It’s a skit that didn’t even make it into a Saturday Night Live broadcast. In “Alan,” Bill Hader starred as “the future of casual entertainment”: a robot that dances in a goofy, dad-friendly way that never quite progresses past the point of pedestrian. The very funny bit was cut for time in 2015, but thankfully found its way online after the episode aired.
Now, a new Twitter account is taking the Alan to new and seemingly boundless heights thanks to the discovery that Hader’s dancing in the skit goes with, well, absolutely everything. And somehow, the more videos @billhaderdancin posts, the funnier this gets. Observe.
The Alan works with classic rock:
another one bites the dust- queen pic.twitter.com/nuQow6czVO
— bill hader dancing to (@billhaderdancin) September 28, 2019
dreams- fleetwood mac pic.twitter.com/Lr4WLNMEJ0
— bill hader dancing to (@billhaderdancin) September 29, 2019
He works with contemporary pop:
bad guy- billie eilish pic.twitter.com/npb82ZsSJU
— bill hader dancing to (@billhaderdancin) September 27, 2019
truth hurts- lizzo pic.twitter.com/w8jzgmyFLr
— bill hader dancing to (@billhaderdancin) September 29, 2019
And he even works with indie rock tunes:
the less i know the better- tame impala pic.twitter.com/PE1Cvf0NGg
— bill hader dancing to (@billhaderdancin) September 24, 2019
chinese new year- SALES pic.twitter.com/KKBkkB912t
— bill hader dancing to (@billhaderdancin) September 18, 2019
An 18-year-old Florida woman named Sam, a big fan of Hader and Keanu Reeves, discovered the versatility of the Alan dance and launched the account on September 17. Its videos have already garnered well over a million views. No wonderâthanks to Hader’s inability to do anything badly, this is destined to be a gift that keeps on giving.
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