Old Punks | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In L.A. | Netflix Is A Joke

In his 6 episode live show event - John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA - Fred Armisen finds and interviews some of the city’s “old punks,” investigating this newly added demographic.
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[@JonasPolsky]

I hope Fred Armisen is okay, because this is clearly his Make-a-Wish fantasy

[@rogersockwell]

So funny! It totally fits.

[@michaeln7407]

I was thinking the same thing. They say “never meet your heroes.” After this, I’d love to ask Fred if there’s some truth to that statement or if he enjoyed every minute of being with his punk rock idols.

[@theatonementsight]

🤣🤣🤣

[@biegebythesea6775]

haha yes

[@bigeasybri]

He already had one of those years ago when he married Sally Timms.

[@tmage23]

Punk's not dead. It just goes to bed at a reasonable hour.

[@mediumrick7667]

HAHA! So true!

[@2DandChaselover23]

This is literally just a new portlandia sketch and I loved every second of it

[@bradmodd7856]

Fred walks the line between homage and pisstake with grace

[@mllink]

This is amazing. My only complaint is it wasn't long enough. I loved seeing these punk pioneers together with Fred. 🤘🖤

[@figgettit]

literlally why is this not several hours long.fuck the system!

[@davidh2550]

Same. Straight up national fkin legends

[@zomgbean]

Seriously! I want to watch this show!

[@user-mc6tr1vp2v]

Yeah, I would have liked to hear more from each of them too.

[@emmadelovely426]

My thoughts exactly!!

[@Anson120]

"Linda, could the Ramones swim?" LOL

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

barely

[@politesociety]

As long as the water didn't touch their jeans.

[@michaeln7407]

They never *actually* mention swimming or surfing in “Rockaway Beach.” Makes ya wonder. 🤔

[@fladgyglitz]

😂

[@MDougiamas]

3:03 “The punk rock scene was trying to restore the lifeblood, the enthusiasm. That’s what I was trying to do when I wrote I Don’t Care About You, Fuck You”

[@user-fy7yy6lv4u]

This feels like a trailer for the best documentary series ever. Please have Marty Scorsese direct 8 hour-long episode limited series based on this premise. Where are the old punks now? What are their lives like? How do they see the world as it is now? What advice do they have for young people? The world needs this so bad!

[@TonyBullard]

"The Other F Word" is a doc about punks becoming parents. It's a slightly newer generation of punks (90s era punks) but still an interesting watch.

[@ellenthomas5704]

YES!!!

[@bigol9223]

the world doesn't need advice from geriatric degenerates

[@biegebythesea6775]

PLEASE Fred Armisen make a documentary about these punks. I'm from the UK so I only know our punks. Do it, dude!!! Let them be remembered.

[@H-Vox]

Reminds me of Fred's "punk historic home" sketch on Portlandia. And the one where Jello Biafra played a punk who was in a coma for decades and woke up in a world full of yuppies 😂

[@kenneld]

and Kim Gordon was one of the yuppies 🙃

[@jaredknapp8886]

Pies!

[@kkattrap]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIivdqWcmNmEY80 Lucky Seven House / Punk House Museum

[@KatJ3st]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jon3913]

It's great to see all these punk legends in the same room. I only wish this segment was longer...

[@jeanmariehill7644]

As an Old Punk myself, I appreciate this and I want more, more, MORE!!

[@rubygirl214]

SAME!! These were my idols growing up!!!

[@colleenuchiyama4916]

You know they may look older, and maybe physically feel older, but they are still the kickass kids I knew and loved all those years ago. Too bad Darby couldn’t be there. He was a flipping poet. My favorite.

[@suburbanwhitedad7338]

Mike Watt is the reason i play bass. Absolute legends!!!

[@MothGirl007]

Don Bolles has totally entered his Leon Russell era, and I'm so here for it!

[@sonotdown998]

“Le Don Russell”

[@modjohnsenglishdisco]

Watt flipping off a cruise ship. Max Pedro.

[@magnusbooth4719]

I want an Old Punks series now!

[@keithhampton9700]

Old Punks Talk Show!!!

[@MothGirl007]

Someone really needs to make that happen!

[@crashvelvet]

@@keithhampton9700 lovelovelove this idea!

[@Koettnylle]

Seeing Mike Watt made me sad and happy at the same time

[@michaeldonovan3959]

Wow! What a line up. And amazing that young guys Mulaney and Armisen got this in the show. Not exactly on point for what Netflix may have expected. Loved seeing this group together, especially Exene, Mike Watt and George Hurley.

