this looks like a police interrogation where King, the interrogator struggles to do his job and not be charmed by Mulaney, the criminal also, it's the 1950's and they're both slightly drunk
Mulaney is trying so hard to make it feel less like a questionnaire. Bless his heart. Also after 107 years in the biz you’d think Larry king would have figured out how to run a good interview
Saw him in DC a while back when he was at the very beginning of the tour for Comeback Kid, and it was great to see the progression from "2nd stop on the tour" to "produced Netflix special filmed over the final few shows after 8 months of touring" - like, the tentpole bits were already there (Clinton closer, comparing a cow to a girlfriend, etc), but a surprising amount of it was just audience interaction like you'd expect to get at a comedy club rather than a theater show. Highlights included a quick pull after finding out someone was a cartographer and going for a quick Rand McNally joke mixed with a pun about Atlas ("Holy shit, I never realized people actually worked for Rand McNally...do you ever just feel like you've got the whole world on your shoulders?" or something like that) and a 10 minute stint where he had to deal with a drunk heckler who he "could tell never really made it to the show...I mean, you've got a doll's eyes...glassy, dilated, and silently judging me while I sleep." Honestly one of the best shows I've seen, 10/10 would recommend.
Happens with rich old dudes when they move on to wife #2 or 3. My dad had a set of 3 grown daughters, and 2 more (my sister and I) who were 30 years younger than the first set.
This interview is a testament to John Mulaney's charisma. Larry's usually very terse with young comedians, but John's got him legitimately laughing the entire way through.
John's 35 years old. He is 5 years away from being 40, I don't think he classifies as being a "young" comedian. Also something to consider, he was a writer in snl for years so he has the experience for writing the jokes
@@MC_Horror hes also 5 years away from still being 30 so i dont know what your point to include 40 was. Considering the average American lives to roughly 80 years old, hes still got half his life ahead of him.
And when he gets nervous when the writers get him do a remote/skit with Bittenbinder “Nah nah nah, sister! You ain’t getting me to no secondary location! You want it go get it!” *tosses Bittenbinder to the production crew and runs away*
I love how John's interviews go. He's usually quiet and "simple" at the beginning, then he starts to read the interviewer and the atmosphere, asking questions and "charming" who's around ("charming" was the best way to put it in one word, but I think it's more about making sure the person is comfortable and joking around subjects they have in common). That's why they're always funny, he's so considerate and adaptable, even though his sense of humor and personality remains the same.
You can bet his agent is pitching it. But the real genius of a great host is getting out of the way of a good guest and helping him/her open up and be interesting. The best at it: Paar! He had guests who were intrinsically interesting. Now guests are just flogging films or otherwise hacks.
Yeah, I had a small moment of realization when he said he's only been been smoking for 22 years, since 13. I started at 13 as well (twins!) and you never think how much that actually piles up.
I was young when Waterworld came out and I crushed on that actress too. There's that one scene where she drops her clothes to pacify Kevin Costner and you see her bum for a split second.
Larry is so straight to the point and can be witty when he wants to, I LOVE IT! When he cuts the guests off it’s gold lol. I’m sure John is not even mad and thinks it’s hilarious.
it's funny at first I never got John Mulaney but now he's one of my favorite comics, that horse in a hospital bit had me in stitches btw Jay Pharoah does a hilarious impression of this dude
I know exactly how you feel about the change in feelings towards Mulaney’s comedy... I don’t know why I didn’t like it, why it grew on me, what changed... just bizarre.
Not that it matters now, but someone should please tell Larry King that Mick Jagger did *NOT* graduate from LSE. Attending classes for a few months isn't the same as graduating. LSE's website talks about how Mick dropped out after a short time in 1960 which he spent attending classes during the week and playing in a student band on weekends.
7:23 it makes me happy when someone smiles because of what john says idk why its just like “good one john you sure are a humorous guy look at you go spreading joy”
I love that John Mulaney is just amused by Larry King and the fact this conversation is even taking place. It's like he's living out one of those weird dreams where you play chess in the break room with Creed Bratton... and he's winning.
Larry: you sound very familiar, like someone I used to listen to on the radio. No one new his name and all of a sudden he vanished, then 50 years later you came out of the shadows with the same voice and look. John: *S C A T T E R*
Walrus mustaches aren't made of hair-they consist of specialized organs called mustacial vibrissae (long stiff hair-like structures growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch). It works like a cat or mouse's whiskers.
