Firelight (Taylor Swift)

Summary

The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast

Episode: Firelight (Taylor Swift)
Date: September 2, 2025
Host: Seth Meyers
Guests: The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone)
Theme: Revisiting SNL Digital Shorts – Behind the scenes on “Firelight” (with Taylor Swift), news on Jorma’s accident, and a deep dive into “Bunny Business”

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Episode Overview

This episode offers a rollercoaster of camaraderie and creativity. The Lonely Island trio and Seth Meyers begin with a candid, funny, and ultimately moving discussion of Jorma Taccone’s recent serious injury. They then dive into the making and critique of the SNL digital short “Firelight” (starring Taylor Swift), dissect its comedic shortcomings, and celebrate the unsung gem “Bunny Business.” Along the way, the group shares industry stories, playful digs, SNL memories, and inside jokes, all with their signature irreverent warmth.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Jorma’s Accident & Hospital Bed Podcasting

• Jorma details his recent fall from a 20-foot ladder (00:25–14:00)
  • Build-up: Jorma’s penchant for home projects (“I love building things. During the pandemic, I built a treehouse, clubhouse, dog house, all kinds of shit.” – Jorma, 01:07)
  • Accident description: He fell while hanging lights for his daughter's birthday, ignoring warnings about the ladder's instability.
  • Injuries: Shattered pelvis, detached sacrum, damaged disc (“Honestly, it’s been described as life-changing…” – Jorma, 05:01)
  • Hospital check-in: Jorma records from his hospital bed two days post-surgery.
  • Comedy even in crisis: The group jokes about when it’s OK to make light of the accident (“Do we think the door is officially closed on you dunking now?” – Akiva, 08:54)
  • Reflections on friendship: Balancing humor and sincerity, expressing how scary and real the situation was.

2. Taylor Swift, “Firelight,” and SNL Digital Shorts

Context & Pre-production

• Episode Theme: Breakdown of the "Firelight" digital short (Twilight parody with Taylor Swift)
• Taylor Swift’s professionalism: Praise for her songwriting and performance (“…her incredible acumen as a songwriter and knowing exactly what the assignment was,” – Seth, 48:33)
• Swift's SNL monologue: Taylor comes in with a fully formed song that becomes the monologue (“We were just dreading, like, how are we gonna get out of this?…And then she plays it and it’s perfect.” – Akiva & Seth, 48:02–49:29)

The Digital Short: “Firelight”

• Genesis: Written as a Twilight parody with Taylor Swift as the lead; Bill Hader as Frankenstein.
• **Seth & Akiva co-wrote; Jorma not involved (“He picked a great week to fall off a ladder,” – Akiva, 15:10, 36:06)
• Critique & Self-Deprecation:
  • The sketch is “technically great” but “soft” (“…the air comes out of it because it’s really just beat for beat the actual Twilight trailer” – Seth, 34:11)
  • Missed comedic opportunities – e.g., Andy as a mummy gets no gag (“Why didn’t you get a bandage caught and start unraveling…” – Seth, 44:43)
  • “The joke isn’t just that it’s Frankenstein, it’s about breaking Twilight’s overwrought tension.” – Group summary, 44:50
• Memorable Quotes:
  • “I would love another shot at it, that’s all I’m gonna say.” – Seth, 45:53

Shooting Experience

• Taylor’s attitude: “Delightful and a pro,” even pre-superstardom (47:24)
• On set: Akiva reminisces about filming in a real forest with both his dad and Taylor’s mom present; rare “parents on set” dynamic (46:18–47:11)

3. "Bunny Business": The Unsung Gem

Introduction & Production

• Quick shift to admiration: Despite “Firelight”’s letdowns, “Bunny Business” (another SNL digital short) is a recurring favorite.
• Format: Parody soundtrack medley for a (nonexistent) animated bunny movie. Each SNL cast member does a quick impression—Randy Newman, Natalie Merchant, Shakira, Adam Duritz, Eddie Vedder, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson—singing short, bland office-themed lines in their signature musical styles.

Writing & Behind the Scenes

• Concept: “Impression parade” where brevity is comedy (“Four lines and out. Just get the impression laugh and get out.” – Andy, 58:41)
• Animation woes: Sai ambition for Pixar-level visuals, but last-minute graphics end up delightfully amateur (“It’s actually funnier how shitty it looks.” – Seth, 57:45)
• Lauren Michaels' reaction: Lauren, friends with Randy Newman, was a bit glum about the parody (“He just looked at me sadly and is like, ‘That’s one of my best friends.’” – Rob Klein, 67:07)
• Notable song titles and bits: Keenan as Jennifer Hudson singing “And I am telling you, you are a bunny”; Eddie Vedder song “The Bunny Merger Went Through”; the frequent references to “pantsuits and send a fax”.

Legacy

• “It was so just fine that we did two more [sequels].” – Rob Klein, 67:25
• “Your Robert Smith [impression] is still pinnacle Sandberg for me.” – Seth, 67:28

4. Industry & Pop Culture Digs

• Andy’s new movie “Roses”: Press tours, filming in London, co-stars, and anecdotes about New York dinners (20:22–22:37)
• Tennis in movies: “Seven Days in Hell” makes Vulture’s list of best tennis movie scenes; debate over rankings and which films truly deserve the top spots (28:30–31:41)
• Pop culture aside: Jokes about Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the intersection of SNL with other pop moments (32:23–33:35)

5. Heartfelt Closer

• Love and admiration for Jorma’s resilience; group agrees that if anyone could handle such an injury—and still podcast—it would be him. (“If an optimistic outlook is important for this kind of recovery, he is the best of us.” – Seth, 24:21)
• Andy bids, “I love yor most of all this week, and I hope he’s on his road to recovery.” (70:56)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jorma on falling: “I literally have enough time as I’m falling to be like, ‘I’m gonna die.’” (03:14)
• Akiva to Jorma: “We’re glad you didn’t hit your head and that you’re not dead.” (07:25)
• Seth on Swift’s monologue: “She just ate your fucking lunch. Hands down. Everyone rolling in, pencils down.” (49:09)
• Andy on “Bunny Business”: “Four lines and out. Just get the impression laugh and get out.” (58:41)
• Rob Klein on Lauren Michaels’ response to “Bunny Business”: “Lauren just kind of looked at me sadly and is like, ‘That’s one of my best friends.’ And we were Parodying him.” (67:07)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00–14:00: Jorma’s ladder accident, hospital details, and group banter
• 19:30–24:00: Andy’s press tour and new movie “Roses”
• 31:28–31:41: Tennis in movies, Vulture’s rankings, and “Seven Days in Hell”
• 32:23–33:35: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce digression/clickbait jokes
• 33:35–35:00: Shift into “Firelight” discussion
• 41:05–45:53: Frame-by-frame critique of “Firelight”; what worked and what didn’t
• 47:24–50:44: Taylor Swift’s monologue song pitch—a behind-the-scenes SNL story
• 55:00–58:02: “Bunny Business” intro, animated limitations, explanation of “impression parade”
• 58:05–65:21: Playing and analyzing each “Bunny Business” fake song
• 66:02–67:25: Rob Klein’s voice note on writing “Bunny Business”
• 70:56–71:13: Outro, expressing love for Jorma

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Summary by Section

Jorma’s Ordeal: Laughter in the Face of Pain

Jorma describes his dramatic ladder fall and resulting injuries, keeping the group laughing despite the severity. The guys joke about the timing, use their signature sarcasm, and reveal the support in their friendship. Jorma’s sense of humor shines, even as he records from a hospital bed (“That’s my goal—now you’re always going to have to outdo me if you want to bail on the pod.” – Jorma, 13:23).

“Firelight”: A Twilight Parody with Lost Potential

The digital short “Firelight”—which parodied Twilight with Taylor Swift as the ingenue and Bill Hader as Frankenstein—gets the full SNL-writer-room treatment. Seth admits the premise has “no third beat,” and the group agrees the sketch falls flat after strong opening moments. Andy as a mummy gets barely any business, and Akiva notes, “The joke is just remembering the movie, not adding anything new.” Nonetheless, recording with Taylor Swift (and their parents visiting the set) brings fond memories and lots of praise for Swift’s professionalism and musical instincts.

“Bunny Business”: The Joy of the Impression Parade

In contrast with “Firelight,” the group beams about “Bunny Business.” The sketch stacks musical impressions—Randy Newman, Natalie Merchant, Shakira, Adam Duritz, Eddie Vedder, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson—each singing about mundane bunny office life over intentionally lackluster animation. The group reflects on the value of brevity in comedy and how production limitations sometimes heighten the joke. Rob Klein’s behind-the-scenes voice note closes the segment, recalling Lauren Michaels’ slightly wounded pride at the Randy Newman parody but ultimately acknowledging the sketch’s success.

Comedy & Friendship in the SNL Trenches

Between production stories, the group discusses Andy’s movie “Roses,” their place in SNL history, tennis in movies, and their love for crossovers (and clickbait). The warmth of their friendship and their creative process pulses throughout, culminating in a sincere good-bye and well-wishes for Jorma’s recovery.

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Final Thoughts

For fans old and new, this episode is a perfect capsule of why The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers are comedy fixtures: their ability to laugh at themselves, each other, and the quirks behind iconic SNL sketches. From hospital beds to recording booths, their blend of honesty, industry inside knowledge, and deadpan wit keeps even the lowest stakes (“just bunnies in pantsuits”) feeling iconic.

