‘SNL’ Alums Pete Davidson, John Mulaney Reveal How They Used To Placate Hosts After Bad Monologues: “They’d Tank 8 Times Out Of 10”
#News #JohnMulaney #PeteDavidson #SNL

https://deadline.com/2026/05/snl-pete-davidson-john-mulaney-bad-host-monologues-bombing-1236920029/

‘SNL’ Alums Pete Davidson, John Mulaney Reveal How They Used To Placate Hosts After Bad Monologues: “They’d Tank 8 Times Out Of 10”

Saturday Night Live alums Pete Davidson and John Mulaney admitted they used to lie to placate celebrities that bombed their opening monologues.

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John Mulaney roasts ‘very bad man’ RFK Jr., who ‘cheats’ on wife Cheryl Hines ‘like a dog’ — Entertainment Weekly

"Sorry to drop that Public Domain information at the Hollywood Bowl," joked Mulaney after gasps could be heard in the audience on May 7.

"Beverly Hills is fancy-ish. It's expensive in the way that the things DJ Khaled wears are expensive... but they don't fill you with envy." #truth

▶️ The Map of Los Angeles | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In L.A. | Netflix is a Joke
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MLZ87v_0gS0&si=iMRnuW_2ExL5vQTV
#LosAngeles #humor #johnmulaney

The Map of Los Angeles | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In L.A. | Netflix Is A Joke

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Paul Shaffer Sings Frank Sinatra, Shares Stage with David Letterman and John Mulaney at Netflix Event

Mulaney made the most of his time on the Montalban stage by praising comedian Robby Hoffman, teasing a return to 'Everybody's in LA' and trashing the Michael Jackson biopic: "It looks like dog shit."

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Netflix Comedy Chiefs on Netflix Is a Joke Fest, Louis C.K. Backlash and the Future of ‘I Think You Should Leave,’ ‘Everybody’s Live’ and More
#Variety #News #JohnMulaney #LouisCK #Netflixisajoke

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-comedy-execs-louis-ck-backlash-tim-robinson-1236736358/

Netflix Comedy Execs on Louis C.K. Backlash, Tim Robinson and More

Netflix comedy chiefs Robbie Praw and Tracey Pakosta break down this year's Netflix Is a Joke Fest and weigh in on Louis C.K., John Mulaney and more.

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I liked this now-nearly-ten-years old stand-up routine from John Mulaney, but it now has an eerily terrifying tone that exists now but didn't then.
When John regularly performed it, it was just whimsical.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en5_JrcSTcU&t=339s

(Relevant part of this Tight 5 is (ironically¹) 339 seconds in; link should go directly to that point.)

¹i.e.: past the 5 min mark. As an #SNL monologue, it has usual SNL announcements.

#LLM #AI #JohnMulaney #Mulaney #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #Comedy

John Mulaney Stand-Up Monologue - SNL

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*obligatory: John Mulaney- “The Salt and Pepper Diner” (https://youtu.be/aYIwPu50Fic?si=ORwuHwsPv113BnI2) joke here*
#NightFlightFriday #TomJones #JohnMulaney
John Mulaney - The Salt and Pepper Diner

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‘Lorne’ Review: Morgan Neville’s Lorne Michaels Documentary Is an Entertaining but Overly Reverential Portrait of the ‘SNL’ Creator

Focus Features' doc overlaps with 2025's 'Saturday Night Live' 50th anniversary celebrations, covering similar terrain with similar featured stars.

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