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John Mulaney’s Playhouse
In his new live talk show, the comedian has free rein to do whatever he wants. What exactly is that?
Best of all, the episode’s unexpected combination of guest panelists and musical performers produces a transcendent moment where Joan Baez and Richard Kind start dancing ecstatically to Cypress Hill’s “Hits From the Bong.” From left to right: Dave Ferguson, Rajat Suresh, Vanessa Ramos, Langston Kerman, John Mulaney, Fran Gillespie, Alex Scordelis, Jeremy Levick, writers’ assistant Kyle Martirez-McIntosh, and Anna Drezen. Vanessa Ramos created the show Blockbuster for Netflix; Alex Scordelis comes from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and has a journalism background that Mulaney appreciated; stand-up Langston Kerman co-created the Peacock series Bust Down; Rajat Suresh and Jeremy Levick made names for themselves as writers and producers of off-kilter digital videos.
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