When Jay Leno hostedThe Tonight Showlive from theCheersbar in 1993 , the entire roll showed up intoxicated . away from Rhea Perlman , they were criticized for pretend like " jerking " and " idiots . "
Warning: Some entries mention alcohol addiction.
Some talk shows, such asAlan Carr: Chatty ManandLate Night with Seth Meyers, have segments dedicated to drinking with their guests. Othersreportedlyoffer their guests alcohol backstage before their interviews, but sometimes, guests arrive to set already under the influence.
Here are 13 celebs who were drunk or high during talk show appearances:
1.Miley Cyruswas “very stoned” when she appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin 2015.
Returning toThe Tonight Showin 2017 , she say Jimmy , " You , without make love it , were kind of a reason for [ me quitting weed ] . Because I ’ve always been very stoned on your appearance … Remember the last time I was here ? I think I was trim as , like , a bunny rabbit and then , like , a true cat ? There ’s a ground for that … I was high . "
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2.Drew Barrymore"drank too much" when she appeared alongside Timothy Olyphant onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenin 2018.
Speaking with Andy forThe Art of the Interviewin 2020 , she said , " It was on your show , and I drink in too much , and I have never forgiven myself , nor will I ever forgive myself . I ’m an imperfect soul , and I tout that , and I ’ve had that liberty since I was a child because it was all out there . And it was either boo hoo about it or say , ' God , it ’s sort of redeem to not have to pretend to be sodding . ' But I really want to excuse to you because I really — I just , I will never have that materialize again . I ’m so sorry . "
Andy replied , " I ’m used to people being overserved on my show , and so I do n’t even really have a totally readable memory board of it , but you do n’t need to apologize to me for being overserved on my show , that happens . You ’re in a great nine of masses . "
3.When Danny DeVito visitedThe Viewin 2006, he was still drunk from the limoncello shots he took withGeorge Clooneythe night before.
George toldToday , " I had to doRegis & Kellythe next day , and I was passably hungover as well … I got to the point where I was dumping the shots into a plant next to me , and I do n’t recollect … Danny project me do that … Well , the funniest thing was , it was … we were just at a eating house . It was n’t like we were out tope . We were at a restaurant , sit down , pledge . I was in bottom by 11:30 at night , and I woke up at 7:00 , and I was still drunk . "
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4.WhenJohn Stamosappeared onMornings With Kerri-Anne, an Australian talk show, in 2007, he was drunk and annoyed with a Daily Telegraph reporter who released a video from their early morning interview that “made it seem like [John] was on drugs, which was not true.”
John evidence theAdvocate , " My mother saw that and make really disturbed . So when I went on that talk show the next Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , I made merriment of the guy rope by saying he had a small phallus . He prove to sue me for that , you know . I say , ' The only way of life he ’s going to prove me wrong is to mop up his dick out in royal court , ' so the suit choke away . But I ’ll be honorable : When I go on that morning show , I was drunk . Yes , I was on sleeping pill , and I was squirt - lagged , but I was also just plastered . And I never said I was n’t , but that whole Warner Bros. publicity machine got involve and state , ' Just say he was jet - lagged . ' I said , ' No , tell ‘em the truth ! I was fucking inebriated in Australia . braggart deal . ' "
5.Mark Wahlbergwas reportedly drunk when he was onThe Graham Norton Showalongside Sarah Silverman in 2013. He interrupted Sarah, pulled her into his arms, and climbed into the host’s lap.
later on that twelvemonth , Graham Norton toldDigital Spy , " I think the three of us had met a lot of intoxicated citizenry over the years . Mark Wahlberg ’s been on the show before , and he ’s a really adorable cat . We ’ve all done that thing where you suddenly actualise , ' I ’m by far the drunkest mortal at this dinner party political party ' and you do n’t know how that take place . It was a bite like that , so I do n’t pronounce him harshly at all . It was just a thing . "
6.Jessica Simpson was intoxicated during her 2017 appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showbecause, at the time, she had an alcohol addiction.
In 2020 , she toldToday , " I ca n’t even watch the interview . It was a imperfect moment for me , and I was n’t in the right place … I had started a spiral , and I could n’t catch up with myself , and that was with alcoholic drink . "
However , she later began her journeying toward sobriety .
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7.Kevin Durant was high when he discussed destigmatizing marijuana with David Letterman onMy Next Guest Needs No Introductionin 2022.
8.When Jay Leno hostedThe Tonight Showlive from theCheersbar in 1993, the entire cast showed up drunk. Aside from Rhea Perlman, they werecriticizedfor acting like “jerks” and “idiots.”
Jay toldHerald TV , " Those people were so drunk I do n’t know what else we could have done in a alive situation . You do n’t recount these people how to behave . Nobody tells them what to do … Was it a great show ? No . But I guess you have to expect multitude to show up totally drunk when you do a bouncy show from a veridical ginmill . In a real saloon , everybody drinks real beverage . "
He also said that , the next day , Ted Danson sent him flower as an apology , and George Wendt call him as well .
Here’s the full broadcast, with the cast interview starting at the 20-minute mark:
9.Chris O’Dowd made a tipsy appearance onThe Last Legin 2018.
The next day , hetweeted , " Did n’t feel like a drank a bunch , but I go away to the studio apartment from the gymnasium and skipped dinner party . Unwise , in retrospect . "
Headded , " I am a picayune humiliated to be honorable . But to keep things in view , it ’s a tipsy comedian on a recent night chat show on Channel 4 . I was n’t doing chicken feed on BBC Breakfast . But thanks for your concern , authentically . "
10.Willie Nelson smoked weed ahead of his 2017 visit toLarry King Live.
11.In 1970,Husbandsdirector John Cassavetes and actors Peter Falk and Ben Gazzara drank before appearing onThe Dick Cavett Show. Their antics — which included taking off their shoes and socks, smoking cigarettes, shouting, and piling on the floor — irritated the host so much that he walked off.
In 2014 , Dick tell theNew Yorker , " It was out of the blue . It was astonishing . I could not conceive it while it was happening . I think I watch it a yr or so ago , and it seemed even worse than I remembered it . When the circus was decease on , with shoes coming off and smelling each other ’s feet — which may be an image I have call forth , but something very cheeseparing to it — and shine down , as ifthatwere funny , just a bunch of louts out further each other in their stupidity , it was … I had a mixed feeling as it was bump . I knew it would be harbor in a sure direction involving the Holy Scripture ' horror . ' "
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12.Steve-O’s 2005 appearance onToo Late with Adam Carollawas the “drunkest [he] ever was on television.”
In a 2020YouTube TV , he state , " [ The show ] reached out about booking me for one of their early episodes . And I said , ' Aw , cool . I ’ll do this tablecloth trick . ' I was all excited because I had done it on spell . I showed them the whoremonger , and they said , ' You sleep together , we can get away with edgier poppycock because we ’re on Comedy Central . ' … I said , ' How about if I get as drunk as I possibly can ? ' And they say , ' We get it on it ! ' I could n’t even think it ! Brought this huge bottleful of vodka to the show . And I get backstage , I ’m already loaded … [ They ] brought me out . I ca n’t remember a damn thing . "
When the show aired , he suppose it was " awesome . " However , in the YouTube description , he said , " This video demonstrates how my identity as both a soul and [ an ] entertainer were overwhelmed by my alcoholism . "
13.And finally, Madonna smoked weed before her infamous 1994 appearance on theLate Show with David Letterman.
When she returned to theLate Showin 2009 , she sound out , " It was n’t because I was delirious about you . I think it may have had something to do with the roast I smoked before I came on . "
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