[@dpaul428]

Fred’s in his mid-50s, not “old” but not exactly young

[@doctucson9254]

Dj bonebreak and Exene, wow. and the Mike Watt + George, jeezuz. so many great shows, so many stories. One thing, though, glad Henry wasn't there to spoil the fun. 😄

[@MarcosElMalo2]

It’s too bad they didn’t get Billy. And Don fuckin Bolles. I’m amazed the dude didn’t die 40 years ago from his bad habits. He looks great, and it makes me happy to see him.

[@LiquidToddnyc]

So awesome how Fred ran such a sweet, fun "focus group."

[@FluxyMiniscus]

I’ll say it again…WE NEED A NEW TYPE OF ASSISTED LIVING FOR OLD PUNKS! Something like the old punk houses in the 80’s, but with safety features. Black painted walls, silver graffiti, stickers, great music, art and music studios… oh, and a full on barn with gardens. Being interred into a standard elder living space (light blue, soft music, people playing nice nice) would make most of us old punks want to pull our own plug. Time is of the essence!

[@themaggattack]

I think they make old folks homes suck on purpose- precisely to make old folks want to pull their own plugs. Rage against the muzak!

[@JillKnapp]

Dude, I really really think you're on to something. Let's make this happen!

[@H-Vox]

That's awesome lol

[@FluxyMiniscus]

I just keep writing and sharing this idea with the hopes that someone cool with the $ and connections rolls with it. I mean, John Lyden cared for his wife who had dementia… it is on the horizon. I swear I would end it all if I got stuck with a bunch of easy listening normies with no creativity!

[@bigrdizzle]

There's a place some of us choose to live. Gated community - cops can't come in. A neighborhood for punks over the hill, we'll spend our golden years in Mattersville.

[@shannonhmc]

Fred’s not only a punk rock drummer but his SNL Punk Rock Wedding is amazing, love him!

[@jonnyfennessy9812]

Oh my Jesus. Lol...am 44yrs old, & I looked pissed off just as Ving. I listened to all of these geezers, & still fycking love it. Punk will never die.

[@milascave2]

Old punks never die. They just smell that way. (Hey, as an old punk myself, I can say that.)

[@Thrashsquatch]

60yr old punk here... STILL playing! SABER TOOTH GARY! Detroit punk rock!!

[@davidh2550]

It always brings me genuine joy when I see teen kids wearing a punk band shirt. It’s a real organic force that way

[@bigol9223]

​@@davidh2550bought from the mall 😂

[@Teeveepicksures]

​@@davidh2550 I'm 50 and saw Target selling Misfits shirts. It's time to let it go.

[@doubleplusmedia]

Kudos to Fred and the Producer(s). Amazing piece of video. Felt the respect & love you have for these Punk Rockers.

[@freddyjisp3146]

This totally s***ked

[@doubleplusmedia]

@@freddyjisp3146 Cogent analysis.

[@seanm5258]

I hope Watt's health improves, we need him

[@freddyjisp3146]

He's a miserable human being - obviously. Hard to see the man he has become

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

He's good, just a bad knee.

[@KS-sh4xn]

Il Sogno del Marinaio just came off a 33 gig a night Euro tour. Watt's a stud.

[@seanm5258]

@@KS-sh4xn I saw them back in 2014. Such a diverse, ballsy musician and sweet dude

[@patrickmartineau1008]

Watt on the thud staff will always make me smile.

[@DrewKane]

One of these days Lee's gonna learn to count all the way to 5.

[@frankfritz7389]

Fist fight ...fist fight in the parking lot🎶

[@mkornacki]

I still have my original vinyl from Fear, Germs, Minutemen, Ramones and many others. Fond memories.

[@sheydoll]

Exene has the most unique vocals!! I love her❤️

[@rubyred796]

Factoid: Each she & Viggo Mortensen was the other's 1st spouse. Translation: they were married way back in-the-day.

[@ryansigg2443]

We need an "Old Punks" docu-series. You've got your pilot right here...

[@cbpd89]

They are all still so punk rock.

[@KevinKeelty]

Fred: Who's the most punk rock person here? Exene: (points at herself). SOOOOoooo f-ing punk!

