An Entertaining Conversation with Bill Hader: Insights, Impressions, and Star Wars

🎭Bill Hader reveals his talent for impersonating Al Pacino and shares an amusing anecdote about the actor's agent discovering his impression.

📺As a writer on SNL, Hader highlights the last-minute nature of creating impressions for the show and recounts his experience with doing a Kramer impression on short notice.

🐓Hader talks about coming up with impressions that have no practical use, such as his Tauntaun impression from Star Wars.

🎭The conversation highlights the unexpected nature of comedy and the challenges of finding the right application for unique impressions.

🚀Hader discusses his love for Star Wars, with the exception of the newer films, and shares some amusing interactions with fellow Star Wars fans.

When did Bill Hader first do his Al Pacino impression?

—Bill Hader first performed his Al Pacino impression during his time doing stand-up in LA.

Has Bill Hader ever met Al Pacino?

—No, Bill Hader has never met Al Pacino, but he heard that Al Pacino's agent saw his impression and said it was good.

What was the process like for creating last-minute impressions on SNL?

—Bill Hader explains that sometimes impressions are created just before the show goes on air, and performers and writers have to work quickly to come up with the bits.

What is the application for a useless impression?

—Bill Hader talks about coming up with impressions, like his Tauntaun impression, that don't have a practical use in sketch comedy or other contexts.

What is Bill Hader's relationship with Star Wars?

—Bill Hader is a huge Star Wars fan, particularly episodes four through six, and he shares some funny experiences with other Star Wars fans.

00:01Bill Hader discusses his Al Pacino impression and shares an amusing anecdote about Al Pacino's agent seeing his impression.

01:19Hader talks about the last-minute nature of creating impressions on SNL and recounts his experience with doing a Kramer impression on short notice.

02:32Hader talks about coming up with impressions that have no practical use, such as his Tauntaun impression from Star Wars.

02:58Hader discusses the unexpected nature of comedy and the challenges of finding the right application for unique impressions.

03:38Hader reveals his love for Star Wars, with the exception of the newer films, and shares amusing interactions with fellow Star Wars fans.