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John Mulaney and Netflix are together again
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John Mulaney and Netflix are together again

The so-far unnamed show, which is scheduled to premiere early next year, will air weekly. Mulaney will host and also serve as executive producer and co-showrunner.

Over the years, Netflix has been pushing to make stand-up comedy a core part of its brand, and Mulaney has been a key player in that effort. Many of his shows have premiered on Netflix, including last year’s “Baby J.” Recorded at Symphony Hall.

In this special, Mulaney opened up about his years of drug addiction and the intervention of his friends that led to his stay in rehab. “Baby J” earned him an Emmy Award in the outstanding writing category for a variety special.

He previously won this award for the movie “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City” (2018). It was offered by Netflix, as was the previous comedy special “The Comeback Kid” (2015) and the children’s variety show “John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Brunch” (2019), which featured musical numbers, comic skits and interviews. Mulaney from the young cast.

Mulaney started his career as a staff writer for a particular type of variety show: “Saturday Night Live.”

Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria said at a recent Bloomberg Screentime event in Los Angeles when Mulaney hosted a six-episode talk show titled “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody in Los Angeles,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was impressed by how “bold, original, fresh and unpredictable” the “Netflix is ​​Prankfest” festival was.

A report on Tudum, a site operated by Netflix that provides news about the streamer’s programming, said details about Mulaney’s show “are currently being kept under wraps” and added “-“, referencing a classic Mulaney track about Donald Trump from “Kid Gorgeous” . “And we can’t promise that a horse won’t stray in the hospital.”


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