Hero Song

Summary

Detailed Summary of "Hero Song" Episode from The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast

Release Date: November 4, 2024

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1. Introduction

In the "Hero Song" episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast, Seth Meyers engages in an in-depth conversation with The Lonely Island—comprising Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The episode centers around their iconic SNL Digital Short, "Hero Song," exploring its inception, production nuances, comedic elements, audience reception, and lasting impact on both Saturday Night Live and internet culture.

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2. Genesis of "Hero Song" [00:25 - 01:06]

The episode kicks off with Seth Meyers lauding Andy Samberg's performance in "Hero Song":

Seth Meyers [00:25]: "There's a real arc to your performance, Andy. There's an audacity from the very beginning to Hero Song."

Andy attributes the creation of the song to their collaboration with Drew Campbell and Asa Taccone:

Andy Samberg [00:31]: "I think our friend Drew Campbell, who makes music, had sent us some beats... It was like me doing like a dime store Jean Valjean vigilante guy."

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3. Recording and Production Process [01:06 - 07:03]

Akiva Schaffer reflects on his fragmented memories of the week:

Akiva Schaffer [01:06]: "Oh, let me get the show run down and figure out where I was."

Andy details the late-night recording sessions with Asa and the spontaneous creative process:

Andy Samberg [01:06]: "...we recorded with Asa in our office."

Asa Taccone shares a voice note recounting the chaotic yet exhilarating production week:

Asa Taccone [04:19]: "We hit him up. Hell of late. He sent us a ton of beats... fast forward to like 5am I think we, like, finished the song. It was hella late... I just got to make a cameo in the video."

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4. Vocal Performance and Humor [00:31 - 12:19]

The trio delves into the intentional poor vocal performance of the song, which is central to its humor:

Seth Meyers [01:26]: "The suckiest thing about you is you are definitely a dude who thinks you're nailing these notes."

Andy elaborates on the comedic choice of subpar singing to enhance the character's ineptitude:

Andy Samberg [02:03]: "The bending of the notes and some of the note choices are so atrocious."

They discuss the balance between humor and musicality, emphasizing that the vocals needed to be "sucky" to land the joke effectively:

Akiva Schaffer [03:10]: "It would be less funny if you sounded good."

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5. Behind-the-Scenes Stories [07:03 - 27:39]

6.1. Voice Notes and Real-Time Production Insights [04:19 - 07:03]

Asa's voice note provides a candid glimpse into the frantic yet creative atmosphere during production, highlighting the camaraderie and exhaustion:

Asa Taccone [04:19]: "...by the time that Akiva started editing, everyone was just fully toast. Just like off zero sleep and delirious."

6.2. Guest Appearances and Interactions [07:32 - 43:41]

Jorma Taccone makes a brief appearance, sharing anecdotes about missing part of the production due to filming commitments. The hosts humorously discuss their relationships with other SNL cast members and guests, including Amy Adams:

Jorma Taccone [07:36]: "I did and I rewatched it. And I also just remember the feeling of... being so relieved that I didn't have to do any work."

Andy shares stories about interactions with Amy Adams and the considerations of influencing young audiences:

Andy Samberg [23:41]: "Little girls are so, like, obsessed with Enchanted right now. They will find this and it will be scarring for them."

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6. Impact and Legacy [26:49 - 28:38]

Seth Meyers reflects on the enduring appeal of "Hero Song," praising its timeless humor and relevance:

Seth Meyers [26:51]: "I love Hero Song. I think it's great. I think it holds up really well."

The hosts discuss how "Hero Song" has remained a beloved Digital Short, continuing to resonate with audiences years after its initial release.

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7. Additional Voice Notes and Collaborations [31:19 - 35:52]

Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend contributes a voice note discussing their multiple SNL appearances:

Ezra Koenig [31:21]: "...we were invited back on the fifth album, so maybe we did need to take a break. But, you know, every time you're invited on snl, you have to think of it as a gift and an honor."

The hosts humorously analyze the rarity of multiple appearances by a single band, comparing Vampire Weekend to other musical acts like The Strokes and Arcade Fire.

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8. Behind-the-Scenes Anecdotes [38:00 - 43:41]

Andy Samberg shares an amusing story about prosthetic makeup reuse:

Andy Samberg [42:15]: "The prosthetics we put on you for Nurse Nancy were leftover Jiminy Glick."

This anecdote underscores the improvisational and resourceful nature of their creative process.

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9. Reflections and Anecdotes [43:41 - 52:40]

The hosts continue to reminisce about past SNL sketches, production challenges, and interactions with other comedians like Steve Martin and Marty Short. They highlight the importance of spontaneity and genuine reactions in their work.

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10. Concluding Remarks and Banter [52:00 - 52:40]

The episode wraps up with playful banter as the hosts attempt to end the podcast. Despite Seth Meyers' efforts to conclude, Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer keep the conversation lively, showcasing their trademark humor and camaraderie.

