I like to turn on the TV and watch whatever's on. Nick Kroll does that a lot. He doesn't watch important shows. He'll just turn on a documentary on Mia Hamm and watch it for an hour. Whatever's on, we watch. John Mulaney More Quotes by John Mulaney More Quotes From John Mulaney Things don't exist until they exist. John Mulaney You all have a relative who is an expert even though they really don't know what they're talking about. John Mulaney relative I kind of thought, wouldn't it be funny to take a swing at being on the weird side of mainstream? John Mulaney swings kind sides I was new to acting on a stage in a narrative as opposed to acting on a stage as a stand-up. And like everything else it's just like comfort level. The first time I did stand-up I was at a place called the B3 in New York on Third and Avenue B and I not only didn't take the mic out of the stand, but I clutched the stand of the entire time. John Mulaney acting new-york comfort Occasionally you get that one person that says "I really like that one part of this joke" and you go, "Oh thank you that's my favorite part too." But no, in order for it to be authentic hopefully you have jokes that everyone can just get on board with and then you have a few things for yourself. John Mulaney that-one-person boards order You can't always see both sides of the story. Eventually, you have to pick a side and stick with it. No more equivocating. You have to commit. John Mulaney sticks stories sides I've always believed that you often need less. You don't need to hear why people are friends, you don't need to hear why people are roommates, you don't need to hear why someone would help a friend to do something. John Mulaney helping people needs Being president looks like the worst job in the world. John Mulaney president jobs looks People having expectations maybe means they've enjoyed what I've done. John Mulaney expectations mean people I definitely look like a toddler. I feel comfortable and I have a lot of fun out there [John Mulaney Show]. And if I were to be extremely egotistical, I'd say I got a tiny bit better. John Mulaney tiny fun looks Stand-up for me is just my opinions on things, so it wouldnt be as fun translated into a sketch. Nor would a sketch be as fun if it were me standing there saying it. John Mulaney standing-there opinion fun I remember writing standup jokes without having done sets. But as soon as I did my first set, it didn't matter. Everything I thought would work didn't work. And everything I was iffy on was funny. John Mulaney done matter writing I really set out to do this traditional looking and traditional sounding multi-cam sitcom, but then make the world as elastic as an animated show could be. Make the world as surreal as we wanted it to be. John Mulaney surreal animated world It was funny to be an emcee, because you're so at the mercy of the club. You can show up for the weekend hoping to get the $400 - and get fired. I had to prank whoever they told me to prank. John Mulaney emcee weekend clubs If I was at the Comedy Cellar at midnight you yelled at the back of the room. But you, for television, play it to the camera because yes you're communicating to the people at home using the studio audience that's right in front of you as a guide for that. John Mulaney play home people The best-case scenario is everything goes perfect and smooth, but we're also a new and weird show. So all my conversations were, "Hey last night didn't go perfect but we kind of know what we've got in store for everybody episode-wise." John Mulaney wise perfect night I also had Elliot Gould and Martin Short and Nasim Pedrad - let alone Zack Pearlman who is going to be a huge star, as is Seaton Smith - out there and I love writing for them and just sitting back and watching them be excellent. And when you are sitting across from Elliott Gould sharing a scene it just raises your game. John Mulaney stars games writing Understudies don't normally get invited to openings. John Mulaney understudies invited opening "The Doula" was and is a very, very special episode to me because I think it's very funny and very weird and it also is 100 percent based on my life, in that I fainted three times during Sex Ed in real life the three different years. John Mulaney real sex thinking I'm a very straightforward person. But that's fine for a comedian. Because a lot of times you're talking about everyone else. John Mulaney fine comedian talking
