Ed Helms at the premiere of ‘Family Swith’ on Nov. 29; Ed Helms in ‘The Hangover’.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Legendary Pictures/Kobal/ShutterstockEd Helmswould love to recreate the magic ofThe Hangoverfor a fourth time.The actor exclusively opened up to PEOPLE about the hugely successful franchise while walking the red carpet Wednesday at the Los Angeles premiere ofFamily Switch, his new Netflix comedy withJennifer Garner.“Of course,” Helms, 49, says of the possibility ofThe Hangover 4.“I mean, [costars]Bradley [Cooper],Zach [Galifianakis], [director] Todd [Philips] — these are some of my favorite people on the planet, so I would do anything with them. Oh my God, I would do anything with those guys.”But there may be a bump in the road in realizing another chapter inThe Hangoverstory.Cooper, 48, toldThe New Yorker Radio Hourpodcast host David Remnick earlier this month that while he would sign up for a fourth installment of the movie in an “instant,” he didn’t think movie director Philips would be keen. “I don’t think Todd is ever going to do that,” theA Star is Bornactor said.And Helms, 49, agrees. “Like Bradley said, it is highly unlikely Tood would be up for it,” he tells PEOPLE.Zach Gailifanakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms in ‘The Hangover’.Legendary Pictures/Kobal/ShutterstockThe success ofThe Hangoverfilms helped make Helms a household name, though the actor — who played Stu in the franchise — previously admittedthat the “tornado of fame” he experienced after the originalfilm was “very overwhelming.”Speaking to hostConan O’Brienduring a December 2022 episode of theNeeds a Friendpodcast, he said that he “was reeling a lot of the time … in the aftermath ofThe Hangover.” He added, “I was kind ofspinning out and panicking about different things. Like, ‘Well, what kind of a career do you want?’ “The star also sahred he “felt a lot of anxiety” and “turmoil” around that time in his career. “One of the craziest things abouta massive jump into fame like that— and what I think people who have never dealt with that or been close to it just can’t understand — is the just total loss of control of your environment,” he said.He continued that it was only with the support of his costars that he managed to navigate the storm of instant fame. “If it wasn’t for those guys [Cooper and Galifianakis, 54] I don’t think I would’ve stayed sane,” Helms said.Ed Helms in ‘The Office’.Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyBut despite his huge popularity fromThe Hangover, the role Helms still gets recognized for most is that ofAndy “Nard Dog” BernardfromThe Office.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“That show hashad such ridiculous staying power,” he told PEOPLE in April 2021 of the hit comedy, which ran from 2005 to 2013 on NBC and has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity on streaming.“So many more young people are watching it, people that weren’t even born when that show was on the air. It just seems to always be bubbling up.“Family Switchstreams on Netflix beginning Nov. 30.
Ed Helms at the premiere of ‘Family Swith’ on Nov. 29; Ed Helms in ‘The Hangover’.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
Ed Helmswould love to recreate the magic ofThe Hangoverfor a fourth time.The actor exclusively opened up to PEOPLE about the hugely successful franchise while walking the red carpet Wednesday at the Los Angeles premiere ofFamily Switch, his new Netflix comedy withJennifer Garner.“Of course,” Helms, 49, says of the possibility ofThe Hangover 4.“I mean, [costars]Bradley [Cooper],Zach [Galifianakis], [director] Todd [Philips] — these are some of my favorite people on the planet, so I would do anything with them. Oh my God, I would do anything with those guys.”But there may be a bump in the road in realizing another chapter inThe Hangoverstory.Cooper, 48, toldThe New Yorker Radio Hourpodcast host David Remnick earlier this month that while he would sign up for a fourth installment of the movie in an “instant,” he didn’t think movie director Philips would be keen. “I don’t think Todd is ever going to do that,” theA Star is Bornactor said.And Helms, 49, agrees. “Like Bradley said, it is highly unlikely Tood would be up for it,” he tells PEOPLE.Zach Gailifanakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms in ‘The Hangover’.Legendary Pictures/Kobal/ShutterstockThe success ofThe Hangoverfilms helped make Helms a household name, though the actor — who played Stu in the franchise — previously admittedthat the “tornado of fame” he experienced after the originalfilm was “very overwhelming.”Speaking to hostConan O’Brienduring a December 2022 episode of theNeeds a Friendpodcast, he said that he “was reeling a lot of the time … in the aftermath ofThe Hangover.” He added, “I was kind ofspinning out and panicking about different things. Like, ‘Well, what kind of a career do you want?’ “The star also sahred he “felt a lot of anxiety” and “turmoil” around that time in his career. “One of the craziest things abouta massive jump into fame like that— and what I think people who have never dealt with that or been close to it just can’t understand — is the just total loss of control of your environment,” he said.He continued that it was only with the support of his costars that he managed to navigate the storm of instant fame. “If it wasn’t for those guys [Cooper and Galifianakis, 54] I don’t think I would’ve stayed sane,” Helms said.Ed Helms in ‘The Office’.Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyBut despite his huge popularity fromThe Hangover, the role Helms still gets recognized for most is that ofAndy “Nard Dog” BernardfromThe Office.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“That show hashad such ridiculous staying power,” he told PEOPLE in April 2021 of the hit comedy, which ran from 2005 to 2013 on NBC and has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity on streaming.“So many more young people are watching it, people that weren’t even born when that show was on the air. It just seems to always be bubbling up.“Family Switchstreams on Netflix beginning Nov. 30.
Ed Helmswould love to recreate the magic ofThe Hangoverfor a fourth time.
The actor exclusively opened up to PEOPLE about the hugely successful franchise while walking the red carpet Wednesday at the Los Angeles premiere ofFamily Switch, his new Netflix comedy withJennifer Garner.
“Of course,” Helms, 49, says of the possibility ofThe Hangover 4.“I mean, [costars]Bradley [Cooper],Zach [Galifianakis], [director] Todd [Philips] — these are some of my favorite people on the planet, so I would do anything with them. Oh my God, I would do anything with those guys.”
But there may be a bump in the road in realizing another chapter inThe Hangoverstory.
Cooper, 48, toldThe New Yorker Radio Hourpodcast host David Remnick earlier this month that while he would sign up for a fourth installment of the movie in an “instant,” he didn’t think movie director Philips would be keen. “I don’t think Todd is ever going to do that,” theA Star is Bornactor said.
And Helms, 49, agrees. “Like Bradley said, it is highly unlikely Tood would be up for it,” he tells PEOPLE.
Zach Gailifanakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms in ‘The Hangover’.Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
The success ofThe Hangoverfilms helped make Helms a household name, though the actor — who played Stu in the franchise — previously admittedthat the “tornado of fame” he experienced after the originalfilm was “very overwhelming.”
Speaking to hostConan O’Brienduring a December 2022 episode of theNeeds a Friendpodcast, he said that he “was reeling a lot of the time … in the aftermath ofThe Hangover.” He added, “I was kind ofspinning out and panicking about different things. Like, ‘Well, what kind of a career do you want?’ "
The star also sahred he “felt a lot of anxiety” and “turmoil” around that time in his career. “One of the craziest things abouta massive jump into fame like that— and what I think people who have never dealt with that or been close to it just can’t understand — is the just total loss of control of your environment,” he said.
He continued that it was only with the support of his costars that he managed to navigate the storm of instant fame. “If it wasn’t for those guys [Cooper and Galifianakis, 54] I don’t think I would’ve stayed sane,” Helms said.
Ed Helms in ‘The Office’.Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
But despite his huge popularity fromThe Hangover, the role Helms still gets recognized for most is that ofAndy “Nard Dog” BernardfromThe Office.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“That show hashad such ridiculous staying power,” he told PEOPLE in April 2021 of the hit comedy, which ran from 2005 to 2013 on NBC and has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity on streaming.
“So many more young people are watching it, people that weren’t even born when that show was on the air. It just seems to always be bubbling up.”
Family Switchstreams on Netflix beginning Nov. 30.
source: people.com
