Bill Hader Reveals Who Inspired Stefon, from “S.N.L.” | The New Yorker Festival

John Mulaney and Bill Hader may have created “Weekend Update” ’s city correspondent, Stefon, but Hader’s old barista might be the one that deserves most of the credit.

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Bill Hader Reveals Who Inspired Stefon, from “S.N.L.” | The New Yorker Festival

[theoldanarchist]

I love the look on the interviewer's face. She is just delighted with this whole experience.

[nspector]

This is like the 50th Bill Hader video I've watched in the past two days. I can't stop and help me.

[wickandde]

I really hope the world gets to meet the real Stefon one day

[nspector]

I can't get enough of him. Help me.

[leodb]

Bill Hader is literally one of the only people to tell a story completely normally and it be better than nearly all the stand up available atm.

[poohtheidiot]

i’ve listened to him tell this story probably over ten times and i would watch him tell it again until the day the universe ends

[GatCat]

That host has an amazing smile. She’s gorgeous.

[TheBollysongs]

@1:29 I totally did a snorty out the nose laugh out loud!! Great story 😂😂

[kennethturner]

That's the genius of a character like Stefon, it's based on a real person...

[panrick]

Ha, I lived in the building above Joe's coffee on 23rd and I used to see Bill Hader often getting coffee there. It's funny to see him explain that character was based on the barista who worked memory of seeing Bill was that he always looked hungover every time I saw him getting coffee. It was usually when I was walking my dog, I'd see Bill shuffle past me with his eyes half open and go straight into Joe's coffee.. I have no idea if he was hungover or not, or if he drinks booze or not, but I remember Bill always looked hungover to me. Maybe he's just not a morning person, till he gets his coffee.

[veiledrecalcitrance]

So, Stefon is hilarious, but I think the reason the character is so loved (at least to me) is because of watching Bill break, which he was always doing with the Stefon character. Especially when you find out Mulaney was often purposely trying to get Bill to break with surprise jokes on the cards.

[IamSooConstipated]

Bill, you HAVE TO come to this club tonight: Moisters. It’s got everything: an Olympic pool filled with Stephen Hawkings’ bathwater, ex-IRA bomb makers, that guy with the lazy eye that mows the lawn in front of Aldi’s . . . .

[thievinglittlegoblin]

Ok just wanted to point this out. 450k views, 6 years old and only 14 comments

[kaifreeman]

She doesn’t laugh she just gasps for breath

[theoriginal]

It’s so jarring to see him doing Stefon’s voice while looking like normal Bill Hader

[IPlayOneOnT.V.]

It would've been interesting if that barista had ever walked in on a taping of SNL back in the day.

[coquio]

To this day, Kanye doesn't get it.

[waywardmind]

Why didn't The New Yorker post the entire video?

[mariajensen]

And this is why you should never trust a creative artist with your friendship

[GlennDavey]

This video would be funnier if Lizzie Widdicombe was my wife. That laugh, I'm dead! <3