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Maggie Sheck

Andy Samberg Recalls Working With Late Brooklyn Nine-Nine Co-Star Andre Braugher, And The Moment He Knew They Had ‘Kismet’

Jake Peralta and Captain Holt sitting behind Holt's desk acting suspicious while talking to Amy Santiago on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

If you’re remotely familiar with the sitcom, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, it’s relatively safe to assume that you probably fell in love with Andre Braugher’s Captain Holt. The same can be said for those who worked alongside him, as Andy Samberg, who played detective Jake Peralta, revealed what it was like to work with the late actor and the moment he knew they had "kismet."

When Samberg joined Good Hang with Amy Poehler, the two SNL alumni chatted quite a bit about Brooklyn Nine-Nine (which is available to stream with a Peacock subscription or Netflix subscription). The conversation hit on Braugher’s passing in 2023 and how much the Jake actor misses and loves his late co-star. As they remembered the veteran actor, Poehler probed about what he was like, since they’d never met, and Samberg confirmed he was as much of a joy offscreen as he was on by saying:

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