John Mulaney
John Mulaney is an American comedian and actor known for his precise, storytelling-driven stand-up style and clean-cut appearance that contrasts with his confessional material about anxiety, addiction, and Catholic guilt.
He wrote for *Saturday Night Live* and created the animated series *Big Mouth*.
His specials include *Kid Gorgeous* and *Baby J*: We watched John Mulaney last night.
Weekly late-night sketch program
- writerCreator of texts
- Weekend UpdateComedy news parody segment
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- cold openPre-title sequence segment
Verbal wit techniques
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
self-deprecation · deadpan · dry humor · observational · timing · misdirection · understatement · cultural references
Uninterrupted solo address
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
- setArrange in position
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- micPortable audio input
stage · audience · comedy club · timing · delivery · heckler · observational · Netflix special
Brief account of incident
- narrativeAccount of events
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- Delta AirlinesMajor U.S. airline
- Catholic schoolReligious educational institution
Ice-T · Law & Order · Bill Clinton · setup · payoff · tangent · escalation · absurdist
Pig bitten by radioactive spider
- Spider-VerseInterconnected parallel superhero dimensions
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- characterNature, symbol, or role
Saturday Night Live
Weekly late-night sketch program
- writerCreator of texts
- Weekend UpdateComedy news parody segment
- hostingReceiving guests socially
wordplay
Verbal wit techniques
cleverness · self-deprecation · deadpan · dry humor · observational · timing · misdirection · understatement · cultural references · millennial humor
monologue
Uninterrupted solo address
mic · stage · audience · comedy club · timing · delivery · heckler · observational · Netflix special · late night
anecdote
Brief account of incident
- narrativeAccount of events
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- Delta AirlinesMajor U.S. airline
Catholic school · Ice-T · Law & Order · Bill Clinton · setup · payoff · tangent · escalation · absurdist · relatable
Spider-Ham
Pig bitten by radioactive spider
- Spider-VerseInterconnected parallel superhero dimensions
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- comedianscomedian, stand-up, comic, stand-up comic, standup comic
- Voice ActorsMel Blanc, Nancy Cartwright, Hank Azaria, Mark Hamill, Seth MacFarlane
John MulaneyBob Saget
Bill Burr · Sarah Silverman · Lenny Bruce · Richard Pryor · Amy Schumer