Tiffany Haddish Breaks Down in Tears Recalling 'Father Figure' Bob Saget (Exclusive)

Tiffany Haddish Breaks Down in Tears Recalling ‘Father Figure’ Bob Saget (Exclusive)

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It’s been a difficult 2022 for Tiffany Haddish. The 42-year-old started off the New Year with the death of her dog of 13 years as well as several important people in her life, including comedian Bob Saget.

“I’m going through some things over here,” Haddish told ET’s Nischelle Turner via Zoom on Thursday while promoting her new Apple TV+ series, The Afterparty. “My personal life is in shambles. This year people are like ‘Happy New Year!’ I’m like, no, neutral New Year. I’m gonna be neutral in the year.”

Haddish specifically referenced Saget, who died unexpectedly on Jan. 9 at the age of 65.

“That man– he taught me so much,” she shared. “I met him when I was 16 at the Laugh Factory Comedy Camp. He was always encouraging and kind.”

Haddish felt that Saget’s real-life persona matched his Full House counterpart in some ways.

“You know when you watch TV shows and you’re like, ‘I wish I had a dad like that?’ He became like this – he was instantly like a father figure to me,” she said. “Around the time I turned to like 21 he shifted from a father figure type to like a big brother. He’d be like, ‘Alright, let’s go out.’ He would send me messages and tell me he was proud of me.”

Haddish shared that Saget supported her behaving and speaking like she truly does.

“He would be like, ‘Tiffany forget all that. You got to be you, got to do what’s right for you.’ He was one of those few people who always encouraged me to be myself. You know, in Hollywood people are always trying to encourage you to be something you’re not, like, ‘Oh you need to look this way. You shouldn’t use this word. You’ve got too much of a country twang. You sound too ghetto.’ He was one of the few people, this white man, like, ‘Be your best self. You’re a strong Black woman, be that!’”

Haddish’s comedic chops will be showcased in The Afterparty, which is a retelling of the same night told through a different character’s perspective, each with its own unique visual format and film genre to match the teller’s personality.

Haddish told ET that it was British comedian Jamie Demetriou that cracked her up the most while filming.

“I would bust up laughing and I could not. My character has to eat in one of the scenes and I’m eating or whatever and he says something so funny one time. When I tell you, it was against our COVID regulations because that food flew out of my mouth,” she recalled. “That man is awesome, really amazing.”

The Afterparty premieres Jan. 28 on Apple TV+.

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Tiffany Haddish Talks ‘Afterparty,’ Possibly Hosting Oscars and Looking for a Boyfriend (Exclusive)

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Tiffany Haddish is addressing the possibility of hosting this year’s Oscars. ET’s Nischelle Turner spoke with the 42-year-old comedian about her new Apple TV+ show, The Afterparty, and she said she definitely isn’t opposed to hosting the star-studded awards show.

Earlier this week, the Academy announced that this year’s ceremony set for March 27 will have a host, unlike the previous three years. Haddish told ET that she was game when it comes to taking on the big gig.

“You know, I wouldn’t turn it down, but you know, I am booked and busy, but when it’s the Oscars,” she says.

“Oh, I’m available in April,” she adds.

Haddish’s career is clearly thriving and when it comes to her personal life, she joked that she’s taking applications for her next boyfriend. Haddish split from Common in November after a year of dating.

“Yeah, so, I’ve been working on a Word document, building an application, I’m going to drop that next week,” she cracks. “I’m going to drop applications next week and I’m going to hold my interviews, I’m gonna go through the applications, right? Then I’m gonna hold interviews on Instagram Live.”

“‘Cause if you gonna be in these streets with you, me, you’re gonna have to be willing in the eye of the public,” she continues. “So, I’m gonna go live, I’m gonna interview them in front of everybody, you know, let their girlfriends, ex-girlfriends, whatever, say what they gonna say. … No room for lies. And then, you know, then maybe we’ll do a second interview. You know, my brother, Deon, called, he said he would help me do the second interview. We’ll do it on Friday Night Vibes and then I’ll go on a date.”

On a more serious note, it’s already been a tough year for Haddish, who’s experienced devastating losses. In addition to her dog of 13 years dying, she lost a close mentor, as well as another mentor and good friend, Bob Saget. But she pointed out that there is a silver lining.

