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Why Did Zach Galifianakis Not Make it as a Writer for Saturday Night Live?

After more than a decade of stand-up and television and film appearances, Zach Galifianakis finally rose to fame as Alan Garner in the comedy mega-hit The Hangover. But did you ever wonder why he didn’t make it as a writer on Saturday Night Live?

Zach Galifianakis was let go after a two-week stint as a writer on “SNL.” He wrote a sketch in which Will Ferrell played the bodyguard of Britney Spears’ belly button, which bombed so badly in the writer’s room that Tina Fey placed her hand on his shoulder to console him.

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Galifianakis had auditioned for the show several times and thought he had been cast. But, as it turned out, there had been a misunderstanding, and he was only there for a two-week trial run as a writer.

I got there, and I was like, ‘I cannot believe I am going to be on the show, Saturday Night Live’ was a big deal for me.

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Galifianakis recounts his experience at the SNL table read, where writers and cast members pitch sketches for the upcoming show. Britney Spears was hosting the show that week, and Galifianakis had an idea involving Will Ferrell as her belly button’s bodyguard.

After they read my sketches at the table read. You know there’s 70 people there. To say it was silent. I remember the AC krrr, like it had shut down during the middle of the sketch. The cast members are reading it out loud. I just remember Tina, who I was sitting next to … putting her hand on my shoulder. It didn’t feel sarcastic, and it could have been. But in my mind, it was her going, ‘It’s OK,’ he said.

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Why Did Zach Galifianakis Try to Hide The Hangover Movie from His Kids?

The film gave us many things, including Zach Galifianakis, who played Alan, the cringe-worthy baby-wearing character who inspired a thousand T-shirts. While most people know him as a vivacious comedic actor, he is also a devoted father to two young boys. And, when it comes to his family, the hilarious Between Two Ferns star and host appears to be a little more low-key than his fan-favorite character, attempting to conceal his connection to Alan and the rest of the film’s unfortunate adventurers. 

Even though he is still active in Hollywood with the same adult-oriented humor, he appears to want to keep his celebrity a secret from his young children. In an interview with ET, the 59-year-old actor revealed that his children have no idea what he does for a living and believe he has a completely different job.

My kids think I’m a librarian somewhere. They don’t even know. They think I’m an assistant librarian somewhere. They shall never know of it. I’ll just deny it. I’ll say, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about. I had nothing to do with that movie.

Zach Galifianakis

It appears that one of those running joke situations will occur when his children are old enough to use the internet, but that seems to be on par with the comedic actor’s humor. But, as a father, he does not appear to be joking around. He appears to take his role as a father very seriously, which is admirable.

You wanna protect their innocence as much as possible. They’re just children. People used to come up to me and be like, ‘Oh, my kids love The Hangover,’ and I’m like, ‘You’re a terrible parent.’ They need to mature a little bit before they see that.

Zach Galifianakis

(Source: Philly Voice)

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