Kate Berlant’s great American clown show Berlant's brilliant HBO special, "Parmesan," positions her among history's great comics Salon · Oct 16
Babies review – Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen embrace childlessness in breezy comedy To be a parent or not to be a parent is the question propelling this often insightful yet largely run-of-the-mill riff on a Judd Apatow movie The Guardian - US · Sep 13
"Maddie's Secret" is perfectly imperfect In his brilliant tribute to the TV movie melodrama, comedian John Early puts on the wig and expels his inhibitions Salon · Jun 22
‘Vegetarian Nigella’ and flirty hair flips: John Early and Kate Berlant take on diet culture in new influencer satire In his directorial debut Maddie’s Secret, Early plays a food influencer with bulimia in a wild flip on the modern melodrama The Guardian - US · Jun 17
John Early: ‘There was electricity to playing a psycho – playing a nice guy almost felt self-serving’ INTERVIEW: Thanks to the Elizabeth Olsen romcom ‘Eternity’, the stand-up comedian and star of cult comedy series ‘Search Party’ is about to experience his mainstream breakthrough – but ambition isn’t the reason he’s stopped playing millennial monsters, he tells Adam White The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025
Kylie Jenner and Alexander Skarsgard to star in Charli XCX’s A24 film Rachel Sennott, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant and Jamie Demetriou will also appear in ‘The Moment’ The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
John Early: The Album Tour review – a rich slice of larky self-mockery Chatty waiters, visiting the loo in company and over-investing in sexual role-play are uproariously discussed alongside covers of Madonna, Britney and Dolly Parton The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
Search Party’s John Early: ‘You can only take a narcissistic monster for so long – it grates after 10 years’ Dropping the droll, self-obsessed character from his early standup shows, the comic and TV star is swapping millennial irony for the sincerity of song The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025
Sometimes, vegan cheese tastes better Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers Salon · Sep 25, 2024
Greta Titelman: Exquisite Lies review – mesmeric standup with plenty to shriek about The comic traces a path from Arizona to Manhattan with a musical set that never quite lands The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
Chelsea Peretti's comedy film First Time Female Director premieres March 8 Brooklyn Nine-Nine alum Chelsea Peretti makes her directorial debut in First Time Female Director, a hilarious and meta comedy featuring an all-star cast. ... Top News · Feb 7, 2024
Olivia Wilde Opens Up About Life With Her 2 "Cool" Kids: "They're So Great" Proud mama over here! Marie Claire · Jan 22, 2024
The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2023 Our critics’ highlights of the year include a 24-hour marathon, a standup welcoming hecklers, a reboot of The Matrix and a bus ride filled with emotion The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023
Netflix star Kate Berlant: ‘Thank God I didn’t get work as a child actor. I’d probably be dead – or even more insufferable’ The US comedian is wowing London audiences with her metatheatrical one-woman show ‘Kate’. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about child stardom, being a ‘nepo baby’ (or at least being seen as one), and why critics won’t comment on her hotness The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023 Kate Berlant is Kate review – wicked and winningly daft performance lives up to the hype The electrifying Berlant recounts her fictional life in this sharp and silly show directed by Bo Burnham
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023 ‘I identify as a deeply lazy person’: comedian Kate Berlant on absurdity, life reflecting art – and inventing herself on stage Kate Berlant is turning the rules of what’s funny upside down. Now the US standup is bringing her surreal one-woman show to the UK
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023 From The Blackening to One Piece: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment Whether it’s a satirical spin on Black horror tropes or a fantasy based on Japan’s bestselling manga, our critics have you covered for the next seven days
The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022 Kate Berlant and the one-woman show to end all one-woman shows The comedian teams up with Bo Burnham for a subversive and striking performance that plays into her knack for the absurd
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022 Leo Reich review – uproarious Gen-Z narcissist blazes through Reich’s flouncing, self-obsessed comedy is a brittle skewering of irony and anxiety – and a must-see