Shortly after Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released, fans were surprised to find out that comedians Bill Hader and Ben Shwartz helped bring the small ball droid to life by providing its voice.
The droid speaks in a series of beeps, boops and other robot noises familiar to the Star Wars universe.
Both Ben Schwartz and Bill Hader served as ‘voice consultants’ on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, though it appears that they came in at different times to work on BB-8’s unique communication skills, instead of making it a collaborative process.
The clip debuted on the official Star Wars Twitter.