[@HandattheHelm]

When I saw that one guy hitting a scooter with a hammer I thought this would be a satirical, discomfiting sketch out of Portlandia (like the one where they go the restaurant and harangue the waitress about how ethically-sourced the meat is), but it was actually very straightforward and very charming. I liked it a lot

[@figgettit]

"discomfiting"??? lol bro

[@Thrashsquatch]

"That one guy" hitting the scooter?!? Hahaha, not so much a punk fan, hey?

[@deborah3709]

"never before in recorded history have we had old punks"" I love it!!! And for Reagan I would have said "the beginning of the end of america as we know it"

[@tomcarl8021]

Reagan? The same Reagan who was president during the most prosperous decade in American history, and defeated the Soviet Union? That Reagan?

[@deborah3709]

@@tomcarl8021 defeated the Soviet Union? Yes that same Reagan. That was the end of prosperity and the beginning of CEOs hoarding money, not paying fair wages to workers and allowing greed to ruin everything. THAT Reagan. although lots of great punk came from his reign.

[@janetkriegl6720]

@@tomcarl8021 The 'prosperity' based on plastic cards, and 30% interest rate on houses. Gorbachev being the architect of glasnost and Perestroika, while Reagan took false credit. Yes, that RAYGUN.

[@tomcarl8021]

@@janetkriegl6720 His economic boom lasted 92 months without a recession. Longest sustained peace-time growth rate in US history.The economy grew by about 1/3 in real inflation-adjusted terms. GDP growth was 3.5% from 1983 to 1990. Average American GDP was 1.9% before him. Federal revenues increased even with his tax cuts. His sound monetary policy contained inflation. 35 million jobs added. Cold War was ended by Gorbachev? Yeah, right... I won't even bother addressing that myth because I'm sure you were devastated when the Berlin Wall came down.

[@PennyLane-wc3iq]

@@tomcarl8021 trickle-down economics, support of outsourcing jobs to China, and union busting led to our current income inequality not seen since the French Revolution & Gilded Age, that isn’t disputed. It never trickled down as he promised. The War on Drugs was an abject failure, that isn’t disputed. Leading to the overcrowded prisons and militarized police forces of today. Deinstitutionilaztion (getting rid of asylums). The mentally ill are now on the streets (US homelessness crisis) or in prison. There’s no options for them. National debt TRIPLED under Reagan leading to more foreign borrowing. Reagan was great for stock brokers and the wealthy investors/special interests yes, but his policies decimated the middle and lower classes. Not to mention how he embraced the Southern Strategy and ignored the AIDS epidemic.

[@mst3kpimp]

lol, kid congo looks like fred doing prince

[@artistlovepeace]

OMG, the fIREHOSE album Ragin', Full On is one of my favorite albums of all time. I play it in my head a lot. It's up there with all the great albums and songs that play in my head all day long.

[@alisonf6478]

Same!

[@RyanRenteria]

There are doubts in your ability There's too many blanks in your analogies

[@twoleftpoles4837]

Walking through Lowes tonight I took a photo of the fIREHOSE while singing Brave Captain.

[@HakuYuki001]

Fred’s the history of punk is the funniest SNL sketch.

[@WonkNRoll]

Fred perfectly executed it but it was written by Seth Meyers.

[@mackavelli8872]

Lee Ving is 74? Man, time has flown by. This snippet has a vein of 6° of separation. The stories they could share would be interesting. It saddens me that this will probably be the last time we see these people center stage again. I'm glad they had another moment in the spotlight. Minus the spit.

[@rubyred796]

Even older than that, in fact. Lee Capellaro was born Oct. 1946; he's 77. The oft-cited birthdate of April 1950 is incorrect. He frequently lied about details of his personal life, which is fine by me. Interesting, very highly-intelligent man. If you can't tell: I'm a big Ving fan.

[@moominsean]

Ving never lost his voice. Always interesting the aging differences in people of around the same age. I want to see all the outtakes from this.

[@mcfunwow]

oh god YES!

[@godisevil]

This really just needs to be its own show. I could watch Kid, Joe Baiza and Mike Watt talk about fucking cutting grass and I think I'd be entertained.

[@wasteland6961]

I don't know punk or who any of these people are, but the old man flipping off the cruise ship is now my spirit animal.

[@normaleehi]

thats Mike Watt. he is America's spirit animal. check out his interviews!

[@alhollywood6486]

He grew up right by the Port of Los Angeles where all the cruise ships docked, probably has stories about dealing with the crews.