Transcript

[A]

It's the Lonely island and Seth Meyers podcast. All right, we're just gonna get into it. Hey, everybody, this is Seth, and this is the Lonely Island Podcast. And we've had an incident with one of our members that we want to address. Right off the top, our dear friend Jorma. Can we hand it over to you to explain?

[B]

I feel like the minute you said with one of our members, everyone was like, I know who it is. No, here's the thing.

[C]

Oh, boy.

[B]

I'm a very active guy, as all of. All of you guys know. I love building things. And I do have a place up in Connecticut. It's like this super old farmhouse. It's built in 1739. It's very funky. Keeves, been there. It's a vibe. It's like very Calvin Hobbs. It's very, very nice.

[A]

I feel like everybody assumed you like to make, like, T shirts with weird things on them.

[C]

I like it all people.

[A]

I don't think people jump to, like, super hidden. Right, right, right.

[D]

No, but you build. You build big things there. And a bear tore down. I forget what that structure was. You built.

[B]

Yeah, but I like, I bought. I built like during the pandemic. I built like a, you know, a tree house and a clubhouse and. And a dog hat. Like all. All kinds of shit.

[C]

This is the most casual wind up for one of the craziest things that's ever happened.

[A]

I know.

[B]

Yes, yes.

[A]

I feel like everybody's like, it can bad.

[B]

Yeah. So, yeah, so, okay, I'll try. I'll try to condense it so it's funnier. So you don't have.

[A]

You don't have to, buddy.

[B]

So. So one of the projects that I wanted to do this, this. This summer was I wanted to build, like, there's a barn, and the back half of the barn has this big white wall. And I was like, oh, this is great. We can do a big mural. The mural would be very, very large at the top. The apex of this Barn is like 25ft. I was like, it'll look really cool if the whole thing in a very hippie fashion, very Berkeley, is completely like, ceiling is covered. So I was working on that the whole time. Like, I. I borrowed tons of ladders. I think now. Now people can start to guess where this is going. So I like, I was painting this barn and then I was like, oh. As a, like, as a final touch, I was like, I should hang these lights that will go around, like, around the eve of the barn to like, like, highlight the barn. So I was Doing that on the day. This is right after I got back from la. I was doing the commercial with Stephanie. I. I flew, flew back. And then my daughter's birthday was gonna be on a Sunday, Sunday morning. My wife is like, why are we doing this now? I was like, ah, well, it's good. It'll be great. It's gonna look really nice. So I'm using this ladder that my neighbor let me borrow. And he was like, hey, this ladder is bad. Like, you shouldn't use this ladder. Like, it doesn't have, like a footing thing. And I was like, nah, nah, this will be good. So then I lean it up against the thing I'm almost done with. Like, I've done most of the house when this happens. I'm probably 20ft off the ground on this very rickety ladder. And I have it diagonal. So if you can picture that, the legs are not good, the base of the ladder is not good, and those.

[A]

Are like, the key part. You want to be good.

[B]

Yeah. My friend Morgan was offering to help me, but I was like, ah, he's. He went inside to get some water.

[A]

Oh, man.

[B]

So I'll just use myself. So I felt it give way. Like, it's. It's starting to, like, go. And I'm like, oh, no. Like, in this moment, like, my life flashes before my eyes and I'm like, oh, no, I gotta get off this ladder. I literally have enough time as I'm falling to be like, I'm gonna die. Like, and so I. I drop. I look over, I, like, literally see the yard. And I'm like, this is gonna hurt a lot. And I fall straight on my butt, taking all of the impact on. On my butt. Then I do a lot of screaming and cursing. Keep in mind, it's my daughter's fifth birthday party, so. Thanks. So that wasn't, you know, it wasn't the coolest way to start the day.

[C]

Oh, no.

[B]

And anyway, so I'm like, call an ambulance. Like, it was very hot rod. Actually, it was like the moment that the dude, like, broke his femur. And, like, immediately was like, I'm not good. I'm not good. Like, so, yeah. Anyway, so. And I already feel, like, sort of numb, right? So I hit the ground. I'm tangled up in the ladder. I'm like, I know something's really bad. I go to the hospital. It turns out that I have shattered my pelvis on my left hand side, like, pretty badly. My sacrum has detached from my spine. By the way, all of this sounds worse than it Is.

[D]

Have we said, have we told people he's. He's in the hospital bed right now?

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm in a hospital bed right now. Yeah.

[A]

This is.

[B]

This is two days post surgery.

[A]

Right.

[B]

And the surgery is, Is.

[A]

Well, okay. Again, I wonder if at any point people were just because of how long it took, were like, oh, I hope he's just stuck at the top of a ladder.

[D]

So I'm podcasting from the top of a ladder. That'd certainly be better.

[B]

That would be better. Like Rapunzel. But. But anyway, so sacrum is shattered as well. Detached from my spine. I broke my lumber. Like, whatever. A disc is, like, bad now, so they gotta chuck that out. But basically they have to, like, figure it takes a while, like, to schedule surgery because they wanted to do, like, the front part and then the back part as well. And anybody who's had, like, pelvis stuff happen, apparently. I mean, I do get a lot of credit here, which is nice. Like, everybody who talks to me is like, oh, wow. Oh, wow, that's real painful. So it is truly like the most. I know I'm laughing about it right now, but, like, it is probably the most rugged thing I will ever experience. And honestly, it's been described as life changing. But then on the plus side, all the doctors have been like, yeah, but you'll be walking within like three to six months and you'll be back to like, all of the stuff that you normally do. And so. So we shall see. And I think a lot of it's going to have.

[A]

Was it. Was that. Were they that positive before the surgeries or was there a more.

[B]

The surgery couldn't have gotten better.

[A]

But, like, going into the surgery, was there a chance that it would have taken longer than six months? Was this like, a situation? No, I think that though, like, I.

[B]

Think that that was best case scenario. Like every. Everyone has said across the board, like, this is just some really fucking painful shit and you got. You got to like, just do a lot of work. So I'm just going to have to, like, fight through the pain. I mean, I've already gotten up, I've. I've gone to the bathroom. But I mean, like, with help and all that sort of stuff, but I'm gonna have to go to, like, acute rehab. And no, it's like, it's definitely no joke. And I know that this is maybe it's not the funniest way to start a podcast.

[D]

I appreciate you're saying it all with smile on your face, but as someone from afar that has just been hearing about it. It's been horrible. Like, not for me, but I'm just.

[C]

Saying it's been a really rough start.

[D]

Just. Just to be super clear, that's kind.

[B]

Of why I was sending you guys videos, because I was like, you know, I don't want you guys to think I'm, you know.

[D]

And you are on, I assume, a lot of pain medication right now.

[B]

Yes, yes. But I try to keep it sar sick as possible.

[D]

Keith, no, and I. And we love you. But I also just want to say that we've all been worried sick. You already know. So I'm not saying this for your sake. I'm trying to think of for the audience, like, that it has been a really scary week and really. And we're glad that you didn't hit your head and that you're not dead.

[B]

Oh, dude, I'm. I'm. It's so weird to say this, but I'm, like, insanely lucky. And then the craziest thing was that, like, my doctor came in this morning and was like. Was like, oh, yeah, if you had hit your heels, like, if you'd landed on both of your heels, that would have been 10 times worse. I'm like, 10 times worse. Like, I didn't know. I didn't know pain that, like, that level was possible. Like, it's like, it's pretty rugged.

[A]

To echo Keev and stress how scared we've all been. There's also that really unique thing when you have a group of friends like ours who have just this pattern of sort of glib, sarcastic texting. When news like this breaks, it takes a minute to just like, fully have it register what happened. Because Jeff, our producer, had texted Yoram and I, hey, you guys have to record. One of you has to record those ads today. And then, like, we got the text back, was like, hi, this is Mari, who's Yoram's wife. Hi, this is Mari texting from Yoram's phone and then basically gave us the gist of what Yoram just told us, which is.

[B]

Yeah, 20 foot fall.

[C]

Yeah, there is that question when you're, you know, comedy people. Like, how long you let it go before you say something kind of shitty?

[B]

Well, I mean, like, don't you think it should be instantaneous?

[C]

For me, that was until last night.

[A]

Oh, what'd you. What'd you lay on him last night?

[C]

We were texting last night, and this is what, a day and a half, two days post op?

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

I said, not sure if this is the best time to Bring up. But do we think the door is officially closed on you dunking now? Right. And then I immediately panicked and said, dice roll.

[D]

To try a joke this soon.

[C]

Apologies if that was too soon.

[B]

Honestly, I didn't even, like, remember that, like, me laughing on this pod is like, oh, shit, all right. That. I don't know if I could do that.

[C]

It's gonna hurt to laugh.

[A]

I mean, I think all our listeners will certainly be keyed in to see if your fall has given you sort of now, like, a limitless style memory, you know, if everything is flipped.

[B]

I actually. I feel like my mem. My memory's been a little bit better. Like, I certainly remember there are so many nurses and doctors, and everyone's been so, so nice. Shout out Sarah. In particular, my nurses.

[C]

Hey, shout out Sarah.

[B]

Yeah, she's a shit.

