Editing Billy Crystal (section)

=== 2015–present: Return to Broadway ===
[[File:President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden host the 2023 Kennedy Center Honorees.jpg|thumb|President [[Joe Biden]], Crystal, [[Renée Fleming]], [[Dionne Warrick]], [[Queen Latifah]], [[Barry Gibb]], and [[Jill Biden]] in 2023]]
In 2015, Crystal co-starred alongside [[Josh Gad]] on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[The Comedians (2015 TV series)|The Comedians]]'', which ran for just one season before being canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/watch-billy-crystal-and-josh-gad-in-the-comedians-first-trailer-1201434303/|title=Watch: Billy Crystal and Josh Gad in 'The Comedians' First Trailer|author=Maane Khatchatourian|work=Variety|date=February 14, 2015 }}</ref> His series received mixed reviews with many critics noting the chemistry developed further as the series went on. The series was compared to backstage shows such as ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' and ''[[30 Rock (TV series)|30 Rock]]''. Kate Kulzick of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote "The odd-couple pairing of Crystal and Gad works well, with their generational divide providing many of the show's early highlights...The friendly rapport that develops between the fictionalized Billy and Josh allows them to relax a bit and get to know each other better".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/the-comedians-succeeds-with-a-familiar-formula-1798183377|title= The Comedians succeeds with a familiar formula|website= A.V. Club|date= April 9, 2015|accessdate= June 22, 2023}}</ref>

In 2016, Crystal gave one of the eulogies for [[Muhammad Ali]] at his funeral. In his remembrance of Ali, Crystal talked about his admiration for Ali as a boxer, and humanitarian. He also shared stories of their unlikely friendship after Crystal did a series of impersonations of him. Crystal stated of Ali's legacy, "Only once in a thousand years or so, do we get to hear a [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], or see a [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], or read a [[Shakespeare]]. Ali was one of them. And yet, at his heart, he was still a kid from [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] who ran with the gods and walked with the crippled and smiled at the foolishness of it all."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/06/watch-billy-crystal-eulogize-muhammad-ali.html|title= Watch Billy Crystal's Funny, Poignant Eulogy for Muhammad Ali|website= [[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|date= June 11, 2016|access-date= June 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XB3sD9QJCI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211123/7XB3sD9QJCI| archive-date=November 23, 2021 | url-status=live|title= Muhammad Ali Funeral – Billy Crystal Imitates Ali|website= [[YouTube]]| date=June 10, 2016|access-date= June 6, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In the fall of 2021, Crystal reprised the role of Buddy Young Jr., in a theatrical musical staging of ''Mr. Saturday Night'' at the [[Barrington Stage Company]] in [[Pittsfield, MA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barringtonstageco.org/mr-saturday-night/|title= Barrington Stage Company welcomes Billy Crystal in a presentation of a new musical in development -- Mr. Saturday Night|website= [[Barrington Stage Company]]|access-date= October 29, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, Crystal adapted his 1992 movie ''Mr. Saturday Night'' into a [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] [[Mr. Saturday Night (musical)|musical with the same name]]. Crystal stars in the musical reprising his role from the film alongside [[David Paymer]]. The production began previews on Broadway at the [[Nederlander Theatre]] on March 29, 2022, prior to officially opening on April 27.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rabinowitz|first=Chloe|date=January 12, 2022|title=Shoshana Bean & More Complete the Cast of Mr. Saturday Night on Broadway|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Shoshana-Bean-More-Complete-the-Cast-of-MR-SATURDAY-NIGHT-on-Broadway-20220112|access-date=January 12, 2022|website=BroadwayWorld|language=en}}</ref> Crystal earned the [[Drama League Award]] for Contribution to the Theater Award for "his extraordinary work on stages across the country and commitment to mentorship in the field."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.broadway.com/buzz/202115/nominations-announced-for-88th-annual-drama-league-awards/|title= Nominations Announced for 88th Annual Drama League Awards|website= Broadway.com|accessdate= April 26, 2022}}</ref> Crystal performed a number with the ensemble from his musical at the [[75th Tony Awards]]. Crystal also performed what he described as [[Yiddish]] [[scat singing]]. Crystal went into the crowd teaching [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as well as the rest of the audience.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/06/12/tony-awards-2022-biggest-moments-you-missed/7587051001/|title= Tony Awards 2022 biggest moments: Billy Crystal sings Yiddish with Samuel L. Jackson|website= [[USA Today]]|accessdate= June 13, 2022}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Crystal on his bit, describing it as a highlight of the telecast writing, "one of the few moments that broke through...is when [Crystal] brought it out into the audience, and threw it up to the balcony, he showed how precision delivery and command of a room can make even the oldest, silliest material impossibly compelling."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/theater/best-worst-tony-awards.html|title= Best Schtick: Billy Crystal Makes Silly Compelling|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= June 13, 2022|accessdate= June 13, 2022|last1= Green|first1= Jesse|last2= Phillips|first2= Maya|last3= Soloski|first3= Alexis|last4= Collins-Hughes|first4= Laura|last5= Vincentelli|first5= Elisabeth|last6= Testa|first6= Jessica}}</ref>

In 2023, Crystal was celebrated by the [[Kennedy Center Honors]]. Tributes came from [[Rob Reiner]], [[Meg Ryan]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Robert De Niro]], [[Jay Leno]], and [[Bob Costas]]. [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] and [[Marc Shaiman]] did a tribute to Crystal's "Oscar Medleys" to the tunes of "[[Too Marvelous for Words]]", "[[It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You]]" (the theme from ''When Harry Met Sally...''), and "[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things]]" from ''[[The Sound of Music]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ_60q4sAbY|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda honors Billy Crystal <nowiki>|</nowiki> 46th Kennedy Center Honors|author=Kennedy Center|work=YouTube|date=December 28, 2023|accessdate=December 30, 2023}}</ref>