Everybody's Live with John Mulaney is an American variety talk show that premiered on Netflix on March 12, 2025. The series is aired live, serving as a continuation of the series John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA (2024). The show is hosted by comedian John Mulaney who also serves as the creator and executive producer.[1] Richard Kind serves as the show's announcer and sidekick. The series features monologues, guests, pre-taped sketches, and musical segments with field pieces shot around Los Angeles.
Conception
The series is a continuation of the series John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA which ran for six episodes on Netflix as part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival. The series debuted March 12, 2025.[2][3]
Participants
Numerous guests and musical performer appeared on the show including:[4]
Guests
- Michael Keaton (episode 1)
- Joan Baez (episode 1)
- Fred Armisen (episode 1)
- Jessica Roy (episode 1)
- Tracy Morgan as King Latifah (episode 1)
- Ben Stiller (episode 2)
- Quinta Brunson (episode 2)
- Nick Kroll (episode 2)
- Anne Kalosh (episode 2)
- Silkk the Shocker (episode 2)
- Pete Davidson (episode 3)
- Luenell (episode 3)
- Henry Winkler (episode 3)
- Raymond Perez-Plascencia (episode 3)
- John Waters (episode 4)
- Wanda Sykes (episode 4)
- Stavros Halkias (episode 4)
- Neal Katyal (episode 4)
- Aidy Bryant as Jelly Roll (episode 4)
Pre-taped performers
- Christopher Lloyd (episode 1)
- Anthony LaPaglia (episode 1)
- Rob Morrow (episode 1)
- Henry Woronicz (episode 1)
- Joe Cortese (episode 1)
- Melvin Abston (episode 1)
- Reese Webster (episode 1)
- Rocco Polanco (episode 1)
- Vanessa Bayer as Jerica (episode 2)
- Joe Manganiello (episode 3)
- Willie Geist (episode 3)
- Doug Pitt (episode 3)
- Randall Park (episode 4)
Musical performers
- Cypress Hill (episode 1)
- Kim Gordon (episode 2)
- Kim Deal (episode 2)
- Mannequin Pussy (episode 3)
- Daniel Hope (episode 4)
- New Century Chamber Orchestra (episode 4)
Episodes
No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [5] | |
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1 | "Lending People Money" | Joe DeMaio | Writing Supervised: Anna Drezen and Fran Gillespie. Writers: Jess Dweck, David Ferguson, Langston Kerman, Jeremy Levick, John Mulaney, Vanessa Ramos, Alex Scordelis, and Rajat Suresh. | March 12, 2025 | |
Mulaney opens the show with a monologue in which he discusses the title of the show, acting on Broadway in All In: Comedy About Love, his children, and his wife Olivia Munn's battle with cancer. Sidekick Richard Kind says happy birthday to Courtney B. Vance, Al Jarreau, and Aaron Eckhart. Mulaney watches several men attacked by lamps through a telescope. Michael Keaton, and personal finance columnist Jessica Roy come out and talk about the theme of the episode. Saymo the robot is re-introduced. They take calls from viewers asking about the topic. Joan Baez and Fred Armisen are introduced to the couch. Baez talks about the current corruption in the U.S., Martin Luther King Jr.'s dirty sense of humor, and crashing her Tesla. Keaton shares an anecdote about Jack Nicholson's advice for giving money. Armisen promotes his new album 100 Sound Effects. Tracy Morgan portrays King Latifah. There's a pre-taped "Willy Loman Focus Group" sketch featuring Christopher Lloyd, Anthony Lapaglia, Rob Morrow, and others. The episode ends with musical guest Cypress Hill performing "Hits from the Bong". | |||||
2 | "Cruises" | Joe DeMaio | Writing Supervised: Anna Drezen and Fran Gillespie. Writers: John Mulaney, Anna Drezen, David Ferguson, Fran Gillespie, Langston Kerman, Alex Scordelis, Jeremy Levick, and Rajat Suresh | March 19, 2025 | |
