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There's [John Mulaney Show] jokes that I have in stand up that I wouldn't try to put in, I would try to have someone just speak extemporaneously in the middle of a scene about an episode of Law and Order or something.

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John Mulaney
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 26
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