John Mulaney is opening up about the reasons he said no to taking over hosting duties on The Daily Show.
The 40-year-old comedian was a guest on the Basic! podcast, where he shared how he was approached for the gig before Trevor Noah was hired for the spot, and why he passed on it. Keep reading to find out more… John recalled that it was right around the SNL 40th Anniversary when everything occurred. “I had a sitcom on Fox.
They’d aired all 13 [episodes], but it was canceled,” he shared. “It didn’t do good numbers, but at least critics reviled it.
So, it was a fun time.” Following the end of Mulaney, John explains that he was approached by Kent Alterman, who was the then-president of Comedy Central, who asked him if he was interested in the show, and taking over the hosting desk vacated by Jon Stewart. “I was extremely flattered that y’all were asking me about it.
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