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Notable Quotes with Speaker Attribution and Timestamps

• Seth Meyers [00:25]: "There's a real arc to your performance, Andy. There's an audacity from the very beginning to Hero Song."

• Andy Samberg [00:31]: "I think our friend Drew Campbell, who makes music, had sent us some beats. Right, Keef?"

• Seth Meyers [01:26]: "The suckiest thing about you is you are definitely a dude who thinks you're nailing these notes."

• Andy Samberg [02:03]: "The bending of the notes and some of the note choices are so atrocious."

• Asa Taccone [04:19]: "...fast forward to like 5am I think we, like, finished the song. It was hella late..."

• Seth Meyers [26:51]: "I love Hero Song. I think it's great. I think it holds up really well."

• Ezra Koenig [31:21]: "...every time you're invited on snl, you have to think of it as a gift and an honor."

• Andy Samberg [42:15]: "The prosthetics we put on you for Nurse Nancy were leftover Jiminy Glick."

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Conclusion

The "Hero Song" episode offers a comprehensive exploration of one of The Lonely Island's most celebrated SNL Digital Shorts. Through engaging discussions, behind-the-scenes insights, and humorous exchanges, Seth Meyers and The Lonely Island provide listeners with a deeper appreciation of the creative process, the intentional comedic choices, and the enduring legacy of "Hero Song" in the realm of sketch comedy.

Transcript

[Seth Meyers]

It's the Lonely island and Seth Meyers Podcast. Welcome back, everybody. It's another episode of the Lonely island and Seth Meyers Podcast, and this week it's one. I never tire of watching it. There's a real arc to your performance, Andy. There's an audacity from the very beginning to Hero song.

[Andy Samberg]

Truly well put.

[Seth Meyers]

Let's start with the Seeds of Hero song.

[Andy Samberg]

I think our friend Drew Campbell, who makes music, had sent us some beats. Right, Keef?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, you remembering this much better than me already.

[Andy Samberg]

I think it's him and Asa Taccone. Or it was Asa. I'm pretty sure it was Drew, though. And I was listening to it and was just like, oh, that's what this song should be. Was like me doing like a dime store Jean Valjean vigilante guy. That's sort of how it started. And then obviously the joke became what the joke was, but that was the deal. And I think, in fact, you were busy that week for some reason. Keev and I recorded with Asa in our office.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, let me get the show run down and figure out where I was.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. It explains why my vocals are so daring.

[Seth Meyers]

It is so daring. That's the audacity. It is. Again, the premise is we're watching an obviously wealthy man decide he is going to become a vigilante.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. It's like if Bruce Wayne sucked.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. And you suck so much.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. So much.

[Seth Meyers]

The suckiest thing about you is you are definitely a dude who thinks you're nailing these notes.

[Andy Samberg]

Correct.

[Seth Meyers]

But it's so un. There is no winking to the camera. It's like watching an American Idol audition where somebody thinks they're crushing it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's before auto tune, you know?

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Because it's not terrible. Terrible.

[Andy Samberg]

No, but it is terrible.

[Seth Meyers]

It's very bad.

[Andy Samberg]

It is. I mean, the. God. What's the right word for it? It's so drippy. The bending of the notes and some of the note choices are so atrocious.

[Seth Meyers]

The pronunciation of evil.

[Andy Samberg]

Evil. Yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Also, the lyrics stink.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Stink.

[Andy Samberg]

As I look down on the city My heart sinks and cries so much crime and evil everywhere Deceit and lies Brothers turning on their brothers Sisters steal it from their sisters where the dying go to die.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Is it funnier because it's a little. All a little off because this guy is off.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, it's funnier because you weirdly are happy with what happens.

[Andy Samberg]

It's very like a moment in the 80s kind of vocals. Like, I like these, but it's very like someone trying to Be like Steve Winwood or Don Henley or something. In my mind obviously represents differently. Cause I am not them. But like, the hitting of the falsetto on Can't Take Another Murder, just like. Oh, my God, stop it. That one reminds me of that song In a New York Minute. It's just.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It would be less funny if you sounded good.

[Andy Samberg]

Absolutely. It had to be kind of sucky.

[Seth Meyers]

And also it's very funny because this guy. I like to think this is a rich guy who is so rich people have always told him, no, you can sing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

But I will say the musical inspiration for it is that song In a New York Minute.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh.

[Andy Samberg]

Which is like talking about the city and like.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

You know, down by the tracks. Yeah, there's somewhere down the track. And I guess it doesn't happen anymore. Like, it's very, very ripped from that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yorm's brother Asa recorded it. So he just was in New York and was doing it with you, I guess. Cause he's in it too. So he's the first guy that looks like a drug dealer kind of walking up to the SUV and doing some sort of illegal activity. That's him in it?

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

For those that don't know, Asa Jormus little brother is the lead singer and creator with his buddy of Electric Guest is their band.

