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John Mulaney<\/strong> found himself having a conversation with his young son that a lot of parents eventually face.<\/p>\n Most parents, however, don\u2019t have to deal with it in the middle of Graceland.<\/p>\n The comedian recently shared a sweet (and slightly hilarious) story about explaining to his 4-year-old son why he couldn\u2019t meet one of his favorite artists: Elvis Presley<\/a>.<\/p>\n During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/a>, Mulaney recalled visiting Graceland with his son Malcolm, whom he shares with his wife, Olivia Munn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>10 Strange Elvis Presley Facts That Shock Even His Biggest Fans<\/a><\/p>\n While walking through Elvis\u2019 famous Jungle Room, Malcolm asked a question Mulaney hadn\u2019t quite prepared for.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, we\u2019re in the jungle room \u2026 and we\u2019re looking around, and Malcolm goes, \u2018Dad, can I meet Elvis now?\u2019\u201d Mulaney said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt had never come up while listening to \u2018Hound Dog.\u2019 You don\u2019t go, \u2018You know, son, this guy\u2019s dead, right?\u2019\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n At first, Mulaney tried to gently sidestep the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I go, \u2018No, you can\u2019t.<\/a>\u2019 And he goes, \u2018Please, I want to.\u2019 I go, \u2018Oh, no. It\u2019s not like a permission thing,\u2019\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>17 Country Artists in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n That\u2019s when it hit him \u2014 Malcolm didn\u2019t actually understand what death meant.<\/p>\n \u201cAll his grandparents are alive and he\u2019s never had a goldfish,\u201d Mulaney said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t know. Like, he doesn\u2019t know<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Mulaney ultimately went with a simple explanation.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018Elvis is in heaven now,<\/a>\u2019\u201d he shared, noting that Malcolm quickly followed up with a simple question: \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n Trying to keep it age-appropriate \u2014 and maybe a little bit Mulaney-style \u2014 the comedian added, \u201cWell, sometimes when people are in their early 40s, and they have a job and schedule a lot like daddy \u2026 they go to the bathroom and they go to heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n The moment was funny, but also a reminder<\/a> of how unexpectedly those first big life conversations can happen.<\/p>\n Mulaney and Munn share two children together, including Malcolm and their daughter M\u00e9i. The couple married in 2024 after first being linked in 2021.<\/p>\n And while Malcolm may not have gotten to meet Elvis, he did get something just as memorable<\/a> \u2014 his first big lesson about the world, straight from his dad.<\/p>\n Lisa Marie Presley was nine years old when her father Elvis Presley died in 1977. This gallery of rarely seen family pictures shows how fond the rock n’ roll legend was of his little girl.<\/p>\nA Tough Question<\/h3>\n
Realizing What His Son Didn\u2019t Know<\/h3>\n
Finding the Right Way to Explain It<\/h3>\n
A Parenting Moment He Won\u2019t Forget<\/h3>\n
Rarely Seen Pictures of Elvis With Lisa Marie Presley<\/h2>\n