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.

Despite hosting a six-episode talk show last year, Mulaney is essentially new to hosting a live talk show. In his opening monologue, he admits that 10 months is "just enough time" to forget how to do the show. The good news is he doesn't seem to have missed a step. In terms of quality and feel, the new show feels like a continuation of the old one.

Joan Baez appeared on the debut episode of John Mulaney’s new Netflix talk show “Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney,” and took the opportunity to speak her mind.

Details are sparse, but you can probably expect a revival of the late night format he used for "Everybody's in L.A."

John Mulaney officially returned to late night this week. After debuting "Everybody's in LA" during Netflix's comedy festival last year, the comedian debuted the first installment of his new 12-episode show on Wednesday night.