John Mulaney Has Multiple Netflix Specials on the Way
The first in a multi-special deal, Kid Gorgeous at Radio City, debuts in May
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The almost unfairly funny John Mulaney will bring numerous new stand-up specials to Netflix, we’re pleased to report, starting with John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City, which streams worldwide starting on May 1. Kid Gorgeous is the first in a new multi-special deal between the stand-up and streamer, Netflix announced on Wednesday.
Mulaney, an Emmy-winning writer as well as a stand-up and performer, shot his latest special at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where he sold out an unheard-of seven shows in a row—that’s over 40,000 tickets total—in early 2018. Two-time Tony nominee Alex Timbers, with whom Mulaney worked on his and Nick Kroll’s Broadway show Oh, Hello, directed Kid Gorgeous. The special features set design from Tony winner Scott Pask (The Book of Mormon) and music by Grammy winner Jon Brion.
Kid Gorgeous is just the latest chapter of Mulaney’s long and fruitful relationship with Netflix, which has thus far produced an Emmy-nominated stand-up special (2015’s John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, one of Paste’s top specials of that year), a delightful animated series (Big Mouth, another collaboration between Mulaney and Kroll), a star-studded forthcoming comedy special (Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity, coming to Netflix next month) and the aforementioned Oh, Hello (currently streaming on Netflix).