[A]

Shout out to everybody over there. Yeah, I. This is not a joke. I told you. And hopefully nobody here thinks it's inappropriate and it's not even a joke. I will just tell you, due to your earworm type success over the years and how much I love your work, that I often, when I think about this horrible thing in my head, hear, yorm fell off a ladder. Yorm fell off a ladder.

[B]

Yeah, F. I mean, it's so hard because as a comedy person. So what Seth's reference is that when we did this photo shoot and we may have talked about this. We've talked about it, of course, but us following up this. This. This horse and just being all three of us, being so glad that we filmed it, like, but it is so hard, just as a comedy person, not to be like, fuck, I wish I had. Like, because my kid immediately asked me, it was like, do you think that it would have been funny to see it if it was on video? And I was like, yeah, definitely. Like, without the.

[A]

Without the audio.

[B]

Yes. I think it would have been hilarious.

[C]

Hurting yourself in a real way. I tore my acl and I can't remember if I talked to you guys about it, but you immediately do the Will Ferrell bit of, like, narrating your own pain.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

Like, oh, God, that is so bad. That is so bad. Yeah, that's. Call an ambulance. Call me. And, like, one time I cut my finger really badly. And when I think about it was with Chester. We were roommates in college. And I cut my finger really bad. And I immediately was, like, within a week after it happening, imagining how you responded and the things you said immediately is funny to you. Yeah, because it's so heightened and cartoony.

[D]

It's.

[B]

It's also great because it's so. It's so exact. Exactly. You're like, oh, I guess that's the type of shit.

[C]

I guess that's. My pure self was like, oh, God, I don't want to lose my finger.

[A]

I had early. Early Covid. Axel, like, tripped and hit his, like, chin on a. On a stone step.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And it was just like, a gusher of blood. Yeah. And I was losing my mind. And Alexi was like, he's gonna be fine. I'm like, he's not gonna be fine. And you can't go to the er Cause it's fucking Covid. And then, like, literally six minutes later, fully cleared up. Little tiny scratch.

[D]

It's like, God.

[A]

Really, really rolled in too hot on that.

[B]

Wait, did I tell you guys, like, because this is almost, like, force majeure level embarrassing where we had this, like. Like, grease fire in our apartment in New York, and this fucking toaster was going off, and I. I threw a. Like, a greasy rag. I didn't realize that, like, there was grease on it sort of thing. I made it worse. Fucking flames shoot out of this toaster. And the first thing I said was, grab the cats. Let's get out of here. Like, and there's people above us in our apartment. Like, so, like, I'm, like, willing to, like, let everyone die, I guess.

[C]

And.

[B]

And Mari just closes the door of the toaster oven. The oxygen goes out, and it turns off. But I had just said it, like, so I just revealed. I just revealed who I was as a person. I was like, oh, I guess. Or that you could do that too. Oh, yeah.

[C]

No, you're right. Because oxygen and whatnot.

[B]

Fucking bonkers.

[C]

We're all hilarious cowards.

[A]

Oh, totally.

[B]

More importantly, how are you guys? Like, how's everyone?

[A]

Thanks for checking in.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

So sick. Do you want to stay on for this whole thing, Yorgi, or you maybe want to.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, I do that. I probably should bounce because I do have to, like, get into, like, regimens of, like, taking drugs and. What?

[C]

We weren't expecting you to come on the cast at all post. Breaking every Bone.

[B]

Well, I also just want to show, like, a certain level of dedication to be like, this is what it takes.

[C]

This fucks me in perpetuity now.

[B]

Because that's my goal.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Anytime I'm like, oh, I can't. And you're gonna be like, why are.

[D]

You in the hospital?

[B]

Are you bedridden? Back in three places.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

How many metal rods did you just get Put into your butt.

[A]

You're already trying to figure out how expensive it's gonna be to build a hospital bed set. Just. Just so you can send us pictures of a little backdrop. Like, we want to see your feet.

[C]

I actually broke three pelvises. Pelvi.

[A]

Pelvi.

[B]

Oh, all right, Yarmy, we love you. Yes, I will probably jump off, but you know what? Next week, though, I think I'll be able to make it because I'm not doing much.

[A]

Guys, do hate to be this guy.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Feel like a thank you is in order for the fact that after I got that text from your wife, I did the ads.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[B]

Oh, you know what? That's the real reason.

[D]

Just.

[A]

I mean, again, we can do. Or we can do it next week, but whatever.

[B]

That's the. That's the real reason I got on. Seth, just like, thank you for doing the ads.

[D]

If that. If this had happened to any of the rest of us, we would not be on this pod. So Yorm really has trumped us.

[A]

Yorm is really. I mean, you're general of the Kuwait Army. It's official now.

[D]

Yeah. Well, we love you. We've already talked you off. This isn't. You know, we don't need a podcast to publicly do things like, I don't know what you call it. Performative weird shit.

[C]

I'm going to do it.

[A]

I'm trying to shuffle you off the pod now for you to get the care you need.

[C]

Yorm, we love you. You're our bro. We're so glad you're okay. This is me being performative.

[D]

Thank you. Okay, so you're cool with the performative stuff?

[C]

Being performative, but I mean it. So it doesn't matter. It counts.

[D]

I just got a really good Instagram post. Ready? We're going to get so many likes. It's going to be so.

[B]

Oh, yeah, here's the thing. Here's the thing. Like, we also talked about how, like, I wasn't really involved in this episode.

[A]

Right? Yeah.

[D]

Oh, Firelight.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. So.

[C]

So you maybe timed it intentionally this way.

[B]

I did. I did. Yeah.

[C]

You were like, oh, should I climb the ladder? Well, I wasn't really involved in Fire in the Ambulance.

[B]

I was like, oh, thank God. I was just checking texts from Gibnel.

[A]

I mean, it does seem like. I mean. I mean, I feel like. I mean, obviously not Happy Gilmore amount of time, but like a Hot Rod 2, where Kevin falls off a ladder does feel like, certainly, like, act one.

[B]

Kevin does seem like a character that would have, like, A rear window situation.

[D]

No, he's been.

[C]

You guys heard it here first. Seth hated Happy Gilmore 2.

[D]

What the hell, dude?

[A]

Clicks, bro.

[C]

Just because you aren't sure doesn't mean we don't need them kicks.

[B]

Oh, my God, I'm so excited about this turn. Clicks, bro.

[A]

He's the clicks guy. A lot of people in the comments have realized that Andy is now just a full podcast guy.

[C]

I love pods. I love press, and I love pods.

[B]

Love dumb clicks.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

All right. We love you, Yorm.

[C]

Love you, buddy.

[B]

Love you. Love you too. I'll talk to you guys soon.

[D]

All right, love you.

[C]

All right. Bye, dude.

[B]

Bye, guys.

[D]

Seth, do we want to throw to commercial, regroup and then firelight it?

[A]

Let's throw to a commercial. And if you're wondering why it's just.

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Me, well, now you know.

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Now you know.

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Because you're a goddamned hero.

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[A]

All right, welcome back, everybody. While Yoram was talking, you were texting me, Andy, about how, when are we gonna talk about my movie that's coming out?

[C]

I was not.

[A]

And I was like, now. It's not appropriate. Just wait. We'll do a commercial and we'll regroup.

[C]

I never said that. But I will say I did text you while he was talking and said he's not condensing it, but that it's okay. Cause he's clearly on a ton of painkillers. He's like, let me try and tell it in a way that condenses it. And I was like, oh, here we go.

[D]

I thought he did fantastic for the record, because Mari texted me right before he jumped on. He's very dizzy and out of it from I couldn't Keith. So he was actually very Scallops humor, baby.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

I can't believe he came on at all. When he said he was going to, I was like, please don't. That's insanity. And then he was just a pure joy.

[D]

He had a smile on his face the whole time.

[C]

But it is funny to rip on a guy who just had surgery and is on major painkillers for not keeping it brief.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Only when that person is your.

[A]

Of course it was. I was referring to the fact that you have a movie, Roses, coming out, Andy. I'm very excited to see it. Yeah. And it was. It did sort of extend the tale of Frisbee Press.

[C]

It did. It is. And Roses. When this. By the time people hear this is out.

[A]

Great.

[C]

Yeah. Yeah. I got to talk a lot more about Frizz, which was nice.

[D]

Yeah. We were saying, Andy, did Digman press right into Roses Press? So he's just out there a lot right now.

[C]

Yeah. Feeling a little. A little exposed, frankly.

[A]

Do you feel like the questions have gotten a little bit better? And I'm just saying that because, look, there was some, like, tiktoky video stuff where, like, Kate was asking you questions. Our friend Kate McKinnon. Yeah. And they were good questions, and it was actually good content. And I know we give, like. We bust on, like, press tour stuff all the time, but I felt like there was some fun stuff. I think people have gotten better.

[C]

I mean, getting to do it all with Kate and then a tiny bit with Benedict and Olivia was wonderful. It's what you want. You can do things that are actually hypothetically funny and fun.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Andy, for people that don't follow what movies are coming out, will you give me the 32nd, tell me who's in this movie and how big your part is. The Roses.

[C]

Yeah, the Roses is. Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman are starring in it. Me and Kate McKinnon play their friends. We play a married couple. And it's written by Tony McNamara, who wrote Poor Things and the Favorite and created the show, the Great. And it's directed by Jay Roach, who you probably have heard of, because he directed all the Austin Powers and Meet the Parents movies. And it was an absolute treat to make, and I really like it. And it's out. Check it out.

