All month long, Bustle’s annual The Entertainers Issue is celebrating the performers and creators who lit up our screens and beyond in 2026.

The Comedy MVP

There's More Mary Beth Barone Where That Came From

With her hit Netflix standup special, Galaxy Brain, her star power has never been brighter.

By Gracie Farquhar
The Game Changer

Rachel Reid Is Right There With You

The author who brought us Heated Rivalry always fantasized about seeing her work on screen — but she never imagined all this.

By Sophie Fishman
The Empath

Where Supriya Ganesh Goes, We Will Follow

As she clocks out of The Pitt, the actor is leaving with a dedicated fandom — and finding a more humane way to navigate fame.

By Grace Wehniainen