John Mulaney Is Back With Two Specials on Comedy Central
After John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch released on Netflix and received a huge success that was a musical comedy for children, Comedy Central decided to introduce new content for fans of John Mulaney.
The fans of comedy specials will soon receive a treat by the network as two new shows are under development by the two-time Emmy award-winning comedian. Comedy Central released an official statement, “Mulaney will headline and executive produce two original Sack Lunch Bunch specials, including an upcoming holiday-themed one that will reunite the cast from the original hit.”
This reunion between the Comedy Central and Mulaney will take place after almost eight years as the comedian last performed his special on the network in 2012. The 37-year-old stand-up comedian responded to the statement about his return on the network and acknowledged his internship at Comedy Central.
He recalled being way too young and not even a good intern which made him thrilled that the network decided to hire him again. The comedian is glad to return to a place such as Comedy Central where he had a great time during his early days.
Mulaney has multiple times mentioned in his standups that he is not fond of having kids while it seems the comedian is best at understanding them. Especially, when he shot John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch where he had a smooth conversation with the children as they were the little man.
The comedian ensured about treating kids with an immense amount of thoughtfulness and respect, which a lot of adults are dismissal about. In fact, when 2019 special of Netflix was about to release, one of the writers at Vulture sent his own son to take Mulaney's interview.
It was interesting to watch Mulaney having a conversation with a 10-year-old kid as they both looked like two mature adults discussing culture and music. One thing that is fascinating about the comedian is that he doesn't feature only actors but also regular children who have not faced the camera a lot.
The Oh, Hello on Broadway star explained that the process of choosing the kids include hunting for kids who are not very polished to be on camera. He prefers speaking with "real kids" rather than child actors who are usually quite polished. The comedian admitted that Roundabout Theatre Company helped him to reach kids who belong to theater than those who have performed in many commercials already.