[D]

And it's why you were in Foggy London Town.

[C]

That is why I was in Foggy London Town shooting. Yeah. When I was in Foggy London Town, it's because I was there shooting this.

[A]

I also want to shout out, because I was texting Andy about him today. Jamie Demetrios in the movie.

[C]

Oh, yeah. Jamie's the best.

[A]

Super funny. British actor who's in a great show, which I think is on whatever they call HBO streaming platform now.

[C]

Stath Lets Flats.

[A]

Stath Lets Flats, which is an A show.

[C]

He also has a really funny comedy special, which I think is on Netflix.

[A]

Yes, it's great. And yeah, so I'm very excited. And you were in New York, but it was heartbreaking. Cause I wasn't. And we were very upset to not.

[C]

I did end up getting dinner with Shoemaker and some other buds, which was great. And Seth, you helped me get a rez. And then you paid for dinner even though you weren't there.

[D]

Whoa. From afar.

[A]

Yeah. Did they now. Did they say who paid for it when they brought it over?

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

Okay. You want to tell everybody? Oh, they didn't say. I asked them to say that Frisbee bought dinner.

[C]

Oh, they did not say that.

[D]

Oh, they blew the Bambit.

[A]

They blew the bread.

[C]

They blew the bam.

[A]

That was. I. I did want them to make a big show of. But again, like, I'd already had, like, completely bend the knee to get a reservation at that point.

[C]

I can't believe I'm not going to say where we ate, but I will say we ate a burger, prime rib, and a French dip.

[D]

Yeah, you figured out.

[C]

Pretty sure anyone in the New York area can figure that out pretty quickly.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

It was so good. And thank you, buddy. Even though they blew the bit, it was such a nice night.

[A]

I mean, again, the act was more important than the bit. It would have been great if I was like, oh, my God. Thanks for the rez. Oh, my God. Also, I want to pay. Also, can you wear these little ears and this little. And can the rest of the staff make ghost noises?

[C]

But by the way, I mean, not to rewind, but the whole time we were there, we're just thinking about the fact that Yoram is, like, going through surgery.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[C]

And like, we were there. You know, the other folks we were there with, Jake Szymanski, Brandon Trost, are both friends of Yorm's also. And we were all, like, toasting to Yorm and being like, I hope he's fucking okay. And the whole press days, it was all happening in the background, and it was so fucking stressful and scary. So we're just so, so happy he's all right.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Yeah. Today's definitely the first day last night and today where it feels at all safe in any way.

[C]

By the way, if it was me, it would be another month before I would acknowledge anything else on planet Earth. Yhorm's just so bounce back Teflon guy and wants to be social and. Yeah, he just is out there.

[A]

He is. I mean, if. If man of the people, if an optimistic outlook is important for this kind of recovery. I mean, he is the. The best of us. Yeah. You know, for that, of the four.

[C]

Of us, I'd say he would definitely take falling and breaking his pelvis the best.

[D]

Yeah, definitely.

[C]

Definitely, definitely. So back to New York. A lot of Kuwait armies hurled at me out there.

[A]

It's a real Kuwait army city. And again, you're amongst the people. Again.

[C]

It felt real nice. So anyone who hit me with equate army, I appreciate it. Made me look real cool in front of my peers.

[D]

Cumberbatch is your peer.

[C]

Well, equal comedically.

[D]

What about on the payroll side?

[C]

I guess it depends on the project. Are we talking like Dr. Strange or anything else?

[D]

The roses.

[C]

All of them. No.

[D]

Okay, good, great. I have a clip. This is a really short clip. It's Arnold. That's why I think. And just see if you can guess what movie this is. If either of you can guess, I don't know what you'll get.

[C]

Joseph P. Brenner. What's a pee stamp? Pussy. Excuse me. I'm sorry, what was that?

[D]

The music. The music dropping and the scene. Moving on.

[A]

Yeah. And the guy just rolling with it. He was fine with it.

[C]

And he's all, you're in.

[D]

Yeah, see you around. He gets my point that you're approved.

[C]

What is the context?

[D]

And then he. And then he just walks away. And those violins, those big. All the strings, string section.

[A]

He nailed it.

[C]

What movie is it?

[D]

The movie is called Raw Deal.

[C]

Oh, I remember Raw Deal.

[A]

Early. Early Arnold. Yeah.

[C]

With the slick back.

[D]

I don't remember the context or what has happened in the movie. I was going through. I tried right before I got on here. I had 10 extra minutes and I was like, I'm gonna find. I wanted to find the dog farting that we talked about from Dirty Harry.

[A]

Right.

[D]

To present it to you guys.

[C]

Yeah, yeah.

[D]

And I didn't find that, but I found this random one that I. I.

[A]

Want to believe that was an Arnold improv on the spot.

[D]

It's hard though. It's all set up.

[A]

But no. What if it was like, what?

[D]

Maybe they had other pieces.

[A]

He's like, payback's a bitch, right? And then he's like, can I do one for me?

[D]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, right?

[A]

And they're like, I think pussy's pretty good.

[D]

The smirk on his face. He liked it.

[A]

It would probably Use that one.

[D]

And the guy's just like, all right. Yeah.

[A]

They didn't tell him. And that guy rolled with it great.

[C]

They're in the edit, he walks away. Wow. I don't remember that, dude. That was all Arnold.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, it doesn't make sense, but it's fun, right? Yeah. People will remember it.

[D]

Okay, Jeff's saying he just found a YouTube clip of the dog farting. Are you guys curious to see it?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Oh, man. You know, I've never seen a dog fart before, so let's check this out. Oh, you seem to be all right.

[A]

I'm fine. You better get it together. Quiet.

[D]

The clip should have gone. Another shot, I think he tells the dog to be quiet and it farts. It turns around, exposing its anus to camera and then lays a fake fart.

[A]

Big old dog dick, too.

[D]

Thanks for mentioning. I think Clint Eastwood has one other line or a look after that. There's no way it doesn't cut to the next scene.

[C]

It's good that you mentioned it, Seth, because we were all thinking it.

[A]

That's Sondra. That's Sondra Locke, the actress. And they were a long term couple, Clint and her.

[D]

It's from Sudden Impact, which I think is the fifth one.

[A]

Yeah. Where they're just like.

[C]

I'm willing to wager that that fart wasn't in the script. Also, I'm gonna guess they had footage of the dog. It wouldn't face forward. It kept turning away from camera. And the editor was like, you know what? I'm just gonna roll with it.

[D]

Yeah. They actually famously had one of the editors from Tim and Eric. Awesome show, Good job. And.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

And they would just find the comedy out of the. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

There was one edit of it where the dog farted like 17 times in a row in succession.

[D]

The same clip every time they said quiet. They used every take of them saying quiet.

[C]

So they went, quiet, fart, quiet, fart, quiet. And the dog went spaghett.

[D]

Fuck.

[A]

Andy, real quick. Yeah. Did you see Vulture? Top 14 tennis scenes in movie history?

[C]

No.

[A]

All right. Would you be surprised to know Seven Days in Hell made a list?

[C]

I would certainly hope it did. How many tennis movies?

[A]

Yeah, okay.

[C]

How many tennis things are there even?

[A]

Well, congratulations. Seven Days in Hell. Which is a real reminder to me when, like, you know, because I have a lot of friends with kids now who like your work.

[C]

Right.

[A]

And they like that the podcast is pointing sort of Brooklyn Nine9 fans towards the digital shorts.

[C]

Right.

[A]

I'm excited to say. Oh, well, guess what? Your next is seven days in hell.

[C]

Yeah. Except it's not for kids.

[A]

Well, that's what I mean. I feel like once they get through the shorts, it's like. You know what I mean? Like Brooklyn Nine. Nine kids who then do, you know, they get their jizz in my pants and whatnot. And then it's like, now it's time.

[C]

Jizz in my pants famously is for kids.

[A]

Well, right, because seven kids in hell is full on.

[C]

Yeah. Dirt fest. It's HBO all day. What number did we land?

[A]

11.

[C]

So seven landed at 11 out of 14?

[A]

Yeah, that's correct.

[D]

Now, did they not put challengers first just because it's too recent and they didn't want to. They didn't want to have a recency bias, and so they thought they had.

[A]

To bury 100% literally. What they said in the entry was the only thing that's keeping this is number one is we think everybody will blame us for recency bias. But it's very clearly.

[D]

Should be number one.

[A]

It should be number one.

[D]

What was number one?

[A]

Blowout, that Antonini movie. That.

[C]

Fuck Antonini.

[A]

But it's.

[C]

Blowout's great.

[A]

It seems like an arty tennis scene of, like, mimes playing tennis, like, miming tennis.

[D]

And then is it the. What was it? Paul Bettany and Dunst movie that made it?

[A]

That beat. That beat Sandberg.

[C]

That's Wimbledon.

[A]

You beat Annie Hall.

[C]

That's insane that they beat us, though. Wimbledon beat Seven Days in Hell. Go to hell.

[D]

Oh, Annie Hall. But that's just like a scene, isn't it?

[A]

Yeah. They give it Annie hall. And what's his other tennis movie?

[D]

Match Point.

[A]

Yeah, that match. Yeah. They put those, like, 12 and 13 Danny Halls.