[Andy Samberg]

I actually asked Asa about his memories from that week, and he sent me a little voice note. So if anyone objects to listening to it, I would leave your headphones on the desk right now.

[Seth Meyers]

No objection.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'll wait till after I hear it.

[Asa Taccone]

When I was talking to Annie about this skit, and this time I realized that we were all kind of, like, blacked out. Damn near for this period. Them, because they worked insane hours. The hours were truly the realest. But, yeah, they flew me out. I had no idea why. I literally think it was. YHorm was busy. For some reason, I knew how to run Pro Tools, which was the program that we used to record vocals. So I just was like a vibes guy. And our friend Drew Campbell did the beat. Drew was a total weirdo, and we knew he'd have some just dramatic shit. So we hit him up. Hell of late. He sent us a ton of beats, and we were just scrolling through stuff. And I think when Andy heard the piano of Hero Song, he was like, whoa, let it play, let it play. And we just thought it was this light, delicate piano ballad. We hadn't heard the drums come in this absurd drop. And so he just. I think he immediately started just humming something. And then when the Drums came in. Everyone just kind of lost it. And we were like, that's it. So fast forward to like 5am I think we, like, finished the song. It was hella late. Andy went to his apartment to get a couple hours of sleep before they shot it, and we just ran around New York, like, all over. It was super fun for me. I got to make a cameo in the video. I don't know what I was. I think I was like a drug dealer slash sex worker.

[Andy Samberg]

What?

[Asa Taccone]

But the idea was that the gun to hell and crime had taken over.

[Seth Meyers]

You're telling me he's Jorma's brother?

[Asa Taccone]

And the last thing I really remember was that by the time that Akiva started editing, everyone was just fully toast. Just like off zero sleep and delirious. And we really started thinking everything was funny. Anyways, those are my scant memories of that week.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay, thank you, Asa.

[Seth Meyers]

I think we can agree Drew Campbell's a weird guy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Do you agree with that, Seth?

[Seth Meyers]

I do. Well, I mean, hearing it from Asa, who always has a lockbox of a.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Memory, shout out to Drew Campbell. He also made the beat for Mother Lover with Asa.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, that's good.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And boombox.

[Seth Meyers]

I also like this. Deep into our podcast that Asa thinks people don't know the SNL schedule is nuts.

[Andy Samberg]

I know.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He's not a listener.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. So he self assigned himself the role of sex worker.

[Seth Meyers]

Apparently he was just like, we don't.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Know what he's selling. He's on the street, walking up to a window of a car. You're selling something.

[Seth Meyers]

He's selling something.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, but at no time did we say, hey, you're a sex worker.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, I think you can see it in his performance, maybe.

[Andy Samberg]

Right. Okay. Well, thank you, Asa.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, thank you, Asa.

[Seth Meyers]

Thank you, Asa. You are this wealthy person. You're very upset at the direction your city is going. You are in your sort of glass walled apartment, and then you sort of take to the streets to show people exactly how bad things are.

[Andy Samberg]

Can I ask a question? A production question?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Mm.

[Andy Samberg]

Was that flat hotel again? Because we got a better room and you somehow made it look kind of fancy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And I think it was.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, look at me. I'm pretty sure somebody is joining us from Finland.

[Andy Samberg]

Ah, well, here's someone who will be able to really clear things up.

[Jorma Taccone]

Moi.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Welcome.

[Seth Meyers]

Jorma joining the pod. This is very exciting. I feel like not a lot of pods are so, I don't know, hastily thrown together that one of the hosts just joins mid pod.

[Jorma Taccone]

I thought you were gonna say fluid we're fluid.

[Seth Meyers]

We are fluid.

[Akiva Schaffer]

This is more like a morning zoo crew, which is what yhorm always wanted.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, Yhorm has always wanted zoo crew, man.

[Andy Samberg]

We can't be shock jocks unless there's four of us. Boy shock jocks. Yhorm. Were you there the week we made Hero Song?

[Jorma Taccone]

No, no, I got to watch these separately because I was still. I was doing Land and Lost.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, then don't take this the wrong way. Off you go.

[Akiva Schaffer]

All right, goodbye. Thanks for stopping by, Jorm. Do you know how many you missed? Like, when are you back?

[Jorma Taccone]

I missed eight. So this is actually the perfect amount of time for me to be shooting in Finland while you guys talk about the ones that I missed.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Was it the complete rest of the season or did you come back?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, I missed the entire rest of the season because it was 65. I think it was an 80 day shoot. And I shot for 65 days, which is.

[Seth Meyers]

That's a lot of days for people who don't know movies. That's a ton of days to be in Chaka makeup.

[Jorma Taccone]

Three and a half hours in, half an hour out. Yeah, there was a lot of days.

[Seth Meyers]

What was the last comedy that got 80 shooting days? Lena Lost, maybe? Right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

That was it.

[Asa Taccone]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Probably when the box office happened. They're like, we can't give these guys 80 Tropic Thunder.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Barbie does Barbie count?

