Why David Schwimmer is still traumatized by his 1995 ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting gig
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Dia Deepasupil/Getty ImagesDavid Hummer Reflects on his unhappy experience as guest host saturday night live.
during an interview Stephen Colbert exist late night show On Monday, January 13, Schwimmer, 58, recalled what it was like to prepare for the 1995 show. friends‘ success. (Schulmer played Ross Geller in the 1994 comedy series.)
Schwimmer, who went to college with Colbert, 60, and studied with the TV host as a drama student, said he made “a big mistake” as a first-time student. friends Actors will be invited to host saturday night live then.
“It’s a huge honor…I’m very excited,” Schwimmer explained. “friends It was shooting on a Tuesday night, and sometimes we would shoot until one in the morning, so I would fly from Los Angeles to New York to get there on a Wednesday. I really didn’t get there saturday night live Until Thursday, two days before Saturday’s show.
Schwimmer, currently appearing in the Hulu/Disney+ series Goosebumps: disappear“, continued, “When I walked into the writers’ room, the whole writing team looked at me like I’d just slept with their mother or something. They weren’t happy to see me, and I didn’t know either [why]”.
The actor detailed how he spent the next two days “somehow” despite being “kind of traumatized” by the reception he received from his colleagues.
When Colbert asked the host how the appearance ended up going, Schwimmer noted, “I honestly don’t remember how it went.”
Schwimmer added that it took “several years” for the puzzling writers’ responses to materialize. He explained that he was “talking to other people who run the show and they said, no, no, no, you should show up on Monday.”
“No one told me, and for years I didn’t know why,” he added.
Schwimmer said that while the issue has never been resolved, he was recently invited to attend the show’s 50th anniversary event next month.
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“30 years later, I’m thinking, well, maybe they forgot they didn’t like me? Or maybe it’s just some intern who was tasked with sending an email to everyone they’ve ever had, and I don’t know how to do that. ,” Schwimmer said.
Colbert then urged his friend to “go” to the event, telling Schwimmer he had “worked there for a while” but had not received an invitation of his own.
“Yeah, but I don’t want to be like Charlie Brown with football, you know, you act eager again, no, we don’t want you here,” Schwimmer said. “Do you want to be my plus one?” (saturday night live will celebrate its 50th anniversary on February 16 with a three-hour live primetime special featuring popular cast members and fan-favorite guest hosts from across five decades.
A visibly amused Colbert then accepted Schwimmer’s invitation and cemented it with a firm handshake at the table.
