John Mulaney’s ‘Everybody’s in L.A.’ Goes to a Trump Rally
By now, it’s beyond obvious that John Mulaney’s Everybody’s in L.A. has no interest in replicating the usual late-night formula. The panel discussions meander, our host sometimes makes a show of hanging up on his call-in guests when their stories are too boring, and the breakout star of the series (apart from the hilariously chaotic announcer, Richard Kind) is a snack delivery robot. Nevertheless, there are some things no late-night series can live without. So on Thursday night, Mulaney finally gave us the inevitable political fieldpiece, sending his correspondent (writer Rajat Suresh) to a Trump rally. That said, there was, of course, a twist at the end.
Our journey into MAGA land started out like all of them do—with a few people in Trump gear and reflective sunglasses spouting off nonsense to the camera. “Our cities are overrun with these illegals,” one woman said, “and Joe’s just letting it all happen.” When Suresh asked if she would refuse to vote for someone who urged Congress to kill a border security bill, she naturally said yes—and then had to eat her words when he dropped the “gotcha” that it was Trump who led that effort. Then, we got to a guy who insisted that Joe Biden gets injected with kids’ blood—and when he offered to bring Suresh back to his home and show him proof, that’s when the bit began to reveal itself. Wasn’t that guy a writer on the show, too?
“They call themselves ‘reverse Borats,’” a fake 60 Minutes anchor tells us, “and their mission is to get humiliated in funny interviews on programs like Borat and The Daily Show.” As our new conspiracy friend boasts to Suresh, “I’ve been humiliated by all the best shows on TV—I’m blessed.” Soon enough, Suresh reveals that he, too, is playing a part. He doesn’t care at all about politics, he says; for him, Esports are everything. For the rest of the segment, that’s all he talks about.