John Mulaney shared Lorne Michaels' words to him about late 'SNL' great John Belushi on 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.'
At the very start of the episode, Mulaney spoke about his stint in rehab a few years ago, which became a big part of his. At one point, he recalled a particularly low point in his detox when he was grinding his teeth so much that one of his molars cracked. Mulaney said he went to see the doctor to declare he was leaving rehab, “I know, but I’m going. I’ve heard every argument that you guys have, but I’m going back to New York City.
Mulaney quipped that Michaels mostly “went on about how Peacock wasn’t launching well on Samsung devices,” but at one point, thecreator said: “I knew John Belushi for seven years. I’ve been talking about him for 48 years. That’s the shrapnel that happens when someone goes down like that. John didn’t want to die. He didn’t plan to. Just because it’s a story, just because it’s set in stone like history, people don’t want to die from this.
Elsewhere in the episode, Letterman joined Mulaney for a tour of his old high school in Chicago, and they even took some questions from current students. Mulaney also spoke about his various stand-up specials and projects, why Jake Gyllenhaal’s turn as Mr.
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