Adam Pally’s New Show Might Be Stage-Fright Therapy

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( encounter [The Adam Pally Project]( His new live show might be stage-fright therapy, a midlife lark, or a middle finger to streamers. He’s still figuring it out. Photo: Hugo Yu [Adam Pally]( is waiting for a lunchtime martini at Grand Central Oyster Bar when a pair of young guys — maybe 19 or 20, looking like they robbed the Aimé Leon Dore store and are making their getaway back to Long Island — sneak a photo of him. At least, that’s what it looks like. Pally waves off the incident: “No way. I don’t ever get recognized.” If anything, they were probably confusing him for one of the other [“handsome, schlubby Jewish guys](,” he says, like Seth Rogen, Josh Gad, or Jake Johnson. That happens a lot. But Pally is comfortable being that guy people think they know from that one thing; he’s carved a career out of playing various smart-asses in movies (often ones that star Aubrey Plaza — [The to Do List](, [Life After Beth](, Dirty Grandpa) and shows (he’s most famous for playing Max Blum in Happy Endings) that people usually tend to discover after they’ve been axed. “I sort of cultivate it,” he says with a laugh. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. Subscribe now to [save over 60%]( on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Changeling: [It’s Not a Baby]( • Only Murders in the Building: [The Trio’s Day Off]( • Below Deck Down Under: [Magic Mike Live (Ep. 16)](, [Train Wreck (Ep. 17)]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Talking Heads Burn Down the House, Not One Another The band’s first public appearance in 21 years was all smiles.]( By Jill Krajewski [The Fall of the House of Usher Looks Like a Sackler Revenge Romp Mike Flanagan is the man again.]( By Rebecca Alter [Barbie Comes to the Real World (a.k.a. Digital) The Dream House is now in your house.]( By Savannah Salazar [Sexyy Red Is Pretty Much a New York Jet Now Give her a shot at quarterback.]( By Justin Curto [How to Watch the 2023 MTV VMAs It’s time to spill our guts … on how to watch the awards show tonight.]( By Alejandra Gularte [Sex Education Has One Final Test “You should try and enjoy the journey. It doesn’t last forever.”]( By Zoe Guy [Dicks: The Musical Is About F–king Identical Twins (Not Like That) What else do you need to know about Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson’s musical dick-tactacular?]( By Jason P. Frank [Paul Giamatti Is Never Better Than When He’s in an Alexander Payne Movie Prep school dramedy The Holdovers, the pair’s first collaboration since Sideways, showcases Giamatti’s capacity for the prickly and the heartbreaking.]( By Alison Willmore [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 19-Across, Four Letters: Word on an Andrew Yang supporter’s hat. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [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 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved