Beloved comedian Conan O’Brien is opening up about his previous mental health struggles, revealing how one of the nation’s longest-running series actually saved his life.

“My origin story, for people that don’t know, is I was working on Saturday Night Live . I was in a funk,” O’Brien, 63, said during the Thursday, September 10, episode of his podcast “Conan O’Brian Needs a Friend” featuring The Simpsons creator Matt Groening .

“I loved that job and I love everyone there, but I thought, ‘I need to go. I’m in a bad place in my life,’” the former late night host continued. “I walked away from SNL with no job, and two of your writers, I think it…

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