Hollywood Big Shot Says His Standup Act Was 'Sabotaged' By Robin Williams

His show business career worked out just fine, though.

“Bridesmaids” director Paul Feig said recently that the legendary comic Robin Williams “sabotaged” his chance to make it big in standup back in the day. (Check out the audio below.)

Feig said he was pursuing a club comedy career when the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno and Roseanne Barr reigned, and he finally got his shot.

But another giant on the scene spoiled the moment.

“I got sabotaged by Robin Williams a couple of times when I finally got to be a performer at the Improv,” Feig told Jesse Tyler Ferguson on the “Dinner’s On Me” podcast.

“I still wasn’t one of the main guys, so you’d get a later spot,” Feig continued. “I remember, like once, it was my time to get up, there was a full audience and I was so excited, and they come up like, ‘Oh, Robin just wants to get up and do a quick set first,’ and I’m like, ‘Well, cool ― Robin Williams.’”