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John Mulaney has no intention of making his six-episode live Netflix show, Everybody’s in L.A., more coherent. As he put it during the show’s fourth episode on Wednesday night, “People keep asking me, ‘When is this show gonna make sense?’ When L.A. does.” That said, this installment—which focused on the paranormal—might’ve been the strangest yet. The disorganized vibes began almost immediately, when Mulaney skipped over the monologue and threw the show over to a live performance from Weezer, who played their 1996 single “The Good Life.” The transitions on this show are usually abrupt, but even by its own standards, this felt off.
Then, it was time to “get down to other business”—all of which unfolded with just about as much ceremony. There was yet another disorderly panel, in which a gaggle of comedians (and Elvira) seemed to annoy Hollywood hypnotherapist Kerry Gaynor; there was a skit all about nepo babies; and, perhaps most exciting for Mulaney superfans, he and Nick Kroll brought back their Oh, Hello characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland for an L.A. mansions tour, which they mostly spent talking about how much they loved hanging out with Charles Manson.
Sarah Silverman and Cassandra Peterson—aka, the face behind Elvira—were our first guests of the night. Both are longtime Angelenos, and both claim to have experienced some hauntings. Peterson once owned New York’s infamously spectral mansion Briarcliff Manor, where she claimed that at least five unexpected deaths have occurred over the years. She recalled seeing a shadow follow her around on the floor of her pool, as well as doors shutting on their own. Sometimes, she heard footsteps upstairs when no one was there. Eventually, she called in both a Catholic exorcist and a Native American shaman to clear out the house, which she said put an end to her problem.
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