In a comedic monologue, John Mulaney compared parenting his 3-year-old son, Malcolm, to working on the Ellen DeGeneres show, highlighting the pressures and unpredictability of both experiences. Mulaney humorously noted the social dynamics of parenting—managing expectations while keeping the fun alive, reminiscent of show business with its need to entertain regardless of difficulties. He referred to the chaotic moments, such as his son suffering from stage fright at a school performance, to illustrate how parenting parallels the resilience required in entertainment, particularly in the face of public scrutiny, as seen with DeGeneres’ show exit and its controversies.
Having a 3-year-old is what I imagine working on Ellen [DeGeneres'] show was like. Because people come over and they're like, 'How is it?' And you're, like, 'Oh, it's fine. You know, we have fun. There's games.'
We have dancing, you know. So if he starts dancing, you dance, but if he stops dancing, you f-king stop dancing right away.
Your class worked very hard. Everyone's excited to hear the song. Oh, excuse me Ms. Inez, you have no idea how much you can disappoint an audience and still bounce back in this business.
Mulaney's dig at DeGeneres, comes nearly five years after the long-running show made headlines for allegedly having a 'toxic' on-set atmosphere.
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