As John Mulaney examines who he once was, does the new stand-up special Baby J live up to his previous comedy (1:40)? We explain why Somebody Somewhere on HBO is well done normcore television (15:54).
After the break, we have a quick audience question (28:26) before we dissect how Perry Mason does mystery right (28:56).
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