Comedian and author John Mulaney will host a live variety talk show on Netflix. Type in X. The show is similar to Mulaney’s Everyone is in LALive talk show airing on Netflix for six episodes in May 2024.
Mulaney’s production company will produce and he will serve as showrunner, but no other details have been announced. However, Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria said at an event in LA Everyone is in LA showed what a weekly live talk/variety show could look like on the service. “[It] it was so bold and original and fresh, and then unexpected,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a lot of fun doing a live show with him.”
Netflix has earned a reputation for not giving shows time to develop audiences, even if critics love them – with Jeff Goldblum Chaos which is last example. However, Bajaria acknowledged this follower Everyone is in LA was not large, so the streamer is willing to avoid this strategy in some cases. In fact, Netflix has stuck with the history of the comedians even as they create controversy. Dave Chappelle has shown. This may be because comedy specials and talk shows are cheaper to produce than scripted series.