I don’t know who the genius was that decided Larry King should talk to other people for a living but bold move because he obviously doesn’t even like them. He treats interviewing John Mulaney the way workers at the secretary of state’s office treat me. I mean this is freaking awesome.
John mulaney is if I could articulate my anxiety and my thoughts. He just gets it right on the nose. Like when he says “I love people who only move forward, all I do Is dwell in the past” lmao
I know that King is legendary, but damn, he's bad at this. He barely acknowledges the answers, or even gives Mulaney enough time to riff. John's doing his best, but there's so little give and take here. Larry just keeps plowing on mechanically to the next question.
The mustache on a walrus allows it to "see" in the dark like a cat, but it has the added advantage under water of sensing differences in water motion that can indicate an object is approaching.
Why does this feel like a father interviewing his new son-in-law to see if he’s deserving
So true
Isn’t it?
And begrudgingly having to admit the son in law is killing it.
Because he is trying so hard to make Larry laugh and like him
he always feels like a boyfriend trying to impress his girlfriend's circle
It's like watching an old person talk to an old-timey time traveller from the 60s.
oh my god it really is.
Larry King talking to a young version of himself.
u said the talk bit twice
Who’s who
It looks as if a very old tv show footage had the audio and video amazingly restored
this looks like a police interrogation where King, the interrogator struggles to do his job and not be charmed by Mulaney, the criminal
also, it's the 1950's and they're both slightly drunk
preternatural
[they’re]
If that were a movie, I would watch it
Mulaney is trying so hard to make it feel less like a questionnaire. Bless his heart. Also after 107 years in the biz you’d think Larry king would have figured out how to run a good interview
Nailed it
Also John mulaney is a lawyer who moonlights as a criminal.
Please don't assassinate this tall child, he is trying his best.
He needs some rest
Yeah but he has feminine hips.
@@stillatin what makes you say that???
Brad Miller NOOOOO!!! THAT’S THE THING HE’S SENSITIVE ABOUT!!!!!!!
girl thats a 30 year old man
Damn, John Mulaney is the most poised and witty dude ever. So good on his feet. He’s like the press secretary of comedians.
So true! That made me laugh.
Saw him in DC a while back when he was at the very beginning of the tour for Comeback Kid, and it was great to see the progression from "2nd stop on the tour" to "produced Netflix special filmed over the final few shows after 8 months of touring" - like, the tentpole bits were already there (Clinton closer, comparing a cow to a girlfriend, etc), but a surprising amount of it was just audience interaction like you'd expect to get at a comedy club rather than a theater show. Highlights included a quick pull after finding out someone was a cartographer and going for a quick Rand McNally joke mixed with a pun about Atlas ("Holy shit, I never realized people actually worked for Rand McNally...do you ever just feel like you've got the whole world on your shoulders?" or something like that) and a 10 minute stint where he had to deal with a drunk heckler who he "could tell never really made it to the show...I mean, you've got a doll's eyes...glassy, dilated, and silently judging me while I sleep."
Honestly one of the best shows I've seen, 10/10 would recommend.
This is the best way I’ve ever heard John mulaney explained
because he meditates everyday.
Because he meditates.
The fact that Larry king has children who are younger than me haunts me somehow
I'm still trying to absorb the "teenage children" part. Isn't Larry King like 112?
Happens with rich old dudes when they move on to wife #2 or 3. My dad had a set of 3 grown daughters, and 2 more (my sister and I) who were 30 years younger than the first set.
Those 19 y/o were born when he was 67.
He got married 8 times so it’s expected lmfao
This interview is a testament to John Mulaney's charisma. Larry's usually very terse with young comedians, but John's got him legitimately laughing the entire way through.
Except, you know, john is an immortal who has been living since the 20's, and they just connect easier as both old people
it’s bc they’re the same afe
true! Larry King literally has no reason to fake laugh. He's really respected, so the fact he seemed genuinely tickled was great!
John's 35 years old. He is 5 years away from being 40, I don't think he classifies as being a "young" comedian. Also something to consider, he was a writer in snl for years so he has the experience for writing the jokes
@@MC_Horror hes also 5 years away from still being 30 so i dont know what your point to include 40 was. Considering the average American lives to roughly 80 years old, hes still got half his life ahead of him.
John Mulaney would be amazing as a talk show host. His first guest: Detective J.J. Bittenbinder
so much yes
STREETSMART! POW
And when he gets nervous when the writers get him do a remote/skit with Bittenbinder
“Nah nah nah, sister! You ain’t getting me to no secondary location! You want it go get it!”
