John Mulaney Jokes About Daughter Inheriting His Netflix Talk Show

John Mulaney envisions his baby daughter, Méi, taking over his Netflix talk show.

John Mulaney, aged 42, humorously mentioned during the episode of Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney on Wednesday, March 26, that he had made a provision in his will designating his 6-month-old daughter as the future host of the show in case of an unfortunate event. He added that Netflix would have no influence on this arrangement, which was made in jest.

He added, “That chunky little blue-eyed beauty, sitting out there. Unable to talk but looking right down the barrel.”

Mulaney shared that he drew up his will recently. 

John Mulaney was vocal about not wanting to have kids before welcoming his first child with Olivia Munn. However, when Mulaney confirmed that Munn was pregnant in September 2021, he revealed how important becoming a father was to him. “In the spring I went to Los Angeles and met and started to date a wonderful […]

Proactively discussing mortality, Mulaney shared, “I’m trying to get ahead of death a little. I had my will put together this year. I tell you this, most of the time I’m like the most liberal, democratic person imaginable.” Despite his usual beliefs about taxes, Mulaney humorously stated, “When it comes to my dead body, I’m not giving anyone a goddamn cent.”

Further joking about his will, Mulaney elaborated on humorous tax schemes, stating, “I have the most elaborate tax schemes planned. I sat down with my lawyers and they were like, ‘OK, the moment you die, we will get you declared a small business in Aruba. Then your children will be the sole employees. According to maritime law, the IRS cannot tax monies that exchange hands over the beach.’ You can say whatever you want in a will, for real.”

Mulaney shares Méi as well as son Malcolm, 3, with wife Olivia Munn. (The couple welcomed Méi via surrogate in September 2024 amid Munn’s breast cancer battle.)

The comedian kicked off the second season of his talk show this month, featuring Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen and folk icon Joan Baez in the first episode. He revealed in a Vulture profile that a Netflix exec was worried those names might not draw enough excitement.

John Mulaney has become a girl dad and he couldn’t be more excited. After Mulaney, 42, and his wife, Olivia Munn, welcomed their second baby via surrogate on Saturday, September 14 — with Munn, 44, sharing the news via Instagram on Sunday, September 22 — the actor took to social media to share his joy. […]

Mulaney said he was told, “This is not the show we sold,” a critique he ignored. “It was great to see someone kind of apoplectic — like, ‘Oh, honey, do you know what you bought?’ And then they go, ‘We don’t even understand what this rundown means!’” he continued. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, you think you’ll feel better when I explain “telescope murder”? If I walk you through that it’s a Body Double parody, you’ll feel better about the spend?’”

In his March 12 monologue, Mulaney quipped, “Netflix picked up this show by accident. They thought it was a true-crime documentary because I look like a disappeared boy.”

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