Bill Hader performs the character Vinny Vedecci @ Val Myers' Garage Comedy Show

Bill Hader of SNL fame was a regular performer on the Garage Comedy Show. Val met Bill through Jon Glover a co-worker of Bill's and Val's comedy partner. Also Bill, Jon and Val all attended Second City Conservatory in Los Angeles (different classes though)
Garage Comedy was a modern variety show format created in 2003 by Val Myers. The format brought three major changes: Innovative performance was considered the highest priority even more so then success with the audience. Garage comedy would welcome something new that failed rather then something polished that succeeded. Another major difference at the time was Garage Comedy's strict limitation of Stand-Up, due to the fact that so many stages were flooded with drab, audience repelling Stand-Ups. The last major difference was that prior to Garage Comedy's creation live shows were segregated by venue according to type of performance. For example: sketch was only performed in a sketch show setting, stand-up was only performed at comedy clubs, performance art at galleries etc. Same is true for the gamut of performance types: puppetry, poetry , magic, music, video screenings, pranks, dance, rear projection, audience participation, burlesque, one person shows, improv, multi media etc. Over the six years that Garage Comedy had a live show it's format gave countless performers their first "shot" and seasoned performers were pushed into trying new things. Garage Comedy's spirit of innovation also brought about several technological breakthroughs. Lengthy experiments with live broadcast and social media helped spawn several developments in interactive entertainment that remain to this day on the cusp. In the true spirit Garage Comedy Val Myers has been focusing solely on things that have never been done.

[@tubescream]

His Italian gibberish is amazing.

[@lyrasimo]

no

[@frozenpingu]

Simo yes

[@aaroneusjames2342]

@@lyrasimo si.

[@lyrasimo]

@@frozenpingu nope

[@lyrasimo]

@@aaroneusjames2342 nope

[@anonymous5166]

when thirsty 2019 bill hader stans find this gem its over for all y'all

[@chillarypuff]

oh it happened

[@hollygr4ce]

hello-

[@shanna5723]

hi

[@koala201211]

Here I am

[@Angel-no8jb]

I’m so glad that he was casted for IT because I’d never would know that I would need him in my life,, Bill is my emotional support,, this is like the 1000th video I’ve watched of him 😳😳😳😳

[@mary-gx5cl]

the fact that andy samberg was the guy screaming just makes this 10x funnier

[@RustyTiberius]

Mary Dragonee was he?

[@sensimania]

@@RustyTiberius The guy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine

[@RustyTiberius]

sensimania i know who that is i didnt realize he was the heckler lol

[@sensimania]

@@RustyTiberius Oh ok lol

[@dianasayson2846]

I thought Bill and Andy met during the SNL auditions and Bill did this Garage thing before SNL?

[@0xhaderx072]

Bill Hader = Great Audience = Great Andy Samberg being the heckler = Great This whole thing = Great

[@koala201211]

@Howdy Justice why

[@JLBurg]

@Howdy Justice Are you wearing khakis?

[@Bronoulli]

wait. . . . how do you know andy samberg is the heckler?

[@brandonperez2657]

Bronoulli it sounds just like him lol

[@chelseap749]

bill and andy first met on their snl audition that's not andy

[@erickruckenberg8716]

An impressionist doing and impression of an impressionist doing impressions Hader your layered like a cake and I'm loving it

[@jakeneuman8122]

Eric Kruckenberg A dweam within a dweam

[@volgawolfhounds741]

yes...impressive. ;)

[@wddub9075]

Eric Kruckenberg Andy Caughman game plan. Well done

[@ralstonwithanr]

Something Phil Hartman did in his SNL audition, speaking as Jack Nicholson and more but only in German

[@wddub9075]

shmook Link?

[@haderlover]

andy samberg is the one yelling at him. lol bill hader wouldn't say shut your fucking face to just anyone. lol bill hader is HOTT

[@DNotzz]

If he worked at the local Walmart I bet you’d think differently.

[@holzerisms]

Dan N nah bro he cute

[@zorantaylor3190]

'Ey, you know who else is hot? VAL MYERS. HOLY JEEZUS....WHOOF.....

[@chipsnjoaq5174]

Dan N yeah... I’d think, fuck, I have to hang with the crackheads at Walmart a lot more now

[@AidanMakepeace]

The fact that he never breaks character, even after responding to Andy, is amazing.

[@stevethea5250]

How yk it's Andy?

[@mary-gx5cl]

the guy that screamed out YEAH as soon as he heard vinny vedecci

[@lonelyghost1851]

Mary Dragonee that was andy samberg lmao makes it even better

[@steveconn]

Samberg being attention-seeking and unfunny even then.

