Sarah Sherman’s Beautiful Mind

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( profile [A Beautiful Mind]( For Sarah Sherman, comedy is all about putting on a show — and being absolutely disgusting. Photo: Charlie Engman Sarah Sherman is in the makeup chair at [Saturday Night Live](, morphing into a five-eyed, giant-eared beast. Since she [joined the show in 2021](, SNL’s makeup artist, Louie Zakarian, has transformed her into the [Six Flags mascot](, covered her in [meatballs](, and turned her real eyes into [googly ones](. That was all for sketches; today, though, they’re just experimenting. “Originally, my pitch I was gonna send you for this was, like, pimples that are eyeballs. But my face doesn’t have that much surface area,” Sherman says as Zakarian sticks prosthetic ears with eyes in their lobes to the sides of her head. He adds an extra eye to her forehead, applying thin layers of color until the latex around it is indistinguishable from Sherman’s skin. [Read More]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of Potomac: [Dirty Bird]( • The Traitors: [Faithful No More]( • Below Deck: [The Final Straw]( • Southern Hospitality: [The Baddest Bitches on King Street]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Romance Novelist Susan Meachen Explains Why She Un-Unalived Herself She’s so much happier now that she’s undead.]( By Rebecca Alter [22 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at Sundance 2023 From Cat Person (starring Cousin Greg) to the new Nicole Holofcener to an Ottessa Moshfegh–Anne Hathaway collaboration and more.]( [Channing Tatum Just Might Channel Patrick Swayze’s Ghost He got his hands on the rights to the ’90s romantic drama.]( By Zoe Guy [Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Odesza to Headline Governors Ball At a new home, Flushing Meadows.]( By Justin Curto [Maury Povich Brings Chicken Tetrazzini to The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder The lie detector determined that was the truth.]( By Alejandra Gularte [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 6-Down, Five Letters: Round pink video-game protagonist. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Vulture Recommends]( We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo: Victorious De Costa Catch up on [Snowfall](, the late John Singleton’s hit FX series about the rise of crack in 1980s Los Angeles. (The show premieres its final season on February 22.) Then listen to Brooklyn-based artist [Skyzoo’s Mind of a Saint](, a concept album inspired by the show. [Read more from Vulture]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-vulture?email={EMAIL}&hash=39357a76f6d08b16239fd2ffa65e9c6f) | [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 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved