John Edmund Mulaney, (born on August 26th, 1982), is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Mulaney first rose to prominence for his work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2013, where he contributed to numerous sketches and characters, including Stefon, a recurring character that he and Bill Hader co-created. Since his departure from SNL, he has hosted numerous five times becoming a member of the SNL's Five-Timers Club in 2022.
Mulaney is also known for his work as a stand-up comedian, with stand-up specials The Top Part (2009), New in Town (2012), The Comeback Kid (2015), Kid Gorgeous (2018), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special,[1][2][3] and most recently Baby J (2023). Mulaney is also known for his Netflix children's musical comedy special John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch (2019).
He was the creator and star of the short-lived semi-autobiographical Fox sitcom Mulaney (2014–2015). Mulaney is known for his performance as George St. Geegland in a comedic duo with Nick Kroll. They appeared on television and on Broadway in the show Oh, Hello on Broadway (2016). Mulaney serves as a co-executive producer, writer, and occasional actor in the IFC mockumentary series Documentary Now! (2015–present).
He is also known for his voices roles including Andrew Glouberman in the Netflix original animated show Big Mouth[4] and Peter Porker / Spider-Ham in the animated feature film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Little Jack Horner in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.[5][6]
He has a grey French bulldog named Petunia.
He is best known for his comedy specials Kid Gorgeous and The Comeback Kid, and for writing the Weekend Update character Stefon.
Career[]
He created Mulaney, the short-lived Fox show in 2014, and then in 2015, he helped co-write multiple Documentary Now! episodes.
In 2017, he became a consulting producer on the Netflix show Big Mouth, as well as voicing several characters.
SNL Career[]
In 2008, he auditioned alongside Nick Kroll and T.J Miller, and was hired for a spot on the writing team, where he worked from 2008-2012.
Together with Bill Hader, the two of them created the Weekend Update character Stefon, a gay club reviewer, who went on to marry Seth Meyers, and then have several children.
In 2011, Mulaney won an Emmy for co-writing Justin Timberlake's monologue, and at the 2018 Emmy's has been nominated for SNL, and for his comedy special, Kid Gorgeous.
He returned to Saturday Night Live to host the show for the first time on April 14, 2018, the eighteenth episode of Season 43, with musical guest Jack White.
He returned to Saturday Night Live to hosting for the 2nd time on March 2, 2019, the fourteenth episode of Season 44, with musical guest Thomas Rhett, a country singer-songwriter.
He returned to Saturday Night Live again to hosting for the 3rd time on February 29, 2020, the fourteenth episode of Season 45, with musical guest David Byrne, making him the most frequent former SNL writer who was never hired as a cast member to host the show more than two, beating out Larry David.
He returned to Saturday Night Live again to hosting for the 4th time, making him the most frequent former SNL writer to host the show, beating out Larry David twice, on October 31, 2020, the fifth episode and the Halloween show of Season 46, with musical guest The Strokes, making this the first episode to have premiered on Halloween since 1992.
He returned to Saturday Night Live once again to hosting for the 5th time on February 26, 2022, the thirteenth episode of Season 47, making him a five-time host and the frequent former SNL writer to enter the Five-Timers Club, beating out Larry David thrice, with musical guest LCD Soundsystem.
SNL Career[]
- 2008-2012: Writer
- 2009-2011: Writing Supervisor
Trivia[]
- Hosted the Independent Spirit Awards
- Played himself in multiple Weekend Update sketches.
- Pitched the Diner Lobster skit in 2012.
- Appeared in Oh Hello on Broadway alongside Nick Kroll as George St. Geegland.
- On March 17, 2018, the sixteenth episode of Season 43, he portrayed Shy, the Lawyer/Conceptual Piss Artist.
- Almost auditioned for Home Alone,
- He hosted SNL twice only 10 months and 19 days between his first two episodes.
- Each of the first two times Mulaney has hosted SNL, he made an appearance a few weeks beforehand on the show, both on Weekend Update. The first was when he portrayed Shy, the second was as himself appearing alongside his best friend and longtime former cast member Pete Davidson.
- He then hosted SNL his fourth time only eight months and two days after he last hosted on Leap Day 2020, when he hosted on Halloween.
- Overall, Mulaney had the second fastest member to enter the Five-Timers Club, as by February 26, 2022, it took Mulaney 3 years, 10 months, and 12 days to get there. Buck Henry overall had the fastest run to the Five-Timers Club.
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