Vulture Festival Is Coming Back To LA
- By: Ashley Joy Parker
Star-studded lineup…
Vulture Festival, the annual pop-culture extravaganza, will return for its tenth year in a row with a weekend of high-profile events that bring everything you love about Vulture to life.
Taking place Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17, at NYA East in Los Angeles, the festival will offer superfans a weekend of programming that celebrates the shows, movies, artists, and content they love, including an incredible array of actors in conversation, screenings, panels, sing-alongs, and unique surprises curated by Vulture editors. In addition, Vulture is introducing a new award that honors remarkable work by a writers’ room.
Participating talent includes Quinta Brunson, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Elizabeth Olsen, Katt Williams, Joel Kim Booster, Henry Winkler, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Mike Myers, and more.
Check out just some of the lineup highlights below:
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie: How it All Began
Peacock’s original series Paris & Nicole: The Encore is upon us, and legendary reality-TV pioneers Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are coming to Vulture Festival to celebrate with a very special event. Dress in your favorite Paris-and-Nicole-Y2K-inspired fashions and get ready to learn.
The Roomy Award Goes to: Abbott Elementary
- Every great show starts with a room full of talented writers, and Vulture is proud to honor the writers of Abbott Elementary with an award specifically for writers’ rooms: the Roomy Award. Showrunner Quinta Brunson, co-showrunners Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, and their fellow writers 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
- It’s been ten years since Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader starred in the cult dramedy The Skeleton Twins, Join us for an onstage reunion of the two friends as we look back on their years of collaboration, which culminated in a true indie classic.
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, Nov. 17, exclusively on Paramount+.
Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls Pajama-Party Brunch
- Grab your roommates and 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.
Mike Myers: Honorary Degree
Whether you know him as Wayne Campbell, Austin Powers, or Shrek, the work of Mike Myers has undoubtedly touched your life, and maybe even changed the way you speak. Now, Vulture is honoring this comedy legend with our Honorary Degree. Join Vulture for a conversation about the man behind these memorable characters — from his time as a child actor to an SNL breakout star to a box-office behemoth — as we honor the artist who managed to somehow take total ownership of the phrase “Yeah, baby!”
The Best You’re the Worst Reunion in History
- A decade ago Jimmy and Gretchen had their first meet-not-so-cute, and now we’re getting the cast of our favorite dysfunctional love story, You’re the Worst, back together. 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. Wash your legs and get your tickets, because sleepy bitches don’t get to go to fun reunions.
Julio Torres’s Favorite Colors
- 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 Winkler Method: A Henry Winkler Acting Class
- You already know that Henry Winkler played acting teacher Gene Cousineau in HBO’s hit comedy Barry, but did you know that he also teaches an acting class at Vulture Festival? The Emmy Award winner and best-selling author will return this year for his fifth annual acting class. 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.
The Best Comedy Show in L.A. Tonight
- 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!
Tickets to Vulture Festival events start at $25. Tickets include access to The Lot at NYA East and one complimentary drink ticket. Buy tickets HERE.
The festival is sponsored by Bulleit and Paramount+. Supporting Partners include Chain.
