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this week in late night

This Week’s Cutest, Weirdest, Whoo-iest Late-Night Audiences

 It was a big week for awkward audience interaction! By Bethy Squires
gold rush

Just How Dominant Can The Bear Get in 2024?

 The FX darling is poised to repeat its Emmys reign this year and potentially shatter records in the process. By Joe Reid
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18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled Today

 Comedians in cars getting canceled. By Rebecca Alter
  1. gold rush
    Just How Dominant Can The Bear Get in 2024?The FX darling is poised to repeat its Emmys reign this year and potentially shatter records in the process.
    By Joe Reid
  2. bowen fan club
    Nonhuman Weekend Update Characters, RankedBowen Yang perfected the art form, but a few cast members have brought fantastically costumed characters to the Update desk.
    By Michael Boyle
  3. this week in late night
    This Week’s Cutest, Weirdest, Whoo-iest Late-Night AudiencesIt was a big week for awkward audience interaction!
    By Bethy Squires
  4. the vacanza queen
    Guess What Dua Lipa’s Favorite Vaction Spot IsNot Epcot … try again.
    By Justin Curto
  5. overnights
    Hacks Season-Premiere Recap: We’re So BackDeborah needs someone who can be an asshole, and Ava needs a person with whom she can be an asshole. It’s a love story, baby.
    By Jessica M. Goldstein
  6. duty calls
    Sabrina Carpenter Is Working Late on the Saturday Night Live FinaleWith host Jake Gyllenhaal.
    By Jason P. Frank
  7. reboots
    Liam Neeson to Star in Naked Gun RebootPamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser have joined the police squad.
    By Bethy Squires
  8. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Three Tipsy TeachersNot having Josh Segura as Janine’s love interest feels like a missed opportunity.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  9. che pasa
    Rosie O’Donnell Joins Cast of And Just Like That…Here comes Mary.
    By Bethy Squires
  10. overnights
    Loot Recap: Top ModelAww, baby’s first drug-fueled runway freak-out.
    By Maggie Fremont
  11. overnights
    Palm Royale Recap: Dead PresidentsRichard Nixon could learn a thing or two about keeping secrets from the residents of Palm Beach.
    By Tom Smyth
  12. content warning
    18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled TodayComedians in cars getting canceled.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of April 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  14. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring Kyle Kinane’s epic closer, Christina Catherine Martinez’s experimental release, and Alex Edelman’s one-man show.
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. the great bits
    Andy Daly Mines Art From Hack-Comedy CriticismHis 2006 Comedy Death-Ray set throws a giant middle finger to everything alt-comedy finds unacceptable.
    By John Roy
  16. politics
    Colin Jost’s Best Jokes at the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner“Donald Trump has spent the past week falling asleep in court every morning — though Fox News said he was just being ‘anti-woke.’”
    By Hershal Pandya
  17. nerd prom
    Colin Jost Kept Kamala Harris Laughing at White House Correspondents’ DinnerThere were old jokes, Trump jokes, and Scarlett Johansson jokes.
    By Tom Smyth
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. close read
    Baby Reindeer Does Something RemarkableThe Netflix drama grapples with the aftermath of abuse in an unprecedented way.
    By Shannon Keating
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. this week in late night
    Chris Stapleton’s New Single Won Late Night This WeekFeaturing John Stamos.
    By Bethy Squires
  31. 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
  32. vulture lists
    Every Conan Without Borders International Special, RankedConan is often at his best when he leaves the country.
    By Ian Goldstein
  33. 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
  34. covid-core
    Watch John Early Stress in This Stress Positions ClipMy neck, my back, my terrorist attack.
    By Rebecca Alter
  35. overnights
    Abbott Elementary Recap: Janine’s ChoiceShame on anyone who doubted Ava’s lore.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. stand-up
    Long Jokes Are GoodMore of them, please.
    By Jesse David Fox
  39. overnights
    Palm Royale Recap: Where There’s a WillThere’s only room for one scam artist in Palm Beach.
    By Tom Smyth
  40. overnights
    Loot Recap: Two Minions Passing in the NightWhat role is Benjamin Bratt playing in the live-action Despicable Me movie?
    By Maggie Fremont
  41. 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
  42. coke joke
    Party Boy Josh Gondelman Crushes His WGA Awards MonologueThere was a cocaine reference.
    By Hershal Pandya
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. snl
    Ryan Gosling and Kate McKinnon Got Abducted By Aliens AgainThe Barbie costars really need to be more careful around UFOs.
    By Tom Smyth
  49. 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
  50. 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
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