    Conan O’Brien’s Return to The Tonight Show Won Late Night This WeekPlus, Seth Meyers’s cute kid and Jimmy Kimmel mourning the 99 Cents Only store.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. chat room
    Diarra Kilpatrick Put Her Activist Heart Into Diarra From Detroit’s Comedy“This is definitely a sexy imagining of what it might look like for Black people to police their own communities.”
    By Uwa Ede-Osifo
  37. goodbyes
    Larry’s One True LoveIn the choppy ocean of Larry David’s life on Curb, the water’s calm when he’s with Jerry Seinfeld.
    By Jesse David Fox
  38. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Out With the Old, In With the NewJanine can’t be serious about leaving Abbott.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  39. overnights
    Loot Recap: Never Tilling AgainMaya Rudolph and Joel Kim Booster are equal turns silly and heartwarming. It’s a winning formula.
    By Maggie Fremont
  40. overnights
    Palm Royale Recap: Promise the MoonWho would have thought that it was the blackmail that was preventing the societal collapse of Palm Beach?
    By Tom Smyth
  41. last night on late night
    The Lonely Island Do the Worst Podcast Promo of All TimeSomehow, it’ll make you more excited to listen to the podcast than ever.
    By Hershal Pandya
  42. overnights
    Curb Your Enthusiasm Finale Recap: A Free ManA send-up of the maligned Seinfeld finale brings Larry’s oeuvre full circle.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  43. snl
    Kristen Wiig Does Not Want to Be Jumanji’dWhen it comes to board games, better safe than Jumanji’d.
    By Tom Smyth
  44. snl
    What Would Aunt Linda’s Letterboxd Look Like?Kristen Wiig brought her iconic character back to the Weekend Update desk for a fresh batch of film reviews.
    By Tom Smyth
  45. wiig snatched
    Kristen Wiig Joins Five-Timers Club in Star-Studded SNL MonologueNotice how it takes seven men to take the place of one Candice Bergen?
    By Tom Smyth
  46. age quiz
    Can You Tell Which Larry David Is Older? (We Doubt It)Larry David has not aged. Can you tell the difference between a photo of him from the present day and one from 20 years ago?
    By Jesse David Fox
  47. endings
    American Jewish Comedy Sings a Swan SongLarry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm is ending — and so is the culture it represented.
    By P.E. Moskowitz
  48. this week in late night
    Stephen Colbert Backing José Andrés Won Late Night This WeekPlus Kirsten Dunst (in general) and some stellar After Midnight segments.
    By Bethy Squires
  49. vulture fashion
    Late-Night Trend Alert: The Boys Are Showing LegJust a little!
    By Jesse David Fox
  50. catchphrases
    Everything Larry David Found to Be ‘Pretty, Pretty Good’ on CurbHe’s a famously positive guy.
    By Jesse David Fox
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