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John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

A children's musical comedy special from a man with neither children nor musical ability.

20197.01h 10m

Overview

John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety special.

Directed by Rhys Thomas
Written by John Mulaney, Marika Sawyer
Produced by Kerri Hundley, Mary Beth Minthorn, Corey Deckler
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Top Cast

John Mulaney

John Mulaney

John Mulaney

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Mr. Music

Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford

Crying Lady

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

David Byrne

David Byrne

David Byrne

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

André De Shields

André De Shields

The Tutor

Alexander Bello

Alexander Bello

Alex

Tyler Bourke

Tyler Bourke

Tyler

Ava Briglia

Ava Briglia

Ava

Themes & Keywords

musicalvariety special

About John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch is a comedy, family, music film released in 2019 exploring themes of musical, variety special. Directed by Rhys Thomas, it stars John Mulaney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Annaleigh Ashford. John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety special.

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