John Mulaney Wants to Fight Three 14-Year-Old Boys on Netflix
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John Mulaney has made what has got to be one of the strangest challenges in the history of television. On last night's "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney", the former "Saturday Night Live" writer said that on May 28th, on the season finale of his talk show, he will fight three 14-year-old-boys. You can watch his announcement below.
John Mulaney says he will be fighting 3 14 year-old boys on the finale of his Netflix show 'EVERYBODYS LIVE WITH JOHN MULANEY'
'Is this legal? So far we think so.' pic.twitter.com/4ss7swVNZ8 — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 1, 2025
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According to Mulaney, it all started with the online viral debate over whether or not 100 men could fight and win against a single gorilla. This prompted Mulaney's "Everybody's Live" writers to ask the question of whether or not three 14-year-olds could beat Mulaney in a fight.
John Mulaney attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
John Mulaney attends the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Mulaney emphasized a number of times that this will be a real fight and not a comedy bit.
"Now, to be clear, I want to be clear, this isn't going to be like a fun, funny fight," Mulaney said. "Like it's going to be me fighting these children and them fighting me as hard as we can."
Is it even technically legal for Mulaney to fight three 14-year-old boys on TV? The host addressed that.
"Is this legal?" Mulaney said. "So far, we think so. It's not assault, we know that, and we're vetting every step of it. I've been led to believe that if it's for TV, it's a lawful practice."
He encouraged anyone who knew of any eligible 14-year-old boys not only willing to fight Mulaney but "who might need to get something out of his system" to have their parents or guardians send an email to iwanttofightjohnmulaney@gmail.com.
Toward the end, he added that Netflix legal told him to limit this to US citizens only, "but no," Mulaney said. "I'm opening this up to the entire world."
Now, of course, we have to wonder what actually is going to happen on May 28th on "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney" because, at the risk of seeming overly skeptical, it is practically impossible that John Mulaney is going to actually have a physical fight with three 14-year-old boys on a live talk show. Our best guess is that the definition of the word "fight" will be expanded to include something like a game of checkers, dodgeball, or maybe a spirited round of "Magic: The Gathering".
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