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Andre Braugher, as Remembered by the Nine-Nine “Even greater than his acting talent was the happiness and joy he brought to those around him.”
By Bethy Squires
The Industry Pays Tribute to Norman Lear Rita Moreno, Rob Reiner, Wanda Sykes, Quinta Brunson, Gloria Calderón Kellett, and Joe Biden remembered the TV titan.
By Jason P. Frank
vulture fashion
Oct. 2, 2023
There’s Nothing More Obscene Than Frasier in Jeans No way they’re letting him into Chez Henri in those.
By Rebecca Alter
we’re listening
Aug. 22, 2023
Kelsey Grammer Saves Music Once More Hey baby, phone’s for you. It’s the blues, they’re a-callin’.
By Rebecca Alter
Let Primo Fill the Feel-Good Comedy Void in Your Life Just in case other formerly feel-good comedies are no longer working for you!
By Kathryn VanArendonk
vulture lists
May 5, 2023
A Taxonomy of Semi-autobiographical Comedian Sitcoms Pete Davidson’s Bupkis is the latest in a long, long line of comedians inserting themselves into TV shows.
By Bethy Squires
exit interview
Apr. 21, 2023
How American Auto Navigated Season Two Creator Justin Spitzer breaks down the workplace sitcom’s recalibrated second season and putting a corporate spin on the Superstore formula.
By Hershal Pandya
workplace sitcoms
Apr. 19, 2023
By Kathryn VanArendonk
Nelson Franklin Is Thankful He’s Not the ‘Uglier George Santos” Comedy’s go-to That Guy discusses appearing in — or auditioning for — most of your favorite sitcoms.
By Hershal Pandya
5 questions with…
Nov. 24, 2022
By Bindu Bansinath
derry girls
Oct. 14, 2022
By Bindu Bansinath
trailer mix
Sept. 12, 2022
By Justin Curto
(on-screen) deaths
Aug. 30, 2022
The Goldbergs to Kill Off Jeff Garlin’s Character in Season 10He was fired last year after accusations of on-set emotional abuse.
By Jason P. Frank
The Working-Class Sitcom Strikes Back A new crop of absurd comedies turn their nose up at the fantasy of upward mobility.
By Roxana Hadadi
the one where she’s sorry
July 6, 2022
Friends Creator Marta Kauffman Regrets Misgendering Chandler’s Trans MomShe previously also expressed “guilt” over the show’s lack of racial diversity, to the tune of a $4 million donation.
By Jennifer Zhan
Let’s Hear It 4 Girls5eva ’s Triumphant Second Act An unabashedly silly yet satisfying new season digs back into everything that made season one so amusing and then some.
By Roxana Hadadi
inventing abbott
Apr. 13, 2022
Abbott Elementary Is the New Model for Network-Sitcom SuccessQuinta Brunson tailored her breakout show for the widest possible audience. It might change the way we stream comedies, too.
By Josef Adalian
vulture rankings
Mar. 31, 2022
Which Ghosts Ghosts Do You Want to Be Haunted By? Yes, Woodstone mansion’s unliving residents may be freaking hilarious, but there are some real-world practicalities to consider.
By Maggie Fremont
Like Abbott Elementary ’s Melissa, Lisa Ann Walter Has a Guy for Everything The sitcom vet talks through her career turns, slogging through the sexist comedy world, and the joys of being The Parent Trap ’s Chessy.
By Matthew Jacobs
vulture recommends
Mar. 11, 2022
It’s Time to Stop Ignoring The Golden Palace The Golden Girls spinoff is actually pretty funny even without Bea Arthur.
By Eliot Glazer
vulture recommends
Mar. 3, 2022
By Michelle Cohn
the other ava
Feb. 24, 2022
A Plea to Abbott Elementary : Let Ava Stay Terrible Janelle James’s scene-stealing principal gives the breakout comedy a hard edge that doesn’t need to be softened.
By Roxana Hadadi
everybody loves puppets!
Feb. 24, 2022
By Rebecca Alter
It’s the Perfect Time for Abbott Elementary Teachers need to feel seen right now, and this very funny workplace comedy has its eyes wide open.
By Jen Chaney
Michael Nesmith, Monkees Guitarist, ‘Different Drum’ Songwriter, Dead at 78 The singer-songwriter and his bandmates Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork were both sitcom stars and a real pop-rock band.
By Rebecca Alter
Cristela Alonzo Returns to TV With Legends, Lifetime, and a ‘Sense of Purpose’ After working through the premature end of her sitcom, the comic and host of the Legends of the Hidden Temple revival is ready to do things her way.
By Josef Adalian
17 Essential Brooklyn Nine-Nine Episodes As the cop comedy enters its final act, let’s look back on the character-driven highlights that took this workplace sitcom from nice to noice.
By Brian Tallerico
Gavin MacLeod, Love Boat Captain, Dead at 90 MacLeod was best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Love Boat.
By Rebecca Alter
vulture lists
May 7, 2021
12 Essential Mom Episodes A look back at the sitcom’s eight-season run as it approaches its series finale.
By Tara Ariano
Girls5Eva Is 2 Funny 2 IgnoreThe Peacock series about a girl group reuniting in middle age cranks out joke after joke about the ridiculous exercise that is show business.
By Jen Chaney
vulture recommends
Apr. 20, 2021
By Emily Palmer Heller
Friends Reunion Will Be There for You, Just As Soon As It Films Next WeekGiving Ross a few extra days to get his leather pants back on and get out of that bathroom.
By Halle Kiefer
close reads
Mar. 24, 2021
Farewell to Superstore , a Show That Got Representation Right For six seasons the series cultivated a genuine picture of working-class life: wide-ranging, nuanced, and always meeting at a myriad of intersections.
By Kovie Biakolo
the tina fey tv universe
Mar. 22, 2021
Mr. Mayor Gets a Second TermWe’ll always take more Ted Danson.
By Devon Ivie
Portrait of the Rock As a Young Man Young Rock is a sweet sitcom about the life of Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson that implies he may be president someday.
By Jen Chaney
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