[Seth Meyers]

Barbie does. Barbie counts. Yeah, Barbie would definitely have been plus 80.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

But we're talking about Hero Song. Yorm. I don't know if you've watched it recently.

[Jorma Taccone]

I did and I rewatched it. And I also just remember the feeling of, like, loving seeing for twofold. Just like missing you guys so much and watching it from my crappy apartment and being so sad missing you guys and then also being so relieved that I didn't have to do any work.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Sounds very fair.

[Jorma Taccone]

Thank you.

[Seth Meyers]

We were talking about the moment where Andy goes down to the streets to show us how bad it is. There is a moment I really love. There's a guy sort of who seems to be down on his luck, sort of huddled next to a fire hydrant. Yeah. But then there's a moment where you open a dumpster, Andy.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And you just shake your head at the sad state of things, but it's just a dumpster with, like, folded up cardboard boxes. Doesn't look bad at all.

[Andy Samberg]

I think the original idea about it was that it doesn't make sense, which makes me laugh. But also their subtext maybe, which is like, they didn't Even recycle these.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's what I got.

[Seth Meyers]

I could not figure out. You do look. You're like. It's come to this.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You're like an Earth warrior, like Captain Planet or something.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, exactly. Like they put all these cardboard boxes in the normal dumpster.

[Seth Meyers]

What the fuck are you wearing? Sort of Michael Douglas suspenders. I can't remember.

[Andy Samberg]

Now, I have a scarf that's very Wall Streety, but it's also kind of American Psycho Y and Bruce Wayne Y.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Y that one Bruce Wayne shot where you're in the middle street with everyone walking by, but you're the only one, like, feeling its rhythms.

[Andy Samberg]

That's a Tootsie Shot.

[Seth Meyers]

Tootsie Shot.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah, that's another Tootsie.

[Jorma Taccone]

And we're calling them all out.

[Seth Meyers]

You have the line, the aforementioned line, I can't take another murder. And then you open up a newspaper, one of those newspaper machines, and the headline is, 50 more murders.

[Andy Samberg]

50 more murders.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. That's pushing him to the brink.

[Seth Meyers]

You're at a place where you can't even take one more.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And then the frustration shows. I will say it really slow burns. Like. These are titters. They are not big laughs.

[Seth Meyers]

No, no. Right.

[Andy Samberg]

It's an all or nothing piece.

[Jorma Taccone]

Detail work, though.

[Seth Meyers]

Then, though, we see where it's going. Why it's called Hero Song. Of course, the audience didn't know it was called Hero Song. They're just, like, surprised Andy thinks he can sing this song. And then you're on the corner of a building that has to be 30 Rock. Right? That glorious shot.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes, definitely. It definitely is. We're just on the roof garden where it has the thing where it's like 10 steps higher so you can safely stand there.

[Seth Meyers]

I want to say something. It's a fantastic superhero costume.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Agreed.

[Andy Samberg]

It is. And I believe it already was made from a different sketch years earlier.

[Seth Meyers]

And that also would have been a huge drag if the suit stunk.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. It would have made it a lot less good. Also, that shot, I remember the first time I saw it when I went into edit and Keefe had been assembling, and I was like, hey, that shot looks fucking good.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, the audience reacts to how good the shot is.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And also just the reveal that that's where it was going. They're like, oh, no, you look cool.

[Seth Meyers]

You look dope. And then we take it to the streets. And I wouldn't go that far.

[Andy Samberg]

I would say, I look dope.

[Seth Meyers]

You look pretty cool. You know what I liked? It wasn't one of Those. Sometimes the superhero suits and comedy sketches are too bulky. Like, it's too fake. Muscly.

[Andy Samberg]

Sure.

[Seth Meyers]

And other times they're too leotardy. And it was, like, right in the sweet spot.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

You looked as though you'd be a little formidable. You enter a sidewalk scene where Sudeikis is taking a purse, wrestling a purse away from our host that week, Amy Adams. You sing to him. He notices you, and he's, like, looking at you and kind of listening. Now, as you say, you're about to meet your maker.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Because justice has a new name.

[Seth Meyers]

Justice has a new. And then you do a. Can you do the. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm going to try it, but no judgment. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's pretty on the money, man.

[Jorma Taccone]

Great. Wish it would rain, too.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

There's a lot of. Lot of. Wish it would rain. Connectivity.

[Seth Meyers]

And then everything. Everything's been heading towards the next moment, which is Sudeikis punches you so hard.

[Andy Samberg]

So hard.

[Seth Meyers]

And you immediately have a great Andy slackjawed face. He is. You did not see it coming. Nobody saw it coming.

[Andy Samberg]

You unhand her right now. You're about to meet Jamaica. Justice has a new name.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

For too long you've walked among. I really like to think this guy, it never occurred to him that someone would hit him. He's like, no, no, I'm. I'm the guy. I'm gonna be the guy. So as soon as they see the. I'm just gonna win.