*tosses Bittenbinder to the production crew and runs away*
Some episodes as George St. Geegland, please.
1st performer, Tom Jones
My second favourite person in the whole world is John Mulaney, right after John Mulaney's wife.
For me it goes
1) John Mulaneys Dad
2) John Mulaneys wife
3) John Mulaney
And then honourable mention, petunia the French bulldog
1. John
2. My best friends (3 of them)
3. Anna
4. My brother’s old broken-down cat
5. Petunia
(1) Petunia
(2) John Mulaney
I'm really surprised there's no representation for my second favourite: Detective J. J. Bittenbinder
The truest statement ever made.
"I can sing unless you ask my wife, and then I can't sing" LOL
John only thinks he can sing because even he occasionally confuses himself with Grant Gustin.
Sen Howler man I don’t see too many people make this comparison
"I'm positive I'll get assassinated."
"That just shows your ego. You'll just get shot."
John Mulaney's wife has a razor sharp wit. I can't even!
Stole from Chris Rock. Tupac joke....
@@mentak2593 Joke is older than Chris Rock
@@mentak2593 aw nooo really?:(
Wit or that she hates her husband ?
I feel like this interview more than any other is the one Mulaney has secretly desired his entire life.
sideshowcris I can totally see that.
Punctuation is key
he wants to talk to someone his age
I like the Mick Jagger impression at 4:27 where Larry King just keeps laughing as John Mulaney stares at him blankly.
Anyone can do an exaggerated voice, but when you can channel the person's body language and mannerisms, you've got a Grade A impression
the blank stare made me laugh haha
seeing Larry giggle at John is all i needed in life
You hear that? That was water, calories, and oxygen driving off to Mexico.
Yeah but seeing Larry not giggle at something funny that John said hurts my soul.
@@mayaw.4013 Same
I love how he kept asking Larry questions too, like he didn't really like to talk about himself too much. It just goes to show how selfless he is
Evers McCormick
It shows he actually knows how to interact with the world around him.
John mulaney wrote this comment
that one time at the grocery store "no, but i wish i had the card!"
That isn't selfless. More like humble or self-conscious.
I don’t know, selfless seems more like a quality communicated through actions
Mulaney desperately needs his own late night show.
True, this guy is better than Jimmy's.
He's not that desperate.
actually we desperately need this tall child to host a late night show. 😂
John: I’d go “Why the mustache?”
Larry: that’s a good question
I love Mulaney so much. He so damn simple and so funny.
Aww, c’mon, y’all, they’re WHISKERS!!
I love how John's interviews go. He's usually quiet and "simple" at the beginning, then he starts to read the interviewer and the atmosphere, asking questions and "charming" who's around ("charming" was the best way to put it in one word, but I think it's more about making sure the person is comfortable and joking around subjects they have in common). That's why they're always funny, he's so considerate and adaptable, even though his sense of humor and personality remains the same.
Coke starts kicking in
John Mulaney should be a talk show host.
Lonnie Contreras The Tonight Show with John Mulaney. Has a ring to it.
Lonnie Contreras honestly he probably will
You can bet his agent is pitching it. But the real genius of a great host is getting out of the way of a good guest and helping him/her open up and be interesting. The best at it: Paar! He had guests who were intrinsically interesting. Now guests are just flogging films or otherwise hacks.
@@KamariaHolden he should've gotten Late Night over Seth Myers
Honestly that just sounds right
larry king and a really tall child
Trinity Guiao looks like he could use some rest
Ihate Allofyou he cant keep burning the candle at both ends yknow?
Get some rest, tall child! You can't keep burning the candle at both ends!
JOHN MULANEY PLEASE STOP SMOKING TALL CHILD
GeekyGrace 10 the greats have to die young somehow
RIP Bill Hicks
Yeah, I had a small moment of realization when he said he's only been been smoking for 22 years, since 13. I started at 13 as well (twins!) and you never think how much that actually piles up.
it kinda threw me off my rhythm but i think that was a joke because according to interviews he doesnt
We are going to wake up one day and see the news telling us he has cancer.
This aged...well
It’s awful that that Asian American woman has smoked for so long :(( I’ll keep her in my prayers.
she has very feminine Hips
@@happyleo5503 That's the thing she's sensitive about!
Ill keep him in my prayers too. As a properly devout around my parents catholic, Praise be with you
@@carlosrivera1985 "And also with you" 😂
The way Larry laughs at 7:23 just warms my heart
Usually people spew their drink when they laugh like that.
