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It was funny to be an emcee, because you're so at the mercy of the club. You can show up for the weekend hoping to get the $400 - and get fired. I had to prank whoever they told me to prank.
John Mulaney
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John Mulaney
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 26
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John Edmund Mulaney
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