While still an alcoholic, Craig Ferguson once decided to kill himself. You'll never guess why he didn't!

While still an alcoholic, Craig Ferguson once decided to kill himself. You'll never guess why he didn't!

Craig Ferguson is a Scottish-American comedian and late-night TV show host. Underneath all the charm and joking, though, he came from a past that was fraught with struggle.


One Christmas morning, after a hard spell of drinking, Ferguson planned to commit suicide by jumping off the Tower Bridge in London. It may well have come to pass but for a bartender who, unbeknownst to himself, was to be a life saver.


He offered Ferguson a glass of sherry for the holiday. Ferguson couldn't pass it up. The habit that was largely responsible for the miserable state of his life actually ended up saving him from his course of action.


Although the irony of an alcoholic procrastinating his suicide by stopping for another drink is comedic, there's a serious point to the story as well. Ferguson eventually went through rehab and straightened out his life, so he no longer has a problem with the drink.


However, alcoholism has shaped his life and personality; the lessons he carries from those days are a very real part of his character.


In fact, the pain he went through has given him fresh perspective and has caused him to take it easy on joking about celebrities who are dealing with tough issues themselves.


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