John Mulaney returns to his Chicago high school with David Letterman as they candidly discuss addiction, fatherhood and the state of stand-up comedy.
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00:00 I went to a birthday party and Mr. MacArthur, his name was, he said, "That's a sharp shirt you have on."
00:05 I said, "Yeah, sometimes I use it instead of scissors."
00:07 - Hmm. - Pretty good.
00:09 - And Mr. MacArthur laughed? - Everyone laughed.
00:11 - Everyone. And so that... - And then my dad would have these, in the summer,
00:16 his law firm would have these, like, summer parties at our house.
00:20 I'd watch Dr. Ruth on TV, you know, I was like five, and I walk up to his different partners and I go,
00:26 "I'm gonna be a sex therapist." And they go, "What?"
00:29 And I go, "Sex is an experience of life. It brings joy to the body."
00:32 I just repeat things Dr. Ruth said. And I was destroyed.
00:35 - Wow. Wow, that's pretty edgy, esoteric stuff. - Yeah, it was a very funny bit to do.
00:41 I think I knew, "It's funny that you're five, holding a Schweppes, walking around."
00:47 [dramatic music]
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