[C]

They're like playing in those indoor courts, right?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And then kind of the same in Squid and the Whale. Was that also on there?

[A]

Squid the Whale. Very high. Maybe three.

[C]

Yep.

[A]

Rushmore.

[C]

Oh, yeah. When he has the meltdown on Very. So good.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Isn't that Tenenbaums?

[A]

Oh, Tenenbaums. You're right.

[C]

Sorry. Sorry, Keith. I blame Seth.

[A]

Battle of the sexes.

[C]

Yeah.

[D]

Oh, sure.

[A]

Amazon.

[C]

Yep.

[D]

It's gonna be good.

[A]

Tennis movies and some fun times.

[C]

That's fun.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

You know what I say is, tennis is like a relationship.

[A]

Oh, in what way? Well, this is a new take. Keep going. We want to hear more about this.

[D]

Just like the conversation between you and your opponent, the mind games and the.

[A]

The back and forth.

[D]

You know, the back and forth. Yeah, exactly. It's a conversation. It's A relationship.

[A]

Keep your angles covered, that sort of thing.

[D]

Every time me and Andy play at the end, I jump over the net and I kind of spread eagle my arms and legs and I land in his arms and he catches me, but he knows it's coming. So he's like, got his center of gravity right. He throws his racket to. And he. And we hug it out.

[C]

Keith, did you know that Seth has another version of that?

[D]

What's that?

[C]

Seth says tennis is like a relationship. Cause once you score, there's no more love.

[D]

Damn, that's really good.

[A]

I mean, I know I say it, but it still makes me make that noise when I hear it. I'm just so proud of myself for coming up with it.

[D]

Kind of disgusting.

[C]

That's your personality, dude. I don't know what to tell you.

[A]

I love it that it has always.

[C]

Been and still is and always will be your personality. Hey, this is Andy. I'm interrupting the pod. Wherever is deemed fit. No one asked me if I got queen bee on the pod when we recorded, and I did. So I just wanted to make sure that that was covered. I'm not sure I'd leave it to our crew and our whole team to drop it in wherever they think is appropriate. But, yeah, I quibbied. Thanks for nothing, everybody. Yorm, you're off the hook, obviously, for this one.

[A]

The Twilight movies were giant movies. Taylor Swift was and is now even a bigger star. And yet we're once just not racing into the short.

[C]

No, we're not. Keev, do you want to congratulate Taylor and Kelsey and get some clicks?

[D]

Engagement? Well, people have been next to the frisbee passing away. People were like, I wonder what the take's going to be from this pod.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

And it's just a hearty congratulations.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Seth, you want to congratulate him? Maybe double down on our odds of some clicks.

[A]

I mean, a hearty congratulations indeed for me as well. I almost feel, you know, and again, I know the two are not connected, but. But was Frisbee's death in some way sort of a cosmic tipping point for their love to bloom?

[C]

See, now we're crossing some click streams.

[A]

Yeah, a little bit of click world that I'm on a little credit crossing that click face.

[C]

Yeah, well, you heard it here first. Seth thinks Frisbee's death was the reason that Taylor and Travis got engaged.

[A]

Cosmically, I don't think, like, they heard about it. I just think those who pull the strings in the cosmos in these sort of.

[D]

Yeah, yeah. Energy is finite yin Yang Wise without. It's a zero sum game. Moves around in mysterious ways.

[A]

Yeah. Frisbee's positive energy returning to the void was then available for the Kelsey Swifts.

[D]

That's airtight.

[A]

Airtight.

[C]

And that's, I think, a perfect segue into this week's short Firelight that Seth wrote.

[D]

This is another Seth Akiva collabo we did. There's only a few. In the whole course of the thing, we had the Peyton Manning United Way. Am I forgetting maybe me helping on one of those monologues or something?

[A]

Yeah, this I will say. I remember the beginning of this, which is really fun. I was a little disappointed in my failure to find a fun second or third beat because the air comes out of it. Cause it's really just kind of beat for beat. The actual Twilight trailer.

[C]

I haven't rewatched it. Do I need to?

[A]

Well, let's watch it.

[C]

Here's another question.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Do we need a Seth's Corner? If you're the architect of the short.

[A]

No, we do not. I've talked about this a lot with our producers.

[D]

Oh, really?

[A]

Yeah. I was begging for it, and they shut me down.

[D]

You were mulling this all week.

[C]

They're like, bro, you're the main event, brother.

[D]

Yeah, but did Pain Manning from the United Way have the SNL digital short logo?

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

And thank God. Yeah. Because otherwise it was just fucking lobster claw. I had to do something to get myself out of that fucking jackpot I put myself in. But here's the thing. Taylor Swift's really good. Her Christmas story is really good. She kind of keeps biting her lip in a way that's really fun. Hater. Great Frankenstein makeup across the board. Andy, you're in it twice.

[C]

Oh.

[A]

Any guesses as to two different characters?

[D]

You mean?

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Oh, it's exciting. One's gonna be the Taylor Lautner role, maybe.

[A]

Yeah. But what's he. Because, remember, Taylor Lautner in the movie is a werewolf. So what's Andy in this?

[C]

Oh, a dog.

[D]

No, a mummy.

[A]

A mummy.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

And your name is Lomax, which is just such a fucking funny thing to just give you your name of a character you tried to get on that you couldn't. Yeah.

[D]

Here's your Lomax. You're like, but he's a mummy now.

[C]

Like, that's not Lomax, though.

[A]

All right, so I'm watching it today, Keev, and we're gonna watch it together. I'm watching it today, and I'm just kind of, like, disappointed. Like, Andy is. Andy shows up as a mummy. And like, I know that's. Cause, oh, Taylor Lautner was a werewolf, so in a Frankenstein movie, Andy would be a mummy. But then, like, I don't come up with anything funny for Andy to do. Even just like, we should have him walking. You know what I mean? Like, there's no.

[D]

I just feel like it's just the ideas on parade of, like, what if Twilight was. Instead of this? It was this. So what are the other monsters then?

[A]

None of the fun of like. And then. Because it wasn't like somebody was saying, like, but don't do any comedy on top of it.

[D]

Yeah, yeah. So this is just a little soft.

[A]

It's a little soft.

[D]

And Yoram, again, as we said, picked a great week to not be on the pod. Because I can't. I have no memory of what he was doing. He was probably writing something and. No, because I see. I don't. I'm looking through the rundown. I don't see what. I don't see what he was up to.

[C]

Again, saying picked is pretty loaded.

[D]

But, yeah, we'll get to this. We'll get to this. But bunny business wouldn't exist without Firelight.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Because this opened up the space for bunny business. That's my point.

[A]

And that's what I'm kind of getting at, is that you have Taylor Swift massive, Twilight massive. You got Keev at the helm, looks great. And yet I don't think about it at all. And I think about bunny business all the time. I think about bunny business all the time. I've watched them both back to back today. Yeah, Bunny business is so rad.

[C]

Well, thanks. I love bunny business. And we went on to do horse Sense and one other one even, I think.

[A]

Was it horse sense? It wasn't like horse play or something?

[C]

Horseplay.

[A]

I mean, horse. What does horse sense mean?

[D]

No, you can have a horse sense about something. Isn't that a thing?

[C]

Horse sense is a thing.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

It's a thing. It's just not what we chose, you know?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

We chose horseplay because it was horses playing baseball.

[A]

Oh, right, right, right.

[D]

Yeah. It's a colloquial phrase from the late 1800s that's still used fairly often today. Horse sense.

[C]

I think I had it on my mind because there's a movie called Horse Sense.

[D]

Sound practical judgment.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. I don't know. I feel like it wasn't horse sense. I mean, bunny business. Right away, people know what that movie's going to be.

[C]

Horse Sense. Disney.

[D]

Okay, that one's probably interesting. Cause it's probably about horses, and it's kind of a play on words.

[C]

Let's just say I've seen it and it wasn't my choice.

[D]

Oh, you've seen it? There's a lot of horses in your house.

[C]

Yeah, my daughter likes movies with horses in them, so I saw a later career, Joey Lawrence tearing it up.

[A]

Wow. What was his horse movie?

[C]

Horse Sense, bro. God damn it, Seth.

[D]

It's like you fucking hate my guts, dude. God damn.

[A]

That was Joey Lawrence in the picture you just showed us?

[C]

Yeah. I mean, they were in profile and he was a lot older.

[A]

I thought it was a young Sam Neill. For what it's worth, I'm sure both.

[C]

Of them would be flattered to hear that.

[A]

Yeah. When?

[C]

I mean, look, Joey Lawrence, I think you lost track of after Blossom. Yeah, totally, but not me.

[D]

What did he say when he wanted the horse to slow down?

[A]

Oh, man. Whoa, man. Thank you. I mean, I just had to. It was hard for me. I was like, I gotta get out of the way of this one, because this is like watching magic at work.

[C]

Oh, you mean do one of my main best impressions?

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Let's just say me and Keev hook each other up.

[D]

Do you think that's why they cast him? No joke. They were like, what is the character saying when he's teaching horsing?

[C]

You can't even see his mouth. He's just like a wide shot of a stunt guy on a horse going, whoa.

[B]

Whoa.

[A]

Do you think a producer was, like, reading it? Like, you know, spouse in bed next to the producer. They're just, like, reading the script and they see that, like, whoa. Was in it a lot. And then the next morning, they're like, is this crazy?

