John Mulaney Performing in Montauk To Benefit Montauk Point Lighthouse

Three-time Emmy and WGA award-winning writer, actor and comedian John Mulaney will perform for one night only to benefit the Montauk Historical Society on August 10 at the Montauk Point Lighthouse. The event will be produced by the New York-based events company Murmrr Presents.

Gates will open at 5 p.m. for a precelebration with a DJ spinning. There will be food and drinks available before and during the show at 7 p.m.

John Mulaney is a three-time Emmy and WGA award-winning writer, actor and comedian. Mulaney can be seen in his latest Netflix stand up special, “Baby J.” Released in April 2023, Mulaney converts his personal turmoil into comedic brilliance, which earned him 2023 Emmy nominations in Outstanding Variety Special (pre-recorded) and won him an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. “Baby J” recently earned the 2024 Critic’s Choice Award for Best Comedy Special (nontelevised).

On tour, he has sold out massive venues around North America from Madison Square Garden multiple times to the Hollywood Bowl. His 2023 tour dates included shows across the U.S., Europe and Australia. In 2018, John Mulaney traveled the United States with sold out “Kid Gorgeous” tour, which was later released as a Netflix stand-up special and won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety Special; In 2015, he released “The Comeback Kid,” also a Netflix original. John Mulaney has been invited to host “Saturday Night Live” five times. He began writing for SNL in 2008 and created memorable characters such as ‘Stefon’ with Bill Hader and appeared as a “Weekend Update” correspondent. He has written for IFC’s “Documentary Now!” and Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” on which he voices the character of Andrew. In December 2019, the critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated musical variety special “John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch” debuted on Netflix. He also starred on Broadway in the runaway hit written and performed alongside Nick Kroll in “Oh, Hello on Broadway.” The duo have since released a Netflix special of the same name, as well as “Oh, Hello: The P’dcast,” based off their characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland.

Founded by Brian Kelly, Murmrr is a community-focused New York-based events company that programs world-renowned and emerging artists in various disciplines including music, art, comedy, literature and film. Murmrr strives to provide a hi-fi sonic experience coupled with events that promote culture before commerce.

Remaining tickets begin at $325 and are available at murmrr.com.

The Montauk Point Lighthouse is located at 2000 Montauk Hwy., Montauk. For more information, visit montaukhistoricalsociety.org.