Films like John Mulaney: New in Town.

John Mulaney: New in Town (2012) reads as Cosy, breathless, gentle comedy / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe (2012) poster
1. Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe2012

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Donald Glover: Weirdo (2012) poster
2. Donald Glover: Weirdo2012

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ata Demirer: Tek Kişilik Dev Kadro (2005) poster
3. Ata Demirer: Tek Kişilik Dev Kadro2005

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013) poster
4. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale (2006) poster
5. Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale2006

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Comedians of Comedy (2005) poster
6. The Comedians of Comedy2005

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018) poster
7. Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh2018

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given (2020) poster
8. Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given2020

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden (2015) poster
9. Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden2015

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a chilly detachment.

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again (2013) poster
10. Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011) poster
11. Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain2011

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny (2010) poster
12. Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny2010

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are John Mulaney: New in Town’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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