[@maddietrout719]

@@steveconn bro calm down and get a glass of water. He was doing it to be supportive

[@musicandlove516]

THAT WAS DEFINITELY ANDY HAHAHA. Andy: OOH OOH DO THE ONE WHERE HE'S- Bill: SHUT YOUR FUCKING FACE. TURN YOUR FACE OFF!!

[@lowandmighty]

John Mulaney.

[@gurpel5648]

lowandmighty no it was Andy Samberg

[@Tiberius_I]

Bill Hader was easily the main cast talent on most of the SNL episodes he appeared in and could have gone at least 5 more seasons without repeating himself. Perfect blend of good solid humor and completely out there whack material. "Greg is not an alien" complete with Jurassic park lizard collar, give me more!

[@StuJo2]

Stefon!!!

[@Oohlaful]

bill hader is soooooo hot

[@kanervatie]

You need som glasses.

[@linazywitza2268]

@@kanervatie Ey!

[@linazywitza2268]

You're a visioner! Here we all are 2019 thirsting over this man when you have been here already 8 years ago! Bravo!

[@Sweet.Mother.of.Cheesus]

Hader could (literally!) read the phone book and make people laugh!

[@circling-girl]

It's funny, Bill always talks about what an awful singer he is, but his vocal range and the way he sounds when he sings here makes me think that he could be a great singer with some training.

[@Brendon_not_that_anyone_cares]

DUDE LOOK UP DOCUMENTARY NOW! TOO MUCH INFORMATION

[@circling-girl]

I love Documentary Now! Are you talking about the Blue Jean Committee episode? The high-pitched female voice coming out of his mouth will never not make me laugh.

[@anitarussum4590]

Seaport ...maybe you are thinking of John Mullaney. He says he can’t sing.

[@sarahbearbabygirl]

there’s this phenomena where so many actors/comedians at this caliber insist that they aren’t good at specific types of talent, like singing or drama or playing instruments, but almost always they’re at least pretty good (if not better than most or amazing) at all of those talents. I think they’re just surrounded by other powerhouses who are phenomenal at those talents, so they don’t think they’re that great in comparison. most people would die to have the amount of talent that Bill Hader has at a skill he thinks he’s not very great at. plus he also has always struggled with EXTREME anxiety (having panic attacks before and even during almost every SNL episode), so that probably plays a part in it too - I bet he has struggled a lot with imposter syndrome, even though everyone else knows he’s one of the greatest of all time.

[@francescaa8331]

@@sarahbearbabygirl That's true... a lot of actors have good movement and voice- they're not bad singers or dancers - but are around people that are so good at it- that they are hard on themselves. Many SNL cast members over the years have mentioned that going out on stage, to do live TV for a millions of people made them have some pretty bad anxiety- but Hader sounds like about the worst case of it ever. Amazingly, we can't tell when he's on stage, his performances are so good. I like to think he's more at ease now working shooting Barry. I'm happy for him he has a successful program and hopefully a more comfortable work environment.

[@JamesGillComedy]

Whenever the world is kicking my ass, this video is the place I go. Hader: special talent.

[@abihayes1294]

I was raised on Bill Hader movies. This man is literally an ICON

[@seamac206]

He has multiple movies?

[@llma_0]

@@seamac206 he's done voice acting on quite a lot of animated movies in the past decade! i honestly didn't realise how many of them i'd watched as a kid up until very recently

[@slartybarfastb3648]

His Pineapple Express role as the private undergoing marijuana experiments is classic!

[@cnnrmcllstrnovowels3982]

If you talked to Bill Hader, this shit just comes out of him. It’s inside him. He doesn’t just do this shit all the time. It comes out at the best times😂😂😂one of my favorite comedians.

[@MsRenachan]

Dude, I haven't watched this since I fell down this Hader hole, but watching it again nearly a month later had me dying. I seriously love this man so much.

[@haileecox8700]

The fact that he played Richie in IT (his alternate reality) was just fate.

[@gljivazofija]

This whole bit is hilarious. The James Mason impression got better with time but the Italian gibberish is absolutely divine.

[@usernamegoyale]

omg..hader looks hot with that hairstyle!

[@susanal.moscoso911]

This works? fine yes

[@parvathynk2393]

R u from india

[@ohitsdaniella]

5:03 is how you shut the hecklers up

[@calisongbird]

ohitsdaniella it was staged. The heckler was Andy Samberg

[@mosart7025]

Yeah.. he actually looked scary. I could see him playing a bad guy or a hitman or something.

[@therosaliereeves]

@@mosart7025 hahahaha

[@therosaliereeves]

@ohitsdaniella turn your face off!

[@susanal.moscoso911]

I have a crush on Bill Hader OMG

[@linnycrocus6023]

You can hear Maggie laughing in the background. Bill said that her laugh was the thing that made him attracted to her in the first place.

[@KyuuKirigaya]

Oh so the person he was talking to in the front row was Maggie?

