Former ‘SNL’ star says he left the show because it took a ‘heavy toll’ and his

But recently, the comedian and actor revealed that his exit from the show was something he had to do. While a guest on Kevin Harts Peacock interview series, Hart to Hart, Samberg opened up about his exit from the show, which ended a run that started in 2005. Samberg experienced a number of plateaus on the show, where hes known for SNLs most popular and viral segments, such as Lazy Sunday and Natalie Rap. But despite those achievements, Sambergs real life was no laughing matter. I was falling apart in my life, Samberg said, and he confessed he couldnt endure it anymore. Physically, it was taking a heavy toll on me and I got to a place where I was like I hadnt slept in seven years basically, Samberg said. We were writing stuff for the live show Tuesday night all night, the table read Wednesday, then being told now come up with a digital short so write all Thursday, all Thursday night, dont sleep, get up, shoot Friday, edit all night Friday night and into Saturday, so its basically like four days a week youre not sleeping, for seven years. So I just kinda fell apart physically. When his longtime friends and Lonely Island collaborators Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer departed the show as writers, Samberg was left alone and was the only digital shorts creator for his final two years on the show. I was basically left in charge of making the shorts, which I never pretended like I could do without them, the comedian said. We made stuff Im really proud of in my last two years, but theres something about the songs that I can only do with Akiva and Jorm. Its just how it is, were just a band in that way. When the SNL star contemplated on whether or not to continue with the show, he consulted with his former costar Amy Poehler. He revealed he was worried about no longer having a creative outlet once he left the show. I was like, once I go, when I have an idea, I cant just do it, he shared. The craziest thing about working there is once you get going, if youre just in the shower and you have an idea that [expletive] can be on television in three days, which is the most intoxicating feeling. They told me straight up, We prefer you would stay, and I was like, Oh, that makes it harder, he continued. But I just was like, I think to get back to a feeling of like mental and physical health, I have to do it.