For Page Six’s 40th anniversary, we unearthed a recounting of “SNL” wildman John Belushi’s first talk- show interview on “Midday Live” in ’77.
Belushi had to be rousted out of bed and appeared unshaven and “on all fours, crawling onto the set.” He then threw a glass of water on host Bill Boggs, kicked over a table and said on-air of the female producer who intervened, “I don’t know who this person is, but she’s asking for sex.”
But Boggs exclusively tells us: “He was not booked in advance, but the night before the live show I was, of course, at Studio 54 and was dancing around.”
That’s when, “John asked who was on my show the next morning and when he heard Steve Allen, he says, ‘I love Steve Allen!’ So I persuaded him to come on so he could meet Steve. And [Belushi] gave me his number and said, ‘Call me in the morning and keep calling, no matter what!’ ”
Five years before Belushi’s tragic overdose in ’82, Boggs says, “After the show, I was walking John out … For no reason, he takes me into his confidence and says, ‘I’ve performed on every drug there is and it doesn’t make it any better.’”