“Well, my personal life, OK, my sexual personal life is not in shambles,” she said. “Now my personal life is in shambles, this year, you know, people are like, ‘Happy New Year.’ I’m like, no, neutral new year. I’m gonna be neutral in the year.”

“I’m very emotional,” she said about the losses she’s experienced. “I’ve been crying a lot ‘cause it’s – that’s my heart. My dog was my heart, and the other people who passed, you know, those, they were my rocks, you know, they had my back. I mean, they taught me a lot, so I lost the physical, I’m sure I got them in the spiritual.”

Meanwhile, The Afterparty premieres on Apple TV+ on Jan. 28. The murder-mystery comedy takes place at a high school reunion afterparty with each episode focusing on a different character’s perspective of what happened that night. When asked who the biggest partier in the cast is, she said it was Ike Barinholtz.

“Ike can go way longer than me,” she shared. “I thought I was a partier until I partied with Ike and I fell asleep at the party and when I woke up, he was still partying.”

As for who made her laugh the most, she said it was British comedian Jamie Demetriou.

“First, I didn’t even know who he was because I had never really seen him before,” she admitted. “I know he’s big time in Europe, but I had never really seen him before and then like, having a conversation with him I was like, ‘He’s a little awkward, or am I being awkward?’ And then when he played his character, I would bust up laughing and I could not … my character has to eat in one of the scenes and I’m eating or whatever and he said something so funny one time. When I tell you, it was against our COVID regulations because that food flew out of my mouth ‘cause he’s just, he’s just very … that man is awesome, really amazing.”

Tiffany Haddish plays detective solving class reunion murder in Apple TV+ series ‘The Afterparty’

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We told you Tiffany Haddish was busted for DIU, but before she got behind the wheel, she talked to Deco. Tiff’s one of the stars of the upcoming Apple TV+ show “The Afterparty.” Sounds like she kept on partying last night. Anyway, here’s the 411 on the new series.

Going to your high school reunion can be fun and nerve-racking, but you know you’ve made it when you get invited to the reunion’s after party.

In Apple TV+’s “The Afterparty,” the coolest kid in school, played by Dave Franco, invites old friends back to his pad.

But he has a party foul. Franco dies.

Actually, he’s murdered, and everyone is a suspect.

Tiffany Haddish is the detective who wants to find out who done it, but she has her own way of getting to the bottom of things.

Tiffany Haddish: “I would describe her as someone who is a little quirky, unconventional. She’s not your typical hardcore police officer, and she’s fun.”

Haddish interviews each suspect. Each episode of the show is their perspective of the night and the murder.

Sam Richardson is Aniq, a lovable brainiac and possible killer.

Sam Richardson: “Aniq is a hopeless romantic whose perspective is romantic comedy. He’s a bit of a nerd, and he designs escape rooms for a living.”

Yasper, played by Ben Schwartz, is the guy who hoped to be popular by association. Now he’s hoping not be a murder suspect.

Ben Schwartz: “My character’s aspiration is to be this big musician, this big music star when he was younger, and he never quite hit that aspiration. He’s hoping, being so close to someone like Dave Francos character Xavier, he will help him get closer to being a big, big star.”

The series has a little bit of everything: the jocks, the cheerleaders, and even music geeks will like it.

Tiffany Haddish: “I would define this as a comedy, musical, murder mystery, rom-com, action-packed series.”

Tiffany Haddish (as Detective Danner): “We need to know who killed him tonight.”

“The After Party” starts streaming on Apple TV plus on Jan. 28.

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Tiffany Haddish arrested on suspicion of DUI: Police

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Host Tiffany Haddish attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018, in Santa Monica, California. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MTV)

(KTLA) – Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish was arrested in Georgia early Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said.

Around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a driver asleep at the wheel on Highway 74, according to the Peachtree City Police Department.

While en route to the location, an officer saw a vehicle matching the description and conducted a traffic stop as the vehicle pulled into the yard of a residence, police said. The officer then made contact with the driver, identified as Haddish.

A subsequent investigation led to Haddish being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Peachtree City Police said. The 42-year-old star was then transported to the Fayette County Jail. Law enforcement believes Haddish had smoked marijuana, TMZ reports.

Haddish was released from jail a few hours later after posting $1,666 to bond out, according to records obtained by TMZ.