Here’s why Bill Hader broke character on Weekend Update

We can’t help but love it when performers break character on Saturday Night Live, which is exactly what happened when Bill Hader brought back Stefon while hosting on March 17.

He was joined on “Weekend Update” by comedian John Mulaney, who writes Stefon, and who whispered a little something in Hader’s ear to make him break while live.

Mulaney played Stefon’s lawyer, and he whispered in Hader’s ear: “My girlfriend works at Yoshinoya beef bowl.” Yup, that’s what set him off.

To be fair, Hader always breaks while playing Stefon, the nightlife connoisseur who ended Hader’s tenure at the show by running away and marrying Seth Meyers. Hader appeared on Meyers’ show this week to discuss the episode and jokes that made them laugh over the years. Read more…

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