You could easily describe John Mayer’s latest set in a single phrase: It’s a breakup album. But that glib shorthand does this probing set a disservice. While nearly every song addresses a lost love, the best ones deal with everything in life you can’t control, from the speed of your emotional evolution to your genetic makeup. “How much of my mother has my mother left in me,” Mayer asks during the crushing “In The Blood. Read More...
A month afterMattew Perry’s unexpected death, John Mulaney is unpacking his personal connection to the late Friends star. Although the comedic actors never crossed paths, Mulaney told Variety that he was personally affected by Perry’s journey with addiction and road to recovery, especially after reading his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. “Addiction is just a disaster,” Mulaney said. “Life is like a wobbly table at a restaurant and you pile all this s--- on it, and it gets wobblier and wobblier and more unstable. Read More...
Image Credit: Martin Cook/Comedy CentralThe Daily Show‘s John Oliver will highlight the comedy lineup at this year’s South by Southwest Film and Interactive festivals, beginning March 12 in Austin, Texas. Comedy Central will present a special edition of “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show,” while Michael Ian Black, Thomas Lennon, Anthony Jeselnik, Peter Holmes, Kumail Nanjiani, Al Madrigal, and Dave Foley are also set to perform during the festival. In addition, Scott Aukerman’s “Comedy Death-Ray Radio” will be one of four comedy podcasts that will be recorded live during the week-long event. Read More...
