Why Robert De Niro Was the Ultimate SNL Table Read Laugher
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Seth Meyers explains what it was like having Robert De Niro host Saturday Night Live and how his iconic laugh elevated the writers' room.
- 1. Seth shares his memories of De Niro's generous laughter at the SNL table read.
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And the wonderful thing about when he showed up and it never reached the point where I was like huh he's just like us but he laughed so hard at that table read Yes And he laughs just like Robert De Niro Yes yes It's so much fun how much he laughs like Robert De Niro And he laughs he's an incredibly generous laugher to the point where if your sketch was early and he laughed at it you might think you'd written a perfect sketch and then like 25 sketches in you're realizing like oh he's laughing at everything
And the wonderful thing about when he showed up and it never reached the point where I was like huh he's just like us but he laughed so hard at that table read Yes And he laughs just like Robert De Niro Yes yes It's so much fun how much he laughs like Robert De Niro And he laughs he's an incredibly generous laugher to the point where if your sketch was early and he laughed at it you might think you'd written a perfect sketch and then like 25 sketches in you're realizing like oh he's laughing at everything
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