John Mulaney

John Mulaney (born John Edmund Mulaney, August 26, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He first rose to prominence for his work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2013, where he co-created the recurring character Stefon with Bill Hader. Since his departure from SNL, Mulaney has hosted the program six times, becoming a member of the SNL Five Timers Club in 2022.

His stand-up specials include The Top Part (2009), New in Town (2012), The Comeback Kid (2015), Kid Gorgeous (2018), and Baby J (2023). He won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, for Kid Gorgeous, Baby J, and SNL 50. He also released the children's musical comedy special John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch (2019). He created and starred in the semi-autobiographical Fox sitcom Mulaney (2014-2015), performed as George St. Geegland in a comedic duo with Nick Kroll in Oh, Hello on Broadway (2016-2017), and served as co-executive producer and writer on the IFC mockumentary series Documentary Now! He hosted, created, and executive produced the Netflix talk show Everybody's in LA (2024) and its spinoff Everybody's Live with John Mulaney (2025).

Mulaney has taken guest roles in Dickinson (2019), The Bear (2023-), and Poker Face (2025), and voiced Andrew Glouberman in Big Mouth, Spider-Ham in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Chip in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), and Big Jack Horner in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022).

Born and raised in Chicago to parents who are both lawyers, Mulaney is the third of five children of Irish Catholic heritage. He graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep in 2000 and then attended Georgetown University, where he majored in English, joined the school's improv group, and met Nick Kroll and Mike Birbiglia.