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Andy Samberg's Shy Ronnie on 'SNL' was secretly based on HBO character

Speak up!Saturday Night Live/YouTube Andy Samberg as Shy Ronnie on 'Saturday Night Live'Key pointsAndy Samberg revealed that his SNL character Shy Ronnie was inspired by a character from HBO's Hung.The character in question, Charlie Saxton's Damon Drecker, had a remarkably similar haircut to Samberg's mumbling rapper.The Hot Rod actor also said that he warned SNL's hairdressers to distinguish Shy Ronnie's look from another one of his characters.…

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Entertainment Weekly broke the news in United States on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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