John Mulaney Talks to Neal Brennan About His New Show, O.J., and More | Vulture
JM: Yeah, it’s one of the best stories ever told. And remember how sick we were of it? We were like, “This isn’t funny anymore.” And now when I hear people about Trump, I’m like, “You’re going to miss this so much.” And don’t tense up, readers. Like in 20 years, we’re going to make a nine-part Trump movie, because do not underestimate organic entertainment. It doesn’t come around that often. Everyone’s saying, “I thought it was funny at first. But this is serious. And this is disgusting.” And that’s the way we were right before the verdict. And then five years went by and we were like, “Why isn’t there five hours of great real TV every day?” We had to invent all this bullshit. NB: Yeah. And there’s a six-hour documentary coming out about it.
JM: Great. I’m going to watch it. NB: My first writing job was for MTV’s Singled Out. And a guy got fired because he kept sneaking away to a janitor’s closet to watch the O.J. trial. And I should’ve been with him looking back. He did the right thing. Watching the trial was almost like your civic duty. Like, that should’ve counted for jury duty.
