Andy Samberg spoke about his return to Saturday Night Live (SNL) but even more so how his return to the series, now in its fifth season, brings back stress and nostalgia. Samberg, 46, had been a cast member of the live sketch show from 2005 to 2012.

In an episode of the podcast called The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast, in which Samberg was featured, he recalled the turbulent nature of his time on the show which remains with him in his life. While enjoying his guest appearances, Samberg noted that his return to SNL reminded him of the pressure and intensity that characterized the show in its early years.

THE Brooklyn nine-nine The star said: “It’s been fun, I have to say. It’s been really fun going back, but again, inheriting – reinheriting – the stress and being like, ‘Oh, it’s true, it’s intense.'”

Currently, during the 2024 election season, he is playing a comedic role in which he plays Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, played by Maya Rudolph. Samberg confessed that it’s much easier to focus on a single role than to try to play so many roles in a single episode. He added: “It’s a little calmer because we know why we’re there specifically.”

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On October 19, Samberg left the role of Doug Emhoff and launched into a Beetlejuice sketch during the Michael Keaton-hosted episode. In this context, the Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping actor told Seth: “But on the last show, I was like, if this Beetlejuice thing doesn’t work, I’m just going to stand there and do nothing. And It makes you feel like an actor again – you’re always in danger.”

When Samberg recounted his departure from SNL, he explained to Hart on Peacock’s Hart to Heart why the heaviness of leaving SNL at the end did him, or rather his body, good. He used to struggle through sleepless nights over scripts and deadlines, adding how it ultimately exhausted him emotionally and physically.

Andy Samberg said working at SNL was almost like being a professional athlete, with its fast-paced action and pressure. Saturday Night Live airs on NBC on Saturdays.

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