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The Embarrassing Secret of Kareem Rahma's Success
Someone very talented (okay, it was Austin Butler) once told the host of Subway Takes, that everything a man desires lies on the other side of embarrassment. Rahma says: One hundred percent agree.
By Kareem Rahma
Culture
Larry David Is Back Outside, and TV Is About to Get Good Again
The curmudgeonly TV legend and some pretty, pretty big guests celebrated at the LA premiere of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.
By Frazier Tharpe
Culture
Danny McBride Picks Seven Books That Inspired His First Short-Story Collection
The actor-writer-producer turned author discusses how Pat Conroy, Stephen King and G.I. Joe shaped his prose debut Thrilling Tales of Modern Men.
By Caroline Reilly
Culture
Marlon Wayans Says Other People Taking Over the Scary Movie Franchise Was Like ‘Watching Your Child Become a Crackhead’
GQ’s Zach Baron talks to the comedy superstar about God, family, getting an audience to laugh at “dark stuff,” and why he’s not calling his new horror parody Scary Movie Six.
By Zach Baron
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How Marcello Hernández Became the Boy Prince of Comedy
The 28-year-old comedian went from grinding at stand-up to being crowned Saturday Night Live’s latest star while never turning down his outsized energy.
By Matthew RobersonPhotography by Angalis Field
Culture
Is the Celebrity Roast Cooked?
They still generate ratings and sometimes even headlines, but after this week's hit-or-miss salute to Kevin Hart, GQ columnist Chris Black wonders if the enduring insult-comedy format has outlived its entertainment value.
By Chris Black
Culture
John Mulaney Went In On RFK Jr. at the Hollywood Bowl (Twice)
Pass the ivermectin, because Mulaney's new bit about the “comedy-adjacent” Health and Human Services secretary is going viral.
By Frazier Tharpe
Culture
The Best Movies to Stream Right Now
Nothing but take-it-to-the-bank recommendations for what to watch on every streaming service.
By The Editors of GQ
Culture
The 10 Best Movies About Stand-Up Comedy, Definitively Ranked
Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On? is the latest fictional film to mine humor and pathos from life on the stand-up stage—but where does it rank among the best examples of the genre?
By Derek Lawrence
Culture
Dave Chappelle's New Netflix Special Has His Most Ambitious Closer Yet
The comedian's latest special which he surprise-dropped on Friday night ends with a 30-minute odyssey that's some of his best work of late.
By Frazier Tharpe
Culture
Rob Reiner’s New York State of Mind
From rom-coms to courtroom drama to playing the Wolf of Wall Street’s irascible dad, the late filmmaker and actor put his heart and his hyper-specific sensibility into everything he touched.
By Abe Beame
Culture
Comedian Robby Hoffman, One of the Funniest People Living, Interviewed by Her Friend, John Mulaney
The Hacks star, whose new Netflix special premieres this weekend, talks to Mulaney about her wild childhood, cultivating relentless self-belief, and what it's like to get booed by 3,000 people.
By Robby Hoffman and John Mulaney
Culture
The Chair Company Finale Was Nuts
Tim Robinson's byzantine HBO comedy about a conspiracy-pilled suburban dad dropped a season-ender that sets the stage for an even wilder season two. Consider us, uh, seated.
By Abe Beame
Style
Inside the Sad, Normie Style of Tim Robinson’s The Chair Company
To achieve the HBO comedy’s frumpy corporate aesthetic, costume designer Nicky Smith had to renounce all her natural instincts. “Wrinkles are good. Disheveled is good. Uneven is good,” she tells GQ.
By Tyler Watamanuk
Culture
Which Tim Robinson Project Is Right for You?
As the king of supremely awkward comedy returns with a new HBO project, The Chair Company, we help you find which Tim Robinson sketch, movie, or TV show best fits your personality.
By Esther Zuckerman
Culture
Jim Downey? The Movie Actor?
He retired as SNL's longest-tenured writer more than a decade ago. Now, at 73, he's having a moment, with a viral Epstein joke on Conan's podcast, a sinister supporting turn in One Battle After Another, and a role in Tim Robinson's next project.
By Esther Zuckerman
Culture
Caleb Hearon Is Actually Very Nice
The comic and podcaster with the “she/they shooters” thinks “we need to bring back public beef”—but had a good conversation with MrBeast after their online dust-up.
By Matthew Roberson
Culture
Why Spinal Tap II Director Rob Reiner Got the (Fake) Band Back Together
The Spinal Tap co-creator on pioneering the mockumentary, getting turned down by Hot Ones, and resisting the temptation to do a joke about an amp that goes to 12.
By Jake Kring-Schreifels
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Comedian John Early Wanted to Play an Ingénue—So He Made His Own Movie
We caught up with the alt-comedy star at TIFF for the premiere of Maddie’s Secret, a directorial debut that walks the tightrope between absurdity and sincerity.
By Esther Zuckerman
Culture
Where Did All the Big-Screen Comedies Go?
The success of The Naked Gun has brought new attention to the near-disappearance of a beloved genre. Directors, writers, and critics weigh in on where movie theater comedies went—and whether they’ll come back.
By Jack King