The New Yorker Festival is taking place for the twenty third year in a row on October 7th through 9th in New York City. The three day celebration will feature conversations, performances, screenings, and more, with participants including some of the most fascinating and creative authors, filmmakers, comedians, chefs, and musicians of our time. Subscribers to the New Yorker enjoy exclusive access to the twenty-four-hour ticket presale, which begins at noon on Wednesday, September 7th. Tickets became available to the general public at noon on thursday, September 8th. Subscribers get thirty percent off most tickets during both the presale and general sale.

This year’s interviews include:

• The singer-songwriter Bono takes the stage with The New Yorker’sDavid Remnick.
• The actor, comedian, and writer Molly Shannon and the actor, comedian, writer, and producer Vanessa Bayer in conversation with The New Yorker’s Susan Morrison.
• The comedians Hasan Minhaj and Phoebe Robinson in conversation with The New Yorker’s Emma Allen.
• The actor, comedian, writer, and producer Kumail Nanjiani in conversation with The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz.
• The actor, director, and producer Ben Stiller in conversation with The New Yorker’s Naomi Fry.
• The actor, producer, writer, and activist Jamie Lee Curtis and the actor, director, and screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal in conversation with The New Yorker’s Rachel Syme.
• The comedian and filmmaker Jerrod Carmichael in conversation with The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz.
• The writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Hari Kunzru in conversation with The New Yorker’s Parul Sehgal.
• The actor, producer, and writer James Corden in conversation with The New Yorker’s Rachel Syme.
• The playwright, musician, and novelist Suzan-Lori Parks in conversation with The New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham.
• The actor and producer Aubrey Plaza in conversation with The New Yorker’s Tyler Foggatt.
  • The singer-songwriter and actor Chloe Bailey in conversation with The New Yorker’s Lauren Michele Jackson, followed by a musical performance.
  • The actor, comedian, writer, and producer Billy Eichner and the writer and actor Harvey Fierstein in conversation with The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman.
  • The actor, writer, and producer Quinta Brunson in conversation with The New Yorker’s Doreen St. Félix.
  • The writers Elif Batuman and Gary Shteyngart in conversation with The New Yorker’s Molly Fischer.
  • The directing duo known as Daniels in conversation with The New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaum.
  • The actor, writer, and director Sharon Horgan in conversation with The New Yorker’s Ariel Levy.
  • The writer and professor of clinical psychology Andrew Solomon in conversation with The New Yorker’s Rachel Aviv.
  • The writers Rachel Kushner and Ottessa Moshfegh in conversation with The New Yorker’s Deborah Treisman.

Conversation Subjects Include:

• A conversation about culture, representation, and creative expression with the chef David Chang, the filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung, the writer Min Jin Lee, and the actor and producer Sandra Oh, moderated by The New Yorker’s Michael Luo.
• A live taping of The Political Scene, The New Yorker’s popular podcast about the biggest news from Washington, featuring Representative Jamie Raskin and the New Yorker staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos.
• A discussion about the future of the climate with the climate organizer Sara Blazevic, the cartographer and climate activist Molly Burhans, and the energy and climate expert Leah Stokes, moderated by The New Yorker’s David Owen.

Explore New York City’s Culture:

• An after-hours tour of the Frick—this time at the museum’s temporary home, within Marcel Breuer’s iconic building on Madison Avenue—followed by drinks and a Q. & A. with The New Yorker’sPeter Schjeldahl.
• The chefs Lucas Sin and Eric Sze, part of the culinary collective SHY*BOYZCLUB, consider American diner classics through the lens of the Asian culinary diaspora in five courses at Wenwen, in Greenpoint. Hosted by The New Yorker’s Hannah Goldfield and Helen Rosner.
• The New Yorker’s Naomi Fry hosts a spirited evening of pub trivia, crafted by The New Yorker’s Puzzles & Games Dept., at Fraunces Tavern’s Bissell Room.

And a Sneak Preview:

• The New York première of “The Banshees of Inisherin,” about a pair of lifelong friends who find themselves at a dead end when one abruptly ends the relationship, with surprising consequences for both. The screening, at the SVA Theatre, will be followed by a conversation between the writer and director, Martin McDonagh, and The New Yorker’s Patrick Radden Keefe.

For more information about the New York Film Festival click the link below!

https://festival.newyorker.com/