The New Yorker Festival Announces Its Full 2025 Lineup

"T he New Yorker has released the full lineup of the 2025 New Yorker Festival, taking place October 24th through 26th in the magazine's home city and featuring appearances and performances by leading voices in literature, film, comedy, television, politics, and medicine. Luminaries including Salman Rushdie, Percival Everett, Demi Moore, Jon Stewart, Lina Khan, Jonathan Groff, Keanu Reeves, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zadie Smith, and Padma Lakshmi will join New Yorker writers and editors for an invigorating range of conversations, screenings, and more, part of the magazine's yearlong celebration of its hundredth anniversary."

"In addition to interviews and panels, the Festival will host the New York première of "The New Yorker at 100," an upcoming Netflix documentary that delves into the magazine's first century and follows staff members as they assemble the landmark hundredth Anniversary Issue. The film débuted last week at the Telluride Film Festival and was directed by Marshall Curry, an Academy Award winner for the 2019 Best Live Action Short "The Neighbors' Window." Judd Apatow, an executive producer of the New Yorker documentary, will appear alongside Curry for a discussion after the screening."

"The 2025 Festival will also feature a podcast taping, roundtables on a range of political and cultural topics, a cartooning master class taught by two of the magazine's beloved artists, and an onstage trivia contest pitting New Yorker writers against editors."

The 2025 New Yorker Festival occurs October 24–26 in New York City with a broad lineup of appearances and performances across literature, film, comedy, television, politics, and medicine. Featured participants include Salman Rushdie, Percival Everett, Demi Moore, Jon Stewart, Lina Khan, Jonathan Groff, Keanu Reeves, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zadie Smith, and Padma Lakshmi. The Festival includes the New York premiere of the Netflix documentary "The New Yorker at 100," directed by Marshall Curry, with executive producer Judd Apatow appearing for a post-screening discussion. Events include interviews, panels, a podcast taping, roundtables, a cartooning master class, and an onstage trivia contest; tickets are on sale with subscriber discounts.

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