Vulture Festival to Feature Cristin Milioti and a Brief Escape From This
Treat yourself to a Becky Lynch book signing, games with the Dropout stars, Kevin Smith’s Dogma, and so much more!
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Now, more than ever, we’re back to saying “now more than ever,” and now, perhaps even more than ever, we need an excuse to do something fun. Luckily, Vulture Festival’s full lineup is now available, and things have already started to sell out! But don’t worry, you can still join us for a pajama brunch with The Sex Lives of College Girls, or catch The Man — a.k.a. Becky Lynch — in conversation and signing copies of her best-selling book, or play games with the stars of Dropout. We’re also talking to Cristin Milioti about her role in HBO’s The Penguin and honoring the writers’ room of Abbott Elementary with our brand new Roomy Award. Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are talking about Dogma, Paramount+ is bringing us a Yellowjackets event and a Landman screening, Max is screening the season-two premiere of Bookie, and NBC is giving us a look at St. Denis Medical. We really do have a lot going on, and that’s really just a smattering of highlights! Many events are close to sold out, so don’t wait! Get your tickets right now!
Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls Pajama-Party Brunch
Grab your roommates and your cutest PJs and meet us at Vulture Festival for a comfy brunch celebrating The Sex Lives of College Girls. Creator Justin Noble and cast members Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Paulino, Renika Williams and more will be cozying up with us for a conversation about everything that makes this Max hit our favorite campus sex comedy, and a screening of episode 301!
Becky Lynch Disarms Us
WWE Superstar, trailblazer, and New York Times best-selling author Rebecca Quin will join us for a conversation about her recent memoir Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl. We’ll look back on her legendary career — from her early days grinding on the road to being in the first ever women’s match to main event WrestleMania — and just maybe get a glimpse at what The Man has in store for us next.
*Book signing to take place directly following the event.
Quinta Brunson & The Writers of Abbott Elementary Win The Roomy Award
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 Best You’re the Worst Reunion in History
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.
Dropout Panel Changer
Inspired by the Dropout show Game Changer, join us for an event that will completely change every ten minutes. Will Dropout all-stars Rekha Shankar (Smartypants), Vic Michaelis (Very Important People), Jordan Myrick (Gastronauts), and Jacob Wysocki (Make Some Noise) improvise, talk thoughtfully about their work, play an elaborate game of “Simon Says” with the audience, or all of the above? That remains to be seen, but no matter what they do, they are only going to do it for ten minutes before doing something even crazier.
Landman Sneak Peek Presented by Paramount+
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+.
Kevin Smith’s Dogma Confessional with Special Guest Jason Mewes
Director Kevin Smith joins us along with special guest Jason Mewes for a look back at the classic religious satire Dogma, 25 years after it first blasphemed. You’re invited to sit in on this blessed event that sure will make you thank God, and by that we mean Alanis Morissette. What better way to spend a Sunday? Go to church or something?
The Secrets to Writing Yellowjackets Presented by Paramount+
Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets is the engrossing saga of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. Co-creator Ashley Lyle will join co-showrunner Jonathan Lisco and executive producer Ameni Rozsa to talk about what makes this highly addictive show tick.
Cristin Milioti: Anatomy of a Performance
A star of stage and screen, Cristin Milioti never ceases to fascinate us. From Wolf of Wall Street, Made for Love, and Palm Springs to her critically lauded performance in the musical Once, she’s what people mean when they talk about having range. Now this Grammy Award–winning star is tackling the DC Universe with her role as Sofia Falcone in HBO’s The Penguin, and she’s joining us at Vulture Festival to unpack everything that went into bringing this hardened killer to life.
An Advance Screening of Season Two of Bookie and a Conversation Presented by Max
From Emmy-nominated creator Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory) and Nick Bakay, this darkly funny comedy follows veteran Los Angeles bookie Danny (Sebastian Maniscalco) as the potential legalization of sports gambling in California threatens to upend his business for good. Join us for a screening of the season-two premiere followed by a conversation with creators Lorre and Bakay along with cast members Rob Corddry and Omar J. Dorsey.
Cruel Intentions: Special Preview with Cast and Creators of the New Series Presented by Prime Video
Join us for a special advanced screening of Prime Video’s new series Cruel Intentions, followed by a conversation with the cast and creators. Twenty-five years after the iconic film captivated audiences with its provocative drama, sex, and scandal, the series introduces a new class of cruel characters who are ready to take their games and manipulation to a whole new level. Cruel Intentions follows the elite students of Manchester College, where two ruthless step-siblings will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy, including seducing the daughter of the vice-president of the United States.
Looking Back at Looking
It’s been ten years since Looking debuted on HBO, and we’re looking (see what we did there?) to celebrate! Creator Michael Lannan will be joined by producer John Hoffman, cast members Jonathan Groff, Lauren Weedman, Frankie J. Alvarez, and more for a night reminiscing over the much-beloved and gone-too-soon HBO series and film.
St. Denis Medical: A Screening and Conversation Presented by NBC
Join us for a special screening of the new NBC sitcom St. Denis Medical, a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. Afterward, we’ll chat with cast members Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper, and Kaliko Kauahi, and series co-creators Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer.
