A Slam Dunk From Gary Gulman

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( comedy review [A Slam Dunk From Gary Gulman]( Born on 3rd Base shows the vast possibilities of observational comedy — and how an “important” topic can also be delightfully petty. Photo: Max [Gary Gulman]( has a distinct sense of the mundane. Observational comedy is the foundation of his work, and classic Gulman jokes are often about noticing undercurrents and tensions that appear constantly but have grown too ubiquitous for most people to see. One of [his best-known jokes]( is a long exploration of the experience of shopping at Trader Joe’s. He has a [joke](about the photos of missing kids on the sides of milk cartons, and [one]( about the snobbery of the shape of a Yoplait container, and [another]( about the weirdness of ordering room service. [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 • Slow Horses: [Checkmate]( • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: [See You Next Taco Tuesday]( • The Real Housewives of Miami: [Father’s Day]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Jo Koy Will Introduce the Golden Globes to CBS Hosting the awards show on the new network.]( By Jason P. Frank [Everything The Iron Claw Leaves Out About the Von Erich ‘Curse’ A missing brother, a family tree of tragedies, the Von Erich name’s Nazi origins, and more real-life details missing from A24’s new wrestling drama.]( By Siddhant Adlakha [The Impeccable Peacocks of Barkley Hendricks A master portraitist takes his place alongside the Whistlers at the Frick.]( By Jerry Saltz [Every Bob’s Burgers Christmas Episode, Ranked They’re kooky and often a little spooky.]( By Lillian Brown [Rap Sh!t Hits the ‘Seduce and Scheme’ Ceiling In season two, Shawna and Mia’s anthem transformed from a symbol of empowerment to one of limitation.]( By Roxana Hadadi [Isabelle Huppert Aime Bushwick Specifically, a Persian restaurant that is about to be overrun by Actress Gays.]( By Jason P. Frank [Jason Oppenheim Is Trying to Sell Kanye’s Malibu Nightmare The unfinished Tadao Ando–designed property is going for $53 million and a chance to appear on Selling Sunset, presumably.]( By Zoe Guy [Seth Meyers Has Some Notes on Ted Cruz’s Stand-Up “I have a question: what is politics now?”]( By Bethy Squires [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 20-Down, Five Letters: One of two in “Bills, Bills, Bills” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, Everett 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