John Mulaney Almost Auditioned to Play Kevin in ‘Home Alone’

“KEVIN!”

To think, Catherine O’Hara could have shouted so famously “Home Alone” line across John Mulaney.

It’s true. In 1989, when Mulaney was seven, John Hughes and Chris Columbus cast the Christmas caper “Home alone” in the Chicago area. At the time, the actor was part of the local children’s improv group The Rugrats, where he caught the attention of someone in the film‘s casting department. The production approached him and his parents with the opportunity to audition for the lead role in the film. Looking back on this moment a recent GQ videoMulaney shared how things didn’t end up going his way.

“I was offered to audition for the role of Kevin in ‘Home Alone,’” he said. “My mother thought about it for a while. I got a booster shot and my mom waited until we got to the pediatrician and then said to me, “Your dad and I talked and we’re not going to let you audition for that movie,” and then I got a booster shot. ”

Many would leave this memory behind them, but it seems that Mulaney carried this memory and the feeling of a missed opportunity with him for a long time.

“I think it was like… If we put the two bad things together at the same time, maybe they’ll neutralize each other,” Mulaney said of his parents’ “booster shot” tactic. “But I remember them both and I hate them both.”

Despite missing his early chance at fame, Mulaney feels like the best man got the part.

“To be clear, there is no better performance in the 1990s than Macaulay Culkin and ‘Home Alone,’ and he deserved an Oscar nomination and an Oscar for that role,” Mulaney said. “If you have a Macaulay Culkin story, call me on my personal number.”

As for the work Mulaney does appear in, the actor/comedian also brought up his talk show that he debuted on Netflix this year, “Everyone’s in LA” Many have wondered if Mulaney has any plans to bring the show back or set it in another city, including Mulaney’s sidekick on the show, Richard Kind.

“When I saw him the other day, he said, ‘Hey, if you do more, ‘Everyone’s in LA’ and you want to replace me, I won’t be offended.” And I was like, ‘One, I don’t want to replace you, and two, of course you would be offended,'” Mulaney told GQ “No one would be more offended than Richard Kind if he was replaced by ‘Everybody’s in LA.’ Dear man, I would go with Mr. Richard Kind to any town in the union.

Watch Mulaney’s full GQ video below.