New York, NY (September 30, 2024) - Vulture today announced the initial lineup for its annual pop-culture extravaganza, Vulture Festival, which is returning with a weekend of high-profile events that bring everything you love about Vulture to life. Taking place Saturday, November 16, and Sunday, November 17, at NYA East in Los Angeles, the festival will offer superfans a weekend of programming that celebrates the shows, movies, artists, and content they love, including an incredible array of actors in conversation, screenings, sing-alongs, and unique surprises that only Vulture can provide. In addition, Vulture is introducing a new award that honors remarkable work by a writers room.
Additional talent to be announced. The lineup for the showcase, curated by Vulture’s editors, includes these events:
The Roomy Award Goes to: Abbott Elementary
Every great show starts with a room full of talented writers, and Vulture is proud to honor the writers of Abbott Elementary with an award specifically for writers’ rooms: the Roomy Award. Showrunner Quinta Brunson, co-showrunners Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, and their fellow writers will be joining us for a discussion about doing great work in a great room.
The Skeleton Twins Reunion With Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader
It’s been ten years since Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader starred in the cult dramedy The Skeleton Twins, Join us for an onstage reunion of the two friends as we look back on their years of collaboration, which culminated in a true indie classic.
Landman Sneak Peek Presented by Paramount+
Join us for a special advance screening of Paramount+’s new original series Landman, starring Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton. Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast Boomtown, the series is an upstairs-downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics. The drama premieres Sunday, November 17, exclusively on Paramount+.
Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls Pajama-Party Brunch
Grab your roommates and cutest PJs and meet us at Vulture Festival for a comfy
brunch celebrating Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls. Creator Justin Noble and cast
members Pauline Chalamet, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Paulino, and Renika Williams will
be cozying up with us for a conversation about everything that makes this Max hit our favorite campus sex comedy.
The Best You’re the Worst Reunion in History
A decade ago Jimmy and Gretchen had their first meet-not-so-cute, and now we’re
getting the cast of our favorite dysfunctional love story, You’re the Worst, back together. Series creator and showrunner Stephen Falk will join stars Aya Cash, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue, and Chris Geere for a little trip down memory lane. Wash your legs and get your tickets, because sleepy bitches don’t get to go to fun reunions.
Julio Torres’s Favorite Colors
Comedian Julio Torres joins us for an in-depth discussion about that which colors our lives: color. Warm colors, cold colors, hot colors, bold colors; all of it will be up for discussion in this exploration of the Fantasmas creator, director, and star’s work and life.
The Winkler Method: A Henry Winkler Acting Class
You already know that Henry Winkler played acting teacher Gene Cousineau in HBO’s hit comedy Barry, but did you know that he also teaches an acting class at Vulture Festival? The Emmy Award winner and best-selling author will return this year for his fifth annual acting class. Winkler will offer what he’s learned in his 50 years of practicing the craft of acting, sign copies of his book Being Henry, and imbue you with the insights gained in his long career as a producer, director, and proud SAG-AFTRA member. Come learn, feel, and, just maybe, grow.
The Best Comedy Show in L.A. Tonight
It’s not Vulture Festival without a comedy show, and this year we’ve got Joel Kim
Booster hosting a star-studded lineup of some of the Los Angeles area’s best funny
folks: Naomi Ekperigin, Beth Stelling, Chris Fleming, and Aparna Nancherla! This will
be the best comedy show in L.A. on that particular night, so get tickets now because
they will sell out!
On sale today, tickets to Vulture Festival events start at $25. Tickets include access to The Lot at NYA East and one complimentary drink ticket. Follow @VultureFestival and @Vulture for updates.
The festival is sponsored by Bulleit and Paramount+. Supporting Partners include Chain.
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