{"id":233111,"date":"2019-09-03T09:58:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T04:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=233111"},"modified":"2019-09-03T09:58:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T04:58:50","slug":"bill-haders-dark-humor-steals-the-spotlight-in-it-chapter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bill-haders-dark-humor-steals-the-spotlight-in-it-chapter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Hader&#8217;s Dark Humor Steals the Spotlight in &#8220;It Chapter 2&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American comedian Bill Hader is known for his dark humor. That&#8217;s what he brought to the silver-screen in<strong><em> It Chapter 2.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Critics are certainly calling Bill Hader the best part in <strong><em>It Chapter 2<\/em><\/strong>. This probably makes sense, given how the comedian made light of the terrifying situations the characters are in.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The in-demand star steers the mood rapidly from terrifying brutality to hilarity and back again, often several times within a single scene.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_229480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-229480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club.jpg 855w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-561x235.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-364x152.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-728x305.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-608x255.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-758x317.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-115x48.jpg 115w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IT-cast-the-Losers-Club-229x96.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-229480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Losers&#8217; Club as cast in IT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bill Hader plays a grown-up version of Richie Tozier. Child actor Finn Wolfhard played Richie in the first film. The child actors picked actors they&#8217;d like to play adult versions of them in\u00a0<strong><em>It Chapter 2. <\/em><\/strong>We&#8217;ve gotta say Finn chose really well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/it-chapter-2-trailer-brings-back-pennywise-at-his-most-scariest-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;It Chapter 2&#8221; Trailer Brings Back Pennywise At His Most Scariest [Video]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It is suspected that the trash-talking Richie Tozier is a closeted queer man. In order to deal with the tragedy of not being able to announce his identity, Richie just jokes it off. Bill Hader must&#8217;ve been at home playing with that situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I liked that Andy and I talked about just giving the character something to play&#8230; it\u00b4s all kind of a mask.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_233119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-233119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-233119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2.jpg\" alt=\"IT Chapter 2\" width=\"642\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2.jpg 642w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2-561x238.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2-364x154.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2-608x258.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2-113x48.jpg 113w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Hader-in-IT-Chapter-2-227x96.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-233119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Hader as Richie Tozier in IT Chapter 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Director Andy Muschietti described Hader as &#8216;<em>one of the funniest guys on Earth<\/em>&#8216;.Even he&#8217;s all praise for Bill&#8217;s &#8216;<em>phenomenal performance<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Dark Comedic Ventures<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I\u00b4ve always been weirdly interested in violence &#8230; people\u00b4s inherent violence, which is kind of what \u00b4<em>Barry<\/em>\u00b4 is about,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>The Office<\/em><\/strong> star also has an acclaimed HBO hitman comedy titled &#8220;<strong><em>Barry<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; coming up. In fact, Barry is expected to win multiple Emmys, again. Hader actually created and co-wrote the show, as well as directing several episodes.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ir1_hjemxna\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ir1_hjemxna\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ir1_hjemxNA?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372.375\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ir1_hjemxNA?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Hader essays a former US Marine-turned-hitman in the acclaimed series. The episodes follow him as he pursues his target into a Hollywood acting class, where he quickly enrolls. Where does he get these ideas from? It&#8217;s no wonder comedians are some of the most creative people.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It\u00b4s about a guy saying, \u00b4<em>Well I can quit this<\/em>\u00b4 and realizing \u00b4Oh, no, this is in me, and maybe it\u00b4s in most people.\u00b4&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Where Does His Brand of Dark Humor Come From?<\/h3>\n<p>Turns out the <strong>Saturday Night Live<\/strong> alumnus uses life as his source material. For Hader, life is funny even in tragedy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If there\u00b4s no humor in it then I don\u00b4t feel like it\u00b4s very realistic, because life is very funny, you know? Life doesn\u00b4t make a lot of sense.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bill says this is something he learned as a teenager growing up in Oklahoma after a bad car accident. He remembers laughing with his sister on the way to the hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was 16, and we went through a fence and hit a tree, and spun around &#8230; I did something to my foot and I hurt my neck; and then this drunk guy who was walking home just started directing traffic around us &#8212; it was just super surreal &#8230; He was yelling at people and then when the cops came he took off running &#8230; On the way to the hospital my sister and I were just like, \u00b4<em>Who the hell was that guy?<\/em>\u00b4&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-mp8kfqycffm\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-mp8kfqycffm\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Mp8kFqycfFM?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Mp8kFqycfFM?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The <strong><em>SNL<\/em><\/strong> star even suffered severe anxiety live on air, as he reduced audiences to stitches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American comedian Bill Hader is known for his dark humor. That&#8217;s what he brought to the silver-screen in It Chapter 2. Critics are certainly calling Bill Hader the best part in It Chapter 2. 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