Ashley Hajimirsadeghi is an Iranian American multimedia artist, journalist, and writer from Baltimore, Maryland. Her creative poems, essays, and fiction have appeared in print and digital magazines, ...

2021 was a strange year for romantic comedies. Netflix still reliably churned out content, including an abysmal gender-flipped remake of She’s All That and trilogy cappers for the To All The Boys and ...

The pandemic really put a damper on live stand-up comedy, and by extension, the stand-up comedy special. Much more than any preconceived notion of “cancel culture,” the idea of sitting ...

It was the year of new beginnings, some more promising than others. A cooperative improv theater called Union Comedy opened its doors outside Boston, while another called The Comedy Co-op held its ...

In 2021, more than in previous years, people wanted and needed to laugh. Sitcoms and comedy series have always been popular, especially when times are darker. 2021 saw the premiere of multiple comedy ...

Somehow comedy survived 2021. It didn’t thrive, but it also didn’t give up in the face of overwhelming odds. Good job, comedy! The stuff that was good wasn’t just good but also important—and not in ...

The best entertainment of the year, as chosen by Vulture’s critics. Click here to see selections for every subject and more. Poog (which, yes, is “Goop” spelled backwards) offers a humorous and ...

Whizz pop, Overall Winner: Playing with bubbles in the garden, Pepper is unaware of a curiously-placed one. For its second edition, the global animal photo competition Comedy Pet Photo Awards has ...

2021 was certainly an unpredictable year for comedy films. Not only were film productions and releases affected by the COVID-19 crisis, but for many, it's hard to laugh in the face of an ongoing ...

Comedy is a genre that seems to be fading from the big screen. A lot of comedy movies end up being released on streaming services instead. This is a shame because it’s nice to be in a theater with a ...

The return of indoor shows brought comedy closer to normal, and there were plenty of specials from Bo Burnham, Tig Notaro, Roy Wood Jr. and others. By Jason Zinoman From left, a scene from Tig ...

In live comedy, which operated for part of the year, Jason Manford and Alfie Brown – two comics who couldn't be more different if they tried – delivered great shows, while it was clear that Olga Koch ...