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Stefon Returns to SNL With Advice for Going Out in New New York

Kelly Conaboy · 10/12/14 09:20AM

Bill Hader returned to Saturday Night Live as host last night, which, of course, means Stefon returned to the Weekend Update desk. Check out his New New York advice for tourists, people wanting something upscale, and dumb folks looking to just get murdered.

Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader Mock Newscaster Who Didn't See Their Film

Kelly Conaboy · 09/28/14 12:32PM

Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader are making the promo rounds for their new film The Skeleton Twins, which recently brought them in front of Denver entertainment reporter Chris Parente. Though he gave it his best shot, poor old Parente just could not pull off pretending he'd actually seen the movie.

Bill Hader and Seth Meyers Remember Their Teary SNL Goodbye

Aleksander Chan · 09/16/14 08:10AM

Bill Hader stopped by to chat with his old pal Seth Meyers on Late Night last night, where the two reminisced on their weepy SNL parting and the faux Stefon-Seth wedding. Known as a character primarily comprised of Hader breaking into laughter, he explained that the reason Stefon always put his hands up to his face was because the way Meyers would respond to the character made him laugh, too. "A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world," he said.

Bill Hader's Audition Reel for the New Star Wars Is Incredible

Taylor Berman · 01/28/14 12:24PM

As part of his pitch to J.J. Abrams for a role in the new Star Wars films, Bill Hader showed Conan O'Brien his best imitations of two lesser known characters. You've never seen a better impression of dying tauntaun. And Hader's Jabba the Hutt isn't bad either.

Can You Identify This Mystery Celeb?

Caity Weaver · 09/26/13 03:25PM

At 3:47 this afternoon, Gawker received an email from a publicist inquiring whether we "might be able to fit" a photo of a MYSTERY CELEB on the website today.

Last Night's SNL: Paula Deen and Stefon Stop By 'Weekend Update'

Matt Toder · 03/11/12 10:54AM

On last night's Saturday Night Live, Paula Deen stopped by the Weekend Update desk to explain all the allegations against her, including hiding her diabetes, mismanagement of her restaurant and her use of the N word: nutrition.

Watch Alec Baldwin Play a Bumbling Rick Perry on SNL

Matt Cherette · 09/25/11 01:52AM

Saturday Night Live opened its 37th season tonight with a parody of Thursday's Fox News/Google Republican presidential debate. Despite being too long and wrought with cliche—Newt Gingrich has a huge head! Michele Bachmann's eyes are crazy!—the sketch managed to work thanks to Bill Hader as debate moderator Shep Smith and Alec Baldwin as the same confused, babbling version of Rick Perry that showed up to the real thing. A video of highlights is above; the full sketch is viewable here.

Here's the Only Part of This Week's SNL Worth Watching

Matt Cherette · 05/08/11 12:03AM

So, Tina Fey hosted Saturday Night Live this week! She was OK, but nothing from the episode really stood out... that is, until Bill Hader reprised his role as Stefon—Weekend Update's club-hopping "City Correspondent"—who came armed with the most ridiculous suggestions imaginable for a Mother's Day out. The bit succeeded in its own right, but the fact that Hader broke character about 20 times to regain his composure made everything funnier.

Bill Hader Shares His Road to Saturday Night Live

Whitney Jefferson · 03/23/11 12:00PM

When Bill Hader sat down with Carson Daly, we learned how he first got into comedy, where his sketch group first practiced (in Nick Offerman's workshop, of all places) and how he made it onto Saturday Night Live.

Bill Hader On Paul, Comic Books, and "Nerd Porn"

Chris Wyman · 03/15/11 09:30AM

SNL's resident alien Bill "Greg" Hader plays an ET-hunting G-man in Paul, but in reality he's comfortingly nerdy, bonding with the film's cast over comics and re-enacting all of the other iconic movies filmed in Las Vegas, New Mexico.