2024’s Comedians You Should and Will Know

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( comics to watch [2024’s Comedians You Should and Will Know]( Two dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to industry insiders. Video: Alicia Tatone; Photos: Courtesy of subjects The comedy industry is undergoing a metamorphosis in 2024. Name-brand comedy venues are opening [new]( [locations](, beloved local venues are being [bought out by megacorporations](, and [streaming-service-helmed comedy festivals]( are usurping the [old-fashioned ones](. Post–WGA strike, TV-development execs are growing [green-light-shy](; [other streamers are entering the stand-up fray](; and [YouTube specials]( are becoming just as, if not more, worthy of watching as Netflix specials. A comedian asking an audience member what they do for a living is transforming from age-old stand-up cliché to heated (and [mockworthy]() [comedy debate](, and platforms like Instagram and TikTok, which only a few years ago were looked down upon, are now churning out some of the most consistently talented performers on the internet. [read more]( Meet the Comedians 1. [Sabrina Brier’s Got Layers “Great comedy can be found anywhere!”]( By Nate Jones 2. [Nico Carney Can’t Force It “I found it a lot more fun and true when I started talking about my life onstage.”]( 3. [This Is Francesca D’Uva’s Interview and You Have to Respect That “It’s my prerogative if I want a joke to stay bad.”]( By Vulture Editors 4. [Aaron Chen Will Always Honor the Sabbath “You simply must have a day off; otherwise you’re probably gonna get a hernia.”]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 5. [Give It Up for Sam Campbell, the Maestro! “My mouth has become filthy.”]( 6. [And the George Award Goes to … George Civeris! “I will not be made complicit in creating a caricature of myself.”]( By Vulture Editors Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Only Murders in the Building: [Show Your Cards]( • Below Deck Mediterranean: [Ellie’s Ego]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest From the Venice Film Festival 1. [Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Is More Challenging Than You Might Expect For such a hot movie, this Daniel Craig–starring William S. Burroughs adaptation sure feels emotionally sealed off.]( 2. [The Brutalist Is Half Of A Great Movie A terrific Adrien Brody anchors this three-and-a-half-hour American saga whose ambitions end up exceeding its grasp.]( 3. [Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Are Perfectly Imperfect Together Who could blame Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door for being more interested in its leading ladies than in contemplating death?]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 1-Across, Five Letters: Hobbit played by Martin and Ian Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images, Elyse Jankowski/WireImage, André Ricardo/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Ridley Scott movie starring Sigourney Weaver? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Marc Piasecki/Getty Images, Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images, Samir Hussein/WireImage mfl 2024 [Welcome to the Movies Fantasy League Preseason]( All that time you spend obsessing over box-office tracking figures* and devouring dispatches from the assorted fall movie festivals* is about to pay big dividends: Our [Movies Fantasy League is back](, this year with more prizes and hoopla than ever before. [read more]( 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