"Adam Samberg and Andy Sandler" explain why 'SNL' comics break character, in song

Carly Mallenbaum | Paste BN

Even on the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special, cast members were cracking up and breaking character. Why does that happen so often?

Well, Andy Samberg and Adam Sandler (or "Adam Samberg and Andy Sandler," as Zach Galifianakis calls them) explain in their SNL Digital Short That's When You Break:

Some reasons they give:

You're killing, and you get a case of the giggles

You pretend like it was a mistake and laugh to save the sketch

Lorne Michaels loves it when you break

You're Jimmy Fallon or Horatio Sanz

Here's what else happened during the 3.5-hour show:

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