John Mulaney is opening up about the incredibly scary time in his life right before he got sober. As we’re sure you know, the 40-year-old comedian checked into a rehab facility in late 2020 after a secret battle with alcohol and cocaine addiction.
And now he’s ready to tell his story. This week he sat down with Theo Von for his This Past Weekend and revealed where his mind was before he decided to go to rehab: Such dangerous mixes of drugs… and he really thought he was OK… Thankfully his friends and loved ones took notice at the time.
He went on to recall how he unknowingly “walked into” his own intervention with his pockets full of pills: And here were “a bunch of people” waiting to tell him he had a problem.
He refused to give in at first, arguing he hadn’t done drugs in months: The stand-up comic admits to being far from sober — even as going as far as saying he was “off the rails.” So, so sad. Related: Flavor Flav Used To Spend HOW MUCH Every Day On Drugs?! While he continued his recollection, he mentioned he even used to sit in the lobby of his building after taking the drugs — in case he needed to go to the emergency room: It’s so terrible to hear he was in such a bad place.
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