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Could John Mulaney's streaming hit Everybody's in L.A. revive live TV?

Kathryn Van Arendonk explains why people can’t look away from the comedian's odd new hit, and why live events might just be the future of streaming.

Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk explains what makes the show so bizarre — and so watchable

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A man in a brown suit talks to a camera on a TV set that looks like a '90s living room.
A still from Episode 1 of Netflix's John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Netflix)

John Mulaney is pushing the boundaries of live TV...on Netflix.

The comedian's new variety show, Everybody's in L.A., feels like a product of another era. Running this week, and this week only, the program features phone-ins, star guests, a set that looks like it's straight from the '90s, and a whole lot of glitches.

Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks with Kathryn VanArendonk, a TV critic at Vulture, about why people just can't look away from the oddball talk show, and why live events like this might just be the future of streaming.

WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube: 

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Kathryn VanArendonk produced by Jess Low.

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