John Mulaney at SXSW

Guest Post from Al Im from Last Gas Comedy

If you didn’t catch John Mulaney’s performance with Nick Kroll and Eugene Mirman this past Tuesday at Emo’s, you can start kicking yourself.  Fortunately, you might not have to stay in self-inflicted purgatory for very long, as there will be plenty of opportunities to redeem yourself — Click here for the entire SXSW Comedy Schedule on SCHED*.

With stellar credentials including appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, and VH1’s Best Week Ever, 2008 was an especially good year for Mulaney who is now writing for Saturday Night Live and recently taped his first half-hour special for Comedy Central that premieres in April.

Barely into 2009, he’s scored another milestone with the release of his first full-length comedy album, The Top Part, which will be released by Comedy Central Records next Tuesday, March 24th.  Check out The Laugh Button to preview the album!

Recorded in San Francisco’s Punchline Comedy Club, the album is a document of growth for Mulaney; a culmination of material conceived and honed throughout the meteoric rise of his already impressive career.

The album captures Mulaney at his finest, systematically dissecting a wide range of subjects that include Donald Trump, drag queens, goths, and the movie Scarface, in hilarious detail. He also displays a superhuman self-awareness with stories about accidental subway encounters and his brain’s inability to communicate the rudiments of athleticism with the rest of his body. This album is an absolute gem, and while no record can replace a live performance, it does a damn good job of being the next best thing.

John Mulaney’s new album, The Top Part, released on Comedy Central Records will be available March 24th, 2009 and can be previewed on The Laugh Button.


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