TV REVIEW: EVERYBODY'S LIVE WITH JON MULANEY

4/5

My Next Guest With John Mulaney

12 Episodes. Starring: John Mulaney, Everybody In LA & Richard Kind. On: Netflix.

'Baby J' and 'Kid Gorgeous' comedian John Mulaney fights three fourteen-year-old boys, live on Netflix. No joke. To make matters even gnarlier, 'Dead Man Walkin'' actor Sean Penn is watching on, smoking.  Talk about 'The Comeback Kid'. The host of Netflix's kids show 'The Sack Lunch Bunch' and one half of the Hollywood comeback power couple with 'The Daily Show' and 'X-Men' Psylocke actress Olivia Munn, is getting sacked like he was in the NFL after this throw down in a WWE like ring. But please, Netflix, give this show another season, don't count it out like the glorious 'Glow'. 'Everybody's Live With John Mulaney', every Thursday, is the best damn show on T.V., even if changing the name from 'Everybody's In LA' was a damn crime and shame. Especially after the wildfires. But then again, test marketing is test marketing. Yet, to us, it's still 'Everybody's In LA With John Mulaney', like it's still the STAPLES Center (I mean, who even uses Crypto any more?) and Starburst are still Opal Fruits. Yeah, I'm also almost 44.

As soon as Wang Chung's 'To Live & Die In L.A.' comes into play like 2Pac or a William Friedkin movie you know it's on like the dropped deck that turns into a watch, or the choppers rolling through the city of minions and million dollar names. All before the maestro Mulaney nods at you through the rearview mirror, decked out in shades. Dear John and his one of a kind, announcing sidekick, Richard Kind (or forget Colin Farrell's Penguin, is that Gene Simmons from Kiss?), are joined by more all stars than the Walk Of Fame or mid-February in the NBA. A dozen delightful episodes are accompanied by some old friends like Bill Hader, Nick Kroll and Sarah Silverman (whose current Netflix special is worth your 'PostMortem'), and new ones like Adam Sandler, Michael Keaton and the great Sigourney Weaver. But it's Luenell, Steve Guttenburg and of course, delivery driver Samo, who steal the show.

Not to mention all the guests that call in and all the cars they drive as Mulaney hangs up on them like he is so Graham Norton. America's answer to witty, irreverent humour also shows late night legends David Letterman and Conan O'Brien how it's done. Oh, and the bits he does are some of the best pieces of comedy you'll ever see (Terminator stunt doubles, anyone?). Especially if you wanted to find out what happened to Michael Jackson's monkey Bubbles, or which Grammy rapper also likes to stick his hand up puppets backsides for a second living. And I promise, those two things aren't related...thankfully. We shouldn't spoil the rest of the surprises in store with this show, but it will answer all the questions you have. 'Should I Lend People Money?' No! 'Are Cruises Worth It?' Ask my uncle. But examining everything from Uber to dinosaurs under the telescope, just make sure you know your H. Oh, and if you too have been ghosted by Bones Thugs N Harmony (craziest Hinge match ever), I'll see you at the crossroads. Ba-bye! TIM DAVID HARVEY.

Further Filming: 'Everybody's In LA', 'John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch', 'My Next Guest: With David Letterman & John Mulaney'.