The intense way Olivia Munn helped John Mulaney recover after he went to rehab: ‘It’s like watching a man in a tsunami’

John Mulaney is highly regarded among fans and fellow comedians, and one of the reasons for that may be because he doesn’t mind immersing himself in his material. A few years ago, the 42-year-old stand-up comedian went to rehab for addiction issues and beyond joked about it SNL and at other locations. He continues to be outspoken on such topics, and more recently his wife – actress Olivia Munn – did so as well. Munn specifically recalled the intense way she helped Mulaney with his post-rehab recovery.

In December 2020, the Mulaney star — who has been dealing with drug and alcohol addiction for years — entered rehab to participate in a 60-day program and left in February 2021. Olivia Munn made their relationship public around May 2021, around the time Mulaney filed for divorce from his wife of six years, Annamarie Tendler. The comedian was the subject of a cover story for GQ and as part of the spread, Munn also recalled that their relationship dynamic was rough around the time they got together:

It was like watching a man in a tsunami. I was looking at someone who was just sober, at the edge of a cliff, and I didn’t know him well enough to help him.