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John Mulaney Jokes About Gene Hackman Death Investigation

John Mulaney joked about the mystery surrounding Gene Hackman's death while referencing comedic parallels in his Netflix talk show monologue

On the Wednesday, April 23 edition of Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney, the comedian referenced a headline-grabbing investigative report into the deaths of Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa earlier this year. Photos of the home where Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa’s dead bodies were found in February, and the images, released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, reveal the main house was messy while the outbuildings were rodent-infested. In a lengthy look into the mysterious passing of the actor, 95, and his wife, published on Saturday, March 8, the New York Times spoke to Tom Allin, a longtime friend of the pair.

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