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CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

Extended Interview: John Mulaney on his Standup Persona

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

CBS News

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Cbs

4.6871 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Standup comedian John Mulaney talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his earliest experience learning about jokes; developing his on-stage persona (and why it involves a suit); why he's happiest writing for other people; and how he approaches his sobriety after having gone through rehab and becoming a father of two children. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I'm Jane Pauley. You're listening to an extended interview from the latest edition of Sunday morning.

0:50.4

There are some moments where I remember like getting big laughs from adults.

0:58.2

But, uh, hmm, always interesting in these things because you don't want to sound egotistical, but I don't remember a time when I didn't think I was funny.

1:02.0

Really?

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Yeah.

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I remember learning what joking was.

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We were playing Monopoly, and I was the youngest still at that point. I was like two or

1:13.1

three. So I was the dice roller. And either my brother and my sister landed in jail and my dad

1:19.7

was walking through the room and he made a joke like, oh, that's where John belongs. And I remember

1:24.7

being like, what? How dare you?

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