The renowned actor and comedian confessed that the state of his mental health at that time led to his decision to leave the show in 2012.
In an interview with Kevin Hart for the series Hart to Heartby Peacock, comedian Andy Samberg revealed that in 2012 he decided to leave the show Saturday Night Live (SNL) due to mental health problems.
The 45-year-old American star, who is also an actor, writer, producer and musician, joined the show in 2005 and starred for seven years. He even won an Emmy Award for her song “Motherlover”.
After leaving SNL, he participated in some films and series, in which he stands out Brooklyn Nine-Ninethe hit sitcom about a group of police officers who fight crimethanks to which Samberg obtained a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series in 2014.
Andy Samberg’s statements regarding his mental health
Samberg’s dream came true when he joined SNL, the cradle of the stars of the American industry. There he formed the renowned musical group The Lonely Island, which disbanded after Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Tacconewho began with the show in 2005, will leave the show after their writing contracts ended after five years.
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“We were writing the material for the live show on Tuesday night, all night long. The script reading was on Wednesday, and then they told us we had to do a digital short, so we had to write everything on Thursday night. We would go to sleep, and when we woke up we would shoot everything on Friday and edit until Saturday. So It was basically like four days a week where I didn’t sleep for seven years. I physically fell apart.“Samberg detailed of his status during the SNL years.
However, the hardest blow was his split from his bandmates from The Lonely Island: “In the last two years we did things that I am very proud of, but there is something in the songs that I can only do with Akiva and Jorm. It is like that, we are a band in that sense.”
So when the production company offered him a longer stay, the actor decided to end his relationship with SNL: “I thought that in order to regain my sense of physical and mental health I had to do it. So I did it and it was a very difficult decision. I couldn’t stand it anymore, but I didn’t want to leave.”.
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