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The leaves are starting to change as the air begins to chill, and that means it’s nearly time for us Vultures to migrate over to sunny Los Angeles for the biggest celebration of pop culture around: Vulture Festival, sponsored by Bulleit and Paramount+. This year, we’ve got Henry Winkler returning to teach his wildly successful acting class, and our very first award for a writers’ room — the Roomy Award — will be presented to the writing staff of Abbott Elementary. We’ll be reuniting with The Skeleton Twins’s Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader for a long talk, and Julio Torres is coming to chat about colors. The cast and creator of You’re the Worst are reuniting, and we’ll be doing a comfy pajama-party brunch with the creator and cast of The Sex Lives of College Girls. Paramount+ will also be offering a special advance screening of its new series Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, and Demi Moore. Between events, we’ll be partying in the Lot with Chain, a pop-up concept that deconstructs and reconstructs chain-restaurant classics. They’ll be bringing exclusive Jack in the Box menu items that you can’t get anywhere else, which should help you understand how urgently you need to get tickets. This will sell out, folks!
The Roomy Award Goes to: Abbott Elementary
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Every great show starts with a room full of talented writers, and we at Vulture are proud to honor the writers’ room of Abbott Elementary with our very first award specifically for writers’ rooms: the Roomy Award. Showrunner Quinta Brunson and her fellow scribes will be joining us for a discussion about doing great work in a great room.
The Skeleton Twins Reunion With Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader
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It’s been ten years since Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader starred in the comedy drama The Skeleton Twins, and what better way to celebrate than talking to them both. Join us for an onstage reunion of two friends as we look back on their years of collaboration, culminating in a true indie classic.
The Winkler Method: A Henry Winkler Acting Class
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You already know that Henry Winkler played acting teacher Gene Cousineau in HBO’s hit comedy Barry, but did you know that in real life, he also teaches an acting class at Vulture Festival? That’s right, this Emmy Award winner and best-selling author will return this year for his fifth annual acting class. Mr. Winkler will offer what he’s learned in his 50 years of practicing the craft of acting, sign copies of his book Being Henry, and imbue you with the insights gained in his long career as a producer, director, and proud SAG-AFTRA member. Come learn, feel, and, just maybe, grow.
Julio Torres’s Favorite Colors
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Comedian Julio Torres joins us for an in-depth discussion about that which colors our lives: color. Warm colors, cold colors, hot colors, bold colors, all of it will be up for discussion in this exploration of the Fantasmas creator, director, and star’s work and life.
The Best You’re the Worst Reunion in History
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It’s been ten years since Jimmy and Gretchen had their first meet-not-so-cute, and we’re getting the cast of our favorite dysfunctional love story, You’re the Worst, together to celebrate. Series creator and showrunner Stephen Falk will join stars Aya Cash, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue, and Chris Geere for a little trip down memory lane. So wash your legs and get your tickets, because sleepy bitches don’t get to go to fun reunions.
The Best Comedy Show in L.A. Tonight
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It’s not Vulture Festival without a comedy show, and this year we’ve got Joel Kim Booster hosting a star-studded lineup of some of the Los Angeles area’s best funny folks: Naomi Ekperigin, Beth Stelling, Chris Fleming, and Aparna Nancherla! This will be the best comedy show in L.A. on that particular night, so get tickets now because they will sell out!
Landman Sneak Peek
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Join us for a special advance screening of Paramount+’s new original series Landman, starring Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton. Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast Boomtown, the series is an upstairs-downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics. The drama premieres Sunday, November 17, exclusively on Paramount+.
Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls Pajama-Party Brunch
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Grab your roommates and your cutest PJs and meet us at Vulture Festival for a comfy brunch celebrating Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls. Creator Justin Noble and cast members Pauline Chalamet, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Paulino, and Renika Williams will be cozying up with us for a conversation about everything that makes this Max hit our favorite campus sex comedy.
