We may now know why Justin Bieber hasn’t been on Saturday Night Live since 2013.
Asked to name the show’s worst-behaved guest host or musical guest, former cast members Jay Pharaoh and Bill Hader didn’t hesitate to name the Canadian pop star.
“We both know, dawg,” replied Pharaoh, during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
“Yeah, it was Bieber,” said Hader.
Bieber was both host and musical guest on the Feb. 9, 2013 episode of SNL. (He had previously been a musical guest in 2010.)
“He was in a bad place,” Hader recalled.
“Maybe he’s in a better place. But back then… it was rough.”
Hader said most guests on SNL are on their best behaviour. “Everyone’s usually very excited. Bieber’s the only one, in my experience.
“He just seemed exhausted, or just at the end of a rope.”