At The Time Of His Intervention John Mulaney Was Down To 105 Pounds And His Friends Such As Seth Meyers, Nick Kroll, And Bill Hader Were Scared For His Life
NBC. Getty Images.Showbiz411 - John Mulaney told has last night at City Winery that he is 141 days sober after a terrifying battle with cocaine addiction and alcoholism. It was his debut, the first of five nights in a row, his return to performing.
“I was the best looking person at my intervention,” he said, because he was dressed up, had just had a haircut, and unlike everyone in the room who’d gained weight during the pandemic, Mulaney was down to about 105 pounds thanks to lots of drugs.
His intervention, by the way, included Seth Meyers, comedy partner Nick Kroll, Fred Armisen, Natasha Lyonne, and Bill Hader. None of them, he was disappointed to say, were doing bits. They were afraid for his life.
Last night John Mulaney returned to standup after a long stay in rehab to battle alcohol and cocaine abuse. He is doing shows all week at City Winery in NYC, and all phones are taken before the show so there are no videos of him as he works out new material, which obviously centers around his addiction, rehab, and new lease on life. He made jokes about it all night, such as:
“I’d kill all of you for a line of coke,” he joked, then took it back. “I’m a friendly addict,” he said. He said that in December he apparently gave an interview to GQ magazine but has no memory of it whatsoever. As a bit, he read some of it aloud, laughing at some of his responses to the reporter’s questions.
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Everyone survived, I must report, although the comedian chastised the audience for being moderate in their drinking. “What? Just one glass of wine?” he quipped, jealously.
This is all very fascinating from Mulaney, who is a comedic genius who stopped drinking in his teens and has battled addition since. One of those "tortured souls" if you will, as we learn many of the top comedians are, most notably Chris Farley, of course.
I think John Mulaney is incredible and am glad he's clean, sober, healthy, and back on stage doing what he loves. I wish I could have gotten a ticket to these City Winery shows, but I will gladly wait to see him when he's back on tour.