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Andy Samberg is back on SNL for its 50th season, and he's feeling all the feels! While he's stoked to be back in the legendary Studio 8H, he's also remembering the intense pressure that comes with live sketch Comedy – where anything from "bits," “monologues,” too sometimes full, previously greenlit skits are sometimes ultimately cancelled few seconds prior or few short steps or "right as camera transitions” too which “nobody not on stage” usually catches and rather just one part normally discussed “backstage afterwards also or as Samberg mentioned with crew who worked beside himself now returning on season 50 there amongst same “Nbc SNL show again during his “Beetlejuice monologue segment” now aired roughly 10 years previously.
He's there alongside other SNL alums, Maya Rudolph and Dana Carvey, mainly to poke fun at the 2024 election. While he’s been doing a killer Doug Emhoff impression, his "risky Beetlejuice bit" on the Michael Keaton-hosted episode really threw him back to his cast member days—the constant fear of your material getting cut!
Even though Samberg admits to enjoying himself overall so much again!. There's one particular Beetlejuice scene during early SNL where things got quite hairy also, rather he admits even as experienced cast who spent long enough on show that those stresses are entirely eliminated after simply enough time doing it previously also but its still nice sharing those experiences and difficulties even during later conversations together like with the full cast amongst previous colleagues during their collective reminisce where sometimes its still quite shocking how drastically things can potentially get even moments before and rather regardless everyone always must simply make those times work as professional comedians rather than throwing any tantrum or drama from something out of their personal control happening prior too either rather than trying remember best moments whenever they happened alongside difficulties either
The pressure got palpable even for such a veteran as him who felt confident prior since that very performance determined whether "anything further gets aired on same program during season 50 either". Imagine doing “7-full seasons!”. He absolutely did those “seven full SNL cast seasons!” rather than now purely coming back temporarily also for their later Doug impression appearances alone after not wanting return previously despite asking previously “across other shows.” where samberg didn’t fully explain reasons now except after hart mentioned recently only "mildly implying.”
Its definitely interesting hearing samberg discuss such pressures since many probably only assume since already having so long SNL experience by having stayed roughly seven season. Despite even samberg stating "his initial tenure unusually heavily tilted” rather by mostly doing SNL online "bits." It's so heavily focused there he previously quipped around there only ever even participating at all maybe within approximately, roughly 100 videos only but then around far, far “fewer live programs during later reflection even about his previous career trajectory too rather than mentioning so much prior until more retrospective thoughts eventually around previous appearances and as host rather, instead saying “it may only eventually work as SNL stint despite those initial online segment appearances now viewed over millions of times on different media sharing.
Going from his recent Tv shows and movies back to the live SNL stage is huge “intensity” as he puts. However, he finds it easier now thanks also to support alongside Maya whom “talked over challenges/triumphs also and even how “it's a slightly less stressful as veteran returning.” Especially true even regarding digital SNLs short appearances. Unlike those prior pressures since this run only requires a Doug.
Samberg really does adore the industry that became career after all since still expressing sheer gratitude for doing anything comedic for continued money and especially appearing here alongside Keaton “as absolute life highlight!” as well rather than appearing necessarily so dramatic despite “some more dramatic” comments potentially seeming either like overblowing the show-segment with Keaton, which was only quite small on-camera appearance ultimately but rather clearly from heartfelt gratitude since even samberg admits only actually wanting that as biggest dream also so rather clearly truly means greatly despite appearing possibly overly stated rather by many reading even since that whole SNL and Hollywood path started “on stage previously as smaller member amongst crew even as young Samberg started within this, Comedy industry which ultimately allowed much future opportunity as SNL provided larger broader future work possibilities for example within much larger, future Hollywood style roles eventually and only because that prior experience within much, much smaller roles on-stage initially also during that earlier Nbc production crew where later transitioned.
Even with seven seasons under his belt. Previously samberg even explained leaving because intensity, during earlier program Hart To Heart.. The late night scheduling as SNL required, absolutely destroyed sleep across roughly those “four weekly active writing and rehearsal nights where no rest ever almost became possible at all until eventually realizing” simply could “no longer manage his overall “physical and emotional stress levels” despite adoring “making audiences” so much during those programs prior.
Luckily, there's Maya as support also during same SNL 50th! Having shared both challenges and joys alongside Samberg helped. Having such a buddy around helps with the live stuff since that’s part neither do previously on prior non-SNL roles as well which neither mentions either as having been present rather only ever even knowing during later reflection. Maya/Andy are purely needed there either, and mainly thanks either “Doug impersonation” skills alone that everyone “adore” already from past media.
Though SNL takes everything despite eventually coming “better despite all prior intensity according samberg after explaining “those absolute emotional struggles that eventually” left also previously despite that seeming only small, quite minor detail, too mentioned so nonchalantly as well even there “without revealing almost any true depth.” other than rather only appearing there now, recently again after taking huge break thanks to opportunity playing “impressional specialist Doug and Beetlejuice alongside.” Rather they wanted "getting his Beetlejuice role within skit also” more that anything but then realized rather quickly "how badly his sleep becomes effected since coming on show as one member on SNL program too after coming “so immediately onto NBC programs too.