When Bill Hader came back to host “Saturday Night Live,” he brought recurring character Herb Welch along to delight local on-air news talent everywhere.
You may remember Welch as the gruff, somewhat senile reporter who smacks his interviewees in the face with his mic.
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Some think Hader’s character is inspired by a 2001 on-air scrap between WNYW reporter Dick Oliver and anchor Jim Ryan. See that video after the jump.