[@kdbwiz]

Maggie who?

[@apseudonym]

@@kdbwiz his ex wife

[@Research0digo]

Nope. He and Andy didn't know each other yet.

[@ER1CwC]

I think the layers of this performance are actually even more intense than people have noted in the comments here…. Toweds the end, Hader is doing an impression of Videcci doing an impression of Al Pacino doing an impression of Laurence Olivier. So Hader is not just doing an impression of an impressionist doing impressions: Hader is doing an impression of an impressionist who is doing an impression of someone doing an impression. … Actually, he mentions (as Pacino) that the Olivier story was originally told by Dustin Hoffman. So it can be argued this is Hader doing an impression of an impressionist who is doing an impression of someone doing an impression of someone doing an impression.

[@robbieallan6522]

Bill hader has to be right up there in my top 10 favourite comedians/actors, I search KZbin for any interviews or clips or sketches of his because its a pure delight to listen to this man, he is f@$£in hilarious 😂

[@swaggyfelix7243]

You mean fucking?

[@clarisabaker16]

I was wrong. I thought he’s getting hotter but no. Bill Hader is always hot.

[@KyuuKirigaya]

So true bestie

[@balazsbarabas3514]

His Al Pacino voice is fabulous.

[@freespeechisdead1565]

I was laughing when Andy was heckling him and then when Vinnie said really loud 'SHUT YOUR FUCKING FACE. TURN YOUR FACE OFF. OFF' ......I stopped laughing and got really quiet. Bill mind fkked me with that one.

[@freespeechisdead1565]

@@Spacespacespacewaste 5:01

[@Luminty99]

Holy fuck this is everything, I mean Vinny is already hot af and him doing stand up? Wowwy I'm deceased y'all

[@neffersions]

This is what a professional comedian looks like.

[@iagreewithyoubub]

I love that KZbin keeps sending me Hader videos. Thank you universe.

[@kickerpunter]

I love Bill Hader and everything he does haha

[@streetmagik3105]

Bill Hader is awesome. Super funny

[@DBSbluedevil]

Great comedian and impersonator! Genius, and the way he dealt with that heckler was awesome!

[@calisongbird]

DBSbluedevil it was staged. The heckler was his good friend from SNL Andy Samberg

[@Ttoby89]

The conviction with which he says "bulldykes". Amazing. I really wanna hit that.

[@mr.sandman3604]

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[@chaosawaits]

Damn, this Vinny Vedecci guy is really fucking good! I wish SNL would get guys like this on the show.

[@vajrayana4504]

Haha this so funny! Bill does this role soooo good. I love the "italian" mumbling between the jokes "VaciandogobrabandO"

[@pleasingbaritone]

Haders' gonna hade.

[@centerforants1811]

pleasingbaritone *slow clap*

[@Bhavini2.0]

Wow *slow claps*

[@bsolberg]

I love how people are replying to an eight year comment. Wait.

[@geekdivaherself]

You can't unhade the Hade'.

[@pineapplepeanuts]

you CANNOT...unbake...a cake.

[@ClifHaley]

This is great. Reminds me of old Steve Martin or Andy Kaufman humor.

[@moi4791]

Lol I think he did that donut bit for his audition on SNL

[@Zaiohd10]

Pretending to be a fictional character speaking a different language that you don't know, pretending to be a bunch of other characters and acing every part of it is unique talent.

[@alejalalita]

he's so HOT, like SCORCHING HOT

[@BStop22]

Impressions within impressions...Bill Hader was and is the best! And so cute!

[@JammastaJ23]

Epic heckler shutdown.

[@calisongbird]

Actually it was Andy Samberg. The whole thing was staged.

[@Cygnus0lor]

I laughed my ass ooff...bargando...

[@calisongbird]

JammastaJ23 the-back-row.com/blog/2015/11/28/before-they-were-stars-bill-hader-performs-at-the-garage-comedy-show/

[@The07daniela]

but, how could he stage something with andy before they were on SNL if they only met during the auditions for SNL? or was this between being cast and the start of their 1st season?

[@lowandmighty]

You mean John Mulaney?

[@johnnysolami]

Bill Hader is hilarious!

[@SweatyWalrus]

Close your eyes during the Pacino. Best impression ever.

[@lizzerd7496]

Andy is the hype man of the YEAR

[@Easy4lyfe1]

Lmao he is truly hilarious

[@Demention94]

Brilliant. One of the better comics today.

[@chunkychips48]

hes such a cutie pie and hes amazing at everything he does!!!!! i'm in love with this man!!!

[@natelowey8856]

Hader is a Comic Genius. NOWHERE NEAR RECOGNIZED .. Top of the Artform

[@malakaiauden9029]

andy absolutely losing his SHIT is the greatest thing to me

[@LLOCALLOSERR]

This man is a genius. 'Nuff said.

