John Mulaney Wore The Same Outfit Every Day As An SNL Writer | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

you've got great style that is something. that eluded me a lot of writers get. especially from my era we we all of us. owned like two shirts we looked like. we we lived in shitty Apartments um. you one of the great comedy writers uh. certainly of your generation of all time. you always it seems like you know how to. dress where did you know how to dress. when did you know how to you always look. good you're a sharp okay uh don't you.

think that that's true I mean always. I'll tell you this story the first time. I ever came to New York I was 13 I was. with my dad and uh we're walking around. uh downtown New York and um two memories. I'll never two memories that meant a lot. to me both just how to comport yourself. as a person this guy's coming down the. street that my dad had done a deal with. and the guy had uh been super unethical. so he walks up and he goes hey chip. melany my dad goes I'm not shaking your. hand and we keep walking W and he goes I.

didn't mean to do that in front of you. but uh that man was very unethical in a. deal with did I thought I've never seen. anything so badass in my life that's. great just I'm not shaking your hand and. walk away because I also my parents. always were talking about being nice and. polite and friendly and neighborly so I. just like the boundary of I'm like just. a just one man it's why I love lawsuits. one man dressing down another yeah yeah. one man excoriating another so then we. go to NYU Law School my dad wants to see. a classroom that's been dedicated to a. federal judge that that he once clerked.

for this guy Ed Weinfeld who had passed. away by then so we walk up um into uh. the law school and there's a security. desk and there's a student who has. misplaced their ID and the security. guard is giving them like a ton of. like well I can't let you back in you. know you can't get into the Library. without and my dad's wearing just a a. jacket and tie just because and uh we. just walk right past the security guard. and as we're walking up the stairs my. dad doubles back and looks at me and. goes the power of dressing well yes.

so that do you think that's maybe where. it came from yeah I think so I wear like. a tie sometimes at home so that my kids. think I mean like I would it's a bit put. on obviously I don't need be wearing but. I but I understand it's become your. aesthetic is attached somewhat I think. to the work you're doing like you are a. sharp. dresser I think you have the best word. choice that your choice of words is. better than other Comedians and and I.

think I think the whole thing is no I'm. I'm no I'm laughing at what he's doing I. know I know I think it's connected I. think it's connected I do think it's. connected I think you it's you put. things together in a very thoughtful. crafted way and it all it's all of a. piece like it makes sense to me that you. you dress as John meany oh yeah I will. say I am genuinely very comfortable in. the things I wear and if if I were more. comfortable than I am often not in. comfortable like in jeans and New.

Balance and like uh uh I don't know what. would Ry Romano. wear an $8 Casio. watch you know I don't mean to name. names what. would a plean like Ray Rano. [Laughter]. wear as I went feet up I was like open. shirt who am I seeing here modern day. Ray Romano people ask me a lot about. genius I don't know why mhm.

uh I don't know what is about me a real. genius always seeks out the Nerds that's. the common thing is nerds I mean this is. why I go to you all the time David thank. you seriously cuz you know how to like. do things on the on the phone and order. things online I I I don't know that it's. usually simple stuff you can't yeah make. tea yeah nerd wallet that's what I'm. talking about nerd wallet's going to. find the right credit card or auto. insurance for you in minutes their team. of nerds has done the research so you. don't have to just answer a few simple. question questions and you'll be matched.

