'Goodbye': Former Saturday Night Live writer leaves online apology before committing suicide



A former writer for 'Saturday Night Live' and co-writer of the first draft of 'Wayne's World,' apparently succumbed his battle with alcoholism and killed himself, cops say.



Three days before his body was discovered at a Los Angeles hotel, Joe Bodolai laid out his life story, his regrets and his successes in a lengthy post on his blog titled 'If this were your last day alive what would you do?'

In the post, he describes an inability to cope with the doom-and-gloom vision of the future he saw for the coming year, including war with Iran and fascism and martial law in America.



Last words: Joe Bodolai wrote a lengthy blog post three days before he was found dead in his hotel room

Excellent writing: Mr Bodolai listed co-writing the first draft of the script for the Wayne's World movie as one of his greatest accomplishments

The 63-year-old wrote for 'Saturday Night Live' from 1981 to 1982. He also co-wrote the initial version of the 1992 movie 'Wayne's World' with Mike Meyers -- which expanded on a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch.

The funnyman had a successful career as a producer for Canadian comedy television. He produced 20 episodes of the Canadian sketch comedy show 'Kids in the Hall' and helped launch 'Comics!,' which featured stand-up comedy routines for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.



Despite his funny bone, Mr Bodolai apparently also had a dark side. In his blog post he listed 'My inability to conquer my alcoholism' and 'The things I did because of it' at the top of a section titled 'Things I Regret.'

According to TMZ.com, police found Mr Bodolai dead in his room at the Re-Tan Hotel in Hollywood Monday afternoon with a bottle of anti-freeze and a bottle of Gatorade.

They believe he mixed the two into a poisonous concoction and drank it.

Cleaning staff found him dead Monday at the hotel, which has rooms for as low as $175 a week, where he had been staying for more than a week. It's unclear when he died.



Successful career: Mr Bodolai produced several comedy shows on Canadian television in addition to his time at 'Saturday Night Live'

Sorry state: Mr Bodolai killed himself at his room in this $175-a-week hotel in Los Angeles

On his blog, he details his life as an activist in the 1960s who campaigned for Bobby Kennedy and fled to Canada to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War.

In addition to his dire warnings on his blog, he also posted on Twitter. His third-to-last post was simply 'Goodbye.'

He also posted links to promotional videos he produced for a Canadian comedy network he pitched to broadcasters.

Mr Bodolai ends his blog: 'May you all have the happy lives you deserve. Thank you all for being in my life. Love, Joe.'