John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch is moving to Comedy Central

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Mulaney's Sack Lunch Bunch, which premiered last December on Netflix, will return for two more specials as part of a deal with Comedy Central. One will be an “upcoming holiday-themed special that will reunite the cast from the original hit special," reports Josef Adalian, who adds: "The deal with Mulaney is part of a bigger reinvention of Comedy Central, one which will see the network focusing on original comedy movies, adult animation, and topical/point-of-view specials, often from big names such as Mulaney. While this deal doesn’t put Comedy Central back in the business of doing stand-up specials with Mulaney — he’s recently been very attached to Netflix — the fact that Comedy Central was willing to step up to make a deal with talent at Mulaney’s level is a sign the ViacomCBS-owned company remains serious about making premium content." Mulaney says of the move: “I was an intern at Comedy Central when I was barely older than the kids in the Sack Lunch Bunch. I wasn’t a very good intern, so I am psyched. They hired me again. We are thrilled to bring these specials to Comedy Central: a place where I have had so many good times.”