After an evening filled with memorable conversations featuring Puck’s exceptional journalists and some of the biggest stars of Emmys season, Matt Belloni—the preeminent Hollywood bard and author of What I’m Hearing—sat down with comedian John Mulaney to break down his foray into late night with Netflix’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney. Their conversation spanned everything from how Mulaney gets away with doing “everything he wants to do” on the show, his experience writing for SNL’s 50th anniversary special, what excites him most about the changing comedy landscape, and much more. Their conversation, which we’ve transcribed below, has been lightly edited for length and clarity.