The popular streaming platform is launching a brand new live programme on Thursday, Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney.
Netflix users have been warned they could be slapped with a £1,000 fine for watching a new show. The popular streaming platform is launching a brand new live programme on Thursday, Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney.
It marks the firm’s first ever late-night live talk show. But viewers who may tune into the show in the UK, which airs in the early hours of the morning, have been warned watching without a TV Licence could land you with a harsh fine.
“A TV Licence is needed to watch live content on streaming services, watch or record a TV programme on any channel and when using BBC iPlayer,” TV Licensing told Birmingham Live.
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“Further information is available on the TV Licensing website or via the customer services team, who can help with any queries.” Mulaney will host, co-showrun, and executive produce Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney through his company, Multiple Camera Productions and executive producers Ashley Edens, Dave Ferguson, and John Foy.
“We will be live globally with no delay,” Mulaney told press after the show’s premiere date was revealed at Next on Netflix. “We will never be relevant. We will never be your source for news. We will always be reckless. Netflix will always provide us with data that we will ignore.”
The show premieres weekly on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET beginning March 12, and will stream for 12 consecutive weeks. The show represents Netflix’s growing investment in live programming and talk show formats.
It follows the likes of WWE and Jake Paul vs Mke Tyson airing on the streamer. In some regions, such as Japan, the show will air at different times to accommodate international viewers.
MMulaney began his comedy career writing for Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2013. His Broadway show Oh, Hello, performed alongside Nick Kroll, became a cult hit and was later filmed for Netflix.
Mulaney has also voiced characters in animated projects like Big Mouth and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.