John Mulaney is again, and going reside.
Netflix introduced Monday that the comedian can be rolling out his newest twist on the normal comedy particular with a multi-night streaming occasion, which he’s titled John Mulaney Presents: Everyone’s in L.A.
The six episodes will unspool reside on Netflix over as many nights throughout the service’s Netflix Is a Joke Fest, when, sure, everyone — or a minimum of each main comedian — is on the town. The particular formally debuts Might 3, with further episodes debuting nightly, starting at 7 p.m. PT, from Might 6 to Might 10. Mulaney can even be performing on the Hollywood Bowl on Might 4 as a part of the star-studded competition.
Every of the reside installments will characteristic Mulaney exploring town, and can incorporate most of the well-known (and never so well-known) faces on the town. As Netflix describes it, the “comically unconventional present will characteristic particular company and subject items shot in Los Angeles.” Mulaney will function host, co-showrunner and govt producer by way of his A number of Digital camera Productions, whereas Ashley Edens is credited as his co-showrunner and EP and Dave Ferguson his head author.
Everyone’s in L.A. continues Mulaney’s Emmy-winning partnership with Netflix. His earlier specials embody John Mulaney: Baby J (2023), The Comeback Child (2015) and Child Attractive (2018). He additionally delivered a equally unconventional, kids’s musical comedy selection particular, titled John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, throughout that window. The previous Saturday Evening Stay author has dabbled on Broadway, too, together with his co-creation Oh, Howdy, which finally made its option to Netflix, and guested on a number of TV exhibits, together with the newest season of FX’s The Bear.
The information comes because the streaming service continues to experiment with reside programming. Its first foray into real-time comedy got here in early 2023, when the service debuted Chris Rock: Selective Outrage. To totally event-ize the event, Netflix added pre- and post-shows, lining up different family names, together with Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld. Within the yr since, the streamer has added extra reside occasion choices, from the SAG Awards to current tennis and golf tournaments.
As for the Netflix Is a Joke Fest, it’s extensively perceived as a flex of the streamer’s dominance within the stand-up area. Although rivals have been buying buzzy specials, together with Alex Edelman’s Just for Us on Max, Netflix devotes 10 days in Might to remind the bigger comedy neighborhood and its followers of each its attain and its roster, with some 300 exhibits throughout 35-plus Los Angeles venues. Everybody from Chris Rock to Matt Rife is about to take part.
