We here at Vulture have already made the case, repeatedly and with verve, that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s quarantine press briefings were Must See TV, so it was more than a little gratifying to hear on Saturday Night Live that John Mulaney felt similarly about Cuomo’s trenchant daily updates. “A lot of people were binge-watching shows during quarantine. I watched a series that I absolutely loved,†Mulaney explained in last night’s opening monologue. “It was an hour-long dramedy called the daily press conferences of Governor Andrew Cuomo.†Mulaney summed up the briefings in one perfect logline: “The story of an Italian-American father who, after being an empty nester, finds himself quarantining with his two daughters — hijinks ensue — but he learns a lot about being a father, and a little bit about being a governor.†Mulaney also covered next week’s presidential election (“On November 3, there is an elderly man contest,â€) and offered a few tips on voting (“Fill out every circleâ€).
John Mulaney’s Favorite Quarantine TV Show Was Andrew Cuomo’s Press Briefings