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approval see nerdwallet.com for details. jocks need not apply but I I I feel more. comfortable doing it you always dress. very nice I I learned over time uh to. when I was a writer SNL I wore the same. thing every day yeah uh because I heard. Obama had uh dark gray and dark blue. suits with a red tie or a blue tie so he. never had to think about what to wear. right so I got um a ton of gray Heather. 5050 cotton T-shirts from American. Apparel and then cacy pants from J crew.

and I would wear that and a if it was. cold I'd wear uh a blue uh crew neck. sweater and it's the only thing I wore. for like it's very interesting years. when I started which is. 85 the the Old. Guard the oldtimers at that point were. people that worked in on counterculture. television and they were all they they. would go up and to their office and. smoke pot they were out of Pride.

t-shirts and ripped jeans and I. remembered thinking that's not you know. that's not me yeah I hadn't quite. figured out who I was but over time I. saw the value of I don't want to look. like a bum I and and and also when I had. kids I liked looking like a dad yeah you. know what I mean I liked for some reason. come in and I've got you know I would. wear sometimes my tie from work home and. I would they would see that when I. worked I was dressed up and I thought.

yeah I want them to have that idea of. what a dad is that's really fun someone. who is supplied Tom broa. suits by NBC and then wears makeup when. he comes home yeah like a dad yeah. having a lot of Bas on yeah a. lot eyeliner yeah uh well the show which. I really love everybody's live it drops. live on Wednesday nights is that correct. yeah Wednesday Night Live March 12th we.

started we're done May 26th and it's. really fun if you can to watch it if you. can if you can watch it live if you have. if it's if it's in your schedule sorry I. thought like it's really fun if you can. watch it you know I thought you were. speaking in general I was like you can. just a hard plug would be nice at this. point if you don't mind check out one. episode a lot of people don't have. access to television you know that oh. right only for the 1% whatever you're in. a bubble so yeah yeah I guess everyone. go out and buy a new television let me.

tell you something when I see you on the. street in New York I'm not shaking your. head you don't like the way I've. comported myself no yeah wait this is. your lawsuit here you guys go hey here. we go that's not it no I think we need. to it can't be it can't be defamation. it's I needs to be over the rights to. something yes yes yeah I'm going to sue. you for that you could sue him honestly. being like you know uh oh there's the. show became was we were integral to it. you know the way like oh like cuz he'll.

be like no it's my show I do whatever I. want with it you know he's the Don. Henley he's the Mal. content yeah but you guys are the Don. Felder you're Don Felder and Joe Walsh. yeah and I can just Schmid yeah I'm just. gonna leave you behind and then you say. no no no I was in the room when you came. up with California ex that's what you. should say I was in the room and I. contributed content essential to the. creation of the work hey you were in the. room when I said do you think it'll fit.

oh oh you know you can fit it in F want. and you you were in the room and you. want credit for that you were integral. to that I both want credit for it and I. feel sexually harassed so I see you from. both sides um I'm going to let you go. sir because we've nice to see you man. you know what you're one of my favorites. you're as a as a person and as a maker. of things and I uh one of my all all. alltime favorites and uh I'm just I love.

you very much as a person and it's. really nice to see you and I've been. thinking about you a lot so wow thank. you so much is good you seem good which. is great just before I went out uh to do. the Oscars I got a lot of texts from a. lot of people you sent me one of the. most meaningful texts I've had in my. life of encour a quick text. encouragement the eggplant emoji and. said I hope you can fit it in I hope you. can fit it in you know what that means. right no I don't I don't know what it.

means why would I violate myself with. such a vegetable um no you sent me a you. sent me a an email a text and it uh I'm. not kidding when I say it it gave me. like a 20% boost of confidence so. seriously thank you very much I'm glad. it it meant something you're the best we. were so excited it was so exciting to. watch that show with everything going on. in the world and uh I don't know for. like that like it like it just felt.

during that it was like because you know. like it's a bad time in the world and no. one saw any of those movies. and but like for that show it was like. things seem happy and positive and we're. acting like everyone saw these and we. know what they are you know what I mean. we're like oh my God it won that won. that's great you know no one saw. a thing right no one saw a thing but you. really did put on a show that said this. is a cool night and we're going to have. fun.

and ssle but we talking that is like. just not always messy it's it's harder. to do all right well listen thank you. for saying that go work on your show and. uh and keep enjoying it because I can. tell you're having fun and when you're. having fun you're golden thank you man. go and peace go and peace.