“You’d just get shot” Why is this so hilarious to me?
He took that from Chris Rock. Martin Luther King was assassinated, Tupac just got shot.
That pause after John says Jeanne Tripplehorn is amazing
Tripplehorn was amazing. Basic Instinct. 'Til There Was You. And Waterworld is a good movie.
I was young when Waterworld came out and I crushed on that actress too. There's that one scene where she drops her clothes to pacify Kevin Costner and you see her bum for a split second.
@@thebrazilianatlantis165 And The Firm.
@@thebrazilianatlantis165 and it wasn't a bomb the way people remember.
I didn’t know her name but googled her thanks to this video and yeah! She’s great and I can see her as a childhood celebrity crush.
So much of this interview feels like a job interview
I don't think he's hired.
Maybe it is 🤯
Look at that high waisted man! He has feminine hips!
No! That's the thing he's sensitive about!
If anyone is gonna replace Conan as the funniest late night show host when he retires, please let it be Mulaney
@All_Roads Conan didn't
Yesssssss
Love Conan
I would watch 30 minutes every day of these two talking about their days and things they noticed or thought about
i need this
I'm in
Larry is so straight to the point and can be witty when he wants to, I LOVE IT! When he cuts the guests off it’s gold lol. I’m sure John is not even mad and thinks it’s hilarious.
We gonna talk about the fact that John lowered his voice half an octave so that Larry would think he was cool and would like him?
ArtemisScribe or maybe he usually tics his voice up half an octave when speaking to the masses and this is his regular speaking voice
I am insanely curious what Larry looks like without his hair slicked back but I never want to know.
saltyninja
Great post!
saltyninja this was my same thought!!
I wish I could just sit and listen to a 2 hour loop of Larry and John asking each other semi innocuous questions
John’s my new favorite person. He’s an odd one, but I haven’t watched an interview with him that I didn’t like.
I could watch mulaney answer these types of questions for the rest of the week
7:25 I'm convinced John just wants to shock Larry through the entire interview haha
I love that John always asks nearly as many questions and they both seem so genuinely interested in what each other is talking about
it's funny at first I never got John Mulaney but now he's one of my favorite comics, that horse in a hospital bit had me in stitches
btw Jay Pharoah does a hilarious impression of this dude
that's not an impression, that's straight up Jay Pharoah being possessed by John Mulaney
I know exactly how you feel about the change in feelings towards Mulaney’s comedy... I don’t know why I didn’t like it, why it grew on me, what changed... just bizarre.
John Mulaney should get on Comedians in Cars getting Coffee, he would be so funny.
he's going to be in the next season
We did it!😀
Laurentius nah, it was recorded a few months ago, and revealed 3 weeks ago. You just found out about it.
Yes, that would be a nice change for Seinfeld.
Just One Black Coffee.
I'm in love with the idea of you, John Mulaney.
He's out-Larry-Kinging Larry King!
"All i do is dwell in the past" is a mood.
7:24 Larry’s reaction was one of total surprise and then immediate delight
Any person ever: Do u have kids?
John Mulaney every single time without fail: No, I have a dog
Not that it matters now, but someone should please tell Larry King that Mick Jagger did *NOT* graduate from LSE. Attending classes for a few months isn't the same as graduating. LSE's website talks about how Mick dropped out after a short time in 1960 which he spent attending classes during the week and playing in a student band on weekends.
@@sparklemotion101ni3 dude, Larry King died in January
@@hannahbedington9980 So, tell Larry King when you see him. Mick Jagger didn't graduate from LSE.
@@sparklemotion101ni3 u tell him, I'm not the one who wants to know lmao
Larry King at 7:25 love his reaction 👌
John is so good at seamlessly changing the subject when he doesnt wanna talk about something.
I could’ve honestly watched another 3 hours of this
xSPARTNx AGREED
7:23 it makes me happy when someone smiles because of what john says idk why its just like “good one john you sure are a humorous guy look at you go spreading joy”
"no no no assassinated" lmfao
hearing him make jokes with no laughter is sort of uncomfortable
That’s how I watch his specials.
Then sit on a pillow.
Watch it with headphones on and a mic, then you can hear yourself laughing and you won't be uncomfortable.
But if you're laughing, there's laughter, right?
Ugh
It’s so rare I see Larry actually enjoy himself during these interviews. John is fantastic!!!
John Mulaney is the best modern comedian.
ThreeEcho7 Kyle Kinane tho...
