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John Mulaney's Graceland Adventure with Son

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John Mulaney shares a heartwarming and humorous story about taking his four-year-old son Malcolm to Graceland, where they embark on a private tour. The boy, an Elvis fan, is disappointed when he cant find the King, leading to a candid conversation about death and heaven. Mulaneys tale highlights the unexpected teachable moments that arise from parenting and the importance of open communication with children.

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John Mulaney's Graceland Adventure with Son

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!John Mulaney's Graceland Adventure with Son. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 1st. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered stories from the Spotline. John Mulaney dropped a hilarious story on the late show with Stephen Colbert about taking his four-year-old son Malcolm to Graceland. The kids are big Elvis fan, and they were on a private tour in Memphis while Mulaney worked to gig there. He shares Malcolm with wife Olivia Munn and thought it'd be the perfect Daddy Sun adventure. Picture this, Sun set tour, hitting all the spots like the roof that Malcolm was hyped about from the guide. But in the famous jungle room, the boy looks around and hits his dad with, where's Elvis? Mulaney wasn't ready, said it never came up jamming to Hound Dog at home. Malcolm kept pushing, not getting why he couldn't meet the king, so Mulaney realized his son didn't grasp death yet. Parents everywhere feel that. Kids dropping deep questions out of nowhere, turning a fun outing into a teachable moment. He broke it down simple, Elvis is in heaven now. When Malcolm asked why, Mulaney quipped that folks in the early 40s with crazy schedules

like his, sometimes head to the bathroom and straight to, heaven, crowd cracked up, but it nailed that real talk parenting vibe. Mulaney's tale reminds us these curve balls build bonds, one room at a time through Graceland.

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