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‘This Show Really Faced an Uphill Battle’

 Deli Boys creator Abdullah Saeed talks about putting the jokes first while examining survivor’s guilt and dodging representation discourse. By Hershal Pandya
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Vulture Is Turning La La Land Into Ha Ha Land

 On March 25, we’re launching Guaranteed!, a biweekly comedy show at L.A.’s Lyric Hyperion theater! By Jesse David Fox
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Is Kyle Gordon’s ‘Selekta’ a Banger or Bad Bangers and Mash?

 “Blood on my trainers? I can’t risk it.” By Rebecca Alter and Anne Victoria Clark
  1. last night on late night
    Jimmy Kimmel Asks WitchTok How to Handle the Blood Worm MoonDO NOT charge your crystals! DO invest in crypto?
    By Bethy Squires
  2. cast away
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    By Jason P. Frank
  3. awards szn
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    By Jason P. Frank
  4. overnights
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    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  5. coming soon
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    By Justin Curto
  6. respect the classics
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    By Devon Ivie
  7. show me your teeth
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    By Jason P. Frank
  8. guaranteed!
    Vulture Is Turning La La Land Into Ha Ha LandOn March 25, we’re launching Guaranteed!, a biweekly comedy show at L.A.’s Lyric Hyperion theater!
    By Jesse David Fox
  9. trailer mix
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    By Hershal Pandya
  10. got that dog in him
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    By Alejandra Gularte
  11. new vocab
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    By Alejandra Gularte
  12. resume builder
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    By Alejandra Gularte
  13. vedic technology
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    By Rebecca Jennings
  14. this week in late night
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    By Bethy Squires
  15. buffering
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    By Josef Adalian
  16. cultural pharmacopeia
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    By Hershal Pandya
  17. last night on late night
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    By Bethy Squires
  18. obits
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    By Bethy Squires
  19. overnights
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    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  20. snl50
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    By Bethy Squires
  21. bop or flop
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    By Rebecca Alter and Anne Victoria Clark
  22. my wives
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    By Jason P. Frank
  23. jokes
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    By Hershal Pandya
  24. remember movie theaters?
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    By Fran Hoepfner
  25. awards szn
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    By Hershal Pandya
  26. callbacks
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    By Bethy Squires
  27. overnights
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    By Rima Parikh
  28. stand-up
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    By Jesse David Fox
  29. funny videos of the month
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    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  30. this week in late night
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    By Bethy Squires
  31. vive la france
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    By Jesse David Fox
  32. the grub street diet
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    By Paula Aceves
  33. season two city over here
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    By Hershal Pandya
  34. overnights
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    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  35. last night on late night
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    By Bethy Squires
  36. the great bits
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    By John Roy
  37. baby it’s covid outside
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    By Jennifer Zhan
  38. this week in late night
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    By Bethy Squires
  39. snl50
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    By Jesse David Fox
  40. snl 50
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    By Jason P. Frank
  41. openings
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    By Clio Chang
  42. overnights
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    By Joe Berkowitz
  43. last night on late night
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    By Bethy Squires
  44. tributes
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    By Bethy Squires
  45. live from new york
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    By Vulture Staff
  46. i’m verklempt!
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    By Fran Hoepfner
  47. snl50
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    By Devon Ivie
  48. saturday night pride
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    By Rebecca Alter
  49. snl50
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    By Jesse David Fox
  50. snl50
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    By Hershal Pandya
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