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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Bill Hader on Barry, Saturday Night Live and more

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

We're replying some favorites from the Bullseye archives this week! Today, we're excited to bring you Bill Hader. You know him from his time on Saturday Night Live. He was kind of an impressions guy - he did a mean Vincent Price. His most famous character was Stefon, from the Weekend Update sketches. He left the show in 2013 and went on to perform in movies like Trainwreck, Inside Out and the smash hit Sausage Party. Along with Fred Armisen, he also starred in the IFC show, Documentary Now. His latest project is an HBO TV show called Barry, which enters its second season later this month. Hader stars as the show's title character, Barry Berkman. Barry's an ex-marine, turned low rent hitman in Ohio, turned aspiring actor in Los Angeles. Bill tells Jesse about working as a production assistant when he first came out to Los Angeles, the influence his parents had on his taste in film, and the struggle he had to project his voice.

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0:00.0

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.

0:13.5

I'm Jesse Thorn. It's Bullseye.

0:23.2

My guest is Bill Hayden, who talked last year.

0:26.4

Of course, you know him from his time on Saturday Night Live.

0:29.4

He's an impressions whiz. He did a mean Vincent Price.

0:32.6

He also did a great job of justifying doing Vincent Price on network television in the 21st century.

0:38.4

But his most famous character was Stefan from Weekend Update.

0:42.4

I mean, you remember Stefan, right?

0:44.4

New York's hottest club is Taked.

0:46.4

Nightlife designer, Tranny Griffith, is back with an all-new club that answers the question,

0:51.4

Huh?

0:53.4

Don't look for a bouncer. There isn't one.

0:56.4

Instead, the door is guarded by 10 jacked homeless guys and old fashioned bathing suits.

1:01.4

He left the show in 2013 and went on to perform in movies like Train Rec, Inside Out,

1:09.4

and the Smash Head Sausage Party.

1:11.4

Along with Fred Armason, he also stars in the IFC show Documentary Now.

1:16.4

His latest project is a TV show called Barry, which is about to kick off his second season.

1:22.4

Hater stars, as the show's title character, Barry Birkman.

1:26.4

Barry is an ex-marine, turned low-rent Hitman in Ohio, turned a spiring actor in LA.

1:33.4

It's a brilliant and also matting show.

1:36.4

It's funny, but dark. Over and over, Barry tries to settle down to lead something like a normal life,

1:43.4

but over and over his past rises to the surface.

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