[Seth Meyers]

Right?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Jason never looks even a little bit scared by you. Kind of can't believe it. I also do think that in this world, right. He's hearing you sing.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, for sure.

[Seth Meyers]

So he has no respect for any part of you.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm singing for way too long, too, for someone who's trying to intervene.

[Seth Meyers]

Amy Adams knows you everywhere. He just punches you. I had Kevin counted up. How many times do you think you get punched in this sketch?

[Andy Samberg]

73.

[Seth Meyers]

55 times.

[Andy Samberg]

Damn it.

[Seth Meyers]

I overshot it 55 times. And it's just a rhythmic ass kicking.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, my God.

[Seth Meyers]

He's holding you up. He punches you like 25 times. You finally take a knee. We cut to. Amy Adams is concerned.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

She realizes it's not going well. He punches you another, like, 15 times on your knee. Then there's the really nice move where you don't think a punch could be heightened, but he punches you and you spit up a little bit of blood.

[Andy Samberg]

And it hits harder. The sound effect amps up too.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think there's Also a moment in there where they're slowing down and you're like, okay, we're almost done. And then it cuts to a new angle and they're going twice as fast. You're like, oh, no.

[Andy Samberg]

I was going to say, I do want to take a moment to commend Akiva's editing again, where it was like, it found so many extra jokes other than just. It's the same punch over and over and over again. Like, it has its own kind of rhythm to it. And that is one of the moments that gets where you're like, okay, it's going to end. And then, no, we got a second win.

[Seth Meyers]

And the audience, again, you don't know right until you show it. But you know while you're watching it that you had gotten the alchemy right, because the audience is a wave. They're riding this wave. They are so on board with the punching, and every little shift is working. And then, much like last week in the Mirror, we had some great nonverbal acting from Andy, where you're just making sounds. The sound you make when you turn back up after you spit up blood.

[Andy Samberg]

You'Re just sort of like, yeah, he's.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hoax it definitely towards the end there. It takes a turn right after that where I do go like, oh, is he going to. Is he going to kill this guy? Like, you're on Sudeikis side. You're on Sudeikis side to a point. And then at a certain moment, I'm like, oh, leave him alone.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, I don't know.

[Andy Samberg]

I don't know, man. I'm rooting against my guy the whole time. Part of the singing being so annoying, is teeing up this moment when he.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Gets the two by four. I'm like, wait, he doesn't deserve that.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, there is. Yeah, there's a great moment. So basically, Amy Adams decides to cut her losses.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

She leaves and thanks you.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Very brave.

[Akiva Schaffer]

She says you're very brave.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, she says you're very brave.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Honestly, her performance, because she's Amy Adams being so grounded and real, is helping every moment of it.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. She really also might be thinking, this guy's gonna kill him. You finally hit the ground, she's gone. And then it's really. I mean, you can tell when Sudeikis picks up the mailbox that it's, you know, not a real mailbox, but it's been. It's been there the whole time, and you couldn't tell.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, that's behind the car, though. You know, that was a fortuitous well, it was great.

[Seth Meyers]

So din. Now explain this to him.

[Andy Samberg]

Two in a row.

[Seth Meyers]

Totally fortuitous. Is this just dumb luck? Because dumb luck. He throws a mailbox on top of Andy and he hits him with a two by four in each case.

[Andy Samberg]

Y.

[Seth Meyers]

Right. As a car goes by.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. It's random. Listen, the cardboard boxes in the dumpster, I guarantee is just. We went to the first dumpster we saw and you opened it and we went, oh, it's just cardboard boxes. That's fine. And there's no lights out there. We just went out on the street with the crew. Is probably three more people than what's on camera. We were probably six people total out there with Amy and one security guard because it's the host.

[Andy Samberg]

Did you, did you have security guards?

[Jorma Taccone]

Because I remember shooting shorts being like.

[Andy Samberg]

Ooh, we had security guard.

[Akiva Schaffer]

When you take the host, you have to always. There would always be a guy.

[Seth Meyers]

But it's not like there's a ton of traffic either. It's almost like a perfectly queued two cars at two moments.

[Andy Samberg]

And it makes it seem a lot more real and also more painful and brutal.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Andy Samberg]

That's not true.

[Seth Meyers]

Dude, why'd you do that? Yarm?

[Andy Samberg]

I didn't say that.

[Seth Meyers]

I don't know why I'm being accused of this.

[Jorma Taccone]

Seriously.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

Support comes from fitbod now. Yhorm. Yep. Seth was saying Something the other day about how you needed to not skip leg day when you were chaka because of all the crouching. And maybe if you had prepped a little, you wouldn't need those cortisone shots. True or false?

[Jorma Taccone]

That's true.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What you could have used is fitbod. If you had had fitbod, you could have customized a workout based on your goals. In this case, it would have been crouching like a monkey. You could have typed that right in there. It would have been like, do some lunges. Seth, what are some exercises that you think would have helped him?

