A star of How I Met Your Mother was miserable at the climax of the series

The sudden success of a series can catapult its stars from unknown faces to global stars almost overnight. In Jason Segel’s case, it was the sitcom How I Met Your Mother that helped him land a whole series of roles. But the situation has overwhelmed him quite a bit.

Jason Segel was very unhappy during How I Met Your Mother

At a Hollywood Reporter roundtable, Jason Segel sat down with other comedians to talk about their Experiences in business as well as the highs and lows their careers and their personal lives. During the conversation, Segel explained how it felt to move from comedy to other genres and how difficult it was to build on the initial success.

You can watch the entire conversation between Jason Segel, Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) and Co. here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_jbLBVJZrI

It was particularly hard for Segel when his series How I Met Your Mother was at the height of his popularity. During this time he was able to land leading roles in big comedies such as Never Again or The Muppets, but it made him anything but happy:

There was a period in my life and career, around the last few years of How I Met Your Mother, when things were going well in both film and television, and everyone told me how good things were going and I was really unhappy.

It was difficult for Segel to understand why his success made him unhappy:

So I had to deal with the why. What’s wrong with this equation? Because I was supposed to feel like I had made it… and something wasn’t right.

In his search for an answer, he returned to a topic that had already been discussed at the table. Acting is ultimately about self-discovery. Segel had lost sight of her during How I Met Your Mother and had to put a lot of work into finding her again.

Podcast tip: How good is How I Met Your Mother 10 years after the end?

In the Moviepilot podcast Streamgestöber we talk about the highlights and disappointments of How I Met Your Mother:

On the 15th anniversary of the series, I discussed with my colleagues Hardy and Hendrik their love for the characters, how they came to the series and what has aged poorly about How I Met Your Mother. And is the finale perhaps better than its reputation?