Mulaney opens the show with a monologue where he mentioned the theme of the episode "Cruise Ships", how the show was in Netflix's top 10, and the "Psychos" trend. Kim Gordon opened the show performing her song "Bye Bye". Richard Kind talked about pasta, followed by Kim Deal performing "Nobody Loves You More". Mulaney goes on an extended monologue about Cruise Ships and the Titanic. Ben Stiller and cruise industry expert Anne Kalosh are introduced, where they talk about the film The Poseidon Adventure and the series The Love Boat. In two pre-taped segments, Rabbi Goldstein talks extensively about the submarine thriller Crimson Tide (1995) starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington. They honored Lt. Gen. Silkk the Shocker of No Limit Soldiers. Mulaney introduced guests Nick Kroll and Quinta Brunson. They take calls from viewers and talk about The Poseidon Adventure remake from 2006, Poseidon. A caller contacts them from a cruise ship off the coast of Brazil. Vanessa Bayer portrays Jerica the Netflix AI assistant in a pre-taped sketch. Kim Gordon and Kim Deal end the show by performing, for the first time together, "Little Trouble Girl". | |||||
3 | "Funeral Planning" | Joe DeMaio | Writing Supervised: Anna Drezen and Fran Gillespie. Writers: John Mulaney, Anna Drezen, David Ferguson, Fran Gillespie, Langston Kerman, Alex Scordelis, Jeremy Levick, and Rajat Suresh | March 26, 2025 | |
Mulaney opens the show with a monologue where he mentions Brazil, thanks the audience for not watching Adolescence, discusses the topic "Funeral Planning", and questions the idea of reading The Diary of Anne Frank. A woman calls on Mulaney to have twenty-four men with heights between 5' and 7' to stand in a line. Richard Kind promotes the game pack "Richard Kind's party starters". Mulaney introduces returning guests Pete Davidson and Luenell, where they discuss death and Davidson's love life. They show a pre-taped video of "The Living Will of Richard Bruce Kind". Mulaney shows a video of Butterball from Hellraiser from someone's Ring camera. Licensed funeral director Raymond Perez-Plascencia and Henry Winkler are welcomed to the couch. Richard Kind recounts a party where Norman Lear showed him Rue McClanahan's ashes she sent to him. Kieran Culkin impersonator Kevin Brew recites Culkin's 97th Academy Awards acceptance speech and the napalm phrase from Apocalypse Now. They each re-enact how they would die on screen. There is a brief tribute to David Lynch showing the exterior of Bob's Big Boys playing the Twin Peaks theme. The musical guest Mannequin Pussy, in their television debut, performed "I Got Heaven". | |||||
4 | "Squatters" | Joe DeMaio | Writing Supervised: Anna Drezen and Fran Gillespie. Writers: John Mulaney, Anna Drezen, David Ferguson, Fran Gillespie, Langston Kerman, Alex Scordelis, Jeremy Levick, and Rajat Suresh | April 2, 2025 | |
Mulaney opens the show with an extended story about a scrapped bit involving trying to book Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for the show. Mulaney introduced filmmaker John Waters and comedian Wanda Sykes to the couch. Mulaney and Waters shared stories about hosting the Independent Spirit Awards, and Sykes talked about her standup tour. Mulaney shows two advertisements for the #KnowYourH campaign, one of which features Randall Park. Mulaney, Sykes and Waters look through the telescope where they see Richard Kinds' twin get killed by a mysterious man. Stavros Halkias and Supreme Court lawyer Neal Katyal join the couch. They show a pre-taped video view of crew arrivals for the show. Aidy Bryant portrays Jelly Roll. Sykes shares her experience working for the NSA for 7 years, while Waters talks about the attractiveness of members of Antifa and the Proud Boys. Saymo returns with a toupée. Flash the Squatter Hunter calls in. Musical guests Daniel Hope with New Century Chamber Orchestra perform "Spring 1". At the end of the show, the mysterious man appears and attacks Halkias as the others look on. | |||||
5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 9, 2025 | |
6 | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 16, 2025 | |
7 | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 23, 2025 | |
8 | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 30, 2025 |
References
- ^ "John Mulaney on "Everybody's Live," sobriety and fatherhood". CBS News. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ "Netflix's live push continues with John Mulaney's late-night talk show". The Verge. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ "Here's What's New on Netflix This Week". TheWrap. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ "John Mulaney Reveals First Guests For Netflix's 'Everybody's Live' Talk Show". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
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