SNL Star Darrell Hammond: Laughing Through The Pain

Darrell Hammond had audiences rolling in the aisles during his 14-year run on Saturday Night Live ? but behind the scenes, there was nothing funny about his devastating struggle with substance abuse. ?The low point [for me] was the shame I felt over what I?d become,? Darrell tells In Touch in an exclusive interview.

In his new autobiography, God, If You?re Not Up There, I?m F*cked, the 56-year-old details his life?s highs and lows, like doing so many stints at hospitals or in rehab for alcohol and drugs that he?s ?lost count.? Darrell is certain the self-destructive behavior stemmed from his horrific childhood in Melbourne, Fla. ?When I was young, it was as if I was on a bus that someone hijacked and took on a terrifying, dangerous road.? That person, claims Darrell, was his own mother. His accounts of her cruelty, which included slamming his hand in a car door, hitting him in the stomach with a hammer and cutting his tongue with a serrated steak knife, are especially disturbing.

Darrell says growing up he felt ?overwhelmed with the sense that I was surrounded by evil.? Hopefully, Darrell?s worst days are behind him. Today, he often gets comic relief performing at NYC?s Comedy Cellar, and he credits finding the right doctor ? his 24th over the years ? for helping him come to terms with all the trauma he?s suffered. Most importantly, ?I?m not ashamed anymore,? says Darrell.

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