Watch John Mulaney: Everybody's in LA Online in 4K

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA is one of the most unusual comedy specials Netflix has produced — a six-night live talk show broadcast during the 2024 Netflix Is a Joke Festival that brought together an unpredictable mix of stand-ups, cultural figures, and genuine television history. If you want to know how to watch it in 4K, this guide covers what the show is, what happened across its six episodes, who appeared, and how to stream the full series with InfinityTV.

What is John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA?

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA is a live television comedy series created and hosted by John Mulaney. It aired on Netflix over six consecutive nights — Sunday through Friday, May 5 to May 10, 2024 — as part of the Netflix Is a Joke Festival, the streamer's large-scale live comedy event held in Los Angeles.

The format was a deliberate throwback to late-night television: each episode included a monologue, pre-taped field pieces shot around Los Angeles, a rotating cast of guest stars, and musical performances. What made it distinctive was the live-television energy — something Netflix had not done before in this format — and the sheer breadth of the guest list.

Richard Kind served as the show's announcer and on-set sidekick throughout the run, providing comic support to Mulaney's host duties.

John Mulaney: background and reputation

John Mulaney is one of the most respected stand-up comedians working in America today. Born in 1982 in Chicago, he worked as a writer for Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2012 before building a stand-up career that produced four major Netflix specials: New in Town (2012), The Comeback Kid (2015), Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018), and Baby J (2023). The 2018 special won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.

Mulaney is known for a style that combines precise, writerly joke construction with an almost theatrical performance sensibility. His material tends to be personal without being confessional, and his delivery — unusually disciplined for contemporary stand-up — draws comparisons to the era of Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby's cleaner material. The Netflix live show gave him a chance to stretch the format considerably beyond a standard stand-up recording.

The six episodes: what happened

Each episode of Everybody's in LA was built around a different topic related to Los Angeles, giving Mulaney a way to structure the monologue and guest conversations around a coherent theme rather than just a succession of unrelated appearances.

Themes across the six nights covered subjects including Los Angeles's relationship with earthquakes, the city's mythology around fame and reinvention, its freeway culture, and its unique relationship with the entertainment industry. The field pieces sent Mulaney and producers around the city to document real locations and cultural quirks.

The guest lineup across six nights was deliberately eclectic:

• David Letterman — an appearance that carried particular weight given Letterman's legacy as perhaps the defining late-night host of the past four decades.
• Jerry Seinfeld — one of the most commercially successful stand-ups in history, whose appearance alongside Mulaney highlighted a direct lineage in observational comedy.
• Jon Stewart — comedian and longtime host of The Daily Show, making his first major network-style live appearance in years.
• Bill Hader — actor and comedian, known for SNL and Barry.
• Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Hannah Gadsby, Nate Bargatze, Tom Segura, Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias — representing a wide range of contemporary stand-up styles.
• Marcia Clark — the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial, whose appearance in a comedy context was one of the show's stranger and more interesting choices.
• Dr. Lucy Jones — a seismologist who appeared to discuss Los Angeles's earthquake risk, illustrating the show's willingness to go genuinely informational.
• Ray J, Warren G, Los Lobos, Weezer, St. Vincent, Beck — a musical lineup that spanned decades and genres.
• Cedric the Entertainer, John Carpenter — additions that reinforced the show's commitment to unexpected combinations.

The cumulative effect was a show that felt genuinely unpredictable from night to night — a quality rare in broadcast television and almost unprecedented in streaming.

Why the live format mattered

Netflix had experimented with live broadcasts before Everybody's in LA, but not in the traditional talk-show format. The significance of the live element was partly technical — Netflix streaming a live talk show in real time was a demonstration of infrastructure — and partly artistic.

Live television creates a different relationship between performer and audience than a recorded special. Mistakes, awkward moments, and genuine spontaneity all become part of the show rather than being edited out. Mulaney, whose stand-up is meticulously constructed, used the live format to take creative risks he would not take in a recorded special. The six-night run also meant the show could respond to events and conversations happening in real time, making it genuinely contemporary in a way that recorded specials cannot be.

The show's combination of nostalgia for classic late-night television and the novelty of a live streaming format gave it a cultural footprint that its IMDB rating of 7.1 does not fully capture. It is better experienced than described.

Where does Everybody's in LA stream?

All six episodes of John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA are available on Netflix. The show is also accessible through InfinityTV's 150,000+ Movies & Series library, alongside thousands of other comedy specials, series, and films.

How to watch John Mulaney's Everybody's in LA in 4K with InfinityTV

1. Go to the InfinityTV website and select a plan.
2. Activate your subscription — takes minutes, no waiting.
3. Install the InfinityTV app on your device: Fire TV Stick, Smart TV, Android box, Apple TV, or phone.
4. Open the VOD library and search for Everybody's in LA or John Mulaney.
5. Select any episode and stream all six in sequence.
6. Explore the comedy library — InfinityTV carries 22,000+ live channels and 150,000+ Movies & Series, including stand-up specials, comedy series, and talk shows from every major platform.

With 99.9% uptime and 24/7 support, your binge through six live episodes runs without interruption.

What to watch next

If you enjoyed Everybody's in LA, these titles sit naturally alongside it:

• John Mulaney: Baby J (2023, Netflix) — his most recent stand-up special before the live series, widely considered among his best work.
• John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (2018, Netflix) — the Emmy-winning special that established his status as one of the best stand-ups working today.
• The Tonight Show / Late Night archives — for context on the talk-show tradition Mulaney was referencing throughout the six-night run.
• Nathan Fielder: The Rehearsal (HBO) — another comedian using television format itself as a comic subject, in a very different but related way.
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix) — a sketch comedy series that shares Mulaney's interest in comic precision and absurdist escalation.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Everybody's in LA still on Netflix? Yes. All six episodes of John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA remain available on Netflix after their original live broadcast in May 2024. You can watch them in any order, though the episodic themes reward watching sequentially.

How many episodes does Everybody's in LA have? Six episodes, each approximately 45 to 60 minutes long, broadcast live on consecutive nights from May 5 to May 10, 2024.

Will there be a second season of Everybody's in LA? No second season has been announced. The show was produced as a limited series tied to the Netflix Is a Joke Festival. Its format — a six-night live run — makes it a standalone event rather than an ongoing series.

Who are the best guests on Everybody's in LA? David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld are the most historically significant appearances. Bill Hader and Jon Stewart drew the strongest comedic reactions from critics. Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones's appearance about earthquake risk is the strangest and most memorable single segment.

Is John Mulaney touring in 2025 or 2026? Mulaney completed his Baby J tour cycle in 2023. As of mid-2026, no new stand-up tour has been formally announced. Check his official website and InfinityTV's news section for updates.

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