How SNLs Bill Hader Creates the Weirdest Clubs in NYC

Fans might know Stefon as the astute nightlife correspondent on Saturday Night Live who can point you to New Yorks hottest club, but Bill Hader said theres a fully functioning brain behind his character.

Hader spoke to Grantlands Bill Simmons about how his flamboyantly nervous Weekend Update character is created. Hader said he and John Mulaney write Stefon outside of SNLs offices to stray away from distractions to fully access a weird state of mind.

In crafting the eccentric Stefon character, who has a knack for outlandish club descriptions like coked-up gay Candyland, the guys jot down ideas on a legal pad, make noises and throw out random settings for club…
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