[Seth Meyers]

Squats.

[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Jorma Taccone]

Cool.

[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Seth Meyers]

Noticed if we would have noticed and we would have said something I think.

[Jorma Taccone]

All of America would have said. So many people saw.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Andy Samberg]

Here's a fun BTS. The one thing Lorne asked us to cut and we did was sudeikis after the two by four leaves, then walks back and spits on me.

[Seth Meyers]

I remember that. Was it a dress?

[Andy Samberg]

I don't believe it. Played it dress. I remember showing this to Lorne on a phone in his office.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, really?

[Seth Meyers]

Really?

[Jorma Taccone]

Did we ever do that?

[Andy Samberg]

No, it was a one time thing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think it played a dress and he just went, I would lose the spit. I pretty much remember being under the bleachers because I remember that too. Because we so rarely got a note from Lauren. It was usually we just played it and he would go, hmm, nice work. And then we'd move on.

[Jorma Taccone]

You remember showing it to him on the phone though. That's so specific as a memory.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, that's so specific.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember it being that one and showing it to him. His office. I don't rem.

[Seth Meyers]

But he cut. And by the way, he's right.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, it was unnecessary. It was us being masochistic. But it still makes me laugh. If you're wondering if my neck hurt badly for the next two weeks. It did.

[Jorma Taccone]

Maybe that's why you always have to do your Little neck cracks in the morning.

[Andy Samberg]

Now, it's possible, but I will also say worth it.

[Seth Meyers]

And that's just from simulating the head going back.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. I mean, we shot so many fucking punches, right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. We're not looping it, are we? Are some of those the same ones being shown again? I don't think so.

[Andy Samberg]

We had one camera.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, no wonder your neck hurt, because that's 55 in the version that airs. And you shot it so many more times. How late do you think it was when you were outside with Amy Adams?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, that's a great question. I have no clue.

[Andy Samberg]

Somewhere between midnight and two, probably.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Maybe we might have got her right after blocking on Friday. So we might have got her at like, 9:30.

[Andy Samberg]

I don't know, though, because it was really close to 30 Rock where we shot, and there's like, no one around.

[Seth Meyers]

That's true, by the way. The fact that there's no professional lights. It's so well lit. It is. If you had professional lights, that's how you would want it to look.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We would move till we got under a streetlight.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Or like scaffolding lighting or whatever.

[Seth Meyers]

That was scaffolding lighting. And it was really good.

[Andy Samberg]

You want more? Bts, Seth.

[Seth Meyers]

Love bts. I think that might be what a lot of the listeners are here for.

[Jorma Taccone]

Definitely the podcast for bts.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Smooth like butter.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, if you're asking me, I'm all about that standing next to you, but that's solo work. I understand. We had a different idea this week. I'm not gonna go into great detail about it, but it was a song that would have been a duet with me and Amy Adams, and it was very dirty. Oh, I know that's kind of shitty to not say what the premise was. It was basically like we were both really old and we were having a picnic, like old people couple, and one of us gets stung by a scorpion, and then one of them is, I'm dying or something. And the one lamentation on my deathbed is that we didn't explore things more sexually in our life. And it's this like, huge up anthem about that. And we played the beginning of it for her and read a bunch of the lyrics, and she thought it was very funny. And she was like, so nice, as always. We love Amy. She's a genius. And she was like, that's really funny. I can't do that. Little girls are so, like, obsessed with Enchanted right now. They will find this and it will be scarring for them. And, like, I Just can't mix that right now.

[Seth Meyers]

Love the answer.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember us being like, okay. And then when we went out to shoot Hero Song, within five minutes, a mother and her little girl walked up. And the look on the little girl's face upon seeing Amy Adams, I was like, oh, she was so right. And it was very. It was very instructive for me. It's not something I even ever thought about in our line of work, you know what I mean? Of like, oh, she has an obligation.

[Akiva Schaffer]

A responsibility.

[Andy Samberg]

Like, she actually has an obligation and a responsibility to those kids. And she took it really seriously. And I remember being really impressed by that.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Especially because I think you can do serious work as an actor, but you just can't do something on a show kids. Like. SNL's a show kids would watch. Right.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, it also spoke to the Internet's influence, like, up until that point, YouTube and stuff. That was like a year or two into it even existing and being a thing that people would be like, I'm gonna watch everything with Amy Adams because I love Enchanted. And accidentally finding that proposed song.

[Jorma Taccone]

Can I just gratuitously mention one thing?

[Seth Meyers]

Gratuitous. Go.

[Jorma Taccone]

Speaking of Amy Adams, she's in my wife's movie, Night Bitch, which comes out December 6th, and she's fucking amazing in it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah, Do a plug.

[Jorma Taccone]

That was my plug.

[Seth Meyers]

That's a good plug. Night Bitch. Cool. All right.

[Andy Samberg]

Bye, Yormi.

