John Mulaney took a break from dad duty to host Saturday Night Live . But that doesn’t mean that his wife Olivia Munn and their two children —son Malcom , 2, and daughter Méi June , 1 month—were far from his mind when the comedian stepped onto the stage Nov. 2 in New York City.
In fact, the family of four’s dynamic became a key joke in his opening monologue, during which he updated the audience on his life in the two years since he last hosted. “My wife and I just welcomed a baby girl into our family,” John noted in his speech . “We have a five-week-old daughter, and a 2-year-old son.
My wife takes care of the five-week-old, and I take the 2-year-old out. And that's not fair." “That's not an equal distribution of labor at all,” he joked.
“Saying, “You have a five-week-old, I'll take a 2-year-old.’ That's like saying, ‘I'll transport this convict across state lines. You hold a potato.
’” And at the close of the show, John once again gave a sweet shoutout to his family. “Goodnight Malcom,” he said with a wave. “Goodnight Méi.
” Yet while John joked about his and his wife’s responsibilities when it comes to the kids, the 42-year-old never hesitates to pay tribute to Olivia —especially regarding her advocacy work since her 2023 diagnosis with luminal B breast cancer . “Olivia saving lives by speaking her truth is not surprising to me," John said during InStyle 's 2024 Imagemaker Awards Oct. 24, where Olivia was honored with a Woman of.
