Now, as he takes on a character who is also stepping onto the big stage for the very first time, it sounds like those experiences came in handy, as he uses them to inform his approach to Barry, whose mid-life crisis cause him to stick with his newfound acting passion after he unwittingly becomes part of a theater group while tracking a target.
Bill Hader entered Saturday Night Live during a particularly strong era for the long-running show.
He joined a cast that included some major heavy-hitters like the aforementioned Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, which fed into his fish-out-of-water feelings of starstruck stage fright.