Looking back on his departure from Saturday Night Live in 2012, Andy Samberg is reflecting on his time there.

During an interview on Peacock’s Hart to Heart, the former cast member of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, who is 45 years old, said that leaving the NBC late-night program was “a big choice.”

“For me, it was like, I can’t honestly put up with it any more. But I didn’t want to go,” he said to Kevin Hart, the host of the show,” “Physically and emotionally, like I was falling apart in my life.”

In addition, the comic pondered on the influence that the demanding schedule of Saturday Night Live had on him after he had been on the program for seven seasons, beginning in 2005 and ending in 2012.

“Physically, it was taking a heavy toll on me, and I got to a point where I felt like I hadn’t slept in seven years basically,” he added. “It was a very draining experience for me.”

According to him, “We were writing stuff for the live show Tuesday night all night, the table read Wednesday, and then we were 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 Friday night and into Saturday, so it’s basically like four days a week you’re not sleeping, for seven years.” All of this was going on for seven years. “So it’s safe to say that I had a physical breakdown.”

According to Samberg, who revealed his thoughts, he compared being on Saturday Night Live to being a professional athlete because of the great pressure that comes with the job. He said that “your adrenaline goes through the roof.” It’s true that there are similarities. When you are in front of others, you are required to perform under pressure.

After having talks with former cast members of Saturday Night Live, notably Amy Poehler, Samberg was aware of the possible dangers that may arise from quitting the program, despite the difficulties that the show presented.

I had a conversation with Poehler as well as other others who had already arrived. On the other hand, he stated, “I was thinking that once I go, when I have an idea, I can’t just do it.” “The craziest thing about working there is once you get going, if you’re just in the shower and you have an idea that s— can be on television in three days, which is the most intoxicating feeling.”

“They told me straight up, ‘We prefer you would stay,’ and I was like, oh, that makes it harder,” Samberg stated. He added that the choice he made was made more difficult when the producers of Saturday Night Live informed him that they wanted him to continue appearing on the program. “However, I simply thought to myself, I believe that in order to regain a sense of mental and physical wellness, I need to do it. So I went ahead and did it, and it was a really difficult decision.”

Later in his career, Samberg became a star on Brooklyn Nine-Nine for a total of eight seasons. He also returned to Saturday Night Live for a number of performances, including hosting in 2014.

By Anna

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