ThreeEcho7
He’s definitely my fave.
Larry asking 2018 Mulaney "Guilty pleasures?"
2018 Mulaney: If you only knew
I love that John Mulaney is just amused by Larry King and the fact this conversation is even taking place. It's like he's living out one of those weird dreams where you play chess in the break room with Creed Bratton... and he's winning.
Am I the only one who can totally see Nick Kroll being freaked out by magicians?
I love that larry is just trying to get through the questions and john is just like no no no, there’s more
Love how he always asks back, making it more like a conversation instead of interrogation
when he said “ballet first position” i fell a little more in love
The shock and giggle out of Larry after John says he thinks he’s going to get assassinated is hilarious.
LMAO the very beginning when he’s like “guilty pleasures?” “mine?” “yeah who else you’re the guest”
I love when he turns the interview around and starts asking the questions.
John mulaney makes Larry king interesting.
"um does anyone have a laptop charger I can borrow" in that voice is the best thing John Mulaney has ever done.
6:05 “For a long time when I was a kid I thought Adults knew what they were talking about” 😭😂
I love how he engages with Larry. I love John Mulaney. Give him a talk show already! Lorne? You have the power to make this happen!
That Jeanne Tripplehorn moment made my week 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just got this recommended and now I’m sad.
RIP Larry King
Larry: you sound very familiar, like someone I used to listen to on the radio. No one new his name and all of a sudden he vanished, then 50 years later you came out of the shadows with the same voice and look.
John: *S C A T T E R*
I love John so much! Glad to see him getting more interviews and such.
Walrus mustaches aren't made of hair-they consist of specialized organs called mustacial vibrissae (long stiff hair-like structures growing around the mouth or elsewhere on the face of many mammals, used as organs of touch). It works like a cat or mouse's whiskers.
GravitySloth
Thanks for the info!
Sensitive hair
Ugh. This guy.
I don’t know who the genius was that decided Larry King should talk to other people for a living but bold move because he obviously doesn’t even like them. He treats interviewing John Mulaney the way workers at the secretary of state’s office treat me. I mean this is freaking awesome.
Could watch this for an hour
Every time he opens his mouth, you like him a little bit more. I wish there were more people in the world like that!
This is so calm, it made me feel like I'm in the room just looking at them
Well youtube at it again. RIP king
7:25 that giggle
Why is this the most serious funny thing I've watched?
R.I.P Larry King 😔
Incredibly rewatchable interview. I’ve watched it dozens of times.
As a former fan of white china I can see it all over this interview
Nick kroll hates magician and has created Jay's character on Big Mouth who loves magic but is bad at it
A person who hates magicians creates an incompetent magician character then gets to ridicule them by performing it. Makes sense.
John mulaney is if I could articulate my anxiety and my thoughts. He just gets it right on the nose. Like when he says “I love people who only move forward, all I do Is dwell in the past” lmao
I love john mulaney so much i think this crush is never going away it’s been months
if they ever do a biopic of Mr. Rodgers he (John) would be perfect.
Ian Hahn I heard there is one now
with Tom Hanks
this feels like the office interrogation scene in American Psycho
John said he wanted to be Ed Koch and now he's running for mayor in NYC
John Mulaney shares the same ancient energy as Larry King. One is decades younger than the other but they both live as remnants of a bygone age.
omg you're right! jean tripplehorn is a stunner
I know that King is legendary, but damn, he's bad at this. He barely acknowledges the answers, or even gives Mulaney enough time to riff. John's doing his best, but there's so little give and take here. Larry just keeps plowing on mechanically to the next question.
That's the segment. "The more you know" its rapid fire questions.
Not defending. Just throwing that out there.
rest in peace king
You SMOKE!!! Dude, that's gonna kill you. You're my fav comedian and I want you to live long enough to make 100 more Netflix specials.
he's never out of character
The mustache on a walrus allows it to "see" in the dark like a cat, but it has the added advantage under water of sensing differences in water motion that can indicate an object is approaching.
Jeanne Tripplehorn from Mickey Blue Eyes. That is a fair choice and makes perfect sense for his age and demeanor.
It's neat that he says Jerry Seinfeld, Mulaney and Seinfeld are my two favorite comedions.
"You'd just get shot." Lol, that's a good wife (seriously).
RIP to a legend
RIP LARRY
Larry has obviously never watched Johns comedy, since he is totally unaware of petunia.
The way Larry king has to do a double take when John says he’ll get assassination is gold