Andy Samberg has revealed that he decided to leave SNL back in 2012 because of the show's grueling schedule.
, in a recent interview with Kevin Hart, revealed that he left Saturday Night Live because he had fallen apart physically. He was a cast member of NBC’s iconic sketch comedy series for seven years between 2005 and 2012. During this period, he and his fellow members of the comedy music group The Lonely Island developed several memorable skits and played a pivotal role in popularizing digital shorts on the show.
Now, around 12 years after his exit, Samberg spoke about how the show’s schedule negatively impacted him.In a candid conversation with Hart, Andy Samberg reflected on the “heavy toll” his work took on his life. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star also explained the amount of pressure he was under at the time to meet deadlines.
“Physically, it was taking a heavy toll on me and I got to a place where I was like I hadn’t slept in seven years basically,” Samberg told Hart. “We were writing stuff for the live show Tuesday night all night, the table read Wednesday, then being told now come up with a digital short so write all Thursday, all Thursday night, don’t sleep, get up, shoot Friday, edit all night…and into Saturday. So, it’s basically like four days a week you’re not sleeping, for seven years.
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