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Coyote vs. Acme Is a Commanding, Heartfelt Argument Against Corporate Cruelty

 More importantly, it’s funny too. By Angelica Jade Bastién
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Stavros Halkias Worries That He’s Living a Truman Show–esque Simulation

 But that won’t stop him from begging for a role in Heat 2. By Megh Wright
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Adults Has Outgrown Its Awkward Phase

 In its assured second season, the FX comedy graduates from imitating a great hangout sitcom to actually being one. By Jackson McHenry
  1. the maria bamford questionnaire
    Stavros Halkias Worries That He’s Living a Truman Show–esque SimulationBut that won’t stop him from begging for a role in Heat 2.
    By Megh Wright
  2. review roundup
    Will Forte Un-Gaslit by Coyote vs. Acme Rave ReviewsThe film had a shocking 101 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. movie review
    Coyote vs. Acme Is a Commanding, Heartfelt Argument Against Corporate CrueltyMore importantly, it’s funny too.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  4. overnights
    Adults Recap: I’ve Always Said ThatSamir dreads telling his girlfriend, Carly, that her pursuit of a career as a K-pop artist is doomed.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  5. last night on late night
    MAGA Says ‘No!’ to Jelly Roll’s New Telly RoleWhile guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, the country star sparked boycotts of his music by telling softball Trump jokes.
    By Hershal Pandya
  6. overnights
    Adults Recap: Weird Little GuyTensions mount as the friend group undergoes the dreaded room swap post Paul Baker and Issa’s breakup.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  7. overnights
    Adults Recap: One Last Big NightThe group scrambles to get rid of an unwelcome guest before acid night.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  8. overnights
    Adults Recap: SpermworthyAnton’s efforts to prove he’s not the monster his sister and parents think he is sends him spiraling out.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  9. overnights
    Adults Recap: It Comes With AgeBillie’s quarter-life crisis kicks into high gear when a sweet, naïve zoomer ends up with her fake ID.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  10. overnights
    Adults Season-Premiere Recap: Shame FriendsIt turns out that Paul Baker isn’t who we thought he was.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  11. tv review
    Adults Has Outgrown Its Awkward PhaseIn its assured second season, the FX comedy graduates from imitating a great hangout sitcom to actually being one.
    By Jackson McHenry
  12. overnights
    Ted Lasso Recap: It’s Called a TeamTed and Beard think outside the box to navigate the team’s fractured locker room.
    By Keith Phipps
  13. overnights
    Game Changer Recap: Tolerable CrueltyKurt Maloney, Jacob Wysocki, and Kimia Behpoornia play a demented version of Let’s Make a Deal where nobody wins.
    By Tasha Robinson
  14. coming soon
    American Vandal Is Getting a Really Weird Third SeasonIf I had a nickel for every time Jimmy Tatro starred in a true crime mockumentary…
    By Bethy Squires
  15. last night on late night
    Did You Know Donald Trump Doesn’t Like Rosie O’Donnell?Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s most loyal viewer weighed in on the latest guest host.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. last night on late night
    How Seth Meyers Spent His Summer VacationLaunching A Closer Look: Out of Office, for starters.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. overnights
    Ted Lasso Recap: Searching for Susan BoyleTed and Alice bring in new recruits to help the team, but there are mounting issues off the pitch.
    By Keith Phipps
  18. last night on late night
    God, It Feels Good to Have Rosie O’Donnell BackHer guest-host spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live! felt like a warm hug.
    By Jason P. Frank
  19. shade
    Law Roach Releases Pettiness for Prettiness“Holding grudges makes you ugly.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  20. this week in late night
    This Week in Late Night Isn’t Like Other GirlsFeaturing Ainsley Bailey on The Tonight Show, excellent spon-con from Guillermo on Kimmel, and John Oliver listing America’s people.
    By Bethy Squires
  21. rip
    All That Actress Christy Knowings Dead at 46Her co-star Kenan Thompson says her death “hit hard.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  22. a long talk
    Cat Cohen Needs People to Tell Her She’s CrazyShe levels up with her new Off Broadway show, Broad Strokes: “I’m thrilled, but I want so much more.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  23. trailer mix
    The Paper Returns for Another Season of ScoopsRomance and tornadoes take center stage in the season two trailer premiere.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  24. encounter
