New York's Hottest Club Is in This List of Stefon's Funniest Moments From SNL

Before he became a troubled hitman on Barry and literally Santa Claus in Noelle, Bill Hader blessed us with his firecracker performances on Saturday Night Live. Hader has put forward many iconic impressions, but we'll always remember him as Stefon on Weekend Update. You can't really forget a giggly city correspondent with a mid-aughts pop-punk aesthetic and the vernacular of a depraved Mad Libs fever dream. Particularly one who brought upon a romantic brawl between Seth Meyers and Anderson Cooper.

In a new interview with Esquire, Hader thoughtfully pointed out that not all of Stefon's jokes were carefully considered, especially his recurring gag about "midgets." The show's writers became aware of this in later years — in a recent episode where the comedian hosted the late-night comedy show, Stefon consulted his lawyer Shy (John Mulaney in a latex costume) about a more sensitive term — they landed with "little people."

But holistically, Hader's breaking, mannerisms, and dark jokes as this club kid are often very funny and more absurd than offensive. In fact, Stefon has given us some of the very best recent Saturday Night Live bits. To see our favorite Stefon moments and learn all about the hottest clubs in New York, scroll ahead!

Movie Pitch With Stefon (Season 34, 2008)
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Movie Pitch With Stefon (Season 34, 2008)

SNL first tested the waters of Stefon in this skit with Ben Affleck. Not yet a city correspondent, Stefon enters a movie pitch meeting with his brother (Affleck), who seems to have a completely opposite idea in mind for a film. While his brother is thinking of a traditional family movie, Stefon's thinking about hot guys and adult fantasy shots.

Watch the clip here.

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Stefon on Summer's Hottest Tips (Season 35, 2010)

Seth's looking for places for wholesome Summer fun in New York City, but instead, Stefon tells us all about a club with DJ Baby Bok Choy. As to who that is, watch the clip . . . or use your imagination.

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Stefon on Fall's Hottest Tips (Season 36, 2010)

Stefon's back with Autumn activities in New York City, this time starting with the Meatpacking hot spot Trash. Needless to say, we're not quite getting pumpkin patches and apple orchards here.

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Stefon on Valentine's Day's Hottest Tips (Season 36, 2011)

Seth's looking for a romantic place to take his girlfriend and doesn't think that the hot club "Booooooooof" (yes, really with nine Os) is a good idea. This is much to Stefon's disappointment because, as we know, he has feelings for Seth.

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Stefon on Mother's Day's Hottest Tips (Season 36, 2011)

Looking for places to take your mom in New York City on Mother's Day? Stefon doesn't quite have the most wholesome suggestions, starting off the segment with the city's hottest club *guttural thrusting sound*, a bicurious beach party created by Baloney Danza.

Stefon and Seth Leave For Their Summer Trip (Season 36, 2011)
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Stefon and Seth Leave For Their Summer Trip (Season 36, 2011)

In the final episode of season 36, Stefon and Seth take off for their Summer trip. Our favorite part is when Stefon describes that they're going to a beach covered in jellyfish where a sun-burned old man braids your hair.

Watch the clip here.

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Stefon and Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) on Autumn's Hottest Tips (Season 37, 2011)

Stefon tells Seth about a big Halloween blowout and introduces his guest to the event, New York's hottest male model, Derek Zoolander. Yes, we really do see Ben Stiller, and yes, he is just as ridiculous as Stefon.

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Stefon on the Holidays' Hottest Tips (Season 37, 2011)

It's a Christmas-themed Weekend Update! Stefon introduces us to local entrepreneurs in NYC, such as Hanukkah cartoon character Menorah the Explorer, who donates the proceeds of his club to "flaccid outreach group Doctors Without Boners."

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SNL Katy Perry and Robyn Promo (Season 37, 2011)

This isn't strictly a Weekend Update segment or even a sketch, but Stefon plus Katy Perry and Robyn is a pretty great combination. Stefon makes the promo that much more hilarious, and we can only wonder what the three of them do together in New York's hottest clubs.

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Stefon on Halloween's Hottest Tips (Season 38, 2012)

In this segment about Halloween events, Stefon takes us through his hilarious Oct. 31 routine: he wakes up at 7 at night, goes home, showers, and feeds his dog, Bark Ruffalo. But the best part is when he details *makes beastly noise* a club in an abandoned whitefish factory in Little Israel that he hits up, which has everything: ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and his son.

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Stefon on Spring Break (Season 38, 2013)

Stefon loses us and Seth at New York's hottest club, "Your Mother and I Are Separating." It's a burned-down Red Lobster with everything: a shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, a sensible dinner, and those shoes that nurses wear. Plus, Stefon's Donald Duck having a Vietnam nightmare impression . . . is really something.

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Stefon on Spring Break's Hottest Tips (Season 37, 2012)

This is not a drill, because Seth and Stefon KISS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME HERE. That's it. That's the recap. Oh, and Stefon talks about hot Spring break features such as "Wee Little Baby" and human Roombas, we guess.

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Stefon's Farewell (Season 38, 2013)

It's Hader's last Weekend Update as a cast member, so of course it is emotional and utterly off the rails. Most memorable moment? When Seth crashes Stefon's wedding and punches his groom, Anderson Cooper. There's a huge "Aww" moment at the end when Seth and Stefon give each other the sweetest of death hugs.

Seth's Farewell (Season 39, 2014)
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Seth's Farewell (Season 39, 2014)

Stefon returns here so that he, Amy Poehler, and Cecily Strong can give Seth a proper goodbye. This part is all about Seth, but we have to admit that his zinger about Seth being the Sting of SNL (because he takes 12 years to finish) is pretty darn funny. Stefon also brings some cheer to the Weekend Update segment — Cecily is especially teary about Seth's goodbye here.

Watch the clip here.

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Stefon on Autumn's Hottest Tips (Season 40, 2014)

Stefon's back, baby! As Hader returns to his SNL home to host, Stefon yet again gives the hottest Autumn tips, but this time with Michael Che and Colin Jost (or, as he refers to them, Barack and Mitt). The best moment is when he announces his and Seth's huge family news: they're pregnant!

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Weekend Update With Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Jane Curtin (Season 40, 2015)

For SNL's special 40th anniversary episode, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Jane Curtin introduce us to classic characters, such as Stefon. Edward Norton portrays Stefon at first, telling us all about the hot club Yank! The real Stefon, i.e. Hader, comes in and gives him some pointers, including how to make a teepee for his secrets.

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Stefon on St. Patrick's Day (Season 43, 2018)

Hader's back hosting again, so of course Stefon's going to give us the names of the hottest clubs to hit up on St. Patrick's Day. Our favorite bit here has to be when John Mulaney (who cocreated Stefon's character) pops up as Shy, Stefon's lawyer who's an attorney and a conceptual piss artist. And yes, it's pretty obvious that Mulaney will undoubtedly make Hader break character just like that.