Check out the 2023 New Yorker Festival Lineup

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For twenty-four years, new yorker The three-day event will take place in New York City. The 2023 New Yorker Festival, hosted by the magazine’s writers and editors, will run Oct. 6-8 and include on-stage interviews, musical performances, live comics and panels on topics ranging from artificial intelligence to investigative journalism techniques discuss. Guests will include authors, artists, filmmakers, actors, comedians and musicians, all at the forefront of their fields.subscriber new yorker Now you can exclusively participate in the 24-hour ticket pre-sale.Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, September 7 at 10am yes. ET

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The magazine offers loyal fans of the festival a 3-day premium pass to up to 12 events and other exclusive benefits, including early entry and invitations to New Yorker’s Editor, David Remnick. Premium passes and all other tickets are available for purchase at newyorker.com/festival, where you will also find more event details and a full schedule for the festival weekend.

Below is a brief program lineup.

the interview

• actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus in conversation with New Yorker’s david remnick.

• ballet dancer Misty Copeland in conversation with New Yorker’s Jennifer House.

• film producer Spike Lee in conversation with New Yorker’s david remnick.

• actor, writer and translator Molly Ringwald in conversation with New Yorker’s Lauren Collins.

• actors and comedians Eric Idle in conversation with New Yorker’s Michael Shulman.

• writer Michael Pollan in conversation with New Yorker’s Ariel Levy.

• comedians be them and Aparna Nanchera in conversation with New Yorker’s emma allen.

• Musicians, composers and producers david byrne in conversation with New Yorker’s Kellerfa Sanne.

• comedian and musician “Weird Al” Yankovic in conversation with New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz.

• actor John Turturro in conversation with New Yorker’s taylor fugat.

• scholars and writers Elizabeth Alexander and playwright Tony Kushner in conversation with New Yorker’s Hilton Ars Hotel.

• artist Simon Leigh In a conversation with the curator selma golden.

• actor and writer Rachel Bloom in conversation with New Yorker’s Rachel Syme.

• cartoonist Rhodes Chester in conversation with New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik.

• podcast Karina Longworth in conversation with New Yorker’s margaret talbot.

Dialogue with musical performance

• band Paramoreincluding its front woman, hayley williamsand New Yorker’s Amanda Petrusic and execute.

• michel zonathe musician and writer behind Japanese breakfastand New Yorker’s Hua Hsu and execute.

Discussion on the Art of Fiction

• writers judy bloom and Curtis Sittenfeld in conversation with New Yorker’s Naomi Fry.

• writers Jonathan Latham and Colson Whitehead in conversation with New Yorker’s Deborah Treisman.

• writers emma kline and Mary Gaitskill in conversation with New Yorker’s molly fisher.

• writers Chumpa Lahiri and Ling Ma in conversation with New Yorker’s Cressida Lechan.

• writers Lauren Grove and Jasmine Ward in conversation with New Yorker’s Segal hair.

group discussion

• When Journalists Become Detectives: A Conversation About Investigative Reporting New Yorker’s david neb, Patrick Laden Keefeand Jane Mayerorganizer New Yorker’s Daniel Zalevski.

• Thinking about AI: Discussing Artificial Intelligence with the Author Ted Chiang and philosophers Daniel Dennettorganizer New Yorker’s Joshua Rothman.

• How to Be Funny: Talking to People about Humor New Yorker’s Vincent Cunningham, Naomi Fryand Alexandra Schwartz and comedy writer Samantha Urby.

• A More Perfect Union: A Discussion on the State of American Democracy New Yorker’s Gerani Cobb, Jill Leporeand Evan Osnosorganizer New Yorker’s Michael Luo.

other special events

• An exclusive early screening of the upcoming feature film “The Holdovers,” followed by a conversation between the film’s directors, Alexander Payneand New Yorker’s susan morrison.

• A cartoon improv round featuring cartoonists Hillary Campbell, Drew Delnavic, Sarah Campaand Jeremy Nguyenjudged by comedians Karen Chee and Jay Youden and hosted by a cartoonist Emily Flack.

Other events and products

• Free coffee and snack stops and late night dance parties sponsored by Volkswagen. Volkswagen will also host cartoon marquee competitions ahead of selected festival events, with prizes for the winners.

• Exclusive coverage of the documentary series JFK: One Day in America that explores the lasting impact of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the urgency of documenting history today. This ticketed event, sponsored by National Geographic, is free.

• A panel discussion of the upcoming limited series “Fellow Travelers,” a love story and political thriller that chronicles the secret romance of two men who met in McCarthy-era Washington. This Showtime-sponsored ticketed event is free.

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