Andy Dick is opening up about the apparent overdose he suffered late last year.
The comedian, 60, appeared on the Tuesday, March 4, episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast and revealed that he didn’t remember anything about the incident except “waking up in the ambulance.”
“You were dead. Were you dead?” host Howie Mandel asked Dick. “Did your heart stop? Like legitimately, clinically dead?”
Dick replied, “Yeah,” confirming that his heart stopped, he turned “purple” and he was “not breathing.”
The NewsRadio alum went on to say that he didn’t know what substance caused the reaction and didn’t know who’d given it to him. At that point, Adam Carbone, another man in the podcast studio, explained that the person who gave Dick “the drug” also had NARCAN on him. (NARCAN is an over-the-counter nasal spray that can be administered to counteract a potential opioid overdose.)
Carbone is directing a documentary about Dick’s journey to sobriety. In the December 2025 video that showed Dick’s apparent overdose, Carbone was the person who called 911 and helped him sit up.
Dick further recalled that he had a scan after the incident that showed he has “about five to seven holes” in his brain.
His rep, however, clarified to Entertainment Weekly that the holes were caused by a 2019 incident where a man punched Dick in the head.
“The issue with his brain is from the 2019 attack that almost killed Andy when an unprovoked attacker cold cocked Andy while he was outside of the club he and Paris Dylan had just performed,” the spokesperson explained. “We are assured that his brain will heal.”
The rep added, “As everyone knows, Andy has been battling his addictions for years. There was an incident this past December, but I am happy to report that Andy is healthy, sober and doing great!”
In January, Dick said that he had checked out of rehab and moved into a sober-living facility, telling TMZ that he was “taking things one day at a time and staying focused on sobriety” as he starts the next phase of his life.
Speaking to Mandel, 70, during Tuesday’s podcast, Dick noted that he always uses the word “boredom” when talking about his struggles with substance abuse.
“I get bored easily, and it sounds dumb and it’s just an excuse,” he explained. “But it’s a problem.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
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