Colin Quinn Tells The Hysterical Story Of The Time He Ruined Robert DeNiro's Birthday Party

That Time Colin Quinn Ruined Robert DeNiro's Birthday Party

Colin Quinn was quick to take the blame for ruining a birthday of Robert DeNiro's in a HuffPost Live conversation on Wednesday.

The former SNL cast member was asked by DeNiro's wife to do an impression for the gathering, at which point Quinn prepared a whole act.

"I should've known then -- like, that's not what they asked for!" he laughed.

Sure enough, a star-studded crowd that included Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg watched him bomb "so brutally that it literally changed the tone of a nice birthday party into an ugly event."

"And then, when I left, Robin Williams walked outside and was laughing and he felt bad," he added.

Even so, none of that altered the thrill of getting the opportunity to perform in such a forum.

"In my mind I was like 'this is meant to be!'" he recalled. "I just had this mindset -- 'I'm not bailing.'"

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