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In sketch comedy, "breaking" is when a performer can't hold it together and laughs in the middle of a scene.
Bill Hader worked hard not to break. He rehearsed his lines obsessively and apologized when he cracked up. But his friend and SNL writing partner, John Mulaney, saw Hader’s discipline as a creative challenge. So right before Stefon went live, Mulaney would sneak brand-new jokes onto the cue cards, and Hader saw them for the first time on air.
Hader said the one that got him hardest was this Halloween episode.
Every time Stefon laughed, we were watching Mulaney prank Hader. I love that! 💛
Bill Hader worked hard not to break. He rehearsed his lines obsessively and apologized when he cracked up. But his friend and SNL writing partner, John Mulaney, saw Hader’s discipline as a creative challenge. So right before Stefon went live, Mulaney would sneak brand-new jokes onto the cue cards, and Hader saw them for the first time on air.
Hader said the one that got him hardest was this Halloween episode.
Every time Stefon laughed, we were watching Mulaney prank Hader. I love that! 💛
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