Ed Helms On How The "Tornado Of Fame" After Hangover Movies Affected His Life

Jan 3 2023 by Gamespot

Ed Helms (The Office) opened up on the Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcast about the extreme anxiety he experienced following the premiere of the wildly successful 2009 comedy The Hangover. Helms told the former late-night host that the movie--about a group of friends dealing with the consequences of some poor life choices-- becoming a box office smash sent him into a "tornado of fame" that "was very overwhelming."

"I definitely felt a lot of anxiety and identity turmoil," Helms said (via

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