[Seth Meyers]

Bye.

[Jorma Taccone]

Muy muay.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Thanks for stopping by. Yhorm. Your skin looks rosy and moist. Have you been in a sauna situation?

[Jorma Taccone]

First of all, I took off my pants while we were talking just now because I just came from shooting at a theme park. And Jason Siegel says hi, by the way, guys.

[Seth Meyers]

Hey. Hello to him, by the way. I like that you keep giving us details. None of which mean you would have to take your pants off. I just took off my pants. Cause I was at a theme park.

[Jorma Taccone]

That really made no sense at all. It was a long day of shooting, guys. We were out on a lake. We were punching people on a boat.

[Seth Meyers]

And then we were in a theme park.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What day of shooting is it?

[Jorma Taccone]

This is day three. I just completed day three of 32.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, congratulations. You're actually shooting. You're doing it.

[Seth Meyers]

You're shooting a movie, and you're rallying to do the podcast, which is impressive. And we don't take that. What is it? Take it for granted. Hey, I do.

[Andy Samberg]

I take it for granted because I didn't want to do a podcast.

[Jorma Taccone]

Okay.

[Andy Samberg]

But go on.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, I knew that Though Suds did.

[Seth Meyers]

Spit on you Address Samberg.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

So it did play address. But then why would we have played it for learn on a phone in his office?

[Akiva Schaffer]

That. I don't know. Maybe there was a question about. For Amy Adams or something.

[Andy Samberg]

Maybe he asked Afterdress to cut the spit and we showed it to him to put him at ease.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's very possible.

[Andy Samberg]

Be like, hey, this is what we did. Now can it air?

[Akiva Schaffer]

And he said yes again. Yeah. We so rarely got notes. I bet you that's exactly what we did. I bet you we cut it. And then you went, let me go run it to him to make sure that he thinks it's good.

[Seth Meyers]

But do you remember that year that Lauren was like, does your phone have videos? Do you have video on your phone? And he just, like, wanted everybody to show him videos on his. He couldn't believe it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's so cool.

[Seth Meyers]

He's like, well, you know, that's crazy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God. That's just in your phone. That's like Dick Tracy's watch.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, Seth, this is a callback, but I remember playing it for him and then him going like, yeah, it looks good. Tell Seth he's not good at impressions.

[Seth Meyers]

Fuck. God damn it. You know what, though? You're a good friend. Cause you kept that from me. There's no reason to tell me that.

[Andy Samberg]

No. And I actually now feel bad that I told you now.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, it's all right. It's in the press. He's on record now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

A top comment from six years ago is, he still did his job, saved her.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Which is really nice.

[Andy Samberg]

That's the takeaway.

[Seth Meyers]

That's great.

[Andy Samberg]

Sometimes it's a noble sacrifice. You know?

[Jorma Taccone]

I love that. That's fucking great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Here's somebody else that says, this is exactly the real deal. I mean, like, when you think you have a great idea for your future, but then life hits you riding on.

[Jorma Taccone]

The balls, like the metaphor of life.

[Akiva Schaffer]

People are really getting, like, life meaning out of this.

[Seth Meyers]

I would just say I love Hero Song. I think it's great. I think it holds up really well.

[Andy Samberg]

Thanks, Sethly.

[Seth Meyers]

Bravo to you guys.

[Andy Samberg]

I will say it's one of the ones where I was laughing a lot when we were editing.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Which I always remember that a very fond way. Specific to our process of, like. It reminds me of, like, how we were when we started out, where you're not just doing it to make something. Where it's actually like, you're discovering why it's funny as you're cutting.

[Jorma Taccone]

I also Remember watching it and having discussions with you guys where you were like, no, we're not going to tell you what it's about. And just being like, oh, yeah, that was the right move, right?

[Andy Samberg]

Well, yeah, you have to have the element of surprise.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

We wanted your honest reaction.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Do you remember why Asa was in New York?

[Seth Meyers]

No.

[Jorma Taccone]

I was going to ask you guys about that, but no, who knows?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Because obviously he's in it. We talked about that right before you jumped on yhorm.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's right. Yeah. So you got a little replacement yhorm. Like a yhorm from Concentrate, as I like to say.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, that's right.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm sure he loves that.

[Jorma Taccone]

Marcus.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Concentrate. Yeah, he's got more muscles and he's littler.

[Jorma Taccone]

He's just, like, compacted. Everything's more.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, but it's harder. Everything's harder, too. It's less soft.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, it's harder.

[Jorma Taccone]

More pure.

[Andy Samberg]

Seth, have you ever called Josh Seth from Concentrate? You think he would take kindly to that?

[Akiva Schaffer]

But he's not smaller or more muscly.

[Jorma Taccone]

I bet he's like that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So harsh.

[Seth Meyers]

First appearance of Vampire Weekend on the show.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Wonderful. Want to guess the songs? First album. What songs are they doing?

[Andy Samberg]

Arch.

