Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally
Epix · 2017 · 55 min
Dirty songs and domestic oversharing from a famous Hollywood marriage.
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman bring the inner workings of their actual marriage to the stage, opting to mock their own public image as a Hollywood golden couple by sharing graphic, goofy details of their sex life. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a ukulele, they deliver an explicit variety show that plays like a ribald, country-infused show-and-tell.<br><br>The special was filmed at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas and premiered on Epix in May 2017. Both performers were coming off major career high points, most notably their roles on Parks and Recreation, and decided to lean into the public’s fascination with their long-term union. Instead of offering sanitized marital advice, they spent the hour detailing their specific anatomical quirks and reading the bizarrely intense love notes they write each other during routine grocery runs.<br><br>Among the standout musical numbers is their graphic title track, a song skewering celebrity culture, and a reading of their actual, cat-themed wedding vows. The show also features a guest appearance from their dog, Clover, who wanders onto the stage and simply refuses to leave.
The set list
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Hollywood's Glittering Holes
A musical performance mocking the supposed sexual proclivities of Hollywood A-listers, poking fun at figures like Bruce Willis, Mario Lopez, and Ben Affleck.
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All Hail, President Trump
A rare political detour in the show, delivering a satirical song lambasting Donald Trump.
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Three-way with Jesus
A risqué comedic song exploring the concept of a threesome with Jesus Christ.
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Audience Compatibility Quiz
Bringing an unmarried couple from the audience onto the stage to answer multiple-choice questions on whiteboards about bizarre and explicit sexual scenarios.
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The Tree Cutting Dispute
The couple asks the audience to arbitrate an argument over whether they should have cut down a tree on a property they once considered purchasing.
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Closing Ballads and Dance
The duo sings heartfelt original ballads to each other ('Queen of the Pixies' and 'My Pop') before concluding with a Snoopy-style dance to Carly Simon's 'Nobody Does It Better'.
How it plays
- Tone
- Raunchy, sweet, irreverent, and explicit.
- On stage
- Explicit, ribald, and playfully self-deprecating yet affectionate, balancing crass vulgarity with genuine marital devotion.
- Pace
- Musical variety format interspersing scripted songs, teleprompter dialogue, physical intimacy, and loose audience banter.
- About
- marriage and intimacy, sex life and bedroom details, Hollywood celebrities, politics
What the critics said
Praised for the couple's undeniable chemistry, comedic timing, and warm affection beneath the thick layer of raunch, though some reviews noted distractions from visible teleprompters or overly crass humor.
In the room: Energetic and enthusiastic, with audiences crying from laughter and engaging willingly in onstage bits.
Backstory
Offerman and Mullally took their real-life 13-year marriage on a live multi-city stage tour, turning their private domestic and sex life into a comedic variety production.
Details
- Released
- Taped
- Majestic Theatre, Dallas
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Where
- Epix
- Director
- Jaime Eliezer Karas
- Topics
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