[@fasterthanlight4752]

watch We Jam Econo and find out

[@figgettit]

in alaska they throw rocks at them

[@milascave2]

was he the same one who was smashing up the scooter? Man, I can relate.

[@FatherlessWidow]

Mike Watt ❤

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

Yup!

[@scifiromance]

Kid Congo's new record is badass. I'm glad they got all these folks together, and there's still more to come from them.

[@Karrio73]

Minutemen rule all others. Loved seeing George! KRUDCLAW!!

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

Yes!

[@postmodernrecycler]

Lee Ving??? I passed out.

[@llRoBoBinHoll]

Don Bolles looks like a completely different person every 3 years😅

[@benk9947]

Does anyone know why Mike Watt is using the cane? Love that man and his work deeply.

[@americantragedies]

He stayed with me once in college. Dude took a dump so massive i dont think the toilet ever recovered.

[@manysnakes]

I don’t know, but I barely recognized him. I hope his health is good.

[@DaBaltimoron]

​@americantragedies did he lock the door?

[@Koettnylle]

Because he's really old

[@mikem5454]

@@Koettnylle 66. idk...

[@buckycore]

I would watch an entire series of this!

[@davidmarshall1094]

Please, someone make a long series with these people before it's too late. Fascinating.

[@freddyjisp3146]

Why? They're nothing but cruel

[@penraaa]

George Hurley 💛

[@m1stereddie]

I love this! All my best vibes to Mike Watt!

[@donaldburnet6948]

They should turn this into a reality show. Have all these old punk legends live together in a big house for a week or two. Film it all and make sure there are plenty of jams and recording sessions. It could be called “Old Punks Home”.

[@mcfunwow]

Or ... NO Big Brother!

[@colonialstraits1069]

Dear god, NO!

[@kooale]

What a truly horrible idea. What else might you want to demean to satisfy your thirst for more time on the couch far outside of your own brain?

[@Ninabina87]

More please. Those 15 seconds of Ghosty Ghost Superstar is better than 90% of the commercial music out there right now ❤

[@LaChayaMaya]

Loved this. A little bummed Alice Bag wasn’t in here

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

She doesn't live in LA right now.

[@keepmewierd]

I guess I always knew the punk bands I looked up to were basically my parents' age, but seeing everyone together like this is just wild.

[@christopherhuff3123]

Lee Ving was Mr. Body in Clue!

[@samanthab1923]

*Boddy 😉

[@samanthab1923]

He’ll always be the “All nude, all the time “ guy from Flashdance to me 😊

[@EvanFowler]

I saw Fear in Athens once. One promotion, no posters, just word of mouth that, oh by the way, Fear as playing at this burger place tonight. We were so doubtful that it was true until the minute they came onstage. They were amazing. At one point, though, someone threw a PBR tallboy can at Lee Ving and he screamed, “WHO THE FUCK THREW THAT?!?”. I was like, “It was Colonel Mustard in burger place with a can!”. He told me to shut up or die. It was a foundational experience for me.

[@GFaulkner]

Watt and Hurley!!!!!!!

[@ottomattix86]

Guitarist of the gun club! Y'all gotta listen to their album fire of love.

[@magnusbooth4719]

I agree, but Kid Congo didn't play on Fire of Love, he was in The Bad Seeds at the time....

[@ottomattix86]

@@magnusbooth4719 that's fine. More people who listen to fire of love the better anyways 😂

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

@@magnusbooth4719 Incorrect. It was 1981, the Bad Seeds didn't even exist yet (Cave was still in The Birthday Party). Kid was actually in The Cramps at that time.

[@magnusbooth4719]

@@VuotoPneumaNN oh yes, that's true.

[@davids9152]

George Hurley! You still look great man!

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

Still plays great too! Me and he do The Wrinkling Brothers.

[@MHasnaM]

This was fuckin awesome 🔥🔥🔥

[@denvergrantz2480]

Outtake reel, please.

[@AquaticHelp22]

the Minutemen, the best

[@thecitizenjoan]

This was my favorite segment on the show. Love this so much.

[@ItsParachuteAdams]

Give Fred his own Netflix show!

[@milascave2]

It could be called "Seatlelandia", or something like that..

[@mcfunwow]

@@milascave2 I prefer just "Fred".

[@StephenPhen]

Thanks Fred and John! Wonderful work

[@Golfingflaco]

Ear to ear grin the whole time😂 we live in such a crazy time that was too good!

