John Mulaney Returns to Late-Night on Netflix
He stayed true to his word. The premiere episode of 'Everybody's Live With John Mulaney' included jokes about Al Jarreau, an eccentric tribute to 'Death of a Salesman' and an appearance by Joan Baez, who gossiped about civil rights leaders.
Scheduled for a 12-week run, 'Everybody's Live' is a follow-up to Mulaney's first stab at the format, 'Everybody's in L.A.' That show, also live, aired last May as an eccentric but enjoyable exercise in corporate synergy: It coincided with the Netflix Is a Joke Fest, and included plenty of Mulaney's fellow comedy stars as guests, along with call-in segments and offbeat bits about Los Angeles concerns like coyotes and earthquakes. 'Everybody's Live' recreated that show for a slightly wider audience. It's not quite as L.A.-centric; it's still just as weird.
The project is Netflix's latest foray into live programming. The streamer has been experimenting with live events like a 2023 Chris Rock standup special and the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match and Screen Actors Guild Awards this year.
So what can viewers expect if they tune in to see Mulaney on Wednesday nights? Here are some clues from the premiere.
Yes. Mulaney explained in the monologue that they changed the title because Netflix did a focus group and 'it turns out people around the country don't like L.A.' Mulaney suggested testing the name again after the wildfires earlier this year to see if opinions had changed, he said. They hadn't.
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