On The New York Times podcast, actor Ben Stiller revealed why he left Saturday Night Live in 1989 just after four episodes as he realized live performance wasn't for him and decided to pursue ...

Ben Stiller has opened up about why he quit Saturday Night Live after only four episodes as a cast member in 1989. "I just knew that I wasn’t a great live performer," Stiller, 59, admitted to The ...

Stiller was a writer and featured performer on "Saturday Night Live" for one season in 1989 when he was 23. Bob Odenkirk is praising Ben Stiller for sticking to his guns more than 35 years ago.

When listing star-studded SNL alums, many can name Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy and Tina Fey. But there are a ton of other big names who were once writers or cast members.

Ben Stiller quit 'Saturday Night Live' because he "wasn’t a great live performer". The 59-year-old actor joined the cast of the long-running TV comedy show in 1989, at the age of 23, but Ben ...

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Ben Stiller has opened up about why he quit Saturday Night Live after only four episodes as a cast member in 1989. “I just knew that I wasn’t a great live performer,” Stiller, 59 ...

Odenkirk, who was a staff member of “Saturday Night Live” alongside Stiller for just one season, told The Hollywood Reporter that it was “ballsy as hell” of Stiller to exit the famed sketch series.

Ben Stiller knew he had to walk away from "Saturday Night Live" after just four episodes. "I just knew that I wasn’t a great live performer," the comedian told The Hollywood Reporter.