The comedian performed a series of jokes in his latest Netflix comedy special about realizing he was in the midst of an intervention led by Seth Meyers, being canceled and those first hours in rehab.
sees Mulaney comedically detail the experience of his intervention, which includes being surprised by a 12-person “star-studded” group of friends on Dec. 18, 2020. The incident saw Mulaney facing a “‘we are the world’ of alternative comedians” — Meyers, Fred Armisen and Nick Kroll — both in-person in New York and via Zoom in Los Angeles. All were there to address his misuse of cocaine, Adderall, Xanax, Klonopin and Percocet.
The comedian reveals that this “very good lineup” of comedy stars promised they wouldn’t do their own bits about his condition after, Mulaney shared, and at least one person in the group thought he was going to get tackled by the interventionist hired by his friends like onIn another joke, Mulaney not-so-subtly states “don’t believe the persona,” while discussing how the interventionist called in to help was told he was “nice” by his friends.
“Maybe that was his whole thing,” Mulaney says after recounting the doctor’s ask for him to remove his entire shirt for a flu or vitamin shot every time he saw him. “It was just getting guys to take their shirts off.” However, Davidson appeared on Mulaney’s phone as Al Pacino — something that caused the nurse on duty to wake him up. “Fun fact about Pete: He changes his phone number constantly,” he told the audience. “I don’t know why. That’s his journey.”
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