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John Mulaney's Latest Netflix Special Is Totally Weird, Unnecessary, and Wonderful
(www.rollingstone.com)
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Considering Seinfeld is seated next to wildlife expert Tony Tucci at the time to discuss the topic of coyote preservation — and that a few minutes later, the trio will field a long-winded and pointless call from a normie about her experience being trailed by the animal while microdosing on a nature hike — it’s hard not to concede that he has a point.
There’s no real reason for Everybody’s in L.A. — a six-episode live special interspersed with man-on-the-street interviews and pre-recorded sketches featuring the lineup of the average Comedy Central roast — to exist, and there are moments where you feel genuine empathy for the Netflix junior executive who had to convincingly pitch this to his boss.
Billed as a cultural celebration of Los Angeles, Everybody’s in L.A. intersperses field pieces with Mulaney’s unique brand of standup, a melange of observational humor and fey self-deprecation.
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, he entered rehab for drug and alcohol addiction; a few months later, he announced his separation from his wife, artist Annamarie Tendler, before tabloids reported that the famously child-averse Mulaney was also expecting a child with actress Olivia Munn.
There are also occasional interjections from “wildlife correspondent” Brook Linder, who is stationed in Eagle Rock to report whether he has seen a coyote (spoiler: he doesn’t); a delivery robot; and Will Ferrell, making a cameo appearance as audience member-slash-record producer Lou Adler, trying to convince Mulaney to fall off the wagon (“You turned your back on party culture!!
The pre-recorded segments of the show are far less successful, such as man-on-the-street interviews featuring a guy fishing in the Los Angeles River and a billboard installer; and a tepid House Hunters parody starring Mulaney, George Wallace, Chelsea Perretti, Stavros Halkias, and Natasha Leggero.
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