Comedian Kate Quigley revealed she takes daily small doses of magic mushrooms in an interview just three days before she and three others overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine.
Quigley opened up about her drug-taking, partying and even shoplifting during the pandemic on a podcast interview on September 1.
Three days later she was rushed to hospital and three of her comedian friends died after they all reportedly overdosed on fentanyl that had been cut into cocaine they were taking at a party in Quigley's Venice Beach home.
In the videoed interview on the podcast Uncle Joey's Joint, Quigley, 39, and comedian Joey Diaz discussed the alcohol and drug addictions rife among comedians and opened up about their grief over the recent death of another stand-up comic friend and addict Erik Myers, who was run over by a truck in February.
Kate Quigley opened up about her drug-taking, partying and even shoplifting during the pandemic on a podcast interview just three days before the overdose
In the interview on podcast Uncle Joey's Joint, Quigley, 39, and comedian Joey Diaz discussed the alcohol and drug addictions rife among comedians
While discussing drugs, Quigley revealed that she takes small amounts of magic mushrooms every day, a practice called 'microdosing'.
'I did start microdosing mushrooms during this whole period. Holy s*** that has helped me so much with everything, anxiety, depression, everything,' she told Diaz.
'I get so much less stressed out than I used to. It really makes me happier. And it's just the babiest little bite. I don't feel high but I'm happier.
'I've had the capsules but I just break a little piece off and eat it once or twice a day. It's so small, that's it.'
The comedian and former model mentioned wilder behavior by her friends – who she said were more worried about the contents of the covid vaccine than the cleanliness of their street drugs.
Quigley said many of her Los Angeles friends are 'terrified of the vaccine' but 'will do blow off the back of a toilet seat in a dirty bar.'
In the interview just days before her fentanyl overdose, Diaz discussed dirty cuts of cocaine, with Quigley agreeing that she too had 'smelled' bad odors in the drugs she snorted.
She added that the solitude and lack of parties during the pandemic last year 'really turned me off' cocaine.
Quigley said the nationwide shutdown for months in 2020 meant she had no gigs and was strapped for cash, admitting that she even resorted to stealing ice cream and popcorn from CVS.
'I was stealing ice cream. I was stealing food from CVS,' she said.
'I mean you have a mask, a hat, sunglasses. I mean really you could rob anywhere. I didn't rob anywhere but, just ice cream I took. And popcorn, a little popcorn.'
Comedians Fuquan Johnson, 42, Enrico Colangeli, 48, and Natalie Williamson, 33, died at Quigley's house party on Saturday.
Quigley tweeted this week saying she was 'on the mend' after being hospitalized.
Quigley's plush home is located in the Venice neighborhood of LA, and is worth a whopping $1.8million. This is where she and friends overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine
Kate Quigley and Fuquan Johnson are seen on May 15, 2018 in Los Angeles. Comedian Fuquan is one of three who died at Quigley's party Saturday
Quigley and Diaz discussed their grief over losing comedian Erik Myers (left) in February. He struggled with addiction and was killed by a truck. Actor Jeremy Piven paid tribute after his death
Comedian Jamie Kennedy
