David Letterman Puts John Mulaney in the Hot Seat as His Next Guest

A year after making a rousing comeback, John Mulaney’s settling in at Netflix for a summer of comedy. Next month, Mulaney will provide a live tour of Los Angeles’ stand-up comedy scene, interviewing Judd Apatow, Nate Bargatze, Jerry Seinfeld, and Ali Wong, along with people on the street in search of a good laugh. But first, he’ll have a tête-à-tête with David Letterman in a standalone episode of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.

Netflix has released a teaser video for the April 30 sitdown, which looks to be amiable and insightful. When Letterman invites Mulaney to assess his former Saturday Night Live colleagues, asking if he considers any of them on his level or “better” than him, the Baby J and Sack Lunch Bunch comedian reminds his host that when he was writing on SNL, it was for people like Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Kristen Wiig. Let’s just say his point is taken.

The standalone episode will see Mulaney and Letterman visit Mulaney’s high school in Chicago, while discussing fatherhood, addiction, and what’s next for the Documentary Now! writer and star. It premieres April 30 on Netflix. Everybody’s in LA debuts May 3 (in conjunction with the Netflix Is a Joke Festival) with additional episodes running May 6 through May 10 (each episode will premiere at 7 P.M. PT on the streamer).

Danette Chavez is the Editor-in-Chief of Primetimer and its biggest fan of puns.