I’m the Guy Who Did John Mulaney’s Infamous GQ Interview

GQ editor Frazier Tharpe on conducting the interview that inspired the grand finale of Mulaney’s new Netflix special, Baby J—and chopping it up with the comedian while he was onstage, workshopping the bit.

By Frazier Tharpe

April 25, 2023

John Mulaney performing his new comedy special Baby J—which ends with a comedic reading of his infamous 2020 GQ...

“Frazier?” John Mulaney, peering out from the City Winery comedy club stage, was looking directly at me.

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Frazier Tharpe is an editor at GQ specializing in dictating entertainment coverage, as well as contributing profiles on the likes of Jerrod Carmichael, LaKeith Stanfield and Bobby Shmurda, and perhaps most [in]famously, John Mulaney. Frazier also specializies in on-camera interviews and apperances, moderating panels, and previously hosted the podcast Watch ... Read more

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