"Everybody's Live with John Mulaney" isn't quite a new show. Instead, the series is the evolution of "Everybody's in LA," a pop-up concept - and apparently, trial run - timed to the Netflix Is a Joke festival last year.

Comedian John Mulaney is going live on Wednesday nights for 12 weeks on Netflix. NPR's TV critic says that in the first episode, Mulaney seemed to be enjoying the absurdity of the whole setup much more than any of the actual content he was presenting.