Megh Wright
@megh.bsky.social
comedy + features editor @ vulture
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three days after I got this assigned (about a musician I love, done by a writer I admire), I experienced a sudden, unexpected, and very close death in my life, so having this piece to work on was kind of like having a grief guide to hang out with :) www.vulture.com/article/ben-...
Since Dorian Died
Two years after the death of his son, Ben Kweller doesn’t want to waste any more time.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
three days after I got this assigned (about a musician I love, done by a writer I admire), I experienced a sudden, unexpected, and very close death in my life, so having this piece to work on was kind of like having a grief guide to hang out with :) www.vulture.com/article/ben-...
"As a journalist who writes often about aviation safety, I'm acutely aware of just how real and widespread deadly air crashes are. What if, for once, the extravagance of Fielder's solutions matched the scale of the problem?" from @jeffwise.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/nath...
Can Nathan Fielder Save You From Dying in a Plane Crash?
As an aviation journalist, I was skeptical of The Rehearsal. Then I talked to experts.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"As a journalist who writes often about aviation safety, I'm acutely aware of just how real and widespread deadly air crashes are. What if, for once, the extravagance of Fielder's solutions matched the scale of the problem?" from @jeffwise.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/nath...
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i spent some time with john mulaney, talking about his quest to make a talk show, ... but cool
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John Mulaney’s Playhouse
In his new live talk show, the comedian has free rein to do whatever he wants. What exactly is that?
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March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
i spent some time with john mulaney, talking about his quest to make a talk show, ... but cool
www.vulture.com/article/john...
www.vulture.com/article/john...
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www.vulture.com/article/kath.... My newest in @vulture on the consistently hilarious Kathleen Madigan
Kathleen Madigan Stares Down the Abyss of Indulgence
Why her 2013 bit about a cruise with Lewis Black is such a stand-up masterwork.
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January 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
www.vulture.com/article/kath.... My newest in @vulture on the consistently hilarious Kathleen Madigan
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Just spotlighting this incredible quote from my interview with Diane Morgan about the new Netflix special "Cunk on Life," where, for a moment, she completely became Philomena Cunk:
"There’s really no point trying to retain any kind of information."
www.vulture.com/article/dian...
"There’s really no point trying to retain any kind of information."
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Philomena Cunk Is Diane Morgan’s Superhero Alter Ego
The comedian, who’s played the character for 11 years, talks donning the “suit of armor” for possibly the last time in the new special, Cunk on Life.
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January 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just spotlighting this incredible quote from my interview with Diane Morgan about the new Netflix special "Cunk on Life," where, for a moment, she completely became Philomena Cunk:
"There’s really no point trying to retain any kind of information."
www.vulture.com/article/dian...
"There’s really no point trying to retain any kind of information."
www.vulture.com/article/dian...
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Ending the year with some worries about the art and craft of comedy. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/a...
For Comics, Honing Jokes Has Taken a Backseat to Marketing.
Stand-ups need time and practice to get good. When they have to focus on promotion and their social media feeds, the art form suffers.
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December 31, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Ending the year with some worries about the art and craft of comedy. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/a...
end of year comedy stuff!!! best specials from @kvanaren.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best Comedy Specials of 2024
From highly choreographed art-house projects to an hour of sex-robot clowning.
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December 31, 2024 at 3:23 AM
end of year comedy stuff!!! best specials from @kvanaren.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/best...
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one trillion (93) good moments from comedy this year: www.vulture.com/article/best...
Our 93 Favorite Comedy Moments of 2024
We’ve got gay hamsters, computer wives, and Corey.
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December 26, 2024 at 3:49 PM
one trillion (93) good moments from comedy this year: www.vulture.com/article/best...
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I was so glad to be a part of this. I had never met Kate McKinnon. I hope I didn't make an idiot of myself.
Introducing @nymag.com's “Reasons to Love New York” issue, featuring 60 past and present cast members of SNL on a cover so stuffed with stars that we had to expand it into the first five-panel fold-out cover in the magazine’s history. ❤️ #RTLSNL
December 3, 2024 at 3:56 AM
I was so glad to be a part of this. I had never met Kate McKinnon. I hope I didn't make an idiot of myself.
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I enjoyed this exchange because asking to go off the record in a Q and A is like asking for a Big Mac at a Burger King -- >
"Will we be able to go off the record for this part of the conversation?
I wouldn’t want to have this conversation off the record. The answer doesn’t help me, specifically."
"Will we be able to go off the record for this part of the conversation?
I wouldn’t want to have this conversation off the record. The answer doesn’t help me, specifically."
Why did Hulu wait until the stand-up market was more saturated than ever to get into original stand-up? I was curious, so I asked them.
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Can Hulu Crack Stand-up Comedy Specials?
A look inside how the streamer views curation, moderation, money, and “giving comedians their flowers.”
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November 27, 2024 at 5:18 PM
I enjoyed this exchange because asking to go off the record in a Q and A is like asking for a Big Mac at a Burger King -- >
"Will we be able to go off the record for this part of the conversation?
I wouldn’t want to have this conversation off the record. The answer doesn’t help me, specifically."
"Will we be able to go off the record for this part of the conversation?
I wouldn’t want to have this conversation off the record. The answer doesn’t help me, specifically."
I watch this when someone points out a typo in a feature I edited
November 27, 2024 at 12:38 AM
I watch this when someone points out a typo in a feature I edited
"It’s one of those things we debate: Do you have to suffer for your art? Do you have to be miserable? Do you have to have someone like J.K. Simmons on your back all the time in order to be great?" @hershalpandya.bsky.social + James Acaster: www.vulture.com/article/jame...
The Comedian vs. the Crowd
Disruptive audiences nearly drove James Acaster from stand-up. Instead, he decided to embrace the hecklers.
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November 22, 2024 at 6:14 PM
"It’s one of those things we debate: Do you have to suffer for your art? Do you have to be miserable? Do you have to have someone like J.K. Simmons on your back all the time in order to be great?" @hershalpandya.bsky.social + James Acaster: www.vulture.com/article/jame...
excited to share this piece on a comedian I admire so much, by a writer I admire so much, @kvanaren.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/anth...
‘I’m Not Letting You Laugh at Me. I’m Perfect.’
Twenty years into his stand-up career, Anthony Jeselnik remains the king of crossed lines.
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November 21, 2024 at 3:08 PM
excited to share this piece on a comedian I admire so much, by a writer I admire so much, @kvanaren.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/anth...