The Secret Star of John Mulaney's <em>Kid Gorgeous</em>
In his terrific new Netflix special, the comedian channels the spirit of one of his favorite subjects: his bizarrely boring dad.
by David Sims
May 01, 2018
3 minutes
“I love to play venues where if the guy who built the venue could see me on stage, he would be a little bit bummed about it,” says John Mulaney as he walks into the hallowed spotlight of Radio City Music Hall for his new Netflix special , out Tuesday. That’s how Mulaney has always slyly presented himself—as a bit of a bland disappointment, like a Saltine cracker topped with American cheese, or a wide-eyed doormat experiencing life with a mix of confusion andspinoffs, but figures he’ll get yanked offstage any moment.
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