With a new show, a new baby and a new marriage, John Mulaney also has a new tour in 2025. The \u201cMister Whatever\u201d tour, running from Sept. 2025 to April 2026, gives a whole slew of new material on fatherhood and where Mulaney is at in his life now.<\/p>\n
It has been a tumultuous decade so far for Mulaney. Between his highly publicized love life, multiple trips to rehab and production of numerous shows and specials, it has been a whirlwind, to say the least.<\/p>\n
\u201cMister Whatever\u201d marks his first tour since the summer of 2022, when he performed the \u201cFrom Scratch\u201d tour. This previous tour and its material was worked into his fifth standup special \u201cBaby J,\u201d which was released on Netflix in April 2023. The latest tour is likely to be worked into a sixth special in the coming years, but nothing is officially announced yet.<\/p>\n
The Houston stop of Mulaney\u2019s tour took place in the Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. Two lesser known up-and-coming comedians opened for Mulaney: Mandal and Andrea Jin.<\/p>\n
Mandal, a comedian based in Atlanta, Georgia, had a lot of great material where he compared Houston to other cities. One such memorable joke talks about how bad Shreveport, Louisiana, is when he heard two people chatting about being hit by buses. This marks Mandal\u2019s second time working with Mulaney, as he previously opened for Mulaney\u2019s Netflix show \u201cEverybody\u2019s in LA.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mulaney\u2019s second opener was Andrea Jin, an up-and-coming comedian whose set featured witty observations and contemplations on living with her Chinese immigrant grandparents, and the abilities \u2014 and assets \u2014 of her nighttime partners. This isn\u2019t exactly Jin\u2019s first time working with Mulaney, as she had the chance to perform at the \u201cNetflix is a Joke\u201d festival headed by him. Jin also cited Mulaney as one of her biggest influences.<\/p>\n
The main event featuring our eponymous Mister Whatever was, much like his last few years, another wild ride. The fresh, yet classic material took the audience on a journey of all his recent life events.<\/p>\n
As Mulaney stepped out on stage, not a single hand went unclapped. The excitement was palpable as the main man took the stage. He looked a bit reminiscent of a Disney villain decked out in a slimming black three-piece suit.<\/p>\n
The comedian\u2019s set took the audience everywhere, ranging from the decline in quality of drying machines to commentary on his new life with wife Olivia Munn\u2019s Vietnamese-Chinese family. Despite Mulaney\u2019s radical new life changes, he still kept the energy present from previous shows. His late nights with two energetic young kids or overbearing in-laws will keep down his natural energy.<\/p>\n
At the end of his set, Mulaney was able to tie jokes back in from the previous hour into a guide on what to do with your devil-possessed family member and his eccentric bus driver Randy.<\/p>\n
As Mulaney took his bows, the crowd was filled with smiling faces and loud cheers. Once the lights came up, attendees chattered with glee and could be heard praising the show as they meandered towards the exits. The consensus seems to be that the comedian has gone five for five on his standup sets in the past decade.<\/p>\n