John Mulaney

A new Netflix special has some of today's best comedians paying tribute to the all-time greats in standup. Recorded during the Netflix Is a Joke festival, ...

“Why don’t you pick on them for a change?” Mulaney called making people laugh “incredibly fun” and added that “being a comedian is not a psychiatric condition.” There are “very f*cked up” comedians, but that’s true of every profession. And people like to talk about comedians as if we do what we do because of some inner darkness,” he said.

During the recent Netflix Is A Joke festival, the streamer held an event where some of the industry's biggest comedians — including Mulaney, Dave Chappelle, ...

The artform of comedy is a joy to perform, and being a comedian is not a psychiatric condition. And people like to talk about comedians as if we do what we do because of some inner darkness. Yes. But, whatever — there are depressed people who don’t even have the decency to be great comedians.

John Mulaney is clearing up a misconception he feels people have about the late Robin Williams and the source of his brilliant comedy.

“Have a little respect for a brilliant artist who was just more talented than you.” “People like to theorize that comedy all comes from a place of pain and sadness. “The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up” is streaming now.

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John Mulaney tells an audience to 'f--- off' while dismissing theories about why Robin Williams was funny in the new Netflix special 'The Hall: Honoring the ...

"You know, there are depressed people who don't even have the decency to be great comedians. "Yes. But whatever." "With all due respect, f--- off with that s---," he says.

During a Friday performance on his “From Scratch” tour, comedian John Mulaney surprised his audience — and drew criticism from some fans — when Dave ...

Chappelle’s controversial and derogatory statements stand in contrast to Mulaney’s largely uncontroversial material. Jokes about the transgender community have been a recent cornerstone of Chappelle’s stand-up. According to attendees, Chappelle appeared as a surprise opener, and told jokes targeting the transgender community.

Some of John Mulaney's fans slammed him for inviting Dave Chappelle on stage, who told transphobic jokes while Mulaney stood by.

One fan summed up feelings about the show: “I take back every defense I’ve made of John Mulaney, very divorced of him to have Dave Chappelle open for him and tell a bunch of transphobic jokes. But, in response, another fan wrote that just because Mulaney didn’t deliver the jokes, he still stood by and said nothing. Another person wrote, “I feel like the reason so many of us thought John was chill was bc he usually didn’t make offensive jokes. “The way the entire stadium stood and cheered for him made my heart sink. One fan tweeted after the show from Mulaney’s “From Scratch” tour. John Mulaney‘s (former) fans dragged him on Twitter after an Ohio show where he invited comedian Dave Chappelle to make a surprise appearance.

Dave Chappelle has been accused of making transphobic jokes in his comedy sets in recent years, including in his Netflix special.

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Disappointed John Mulaney fans are turning against him after he brought Dave Chappelle onstage during a show in Ohio, where the embattled comedian told ...

“You might say [celebrities like that] have the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair. which a lot of people of social media thought was a giant no-no. According to several tweets, Mulaney hugged Chappelle after his performance…

Dave Chappelle has been accused of making transphobic jokes in his comedy sets in recent years, including in his Netflix special.

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Dave Chappelle opened for John Mulaney at a comedy show in Ohio and the unannounced appearance sparked controversy online.

The memo added, "Several of you have also asked where we draw the line on hate. Chappelle is one of the most popular stand-up comedians today, and we have a long-standing deal with him. Even some people who weren't there have been turning in their John Mulaney fan cards in light of the reports, feeling they can't support him any longer.

Although there's no footage of the Friday show, Twitter users who were there wrote that Chappelle was a surprise opener.

Chappelle has been criticized in the past for his jokes about transgender people. - Chappelle has been criticized in the past for his controversial jokes about the trans community. - John Mulaney and Dave Chappelle are being criticized after Chappelle reportedly told transphobic jokes at Mulaney's show.

Comedian John Mulaney has come under criticism this weekend, after reports that he surprised audiences at a show in Ohio last night with an opening ...

Despite widespread anger from inside and outside the company, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos came out hard in favor of Chappelle’s god-given right to get paid several million dollars to have his transphobic views platformed to millions of people, a stance somehow characterized as “free speech.”(Netflix recently issued an updated statement of company values, telling its workers, “If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you.”) (Or to see Mulaney give him a post-set hug, as he reportedly did.) There’s also a general sense of frustration that Mulaney, typically viewed as politically inert at worst, would lend his reputation and platform to Chappelle in such a manner. ( TMZ notes that Chappelle apparently referenced the odd weapon wielded by his attacker at the Hollywood Bowl a few weeks back, joking that it was “a gun that identified as a knife.”)

A Chappelle joke that offended some was about his recent encounter at the Hollywood Bowl with a stage crasher. He was briefly engaged by a couple in the ...

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story quoted an online source that was misidentifed. “I mean, it wasn’t a gun, it was a knife! Audience phones were locked in a pouch, so no video of the moment exists.

In the recently-released Netflix comedy special 'In The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up,' John Mulaney paid tribute to Robin Williams.

“People like to theorize that comedy all comes from a place of pain and sadness,” Mulaney said. Why don’t you pick on them for a change?” “Have a little respect for a brilliant artist who was just more talented than you,” he joked.

Chappelle, who's from the area, made a surprise appearance at a John Mulaney standup comedy show -- but many people aren't happy that DC took the stage ...

He's pretty private -- don't hold your breath for a statement. Apparently, that's about all that was said ... but it's got people up in arms. Twitter Tweet Unavailable As for what exactly was said that's transphobic (in these users' minds) ... you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who actually detailed the crack(s), but someone finally did. Twitter Tweet Unavailable Twitter Tweet Unavailable

I have a lot of trans friends, and I'm gay myself so I was really disappointed that Dave was allowed to perform given that he has a history of transphobic ...

“It, unfortunately, makes sense — it was a low-hanging fruit of a joke in a red state like Ohio,” McAlear said. He then said that maybe it was a knife that identified as a gun. One attendee tweeted that Chappelle "ambushed" them at Mulaney's show with his transphobic jokes to which the audience laughed. “It hurts to know that Chappelle’s transphobia wasn’t enough of a deterrent to keep him off the show," Morgan said. “He made a joke about when he was attacked, how the guy had a knife that looks like a gun. Many fans took to social media to express their anger at being “ambushed” by Chappelle, who has a history of mocking the LGBTQ community.

People were not happy when Mulaney brought on the controversial comic, who of course told trans jokes.

I wish cisgender people would get it through their thick skulls how harmful this actually is.https://t.co/7oDM4n7Ksv Audience members were forced to lock their phones before the show, so no video or even audio exists of Chappelle’s comments, but he reportedly dropped some of his anti-trans gags. John Mulaney has never been an “edgy” comic, and by that we mean he doesn’t tell jokes that deliberately piss people off.