Vulture today announced additional programming for its annual pop-culture extravaganza, Vulture Festival, which is returning for its tenth year with a weekend of high-profile events that brings everything you love about Vulture to life. Elizabeth Olson, Katt Williams, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Jonathan Groff, Padma Lakshmi, Kevin Smith, Becky Lynch, Cat Cohen, Tim Heidecker, and the casts of The Simpsons and Looking, will join the event. 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.
The lineup for the showcase, curated by Vulture’s editors, includes these events:
Elizabeth Olsen in Conversation
Elizabeth Olsen has been building a career that’s spanned everything from blockbuster comic-book movies to beloved indie classics. Hot on the heels of her latest work, the acclaimed Netflix feature His Three Daughters, she’s sitting down for a live conversation with us at Vulture Festival, where we’ll have a chance to get to know one of our culture’s most versatile actors.
Katt Williams Is Here
Comedy icon Katt Williams will join us for a live and unfiltered conversation about his life, career, and work with Vulture writer and host of Good One: The Podcast About Jokes Jesse David Fox. You do not want to miss what he has to say!
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie: How It All Began
Peacock’s original series Paris & Nicole: The Encore is upon us, and legendary reality-TV pioneers Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are coming to Vulture Festival to celebrate with a very special event. Dress in your favorite Paris-and-Nicole-Y2K-inspired fashions and get ready to learn.
Looking Back at Looking
It’s been ten years since Looking debuted on HBO, and we’re looking (see what we did there) to celebrate! Creator Michael Lannan will be joined by cast members Jonathan Groff, Lauren Weedman, Frankie J. Alvarez, and more for a night reminiscing over the much-beloved and gone-too-soon HBO series and film.
Kevin Smith’s Dogma Confessional
Director Kevin Smith joins us for a look back at the classic religious satire Dogma, 25 years after it first blasphemed. You’re invited to sit in on this blessed event that sure will make you thank God, and by that we mean Alanis Morissette. What better way to spend a Sunday? Go to church or something?
The Simpsons Live Oral History
It’s the 30th anniversary of The Simpsons episode “Lisa on Ice,” which pits Bart and Lisa against each other as they compete for both their father’s approval and ice-hockey glory. Join us as we explore the relationship between America’s most famous siblings, with cast members Nancy
Cartwright and Yeardley Smith, writer Mike Scully, season five and six showrunner David Mirkin, and consulting producer/animator David Silverman. Get tickets now, man!
Becky Lynch Disarms Us
WWE Superstar, trailblazer, and New York Times best-selling author Rebecca Quin will join us for a conversation about her recent memoir, Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl. We’ll look back on her legendary career — from her early days grinding on the road to being in
the first ever women’s match to main event WrestleMania — and just maybe get a glimpse at what The Man has in store for us next.
A Cooking An Eating Demonstration With Padma Lakshmi and a Special Guest
For nearly 20 years, on both Top Chef and Taste the Nation, Padma shined as one of the best eaters in television HISTORY. So, Padma is going to turn Vulture Festival into her own Vulture FEAST-ival. What does that mean? She will eat some of her favorite L.A. foods while talking about her history of eating/cooking, both onscreen and off, and how food has shaped how she’s seen the world. It will definitely be the tastiest event!
Switched on Pop With Cat Cohen and Tim Heidecker
Comedy and music, how do they work?? Comedians Cat Cohen and Tim Heidecker join hosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding for a very special live episode of the Vulture podcast Switched on Pop. They’ll be singing a little and talking a lot about Cohen’s debut album, Overdressed; her new special, Come for Me; and Heidecker’s latest work, Slipping Away. It’ll be the funniest musical event in Los Angeles that weekend, so get your tickets now!
Previously announced events include:
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 your cutest PJs and meet us at Vulture Festival for a comfy brunch celebrating The Sex Lives of College Girls. Creator Justin Noble and cast members Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Paulino, Renika Williams and more will be cozying up with us for a conversation about
everything that makes this Max hit our favorite campus sex comedy, and a screening of episode 301!
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. Follow @VultureFestival and @Vulture for updates.
The festival is sponsored by Bulleit, Dyson, Paramount+, and vitaminwater. Supporting Partners include Chain.
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