[@themanwithnoname5325]

straight out of the andy kauffman performance art book right here, love it

[@utherpendragon1407]

Shear genius I truly love how he put the Heckler in his place...

[@kayisforkivlen]

He is so fucking hilarious. I love him to death :)

[@bizzareo456]

i cant stop replaying 4:56-5:11 xD

[@charlesnelthorpe9252]

this is amazing, HES SO YOUNG!!

[@gunman462]

Charisma level 9000!

[@johnnyjoey]

Bill Haden’s Al Pacino is the best! This whole set was hilarious!

[@ЗлатославаОдинцова]

Bill is too hot for this world

[@imtryingmybest673]

Can he stop being the literal cutest

[@amandaneese7813]

Would marry bill in a heart beat we have the same talent and sense of humor

[@georgebendall7401]

Bill Hader was great as Flint Lockwood in Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2009) and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) he was also great as Guy Gagne in Turbo (2013)

[@joeporter4920]

Shout out to Phil Hartman as the German impressionist Gunther Johann.

[@PhillyFrank1]

The heckler was a plant, I hope. Almost sounds like Andy Samberg.

[@gowthamsiddarth20]

It actually is... He talked about this on wtf podcast

[@skylerlewis7969]

@@gowthamsiddarth20 do you know what podcast?

[@gowthamsiddarth20]

@@skylerlewis7969 WTF podcast with Marc maron

Oh my GAAAWD...! -The Sue in my head after seeing the thumbnail and realizing what this was

[@daccord1]

that does sound like andy yelling lol

[@xPhantomPoopx]

Great crowd.. great act

[@flembot92]

Why does this look like it was filmed in the 70s? It's amazing

[@Capgungoesbang]

That Gregory Peck impersonation, oh my god hahah.

[@samyuktha.]

omg i love bill sm

[@TheRealChacho]

Was not expecting heckler pwnage. Awesome.

[@calisongbird]

TheRealChacho it was staged. That guy heckling was Andy Samberg.

[@musicalMaYa953]

i bet all of the snl cast is there. i heard seth and andy :P

[@CobraVegeta]

In the interview he did on 25 August 2012, he didn't say it was Andy, but it definately sounds like him.

[@Andre-kg6fu]

What a great record for the ages.

[@CobraVegeta]

lol same here. I'm actually listening to the entire interview on the net since i only got a bit of it on the radio. I love NPR

[@JackCheese94]

This is so great!!!!!!!!

[@dominikkulcsar2753]

He is so good :D

[@Ricky0815]

This is great, if you think that Bill Hader has such a strong anxiety...😍👍❤️

[@laprepper]

That even at that time he made the joke between what normal people thought of the episode number and what the episode number actually was is amazing 🤣

[@olivegardensrestroom688]

New life goal is to have a friendship like Bill and Andy's

[@kalleidemation]

He is legitimately, objectively TOO ATTRACTIVE in this. He could have been a male model.

[@deziiwouah]

Hes hot.

[@bellotaguerrero]

This videos got me acting up on main

[@300daysandnights]

the Kaufman bit

[@vitulda]

This guy is a freakin genius.

[@EFP_Actual]

They had a slow night and bill hader came in and boom!!

[@ilyatafte9802]

why did snl delete vinny vedecci show from their channel?!

[@josephclark2743]

I agree. Vinny Vedicci was FANTASTIC on SNL. I really thought he was speaking Italian. The cat was out of the bag when Jon Bon Jovi said something like, "That Italian doesn't sound like my grandma at all."

[@floatingsara]

@@josephclark2743 you really thought he was speaking Italian? I'm Italian, just curious :-)

[@abbybaker586]

@@floatingsara oh for sure, if you don’t listen very carefully it totally sounds like Italian to me, and I only know English

[@timthompson8297]

Brilliant comedy.

[@RiceARonia]

Love him!

[@pashadwantara]

5:03 This is the moment Vinny Vedecci became Barry Berkman

[@JDCalabrese]

The heckler thing is totally set up right? It seems like a set up.

[@calisongbird]

Schlock Snob it was Andy Samberg

[@RustyTiberius]

JD Calabrese yeah ted nugent has been current for a while

[@AarOnCoasters]

Most underrated SNL actor ever

[@DNotzz]

Not really. He gets plenty of attention.

[@mjbartending]

@@DNotzz indeed. The use of "underrated" is so overrated

[@Spitfyre1011]

His James Mason sounds like Peter Dinklage's British accent

[@adrianherrera9881]

This is actually an Andy Kaufman impression.

[@parvathynk2393]

Bill😍😍

[@mfloatingaway]

What even is this, I love Bill.

[@parvathynk2393]

Is that andy streaming up there . Wowwww 😆🤩🤩