[1][2][3] A fictional New York One cable access show stars Gil Faizon (Kroll) and George St. Geegland (Mulaney), elderly men from the Upper West Side of Manhattan who are known for their turtlenecks, misinformed beliefs, and tendency to say "Oh, hello" in unison.
[8] In the early 2000s, Kroll and Mulaney developed the characters while hosting a weekly show at Rififi, a New York comedy club closed in 2008.
[14] Kroll and Mulaney developed Faizon and St. Geegland after watching two men wearing turtlenecks and blazers at The Strand Bookstore each purchase a copy of Alan Alda's book Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned.
[20] During their appearance, wearing an early version of their trademark grey wigs, they mixed a "Turkey-tini" cocktail, which later morphed into the "Tuna-tini".
The duo has appeared in character as guests on two episodes of Late Night with Seth Meyers, promoting the Off-Broadway and Broadway runs of Oh, Hello.
Faizon and St. Geegland have also appeared as guests in a season five episode of Scott Aukerman's IFC show Comedy Bang!
[25] During their appearance, they talked about their extensive Broadway background, which includes producing the Cats-inspired show Pugs and You Snooze, You Lose, a musical about the Terri Schiavo case.
The appearance occurred during O'Brien's week of shows taped from the Apollo Theater in New York City, which coincided with the run of Oh, Hello on Broadway.
George and Gil appeared during the monologue to give O'Brien a "welcome-back-to-New York-official-basket", consisting of a pre-broken umbrella, a sun-faded photo of Danny Aiello, a cup of three-week-old watermelon, a copy of Fagen's New York, and a gift certificate to St Michael's Cemetery.
[31] After the success of this production, Kroll and Mulaney took the show on the road, performing in San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Boston.
[32] Kroll and Mulaney began a 15-week staging of the show on Broadway at the Lyceum Theater, starting on September 23, 2016, in previews and on October 10 officially.
Ben Brantley of The New York Times helped launch the show's success by giving it an unexpected rave review during its off-Broadway run.
[36][37] Entertainment Weekly called it "full of genuine laughs", but also "surprisingly unambitious, with no real story, no attempt to welcome new audiences, no truly great comic moments.
[38] Marilyn Stasio of Variety wrote that "Their pre-established fan base from Comedy Central, alt-comedy clubs and obscure videos should go for this sloppy, silly, occasionally inspired, extended version of their comic shtick as two affected Upper West Side geezers named Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland — but Oh, Hello on Broadway might not be the show to win over new enthusiasts.
"[39] The show mocks multiple aspects of live theatre that Kroll and Mulaney personally dislike, like fake smoking and one-sided phone calls.
[40] A recorded performance of the show featuring Steve Martin as the guest and with an appearance by Matthew Broderick was released by Netflix on June 13, 2017.