Comedian John Mulaney checks into Pennsylvania rehab for alcohol and cocaine addiction

Star comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum John Mulaney entered a rehab in Pennsylvania last weekend to seek treatment for alcohol and cocaine abuse, according to multiple media reports that surfaced this week.

The 38-year-old stand-up was open about his past troubles and “has struggled again during the pandemic,” a source told PageSix on Monday.

“John’s friends and family are happy that he is finally getting some help and focusing on his health,” added the source.

It’s unclear where Mulaney sought help in Pennsylvania, but he is expected to remain in treatment for 60 days.

Although Mulaney often presents himself as the neurotic product of his picky Catholic upbringing, he has admitted in the past that he started drinking at the age of 13.

During an interview with Esquire in 2019, Mulaney admitted that he “loved” cocaine and occasionally took medication. The comedian stopped drinking when he was in his early twenties after a specific drinking spiral in 2005.

“I went that weekend on a bender that was just in and out of a movie,” Mulaney said. “It was just crazy … I didn’t kill or attack anyone. But yeah, I was like, you’re out of control. And I thought to myself, I don’t like this man anymore. I’m not rooting for him.”

Mulaney was able to quit drinking and drugs cold turkey at the time, landing him in one of the most promising and celebrated comedy careers of the past decade.

Mulaney had recently taken a job as a staff writer for ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ to give him more structure during the coronavirus pandemic, which appears to be a major source of his struggles in 2020. Alcohol consumption has risen sharply in the United States during the COVID -19 crisis.

In response to news of Mulaney’s admission to rehab, fellow comedians and fans gathered to support him.