Bobby Lee detoxed Vicodin cold turkey at 32
Bobby Lee admitted he quit Vicodin cold turkey at age 32 while on MADtv, causing him to defecate on stage during a Connie Chung sketch.
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The conversation takes a serious and confessional turn when Eric Andre pushes Bobby on stories from the MADtv era. Bobby describes being introduced to enormous blue Vicodin pills — horse-grade opioids — by a Second City cast member who was selling them secretly to multiple people on the show. Bobby was spending $3,000 to $4,000 at a time on pills. The show eventually told him to get clean. He quit cold turkey without tapering — at 32, without medical supervision — and the withdrawal hit hard. Two days before he was scheduled to play Connie Chung in a sketch, his body gave out completely, and he defecated on stage. He adds that Ari Shaffir once physically beat him up after Bobby asked to borrow $4,000 for pills. The story is told with dark humour but carries real weight, and Eric and Andrew receive it with genuine empathy. [1] — Bobby Lee "Bobby Lee confesses to spending $3–4,000 at a time on horse-strength Vicodin from a Second City cast member while on MADtv. He quit cold tu…" 49:40
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Bobby Lee's Vicodin Days on MADtv
Bobby Lee confesses to spending $3–4,000 at a time on horse-strength Vicodin from a Second City cast member while on MADtv. He quit cold turkey at 32, mid-season — and defecated on stage during a Connie Chung sketch. Ari Shaffir later beat him up when Bobby asked to borrow $4,000 for pills.
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