Hey, everyone!
So my number 3 favorite comic, John Mulaney, was on Colbert recently to promote his wonderful comedy special about rehab called Baby J (I saw him perform this live as part of his From Scratch tour in October 2021...over two years ago!).
Anyway, this video is just a lovely interaction between some of the best comedians in the biz, and Stephen's thoughtful gift to John for "getting his shit together" (ha) made me verklempt.
Enjoy, and keep it here for more comedy fun—including new items for New Zealand Comedy Month this weekend! ✌🏼🐔
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*at the John Mulaney show*
@kueble : it's like we're inside tumblr!
Me: this is so much better than dashcon...
.... who allowed us out in public
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I think the funniest thing from seeing John mulaney live was they started playing the beginning notes of an oldie song I like.
I exclaimed "I love this song!"
AND it immediately cuts out and changes and the show DID. NOT. start yet.
Whyy
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a lot of his set is funded by Netflix and he probably didn’t have the final decision. im not sticking up for him but im not going to blame him either.
i’ve been a fan of johns for about 3 to 4 years now and as a trans person myself it was very heartbreaking to read what DC said at the Ohio show on Friday. (i am NOT a DC fan).
again, johns show is funded by Netflix, meaning, he possibly, didn’t get a final say in the matter of who opened for him. john has many LGBT fans and i know him to be very supportive.
i had the pleasure of seeing him an hour away from where i live and he was very kind.
at no point has john ever made transphobic or homophobic jokes or comments (that i know of) and i do my research on people very throughly.
DC is a local resident of where john was performing so it was probably easier to get DC on stage rather than a starter.
when i saw john, a local (new comedian) opened for him. that being said, since DC is a local, he was probably the easiest choice.
one article said “Phones and recording devices were prohibited at the event—almost as if Mulaney or whoever coordinated Chappelle’s surprise appearance knew how much justified backlash his anti-LGBTQ and particularly anti-trans bullying would draw.”
^^ THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. ^^
really? you have no evidence of john being transphobic and homophobic that you had to say, he purposely prohibited phone and recording devices? most shows like this and every one of johns shows, DONT allow recording devices. just because DC was opening, does not mean he prohibited phones for that show only.
i understand mulaney hugged DC anderwards. sure, he was wrong for that, i will admit, but if someone opened for you (who made anti-() jokes) would you ignore them when they expect a hug? yes, you would. or are you agreeing because you don’t know what it’s like?
think about it: you’re a famous face. many LGBT fans, a transphobic and homophobic person says a few things, you see them in public, and they (in the same business as you) expect a hug. you’re in public, people are watching. are you gonna turn them down when they can make a scene? or are you gonna hug them and get it over with? i chose the latter. sure, you still may not agree. your opinion.
knowing john, he’s very friendly with other comedians and has knowledge and history of who they are. mulaney obviously knows DC and Chappelle is very famous for making these types of jokes.
about DCs joke in Ohio on Friday night, he talked about a gun that identifies as a knife… haha, real funny.
the reason why DC was making this joke was to make fun of his attacker who charged at him after he got fed up with DCs joke. DC told the crowd immediately after the attack, “that was a trans man.” i don’t see why that matters.
DC could have approached this gun/knife situation a different way. why make an anti-trans joke?
read Isaiah Lees reasoning of attack and thoughts here.
back to Mulaney. that’s who this is about, right?
did john have a say in who opened for him? i don’t think so.
a memo sent out by Netflix to its staff states “"You should also be aware that some talent may join third parties in asking us to remove the show in the coming days, which we are not going to do. Chappelle is one of the most popular stand-up comedians today, and we have a long-standing deal with him. His last special Sticks & Stones, also controversial, is our most watched, stickiest and most award-winning stand-up special to date. As with our other talent, we work hard to support their creative freedom - even though this means there will always be content on Netflix some people believe is harmful."” since DC is very popular on Netflix (and they have a deal with him), AND his most controversial set is the most award winning and most viewed, Netflix may have found it suitable to hire DC for johns Ohio set. the quote also says they work hard to support others creative freedom.
so did mulaney talk about DC with Netflix? did mulaney plan for DC to be at his show? who knows?
you don’t know celebrities personal lives. quit acting like you do.
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I saw John mulaney live last night and it was the best experience of my little life. everyone should have the experience of John live, it was the perfect funny show with the right amounts of sad and happy.
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See everyone in the back row of the Netflix brunch pic from May 2022
John Mulaney (1 time: From Scratch)
Neal Brennan (1 time: Unacceptable)
Jerrod Carmichael (3 times: Rothaniel taping & Ari told me I lack focus)
Bo Burnham (4 times: Rothaniel taping & Kate)
Bucket list item checked off! ✅
Next up: See Bo PERFORM live, not just direct
Yeah, I'm skeptical about that one too ✌🏼
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Omg you guys.
John Mulaney was amazing last night.
It was super personal and he even talked to a guy in the front row who had just gotten out of rehab YESTERDAY BEFORE THE SHOW and the whole stadium cheered for him.
Fucking COOL AS SHIT.
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