comedy
We Asked Comedians to Tell Us the Worst Thing That Happened to Them in 2015
Death, Trump, cruise boat pedophilia... it was a weird year for comedians.
What ‘Chemistry Tests’ with Hollywood’s Leading Men Are Like
It's like a job interview where seven executives watch you and decide whether they'd like to watch you bang a big star on-screen. Failing is easy.
Why It Sucks to Be a Woman in Comedy
Men never think about this stuff—at least until you bring it to their attention.
What Life Is Like As an Amateur Comic On the Open-Mic Circuit
Not a lot of money and crippling self doubt: what's the draw of being a stand-up?
The Spirit of Andy Kaufman Is Alive and Well
The 2015 Andy Kaufman Awards featured a monologue from 'Independence Day,' a girl who "gets really reasonable when she's drunk," and a weird sex god named the Grand Inquisitor.
The Muppets Are Back and Sexier Than Ever
The new, pheromone-driven incarnation of the Muppets straddles a milquetoast line between the all-ages whimsy of its forebear and the amazingly disgusting filth-fest 'Meet the Feebles.'
Getting a Job, a Short Story by Your Parents
An excerpt from longtime VICE contributor and Broadly editor-at-large Monica Heisey's new book, 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better.'
I Went on a 'Sex and the City' Tour of New York to Figure Out Why the Hell I Like 'Sex and the City'
Eleven years after the show went off the air, you can still relive it by taking a bus ride around Carrie Bradshaw's New York and buying some insanely overpriced cosmos.
Mindy Kaling's Project to Upend the Rom-Com
The new season of 'The Mindy Project' embodies, like its star and creator, a new kind of rom-com where a self-described 'chubby' Indian-American woman can be a successful doctor, get guys, and become a single mom—just like any other woman on TV.
How to Enjoy Pop Culture When You're Black
It's easy to write off pop cultural racism as "just a joke." But if we ignore small microaggressions, then we ignore how they create a larger picture of anti-black racism in society today.
Stephen Colbert's Transition into the 'Real' Stephen Colbert Has Begun
The new host of The Late Show introduced himself to America on Tuesday night to high ratings, but his inaugural episode as David Letterman's replacement was a mixed bag.