“I didn’t drink water the entire time.”

by chuckofish

Happy Thursday! This morning, I am en route to St. Louis for a long weekend at home — quelle treat.

It’s a well-timed escape from the workplace, since it’s Homecoming weekend on campus. And it’s Halloween. I’m truly horrified to imagine the state that the town will be in come Sunday morning. However, we are getting a chance to enjoy one aspect of Homecoming before I flee: this year’s comedy special! We can get pretty big names, so I’ve attended before–I saw Jim Gaffigan six years ago. This year, it’s John Mulaney, who is an absolute favorite of mine and DN.

I will say, one reason I love John Mulaney so much is because he reminds me a bit of DN. They are both trim and clean-cut guys. (Wait for the line, “I was 18 but I looked 11.”) In this sketch, John Mulaney is talking about his alma mater, Georgetown. DN almost went to Georgetown (he chose to save $120,000 instead). But he has friends that did–and were in Mulaney’s class. And we’re all English majors to boot! Now, DN does not use quite so many expletives (sorry if you’re shocked–it’s amazing how difficult it is to find stand-up clips that aren’t ridden with “mf” this and that!) but I will give Mulaney a pass.

I’ll be curious to see if Mulaney is in his suited-up look at the Homecoming show. He recently appeared on a YouTube show with Tan France (the stylist from the Queer Eye reboot) in which France tries to tell him his suits are ridiculous and not, ahem, desirable. (He then proceeds to dress him in $800 sweatshirts, fanny packs, and novelty sneakers, so…) I loved that the commenters rose up in Mulaney’s defense. Tan France just does not get the trim and clean-cut appeal, I suppose!