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, is this the craziest idea?

[D]

For those that don't know the sitcom blossom from the 80s or 90s, Joey Lawrence was the heartthrob kind of guy on it, and he played the kind of dumb guy, and his catchphrase was whoa.

[A]

Right. And then Blossom's catchphrase was, I'm gonna host Jeopardy. Remember?

[C]

I do remember saying that. Yeah.

[D]

She kept saying that. She kept being like, I have this theory about how the universe was created.

[A]

There was, like, this interview that somebody posted recently, and it was, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum were getting interviewed together, talking about Jurassic park and Sam Neill's like. I remember we had the premiere, it was in England, and I sat next to Princess Diana, and my son was on the other side of me, and the whole movie, he was just ripping, like, the foulest farts.

[D]

Oh, I did.

[A]

And I was just like, watching the movie, like, devastated that she thought it was this was what she was smelling and that she would think it was me. And then it's like this really long story. And at the end, and it's that great thing when you read an interview and somebody like. It's like a whole paragraph and then the other person just has one line and it's Goldblum's like. And I'm just so impressed that all these years later, Sam's still trying to pin it on his kid. It's really good.

[C]

Perfect.

[A]

Two dudes that are good dimes. All right, so I'd like to talk more about bunny business than Firelight, but again, it's fine. It's fine.

[C]

Can I pitch something?

[A]

What?

[C]

Can I pitch something? Yeah, let's go into Firelight and then maybe Andy's corner.

[D]

Great.

[A]

Love it.

[C]

Good little switch Em ups.

[D]

All right, I'm gonna play this.

[A]

Who's that?

[D]

Who, him?

[A]

No, them. Those are the Franks.

[B]

They don't hang out with any.

[D]

But you were also a fake out. Edward Cullen. Yeah, it does look better than I was expecting right off the bat.

[A]

That's great. And we're cutting in footage from the actual trailer, which was a. Yeah, those drone shots.

[C]

Wait, Keev, you didn't get the helicopter shot of the forest? You fucking cop out, artist guy.

[D]

But even this I'm impressed with. How? Because I was just doing stupid color correction using rudimentary tools. I'm impressed that I even was able to get it this close. And we're just in the NBC commissary, Right?

[C]

Good depth of focus.

[A]

He's cute. That's Philip.

[D]

Don't bother.

[C]

We'll see him. Don't bother.

[A]

Stella, please sit with Philip.

[C]

Wait, wait, wait. Was that a plate or did you build that set?

[D]

I think we built the set this time.

[C]

It looks identical to the movie.

[A]

It's amazing. It's really amazing how good it looks.

[D]

And as we talked about for the Movie Awards episode, how bizarre it is that we are recreating this scene a second time.

[C]

Yeah, I mean, I wasn't. You guys were. But. Yeah.

[D]

Well, we recreated the other half of it because in the Movie Awards, the Troy Miller one was using footage from the movie for this angle that we're staring at right now.

[C]

Right.

[D]

And then it was a reverse angle we faked.

[C]

Right, just like, in terms of, like, timeline. I did it before scene, but. Okay, so let's keep going.

[A]

Oh, I see, I see, I see. Yeah, let's just keep.

[C]

Let's just keep going. Because now that that's settled and no one could disagree.

[D]

That's just the truth.

[B]

Hey, hey.

[C]

But it is shooting that direction in the scene again with Taylor again. But now playing a different part.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Correct. Yeah.

[A]

All right. Sorry.

[C]

Everybody knows. It's just Twilight Mania. We were all there.

[D]

Just. It is odd.

[A]

Hey, everyone, turn on your Bunsen burners.

[C]

Yeah? Frankenstein's scared of fire.

[A]

Seth Frankenstein's scared of fire. By the way, no problem with the first minute of the sketch. Now, I don't know if I was worried, because I think Phil Hartman's Frankenstein is one of the funniest SNL sketches of all time. Quite good that going back to the fire. Well, too many times would be infringing on that. But clearly that's the move. There's no more fire in the course of this whole thing.

[C]

No. And that is a legit laugh. And Bill, obviously great at playing that.

[A]

It's great. And it's because it takes you out of the way they act in Twilight.

[D]

Moody, the moody over dramatic sexiness.

[A]

And so I'm just so disappointed. Watch it again. And also, like, I got Andy shows up as a mummy. And, like, there's no. Like, that's clearly a moment.

[D]

Well, let's see it.

[A]

I. Yeah, I know what you are. Your skin is green. You have bolts in your neck. You freak out or on fire.

[B]

Say it out loud.

[A]

Frankenstein. Yeah, they know. No, it's not a joke. Why won't you kiss me?

[B]

Because when I kiss people, I tend.

[D]

To accidentally choke them to death.

[A]

I want you to try.

[D]

I like that we used the footage of him climbing her up a tree and just put them up at the top of a tree. Like, what the fuck is happening here? Yeah, I know. They're zooming up a tree.

[C]

So last two beats were just doing stuff from the movie. Too much. Right?

[A]

Yeah. There's no and again. And it's not gonna get better. Better. What's wrong?

[B]

We found an old blind man strangled to death.

[A]

Looks like it was an accident. Strangled by accident.

[C]

Hey.

[A]

Hey, Lomax.

[D]

All so good.

[C]

So you're hanging with Philip Frank now.

[A]

What do you have against the Franks?

[C]

Just be careful.

[A]

Now. I watch that. Like, she closes the locker. You're a mummy, literally. Today I'm watching it and I'm like. You say, just be careful. Which is, again, not a joke. And then it just cuts. Like, why didn't you then walk away? And we see that you accidentally got one of your things caught in her locker and you just.

[C]

In her locker yeah.

[A]

You just start unraveling and you're like. Like, anything.

[D]

Anything to do the rest of this. The joke is the breaking of the. The tension that is so overwrought.

[A]

Yes. The joke is not that we, like, are doing Frankenstein for vampire.

[D]

She could have just been like, oh, your bandages smell like shit. Anything would have worked.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

I do believe I'm gonna strangle someone by accident.

[D]

I mean, that's not bad. And I mean. But it is relying on the repetition.

[C]

Of accidentally strangle someone's funny.

[A]

It's fine.

[D]

It's just relying on the fact that everyone has seen the movie, so it's a little cheap because you're just being like, remember this part of the movie? What if it was this part? Now.

[B]

You are my life.

[A]

Now you're choking me.

[B]

Sorry. It's an accident.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

I would love another shot at it. That's what all I'm gonna say.

[D]

Were you on set, Seth, when we were shooting?

[A]

No. No.

[D]

Because actually, that's my fondest. I don't have any, like, you know, anything to get those clicks, but that's my fond memory of it, actually, is that. That. Because we're really in a forest. I have no clue where it was because I just got into the car and they're like, yeah, there's a forest. But when.

[A]

And they put a h. They put a hood on your head when you go to SNL shoots. They do put a hood on your head. They always.

[D]

They always put the. The kidnap hood on. They. And then you're magically at a forest. But that was exciting alone, just to be. You're stuck in Manhattan all the time. And all of a sudden, we were just in a real forest with a Steadicam. And my dad was visiting randomly and had nothing to do because it was just him visiting alone. And so he just came. So I have these really fond memories of being in a forest. And then Taylor, you know, she brings her mom almost everywhere, right? So her mom and my dad.

[A]

Clicks.

[D]

You never have clicks.

[A]

Clicks.

[D]

They straight up made out.

[A]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[D]

But you never have parents on set ever.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

And then we had two parents just, like, having craft, eating some sandwiches, and, like, sitting in chairs. And we would both go back and be like, how you doing, dad? How you doing, Mom? Need anything? Okay. And it was very adorable having parents on set. Not just one, but two.

[A]

Taylor already, obviously. I keep saying this already. Huge deal. Nowhere near as stratospheric as she is now and was over the course of that week. I wasn't on that set was such a delight to be around and such a pro.

[D]

Agreed.

[A]

Always.

[D]

We had a lot of fun. And then before bunny business. Do you want to talk about the monologue thing? Because I remember that's my only other.

[A]

Memory I've talked about it. I feel like I've talked about it on. On so many podcasts, so.

[D]

Cause I was there. I was in that room when she came in.

[A]

Oh, yeah. So you can speak to this, because I'm glad somebody is there to sort of support my memory of it, which is she came in and said, I wrote a monologue song, or she told me I wrote a song for the monologue. And I said, great. And she said, can I play it for you guys? And I remember I've always felt my true nightmare in life is to be in a room where somebody close to me is playing guitar and singing a song while looking at me, literally.

[D]

So when it's the host that you have to keep in a really good mood, so the last thing you want to be is like, sorry, your song isn't good enough. We're going to write something else. So you're just dreading, like, oh, my God, how are we going to get out of this?

[A]

Shame on me. Right? Like, I'm already jumping ahead to when the song's over and me being like, yeah, I mean, I think we'll do that, and then maybe we'll work on something like, just our. Ready.

[C]

You'd been working at the show a while, though. Not. Shame on you. Like, you encounter every version of this at some point when you work there. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it's not.

[A]

I just underestimated, which would not be a mistake I would ever make again with her. Her incredible acumen as a songwriter and knowing exactly what the assignment was and writing a perfect song for the occasion.

