American comedian MARK CURRY contemplated suicide last year and credits pal BILL COSBY with bringing him back from the brink.

The HANGIN’ WITH MR COOPER funnyman’s depression began when a can of spray starch exploded, setting fire to his California home and leaving him with second-degree burns across 18 per cent of his body.

While in hospital Curry began collecting painkillers in a bid to overdose – but Cosby and fellow comedian SINBAD’s regular visits helped him laugh through his pain.

The 42-year-old tells TV presenter MONTEL WILLIAMS, “It was so bad… that pain was so excruciating.

“I wanted to kill myself and, by the fourth day, I said, ‘I can’t do this.’ I felt less than a man. I couldn’t even look at my own body. I saw my hand with the peeling skin and threw up, and I didn’t look at myself again.

“They (Cosby and Sinbad) made me laugh, and that helped a lot.”

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