When I saw him in Ft. Lauderdale, there was a bar in the lobby that people kept leaving to go to. At one point, a guy in the front row just got up and BOOKED IT to get drinks. John Mulaney looked over at a woman who was next to the empty seat and asked, âAre you with him? Whatâs his name?â
She was, in fact, with him, and she did tell him her dateâs name. John Mulaney considered this, looked around, and unplugged his microphone. Leaning in to us, he told us that we were going to trick this guy so fuckin hard. He said, âAt some point during the show, I am going to stop and say, âWell, you guys know what they say here in Ft. Lauderdale,â and then you guys are all going to scream back âWE LOVE MILKSHAKES!â Heâll be so confused.â
He then continued on with the show as normal, the drinks guy returned to his seat, and that was that for quite a long time. We thought he had forgotten about it until, at some point during what I believe was his McDonaldâs drive-thru bit, he shrugged his shoulders and said, âYou guys know what they say here in Ft. LauderdaleâŚâ
Naturally, we erupted with âWE LOVE MILKSHAKESâ and John Mulaney SWUNG around to face the drinks guy and said, âI bet youâre real confused now, huh, JASON?!â