[D]

Yeah. Now, you would have no doubts. You would just know. But she was like, 20, and I was in there being like, oh, I'm so glad I'll get to be the one being like, I don't know why they're not using it.

[A]

It's so good.

[D]

I have no responsibility.

[A]

I do remember in front of her, she sang the song. And I went over to the phone and I called the writers who were working on the monologue, and I was like, she just ate your fucking lunch.

[D]

Here we go.

[A]

Whatever you do with it, hands down, everyone rolling in, pencils down.

[D]

So you've told this story too much. But, Jess, the really fast version is she came in, she played the song for us, and it Is literally what the monologue is like. Zero changes. We just sat there and it was an entire song. That was her opening monologue. We were like, okie dokie. That's it.

[A]

I really do believe Lauren was like, yep, that's it.

[D]

Yeah, I think it was just me, you, Lauren, and Higgins.

[A]

Yeah, I like glitter and sparkly dresses, but I'm not gonna talk about that in my monologue. I like baking and things that smell like winter, but I'm not gonna talk about that in my monologue. La la la la la la. I like writing songs about douchebags who cheat on me, but I'm not gonna say that in my monologue. I like writing their names into songs so they're ashamed to go in public, but I'm not gonna say that in my monologue. She was. Received the news very kindly and. And had to run. Like, I think she had to then go run down and rehearse something else. And, yeah, the four of us all sat there and were like. Were it always so easy?

[C]

Yeah. Lauren didn't have to be like, well, we'll consider it, and we'll keep our writers working on other ideas just in case.

[D]

Truly never happens. No, never happens.

[A]

Yeah. Because again, Keith said it. It was like, Paige to cards. It was like that joke we always make of, like, take it to cards. It really was like, oh, yeah, straight to car cards.

[D]

Great.

[A]

Just have Wally start writing it up.

[C]

And when Wally heard it, did he just fucking bust one in his jeans?

[D]

He was.

[A]

He was so happy.

[D]

Get a voice note from Wally about how he felt when he heard that, guys, I was like, g. It makes a big difference to him when he's writing stuff on cue cards. How many rewrites it had beforehand? He's always like, this had eight rewrites.

[A]

Oh, geez, that means another one's coming.

[C]

I do not approve.

[A]

Oh, I'm sure that's. That'll be the last one.

[D]

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[B]

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[D]

Andy and Andy corner song.

[A]

Andy Corney, Andy's corner.

[D]

Let's get excited.

[A]

It's a corner that we're really in. Cause Andy's always doing digital shots, but.

[D]

This week he wasn't.

[A]

So we had time to work with Klein. Finally, it happened to you.

[D]

I just searched Bunny Business and Horseplay's right underneath. Underneath it.

[A]

Horseplay. Oh, that's definitely as common as horse sense.

[C]

Hit us in the titus, everybody. Cuz I think it is.

[A]

Kick us in the Dickus if you think it isn't. And hit us in the titus if you think it is. Well, all right. So first of all, this is the first one of what will become a triptych. Correct?

[C]

Andy, I want to say.

[D]

Yeah, well, what's the third?

[A]

At least two horses playing baseball and then there's a dog with one. We'll get there.

[C]

There's a courtroom one, maybe. Or is this that one?

[A]

No, there's a courtroom. This is not it. This is Bunny business.

[D]

These are. Bunnies are in an office.

[C]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. They're in pantsuits and they're in an office.

[A]

So there it's a little bit. I mean, you. Every song in this, it's a commercial for an album, for an animated film.

[C]

It'S a commercial for the soundtrack. But, you know, this was a moment in time where there were a lot of, like, commissioned soundtracks where a lot of original songs were written for a soundtrack for a movie.

[A]

Yes.

[D]

Like F1.

[C]

Sure.

[D]

And you didn't like the F1 soundtrack, Andy?

[C]

It was basically like six different steps of backing into me wanting to sing like, Robert Smith for like 15 seconds.

[A]

Right, well, let's think about it, because this one's Adam Duritz.

[C]

Adam Duritz. Sorry.

[A]

So not the song then Robert Smith. And then was there. Who was the third one you did? Boy George?

[C]

No, no, there was one of them where I was doing Morrissey at dress, and then we switched it between dress and air, and I can't remember which one it was.

[A]

Right.

[D]

What do you call this format, Seth, where everyone in the cast gets to shine?

[C]

And I call it an impression parade. Keith?

[D]

Oh, yeah. An impression parade.

[A]

It's an impression parade. It's really great because each of the songs, we're only hearing clips from songs that most any of them are is like four lines. I think maybe Taylor gets a little bit longer for hers. And then also we know there's songs about out. Doggy Duty was the third one. Dogs. Dogs.

[C]

Which is a very funny pun.

[D]

Like Jersey.

[A]

And you keep saying that the bunnies are wearing pantsuits. And there's multiple references to the fact that they're sending faxes.

[C]

Should we watch it?

[D]

Yeah, I got it ready? All right, let me load it up. And then we're gonna listen to the.

[A]

F1 soundtrack start to finish, start to finish.

[B]

This fall, there's only one movie that.

[A]

Has kids hopping for joy. Bunny business. The story of a couple of bunnies.

[B]

With a lot of ambition.

[A]

And before you see the movie, buy.

[B]

The soundtrack featuring an original song by Randy Newman.

[C]

Okay, let's stop. So the graphics don't look like an animated film.

[A]

No, but.

[C]

We'D have to look at the original script.

[D]

They look so shitty.

[C]

We wrote the sketch Tuesday night. It was red on Wednesday. It wasn't picked until Wednesday night. Late.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

So this was what, at this moment in human history at snl, this is what came back. And I believe when we met with everyone on it, we were like, yeah, we want it to look like a real animated feature that's coming out. And I don't blame anyone involved. They did great for the time constraint and for the technology available. But looking at it now, it's so funny to be. Be like, yeah, this is a major motion picture now.

[A]

The other thing, though, is when you said that to them, like, we're like, we wanted to look like a real, like, sort of, you know, DreamWorks animated movie. Did they look at you like, well, that's not gonna happen.

[C]

Yes, definitely.

[A]

We were.

[C]

We were told, like, yeah, we don't do that.

[A]

And by the way, it's. I would actually argue that it's funnier to watch now how shitty it looks. If it looked good, it would not make it any funnier. And the fact that it looks bad does make. Correct.

[C]

And in fact, now it probably would look really, really good. And you'd almost be like, I want it to look less good.

[D]

Starting right at Randy Newman. So you're going right at Toy Story at this moment.

[A]

Yeah, Toy Story. Randy Newman. That was sort of, you know.

[C]

And we did know Fred could do Randy Newman.

[A]

Featuring an original song by Randy Newman. Bunny wearing suits. Bunny selling facts.

[D]

Sounds very Bunny beefcakes.

[A]

Bunny beef news. These bunnies, by the way, let me just say, once again, exceptionally good. And the fact that you and Klein appreciated. There was no. It was not going to get more fun than four lines.

[C]

Oh, yeah. Just get the impression, laugh and get out. Yeah.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

I mean, the Randy Newman one. We were like, we have to Start with it. Because we knew Fred could do it so well. Well, Randy Newman is a very good friend of Lauren.

[D]

Co writer of Three Amigos.

[C]

Yeah, exactly. And like, for example, I'd forgotten this. Kee. Randy Newman, as a favorite of Lauren, came to the hot rod premiere.

[D]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

You know how mind blowing that is. Like, Randy Newman's one of the greatest singer songwriters of all time. And that's. That's just the SNL sphere stuff where Lauren's like, randy, we're having a movie. And he was like, all right, Lauren. And he's like, holy. Anyway, worth noting, these bunnies have a.

[B]

Nose for business and a tail for the age. And now you can own the soundtrack.

[A]

Featuring a brand new song by Natalie Merchant.

[C]

With 401ks.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

It'S really perfect.

[C]

It really sounds a lot like her.

[A]

I wish I had just read flatly before we played it.

[D]

That's those kind of lyrics. It's almost anti comedy because it's like purposefully flat. Like, flat. Yeah, yeah.

[A]

That's the thing, though. But it's not anti comedy because it's. I think that to overwork how little real estate you have would have made it tortured. Right. Like there was just no sense.

[C]

And by the way, I guarantee you that we wrote a version where the songs were longer and realized that this was better.

[A]

Better. Yeah.

[C]

I mean, we're just weird owing it. Except for not in a clever way on purpose.

[A]

Right. But here is the flat read of what you handed Kristen Wiig. These are bunnies with 401ks. Never before have bunnies worked in an office.

[C]

Yeah. But when sung like Natalie Merchant to these Are the Days.

[A]

I mean, by the way, track's great. It was so much fun. Yeah.

[C]

It's a great song and we all know it. And we all know, like, the rhythm and the music of it.

[A]

Yeah. And wigs. It's a exceptionally good impression.

[C]

And when you put all those things together, me and Rob are geniuses.

[A]

Yeah. Excited for our next one here.

[B]

Bunny business features over 30 original songs from some of the world's most successful singers, including Shakira.

[A]

So many bunnies on the floor tonight.

[D]

Hopping and shaking their bunny kids the.

[A]

Sheer by me and all of us Jump on the dance floor don't be shy Wear pencils and send the facts Bunny girls hop on your bunny boys.

[C]

I mean, sounds a lot. A lot like.

[A]

What's that?

