John Mulaney checks into rehab for cocaine, alcohol abuse: reports

Comedian John Mulaney has checked into rehab for treatment of alcohol and cocaine addiction, according to reports.

The former “Saturday Night Live” writer and four-time host suffered a relapse after several years of sobriety, according to People. Mulaney is reportedly enrolled in a 60-day treatment plan.

John Mulaney attends the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Mulaney, 38, who joined the writing staff of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in November, has been open about his addiction struggles in the past, including detailing how he started drinking when he was 13 and later started abusing drugs as well.

“I drank for attention,” he told Esquire in 2019. “I was really outgoing, and then at 12, I wasn’t. I didn’t know how to act. And then I was drinking, and I was hilarious again.”

The Emmy-winner also revealed that he “loved cocaine.”

However, he said he was able to get sober without seeking treatment when he was 23.

“I went on a bender that weekend that was just, like, fading in and out of a movie,” he told Esquire. “It was just crazy. A weekend that was … there were … I’m never going to tell you. That’s mine. I didn’t kill anyone or assault anyone. But yeah, I was like, ‘You’re f—— out of control.’ And I thought to myself, ‘I don’t like this guy anymore. I’m not rooting for him.’”

Mulaney later used his experiences as part of his stand-up act.

“I don’t drink,” he said in his 2012 special “New in Town.”

“I used to drink, then I drank too much, and I had to stop. That surprises a lot of audiences because I don’t look like someone who used to do anything.”

Earlier in December, Mulaney appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” where he revealed he had been investigated by the Secret Service because of jokes about President Trump he made while hosting “SNL” in February.

In recent years, Mulaney worked with Pete Davidson as the “SNL” cast member struggled with his own mental health issues, which included social media posts about suicidal thoughts.