History Creator / JohnMulaney

Most of you reading this, however, probably recognize John Mulaney more for his stand-up comedy, which is characterized by a theatrical, energetic delivery and a real knack for storytelling. He has five specials thus far: ''The Top Part'' in 2009, ''New in Town'' in 2012, ''The Comeback Kid'' in 2015, ''Kid Gorgeous'' in 2018 (which earned him another Primetime Emmy for writing), and ''Baby J'' in 2023. Famous bits include, of course, "The Salt & Pepper Diner," his love of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', and his bits on his past as a [[TheAlcoholic blackout drunk]]. He's also done the special ''Film/JohnMulaneyAndTheSackLunchBunch''.

John was married to make-up artist Annamarie Tendler from 2014 to 2021. After their separation and a stint in rehab for drug abuse (his former addiction had previously been a large theme in his stand-up specials), he confirmed in September 2021 that he was having a child with actress Creator/OliviaMunn; his son was born later that year.

Most of you reading this, however, probably recognize John Mulaney more for his stand-up comedy, which is characterized by a theatrical, energetic delivery and a real knack for storytelling. He has five specials thus far: ''The Top Part'' in 2009, ''New in Town'' in 2012, ''The Comeback Kid'' in 2015, ''Kid Gorgeous'' in 2018 (which earned him another Primetime Emmy for writing), and ''Baby J'' in 2023. Famous bits include, of course, "The Salt & Pepper Diner," his love of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', and his bits on his past as a [[TheAlcoholic blackout drunk]].

He voices Andrew Glouberman in the Adult animated series, ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth''.

In 2018, he broke into film acting by voicing ComicBook/SpiderHam in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', and in 2019 he starred in ''Film/JohnMulaneyAndTheSackLunchBunch''. His next role was Chip in the 2022 film adaptation of ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'', followed by his voice role as Jack Horner in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish''.

-->--From ''The Comeback Kid''

** The "Salt and Pepper Diner" routine.

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse "It CAN get weirder!]]'']]

* {{Dedication}}: Sitting through the credits will show that ''The Comeback Kid'' is dedicated to his wife Anna.

* ArtEvolution[=/=]VocalEvolution: He's refined his stand-up style in every special since "The Top Part", specifically his impressions, pacing, and even his normal speaking voice, which are all much more energetic and show more variety in tone and pitch. The tone of ''Baby J'' is different from his past work too, as he even states at the beginning that the show is going to be very different from his usual sets, with a heavier, more mature and less energetic approach. Which makes sense, as much of the content revolves around how he had changed as a person from the times of his previous shows.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted in "The Salt and Pepper Diner" and "The One Thing You Can't Replace", in which his best friend John plays major and minor roles, respectively.

* AdoptionDiss: In "Baby J" he says his older siblings convinced him he was not only adopted, but that his mother was murdered by Miss America. Complicating things is at the time thought Miss America was the Statue of Liberty.

Most of you reading this, however, probably recognize John Mulaney more for his stand-up comedy, which is characterized by a theatrical, energetic delivery and a real knack for storytelling. He has four specials thus far: ''The Top Part'' in 2009, ''New in Town'' in 2012, ''The Comeback Kid'' in 2015, and ''Kid Gorgeous'' in 2018, the latter of which earned him another Primetime Emmy for writing. Famous bits include, of course, "The Salt & Pepper Diner," his love of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', and his bits on his past as a [[TheAlcoholic blackout drunk]].

* SharpDressedMan: Wears a suit and tie in ''New In Town'', ''The Comeback Kid'', and ''Kid Gorgeous''.

* ArtEvolution[=/=]VocalEvolution: He's refined his stand-up style in every special since "The Top Part", specifically his impressions, pacing, and even his normal speaking voice, which are all much more energetic and show more variety in tone and pitch.

* MatzoFever: In his act, he states that he likes to date Jewish women because they say exactly what's on their mind and encourage him to stand up for himself. True enough, he married a Jewish woman in the [[BorschtBelt Catskills Mountains.]]

** With [[Creator/Nick Kroll]] when they [[Series/KrollShow appear together]] to either promote or portray their ''Theatre/OhHello'' characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland.

** With Creator/Nick Kroll when they [[Series/KrollShow appear together]] to either promote or portray their ''Theatre/OhHello'' characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland.

** With [[Series/KrollShow Nick Kroll]] when they appear together to either promote or portray their ''Theatre/OhHello'' characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland.

In 2018, he broke into film acting by voicing ComicBook/SpiderHam in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', and in 2019 he starred in ''Film/JohnMulaneyAndTheSackLunchBunch''. His next role was Chip in the 2022 film adaptation of ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'', and will be followed by yet another voice role as Jack Horner in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' the same year.

-->–-From ''The Comeback Kid''

* AluminumChristmasTrees:
** A lot of people were surprised to find out that not only are JJ Bittenbinder and his classes on "STREET SMARTS!" real, but John was ''not'' exaggerating Bittenbinder's cartoonish mannerisms. The actual Bittenbinder is apparently not a fan of his depiction in John's routine, either.
** The part of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' where Ice-T's character learns about sex addiction happened [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwdkNhPV3ss exactly like John described it]] during his ''New in Town'' bit. Even the specific phrasing of "bets the house on the ponies" is intact.

* ForTheEvulz: The end of his "The One Thing You Can't Replace" routine. His friend would go to parties at other people's houses and steal family photos because they couldn't be replaced.
* GodwinsLaw: Deconstructed during a routine wherein he talks about a friend saying (apparently apropos of nothing), "So you wouldn't kill Hitler if you saw him walking down the street?" John points out that realistically, a situation where he saw Hitler walking down the street would mean that "Hitler" would either be an actor in costume or an ''extremely'' old man... and John doesn't really want to kill ''either'' of those people (especially since he doesn't know what Extremely Old Hitler would even look like and he doesn't want to kill the wrong extremely old man).

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-->–from ''The Comeback Kid''