[C]

Sounds a lot like.

[D]

Oh, yeah, Shakira. Yeah, she's doing the. The wolf one.

[A]

It's nuts. And also, I. I don't know if you Remember, not who you would probably jump to for her. And I'm guessing that she said, I have a Shakira.

[C]

I think we probably asked. And she said a few things that she thought she had a version on.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

And she said, Shakira. We loved it.

[A]

But that was so fun because it's so far. It's the most far field from her that you could have. Whereas I'm sure she, at the time where I think people thought of her more as country.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, there would have been so many classic country choices to make. And it was just such a blast to see her do Shakira.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Let me just do a dry read on one of the lines you gave Taylor Swift. Wear pantsuits and send a fax.

[D]

I just sing that like Shakira. Kira. It's just. It's elegant lyrics.

[A]

Wait, I'm gonna. Andy, don't. Don't say until I read the lyrics. Who you think this is doing an impression of? Who? Ready? Yeah. Bunny Business song. Sha la la la. Bunnies and pantsuits. Mr. Jones.

[C]

Yeah, that's gonna be me.

[A]

I forgot that you just put Mr.

[D]

Jones at the end of it. Well, yeah.

[C]

Mr. Jones, fellow Bay Area guy. Three think, right?

[A]

Yeah. When you hear the words animated bunnies.

[B]

You immediately think of Adam Durance from.

[A]

The Counting crows.

[C]

Shoots and Mr. Jones and threw up a deuce. Not bad.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

And nice to. You did a fantastic job. And you wrote the whole thing with Klein and buried yourself deep within. And that's being a team player, too.

[C]

Yeah, yeah.

[D]

Serving the show.

[C]

Yeah, yeah. Serving the show. Just trying to get in there.

[B]

Little kids like bunnies, but they love.

[A]

Eddie Vedder and Christina Aguile. That one didn't even mention Bunny Business. But who cares?

[C]

The fact that they don't. They don't duck Bill down. When they cut to the next section of it, he's still screaming in the background of the trailer.

[A]

Also, the name of the song they're singing. Did you see that?

[C]

No.

[A]

The Bunny merger went through. Also, Bill does his.

[C]

That's gotta be Klein.

[A]

His Eddie Vedder is like. Feels like it shouldn't be able.

[D]

No, it's like he has. It's like he has prosthetics, but he doesn't.

[A]

He's just like. He's like that thing that haters face.

[D]

Is crossing his cheeks up and just holding them there. It's amazing.

[A]

It's really, truly amazing.

[C]

A full freakin H. And by the way, Abby with pipes on her I didn't even know about.

[A]

Yeah. No, Abby's got pipes I knew from.

[D]

Balcony songs, but that's kind of behind the scenes.

[C]

Oh, my God. I should have remembered. I probably did. And that's why I was like Aguilera all day. It's agile abs.

[A]

It's A for a. So the title of the next one, it's Keenan as Jennifer Hudson, right? That's the next one.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

And I just. I think about the title, I feel like more than I should, because the title of the song is. And I am telling you, you are a bunny.

[D]

And it's so clumsy. You are a bunny. Just completely missing everything. Everything here.

[B]

We never even finished the movie. We were too busy enjoying this instant classic by Jennifer Hudson. No, no, no, no way. No, no, no, no way.

[A]

They're not wearing.

[B]

It's a whole big mess of funky funny business. And you and you and you, you're gonna to pay me.

[A]

Oh, boy. This soundtrack, you're going to pay me money. The Bunny Business soundtrack.

[B]

Even if you buy it, our careers are over.

[C]

Yeah, Trifle can't front on the funk. So much fun as Seth says. Hey, it's Andy again, interjecting here. First off, I got Queen Bee again two days later, after we recorded. But importantly, during our recording, I had asked Rob Klein to send a voice note about Bunny business. And he wasn't able to do that at the time, but he did send one in late. So here's that. There won't be any reactions to it, obviously. Okay, bye.

[A]

What's up? This is Rob Klein with a late voice message about Bunny business. I do remember that we had kind of pictured there being sort of these Pixar style animations in between the interstitial. And then realizing that it would take like two years and $50 million to make those. So one member of the graphics team kind of like heroically stayed awake for like 72 straight hours just to even give us the graphics that we had, which turned out great and we appreciated. And I also remember, I don't know what you guys said, except that it's, you know, was well respected and treated with respect and dignity.

[C]

Another thing I remember was sitting under.

[A]

The bleachers with Lauren and it started. And then the first one is Randy Newman. Fred is Randy Newman. Obviously Randy Newman is one of Lauren's friends. I don't know how much we had like thought about that or processed that, but it started. Fred got a laugh because it's Fred. And then Lauren just kind of looked at me sadly and is like, that's one of my best friends. And we were Parodying him.

[C]

Why?

[B]

Because he had, like, written a sweet.

[A]

Song for Toy Story that people loved and was of a piece with his entire body of work.

[C]

I don't exactly know.

[A]

It's hard to retrace some of the thinking, but it was done lovingly, obviously.

[B]

So there you go.

[C]

Yeah. And it went so just fine that we did two more.

[A]

I'm excited to get to him, though, because you're. Robert Smith is still Pinnacle Sandberg for me.

[C]

You're a nice man. I like how the words you say and the way your face looks as you say them.

[D]

So cut after dress, we have a potato chip.

[A]

Yeah. But I feel like we talk about it when we go to Blake Lively.

[D]

Yeah, but interesting.

[A]

And Taylor Swift wanted to do it. She was fighting for it.

[C]

Really.

[D]

When we do potato chip, let's dig up the dress.

[A]

Yeah. Hey, Marine World Africa, we talked about it was originally in Redwood City, then moved to Vallejo.

[D]

Yeah, Vallejo, Redwood City. That's much closer.

[A]

It then changed to Six Flags Marine World and it now is Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Star still there.

[D]

Oh, the. On the same location.

[A]

Yep.

[D]

It's a six flag.

[C]

Well, guess what? We will go there if they roll out the red carpet.

[A]

I think they might. Hey, this is exciting. Brendan Sean was at 76,000 views, you know, over 15 years after it came out. And somebody checked, it's over 87,000 now, so. Plus 11k for Brendan.

[D]

Oh, that's.

[C]

Oh, my God. That's.

[D]

That's the Quaid bump, bro.

[C]

You got that Quaid bump. You're welcome, Lauren.

[B]

You're welcome, Lauren.

[A]

Also, someone said, I'm a father who has shown my daughter's 7 and 10 hot rod a bunch. And now every time they come back from a restroom, they say, the bathroom here is nuts.

[D]

That is a gene.

[A]

That's a real good one.

[D]

Also, K Pop Demon Hunters got the Quaid bump this weekend in the theaters. A lot of. A lot of industry rags, Variety were, you know, giving us a lot of the credit for that. Yeah, a lot of the credit.

[C]

Your welks on that one.

[A]

One somebody said, hey, is it possible. Am I wrong? Does your idol from K Pop Demon Hunters. Yeah. Sounds a little bit like Finest Girl.

[C]

Someone else texted me about this.

[A]

Okay. Finest Girl from Popstar.

[C]

And the answer is Per Lynn Manuel Miranda. I said all three. For me, he's just Lynn, guys.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Is just be your idol and Bin Laden are the same.

[A]

Wow.

[D]

Got it.

[C]

That's Per Lynn. I'm not saying, like, oh, you got.

[D]

We're not musical.

[C]

It's an interpolation, you know, like, we're not gonna go down that road. We respect the art, you know, and if you want to borrow, have at it.

[A]

One of our producer, Jeff, sent a comment on Spotify. It's a verified account, so it seems legit that Questlove. Amir.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Commented on the pod. This is literally Questlove's first comment on Spotify. That's how much I love. Threw it on the ground.

[C]

He's the greatest.

[A]

I mean, Lynn. There's a lot of talk that, like, Lynn. We gotta get Lynn and Quest to do the next. Our next round of Criterion.

[C]

I think they're down.

[D]

Yeah, they're down.

[A]

Okay.

[D]

I didn't even know you could comment on Spotify.

[A]

I didn't know you.

[D]

Is that another place where we call questions from Jeff just for the listeners right now when they want to get a question answered? Yes. Jeff says, so what are the main places legitimately for us, it's you guys look at YouTube comments. You look at Spotify comments, Instagram comments, Instagram comments under the post. Got it.

[C]

Gmail, YouTube, Instagram, Spotify.

[D]

Oh, and. And then there's the email. What's the email again?

[A]

Yeah, throw it in the lonelyislandpod Gmail dot com.

[C]

I say we just leave Jeff's voice in for that.

[D]

Definitely.

[A]

Yeah. Great. Thanks, Jeff.

[C]

I mean, we're running a little long, but I think we can probably just cut all the yorm stuff, right?

[D]

I think we're. I think we're kind of wrapping up here, but.

[A]

Yeah, we're wrapping up. I'm gonna have some stuff I need to loop back on next up, but I gotta back.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

All right. Well, guys, I love you, but I'm gonna. I. And I never pick favorites, but I will just say I love yor most of all this week, and I hope. I hope he's on his road to recovery.

[D]

Likewise.

[C]

Yep. Love you, Y. Love you Y and love you guys.

[D]

Love you guys.

[A]

Love you.

[C]

Later, Arnold.

[A]

Later, Quaid.