Aug. 26, 2025

John Mulaney

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Honoring comedian John Mulaney's birthday with trivia about his television writing, stand-up specials, and comedy achievements. Powered by The Daily Comedy News Podcast.

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Callarogashark Media. Greetings, trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and today

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we're celebrating comedian John Mullaney's birthday with questions about his

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comedy career. Question one, What NBC Late night sketch comedy

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show did John Mullany write for from two thousand and

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eight to twenty thirteen? Question two? Which recurring character did

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Mullany co create with Bill Hayter for weekend updates segments?

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Question three? What was the name of John Mullaney's short

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lived Fox sitcom that aired in twenty fourteen? Question four?

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How many times has John Mullaney hosted Saturday Night Live,

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earning him membership in an exclusive club? Question five? What

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streaming service has featured several of Mullany's stand up comedy specials.

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We'll be right back with these comedy answers after this break.

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Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one,

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What NBC show did Mullani write for? Answer? Saturday Night Live.

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Mullany was a writer and producer for SNL for six seasons,

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contributing to numerous sketches and becoming one of the show's

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most successful alumni. Question two. Which character did Mullany co

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create with Bill Had? Answer? Stuff on This flamboyant City

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correspondent became a fan favorite on Weekend Update, known for

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describing New York's hottest clubs in increasingly bizarre ways. Question three.

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What was Mullany's Fox sitcom called? Answer Mulaney? This semi

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autobiographical series about his life as a comedian in New

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York City ran for one season and featured Martin Short

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and Nassim Pedrad. Question four, How many times has mulany

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hosted SNL? Answer? Six times. This achievement made him a

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member of Saturday Night Live's exclusive five Timers Club in

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twenty twenty two, joining comedy legends like Steve Martin. Question

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five What streaming service features Mullany's specials? Answer? Netflix. The

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platform has showcased several of his acclaimed stand up specials,

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including Kid Gorgeous, The Co'm Back Kid, and Baby Jay.

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That concludes today's five Daily trivia questions about the brilliant

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John Mullaney. I'm Mark Ellison and this podcast was crafted

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with the help of AI technology. Today's episode is powered

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by the Daily Comedy News podcast, your go to source

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