John Mulaney is coming to the Bay Area. Here's how to get tickets
Comedian John Mulaney is bringing his fine-grain observations, piquant juxtapositions and a fondness for in-depth comedic stunts to the Bay Area.
The two-time Emmy winner, who combines rakish good looks with a charming big-man-on-campus vibe, is scheduled to bring his stand-up show 'John Mulaney: Mister Whatever' to the Mountain Winery in Saratoga on Oct. 10 and the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 22.
Other stops on his 31-city tour include several shows in Canada as well as across the U.S., from Las Vegas to Detroit and Tampa, Fla.
Ticket pre-sales start at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, with general sales opening at 10 a.m. Friday, at www.johnmulaney.com.
'Mister Whatever' follows the comedian's appearance last September at BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre in 'John Mulaney in Concert.'
The Chicago native and 'Saturday Night Live' alum is the kind of comedian who organizes a whole segment honoring the character of Willy Loman from Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman,' gathering actors who've played the part all the way from high schoolers to Christopher Lloyd. Or he might dedicate a Netflix stand-up special to the subject of height, lining up men of every stature from five feet to seven feet in a perfect diagonal line.
In addition to stand-up and voiceover work, including for multiple 'Spider-Man' animated films and the Netflix series 'Big Mouth,' he's appeared on Broadway as part of the original cast of 'All In: Comedy About Love' by fellow 'SNL' alum Simon Rich and 'Oh, Hello on Broadway,' which he co-wrote.
His Netflix talk show 'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney' premiered last month with multiple guests with Bay Area connections, including Woodside-based folk singer Joan Baez, Chronicle personal finance columnist Jessica Roy, part-time San Franciscan and filmmaker John Waters and New Century Chamber Orchestra Music Director Daniel Hope.
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