John Early Breaks His Silence on His Joke About Vulture

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( good one [John Early Breaks His Silence on His Joke About Us]( Vulture got name-checked in his 2023 HBO special. We finally asked him what gives. Photo: HBO Halfway through [Now More Than Ever](, John Early’s [June 2023 HBO special](that mixes stand-up with live-band covers and behind-the-scenes sketches, Early and his band, the Lemon Squares, bring the tempo down. Over a bed of keyboard playing with the chords of Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush,” Early does something that’s less stand-up and more a mixture of a rant, whine, and free association. The focus is on his generation, whom he says didn’t learn anything from school but how to be “total badasses” and “vamp.” For 20 minutes, Early voices a series of complaints about how his fellow millennials talk, dance, and use the internet. One joke is about how the only form of community he has is with his Grindr grid — not the people on it but the grid itself, which he says good night to every night. Another is about what gets passed off as art, like a painting of a little dancing cheeseburger or Rick Moranis holding a slice of pepperoni pizza. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of New Jersey: [Playing Hardball]( • Below Deck: [Bye Bye Barbie]( • Interview With the Vampire: [Puce-y Riot]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Robert De Niro Is Hating Trump in a More Official Capacity Lending his voice to a Biden campaign ad–slash–diss track.]( By Zoe Guy [The White-Power Fantasy of Reacher The streaming juggernaut fronts as wallpaper TV, but its uncanny fiction is anything but easygoing.]( By Angelica Jade Bastién [Should Charlie Puth Be a Bigger Artist? We Asked Charlie Puth. He says yes (but he promises it’s not to inflate his ego).]( By Nate Sloan [Job Will Put the ‘Bro’ in ‘Broadway’ Max Wolf Friedlich’s internet-age drama for Billions fans.]( By Jason P. Frank [Glen Powell Got One Nepo Baby Cut From Top Gun: Maverick Don’t worry, there were still three more.]( By Jason P. Frank [David Lynch Refuses to Be Normal (About Release Dates) He shared a mysterious warning for “June five.”]( By Zoe Guy [Venue Apologizes for Richard Dreyfuss’s Rant at Jaws Screening “We regret that an event that was meant to be a conversation to celebrate an iconic movie instead became a platform for political views.”]( By Alejandra Gularte [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 11-Down, Four Letters: Word before “Unicorn” or “Duel,” in movie titles Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name an Oscar-nominated Jennifer Garner movie? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved