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finale thoughts
Dec. 22, 2024
Travis Fimmel Never Thought He Was Playing the Bad Guy “I enjoy playing characters who try to make people wonder what they’re thinking. The quiet person in the room is the scariest.”
mothers on mothers
Dec. 13, 2024
Why Normal Gossip ’s Creators Are Stepping Away Big changes are coming to the hit indie podcast, including a new team.
finale thoughts
Dec. 8, 2024
Bridget Everett Said Exactly What She Wanted She reflects on Somebody Somewhere ’s cancellation with Jeff Hiller and Mary Catherine Garrison: “Everything is leading up to Joel saying that to Sam.”
Can Hulu Crack Stand-up Comedy Specials? A look inside how the streamer views curation, moderation, money, and “giving comedians their flowers.”
a long talk
Nov. 22, 2024
The Comedian vs. the Crowd Disruptive audiences nearly drove James Acaster from stand-up. Instead, he decided to embrace the hecklers.
the vulture transcript
Nov. 20, 2024
How The Penguin Became the Sofia Falcone Show Cristin Milioti thought through every motivation, music cue, and mullet option to craft the most sympathetic psychopath on TV.
Gabby Windey on Exploring Her Options The Long Winded podcast host gives us advice on how to confidently tread uncharted waters.
Finding the ‘Crack of Humanity’ in My Brilliant Friend As the eponymous friend, Irene Maiorino discusses her role in the Ferrante adaptation’s most pivotal sequence.
it’s a living
Nov. 4, 2024
Inside the Life of a Full-Time David Brent Impersonator “I never talk about money. I do okay. It allows me to drive a nice car and live in a house and go on holidays, put it that way.”
into cerebro
Oct. 25, 2024
Conner O’Malley on Going Full Dumbo for Rap World “It felt like we were just guys dressed as idiots in a house talking, then two years later, it’s at a film festival.”
Marissa’s Mom Spoke to Ramses Off-Camera After That Love Is Blind Scene “Her response was actually a lot different than I thought it would be.”
villain magic
Oct. 23, 2024
The MF DOOM School of Mentorship Few Villain collaborators have accomplished as much as indie-rap vet Kurious.
superlatives
Oct. 23, 2024
Love Is Blind ’s Alex on the Crucial Tim Convo the Cameras Didn’t Catch“Tim was very, very strategic on what he talked about in front of the camera.”
A Biography That Captures the ‘Sheer Oddity’ of Being Queen Talking with satirist Craig Brown about his prismatic approach to writing about the most famous woman on earth.
Maya Smith on Creating Hair Products That Serve The Doux founder on the brand’s origin story and choosing its “sweet” name.
Banish Me, Daddy Alan Cumming is reshaping the idea of a reality-TV host with his unbending performance as the mad king of Traitors .
Candace Marie Closes Business Deals in Style And she only needs 1 pair of shoes to get it all done.
comedians you should know
Sept. 6, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 6, 2024
Gianmarco Soresi Demands Inclusive Bullying in Comedy “Embarrassment is, unfortunately, one of the best tools for making better comedy.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 6, 2024
Veronika Slowikowska’s Got Magic to Do “I love seeing performers with joy and a spark in their eye! It’s all fun!”
comedians you should know
Sept. 6, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 6, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 5, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 5, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 5, 2024
comedians you should know
Sept. 5, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 5, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 5, 2024
MANDAL Thinks Silly Trumps Clever Every Time “I be trying to have a good time, man. I can’t read!”
comedians you should know
Sept. 4, 2024
comedians you should know
Sept. 4, 2024
comedians you should know
Sept. 4, 2024
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!”
comedians you should know
Sept. 4, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 4, 2024
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.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 4, 2024
Brandi Denise Does What She Wants “… And I mean that in the most respectful way possible.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 3, 2024
comedians you should know
Sept. 3, 2024
And the George Award Goes to … George Civeris! “I will not be made complicit in creating a caricature of myself.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 3, 2024
Aaron Chen Will Always Honor the Sabbath “You simply must have a day off; otherwise you’re probably gonna get a hernia.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 3, 2024
Nico Carney Can’t Force It “I found it a lot more fun and true when I started talking about my life onstage.”
comedians you should know
Sept. 3, 2024
comedians you should know
Sept. 3, 2024
Sabrina Brier’s Got Layers “Great comedy can be found anywhere!”
a long talk
Aug. 28, 2024
Nothing on TV Felt Like My So-Called Life Winnie Holzman reflects on writing the pilot more than 30 years ago: “Every character was trying to figure out who they were.”
the 8h days
Aug. 27, 2024
Alex Moffat Still Misses SNL ’s Adrenaline Rush “The fact that I got to do it at all — I still pinch myself.”
The Daily Show ’s Josh Johnson Is Reaching New Prolific HeightsThe comedian has built a community thanks to his weekly stand-up releases — all while balancing a promotion at his Comedy Central job.
Langston Kerman and John Mulaney Made Stand-Up’s Love Jones The comedians talk shop about their new collaboration and why Kerman is basically Tim Walz.
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