{"id":1005662,"date":"2022-02-27T19:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/27\/john-mulaney-talks-rehab-skewers-mask-mandates-sings-in-subway-as-snl-guest-host\/"},"modified":"2022-02-27T19:11:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:11:13","slug":"john-mulaney-talks-rehab-skewers-mask-mandates-sings-in-subway-as-snl-guest-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/27\/john-mulaney-talks-rehab-skewers-mask-mandates-sings-in-subway-as-snl-guest-host\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mulaney talks rehab, skewers mask mandates, sings in subway as &#8216;SNL&#8217; guest host"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\" onclick=\"st_ss_sh1();\">\n<p>1\/5<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"975\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/John-Mulaney-talks-rehab-skewers-mask-mandates-sings-in-subway-as-SNL-guest-host.jpg\" title=\"John Mulaney talks rehab, skewers mask mandates, sings in subway as 'SNL' guest host\" alt=\"John Mulaney talks rehab, skewers mask mandates, sings in subway as 'SNL' guest host\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">John Mulaney hosted &#8220;SNL&#8221; for a fifth time this weekend. File Photo by Christine Chew\/UPI | License Photo<\/div>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Feb. 27 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> John Mulaney hosted Saturday Night Live for the fifth time this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful to be here tonight. After a very complicated year, it is wonderful to be in a place that&#8217;s always emphasized sobriety and mental health,&#8221; Mulaney said in his monologue.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>The comedian went on to recap that since he last hosted he was the subject of an intervention for his addiction issues, went to rehab, &#8220;broke up&#8221; with his drug dealer and welcomed his first child with his new girlfriend, Olivia Munn.<\/p>\n<p>Mulaney recalled bonding with the baby in the hospital delivery room when he saw the newborn squinted at a bright light and put his arm over his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was annoyed but he didn&#8217;t say anything. I was like, &#8216;That&#8217;s my son!&#8217; A polite man in an uncomfortable situation, but he&#8217;s not going to make a fuss,&#8221; Mulaney said. <\/p>\n<p><emb><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"aUgzDqniZgo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Mulaney Stand-Up Monologue - SNL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aUgzDqniZgo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/emb>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mulaney also appeared in a sketch in which three couples at a restaurant awkwardly debate how effective face mask and vaccine mandates have been in combating COVID-19.\n<\/p>\n<p>The segment also featured Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Bowen Yang and Heidi Gardner.<\/p>\n<p><emb><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2k6xroHtn-8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COVID Dinner Discussion - SNL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2k6xroHtn-8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/emb><\/p>\n<p>Another highlight was a musical number about how dirty, dangerous and weird riding the New York subway can be.<\/p>\n<p>The sketch featured song parodies of Broadway stage shows like<i> South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Shop Horrors, The Music Man, Dear Evan Hansen<\/i> and <i>Jesus Christ Superstar<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><emb><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mJJEW2q2F50\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Subway Churro - SNL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mJJEW2q2F50?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/emb><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/5 John Mulaney hosted &#8220;SNL&#8221; for a fifth time this weekend. File Photo by Christine Chew\/UPI | License Photo Feb. 27 (UPI) &#8212; John Mulaney hosted Saturday Night Live for the fifth time this weekend. &#8220;I&#8217;m grateful to be here tonight. 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