    John Wilson Can’t Fake ThisHe ended his beloved HBO docuseries and started making a movie about the terrors of concrete. Then a building in NYC started to collapse.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  25. overnights
    Ted Lasso Recap: Meet the Lady Greyhounds!While most of Richmond warmly welcomes him back, Ted still faces an uphill journey to ensure everyone on his new team is happy.
    By Keith Phipps
  26. vulture parents
    A Parent’s Guide to JackassMuch of Jackass is perfectly engineered for 12-year-olds, but it does get a little gnarly. Here are 10 stunts you can safely(ish) watch together.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  27. comedy review
    Rory Scovel Plays PeekabooIn Show Must Go On, the comedian embraces his own compassion by pretending to be a jerk.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  28. overnights
    Game Changer Recap: Wigging OutThe contestants put on their best Marie Antoinette wigs to play a game that riffs on social deduction games.
    By Tasha Robinson
  29. daytime
    How Days of Our Lives Scrambled to Get Soap Stud John Oliver on the AirWatch him work — wearing a wig he brought to set — in a new clip.
    By Josef Adalian
  30. habibi city
    Who’s Laughing Now?The comedians redefining the Arab joke with cheeky irreverence.
    By Hershal Pandya
  31. review roundup
    In One Night Only, Critics See America’s Slow Slide Into FascismA sex comedy that leaves everyone feeling limp.
    By Bethy Squires
  32. gold rush
    Watch Out, a Dramedy Could Be Coming for Your EmmyA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just might be the year’s most quietly disruptive nominee, and yes, it has something to do with its genre.
    By Joe Reid
  33. vulture fashion
    Brush Up on These Vintage Conan Clips Before the 2027 Met GalaWho will be brave enough to walk the Met stairs in one of Joe Galliano’s hats?
    By Bethy Squires
  34. suspiciously good timing
    Last Week Tonight Renewed Through the Prospective Paramount-Warner MergerThe renewal date goes through the time when Paramount-Skydance is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
    By Bethy Squires
  35. this week in late night
    A Truly Filthy Muppet Joke Won Late Night This WeekPlus Marcello Hernández’s receipts and Last Week Tonight’s VPR lore.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. state of the industry
    No One Is Safe From Gianmarco Soresi and Jay JurdenDuring Just for Laugh’s annual State of the Industry, the comedians went after Shane Gillis, Dave Chappelle, Theo Von, Jerry Seinfeld, and more.
    By Hershal Pandya
  37. encounter
    Matt Johnson Crosses the BorderThe director known for scrappy, lo-fi, distinctly Canadian indies takes on his biggest project yet: Anthony Bourdain.
    By Nicholas Quah
  38. overnights
    Game Changer Recap: Lost in TranslationA twist on the classic ‘Noise Boys’ episodes brings in additional players and makes for a nightmare scenario for one poor production assistant.
    By Tasha Robinson
  39. encounter
    The Cool Girl’s ComicMary Beth Barone’s wry sense of humor is all over her Netflix special but she’s more vulnerable than she appears.
    By Rebecca Alter
  40. gold rush
    Here’s How Widow’s Bay Can Be The Pitt of the 2026 EmmysHacks got more nominations, but Apple’s comedy-horror has a less-quantifiable advantage.
    By Joe Reid
  41. this week in late night
    A Flustered Jo Firestone Won Late Night This WeekPlus some fun Octavia Spencer facts and Arsenio Hall’s many good stories.
    By Bethy Squires
  42. quality time
    What W. Kamau Bell Watches (and Reads) With His DaughtersThe comedian wrote a new children’s book with his friend Adam Mansbach, the author of Go the Fuck to Sleep.
    By W. Kamau Bell
    As told to Marah Eakin
  43. tv review
    Stuart Fails to Be a Good TV ShowThe Big Bang Theory universe continues to expand, with dire results.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  44. remembrance
    ‘There Was Jimmy Burrows, and Then There Was Everybody Else’Beyond his vast body of work, the late director left behind another legacy — as a warm and giving mentor.
    By Pamela Fryman
  45. heated rivoli
    Nirvanna the Band the Show the HuluThis will be the first time the show is available for streaming in the United States.
    By Rebecca Alter
  46. vulture quiz
    Can You Tell Your Hawk From Your Dink?Hint: Two involve Frat Pack alums.
    By Bethy Squires
  47. backstories
    ‘Everyone Was Laughing at Me the Entire Time. It Was Awesome.’Kyle Gordon self-funded his trip to Africa to film “Mr. Jambo,” his greatest parody song yet.
    By Devon Ivie
  48. gold rush
    Netflix Stares Down a Limited Emmys FutureAnd eight more fascinating findings unearthed from the hundreds of 2026 Emmy nominations.
    By Joe Reid
  49. this week in late night
    Birthday Boy Will Ferrell Won Late Night This WeekPlus Jake Johnson anecdotemaxxing and Jeff Hiller’s résumé on WWHL.
    By Bethy Squires
  50. departures
    Chloe Fineman Is Leaving Saturday Night Live“It’s really hard to leave SNL but it does feel like the right time,” Fineman wrote on her Instagram after the news broke.
    By Jason P. Frank
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