[@brewmastermonk9356]

Damn, this is history.

[@nickguyone]

Lee doing “BUUUUUDWEEEEEISERRRRRRR, KIIIIIIING OOOOOFFF BEEEEEERS…..ONE TWO THREE FOUR ONE TWO THREE FOUR” is the funniest part for me.

[@dylannelson501]

As crappy as the world gets, the internet still brings us videos like this for us all to smile

[@MothGirl007]

I actually know some of these people. 🤣🤣

[@TheChristafershawn]

Me too.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Like a rose coming out of a photo.

[@Giselle62]

me too, i'm from Pedro.

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

I'm with Giselle, Pedro!

[@Lindenmuthbrian]

There isn't anyone in the entire world who hates being spit on more than Mike Watt

[@konami1979]

I read that the Minutemen had issues with folks spitting into their mouths whenever they sang.

[@freddyjisp3146]

He seems deserving

[@intermilan05cg]

This is great!!!

[@Lizzy514]

Thank you. I love this

[@CRASSsk8s]

THIS IS THE CONTENT WE NEED. MORE PUNK.

[@beatnikmary]

Fred: Hey it's Lee Ving! Me: Hey it's Mr. Boddy!!

[@graematter]

That's... actually dope af 😮

[@garrettcooper79]

Please make a special about this, Fred! 😂

[@desireeslb9958]

This made my heart so happy.

[@paulndorosh]

Didn't recognize Mike Watt without a flannel shirt on.

[@KS-sh4xn]

I recognize the coat he is wearing. Watt still rolls Econo-Style after all these years.

[@bcx1138]

this is hysterical. should be its own show

[@ceevishus4130]

This was so great!!!!! so many of my heroes.

[@NTD2827]

He needs to do this for other cities

[@ChrisBaccus]

Flipping of the cruise ship was the best.

[@jessicaensign1396]

Jackal here. Because Fred Armisen is Fred Armisen, and because i’m under the influence, i thought this was a sketch and hired actors for way too long into the video. Went to look at the comments, realized this was just really good journalism

[@user-yo2sk7jp1n]

How do we see 20 more episodes of this? Fred Armisen just found his next show. Please make this happen Netflix

[@michaelmccracken8921]

We need more of this type of content on the internet. Please.

[@kooale]

Lovely! More!

[@karlahowe3274]

Loved this!!! Brings back memories of seeing X in high school

[@dgvigil]

i don't remember Lee Ving being that old, but now I realize I saw him like 25 years ago last. Damn, I'm old...

[@rubyred796]

Even older than the age written on the screen. Lee Capellaro was born Oct. 1946; he's 77. The oft-sited birthdate of April 1950 is incorrect. He frequently lied about details of his personal life, which is fine by me. If you can't tell: I'm a big Ving fan.

[@dstroh22]

i need more of this

[@jackogood]

Fitting that they started at oki dogs 😂😂😂😂😂

[@clascaulfieldjr3653]

Omg Exene!

[@crashvelvet]

OMG! I flipped!

[@jenniferbonillas945]

born and raised here and this just absolutely MADE MY DAY!!! Do ANOTHER ONE!

[@davidschulder5241]

A: Fred Armisen is a treasure; B: This was PUNK AF.

[@_megacomputer]

seeing kid congo powers in this makes me think he needs to get back with the bad seeds

[@MindTheDrift]

I genuinely LOVE his pink monkey bird releases over the last few years! Sincerely! Give them a gawk, I would totally recommend👌

[@_megacomputer]

@@MindTheDrift thanks for the rec, ill check it out!

[@sensorycircuits1338]

Love how their song was written using the same methodology as back in the day. It was always people making random noise & then sculpting it down to something resembling an actual song.

[@ianstewart8301]

That was the best! Glad you snipped it out for consumption

[@timl.3648]

Can't believe they captured my yearly Christmas dinner🥰

[@retlaw190]

Mike Watt is ridiculously quiet for some reason

[@TheChristafershawn]

Stroke maybe? No disrespect just who came to mind when I saw it was him with the cane.

[@KS-sh4xn]

​@@TheChristafershawnHe's got a bad knee. That's all.

[@TheChristafershawn]

@@KS-sh4xn Oh good to hear.

[@thewrinklingbrothers]

He sensed the bullshit of the segment.

[@ocularpatdown]

I love this so much!