[Seth Meyers]

No, no.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm a big fan and I have trouble sometimes remembering which songs are from which albums.

[Seth Meyers]

That's totally fair. Apunk. I would have gotten.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yes, of course.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Did we do a Jorm dancing with them? We did. Right.

[Andy Samberg]

But was it that time or was it when they came back?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Good question. Let's see if I can find it on YouTube.

[Seth Meyers]

There's some recurring characters in the show. This cast is starting to bring those. There was a lovely Penelope. There was the first Jean Cajon that aired. There was a Tim Calhoun. An update. There was a really funny sketch called Nearly Identical Twins. Do you remember this Jost Kenward sketch? It was an ABC Family sketch. It was a show about. It was called Double Trouble or something. And it was a long sort of opening theme song that showed that Amy and Kristen were two identical twins who would trick people at school into thinking they were just one person. And they would get a lot of work done. And then the very last shot is like. And then things got really tricky because one of them gained a lot of weight. And so it was Amy Adams as one twin, and then Wiig is the other one who, like, basically talked like this. And what I remember about the sketch is that Amy would look at the camera a lot and wink, and there'd be like a, like, Bing. And every time Wiig winked at camera. There was a fart sound effect.

[Jorma Taccone]

I was gonna guess that.

[Seth Meyers]

And here's a little bts, Can I bts, or is it just you guys?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, you have to.

[Jorma Taccone]

BTS you can. You run the show.

[Andy Samberg]

So if you don't bts, what are we even here for?

[Akiva Schaffer]

As long as you make it smooth like butter standing next to you.

[Seth Meyers]

So Entertainment Weekly was writing a story about the show that week. Cause we had come back from writer's strike, and it was a political season. And I remember the reporter was with me in the booth. And, you know, the whole bent of the article was sort of about SNL and politics. And it was just really funny because we were kind of talking in the booth while they were blocking that sketch. And the amount of, like, fart sound effects that were playing.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, it was really great. Can I rewind, please? I have a question about Vampire Weekend.

[Seth Meyers]

Great.

[Andy Samberg]

Have they been on SNL for every album they've put out? And if so, how many bands or artists can claim that distinguished honor?

[Seth Meyers]

There are four albums, correct? If it's four albums, I'm gonna say they. I bet they have.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Is it gonna be 5? Cause they just put out a new one and they did come on for it. Right.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay, hold on. Yeah, you're right. Okay.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Five albums.

[Seth Meyers]

Five albums from 08 to 24. Five albums.

[Andy Samberg]

Were they on for the most recent one? And is that the only one missing?

[Seth Meyers]

They were, they were.

[Akiva Schaffer]

They were, yeah. Oh, right.

[Andy Samberg]

With Maya, of course. I watched it.

[Seth Meyers]

So they've done SNL four times.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, they skip one.

[Seth Meyers]

So they didn't do it for their 2019.

[Andy Samberg]

I bet it was for Father of the Bride because of COVID That's my guess.

[Seth Meyers]

You're right. They would have missed Father of the Bride was 2019 album. But I bet by the time they were doing it, it was okay.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay, do we want to get a voice note from Ezra to fill in the gaps here?

[Jorma Taccone]

Sure.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Ezra Koenig]

Hey, what's up, fellas? Big fan of the podcast. Great work, everybody.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, that's nice.

[Ezra Koenig]

In terms of Vampire Weekend's history on Saturday Night Live, here's what I remember. We were very excited to be invited on for our first three albums. And I remember going into our fourth album being informed by people who tend to know these things that it's very rare for a band to be invited on four times in a row. I don't know if it's like a three is the magic number type thing. It's probably rare to be invited on three albums in a Row. But I remember having very tempered expectations for album number four, because that would make it a clean four album sweep. We were invited back on the fifth album, so maybe we did need to take a break. But, you know, every time you're invited on snl, you have to think of it as a gift and an honor. Not something to be expected. But all of this does beg the question, maybe you guys know, or maybe you can get somebody to crunch the numbers. How many artists have been on SNL five albums in a row? If so, you know, what's the story? These the superstar best selling artists of their generation. Does it happen more often than maybe? I think I have no idea. But I'd love to get some statistics on that. Thank you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That is the question.

[Andy Samberg]

So he had the same question I had.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh my God, he is so palpably angry at Lorne.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, about the fourth album? Yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, you can feel the heat coming off him.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. He's stewing like my ears are singed.

[Seth Meyers]

Just furious.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He finally had an outlet. He's been waiting for that. He's been waiting for the text.

[Seth Meyers]

Somebody finally asked him and he was like ready to go. I mean, that's a rant.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We just heard a rant rant.

[Seth Meyers]

But he like. Then Ezra sort of did some digging, right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. So after he sent this, he texted, this is just. In some brief digging around, he saw that the Strokes have six album and played SNL four times. And then he says, Arcade Fire is the only 21st century band I can find that played SNL 5 times in a row. So maybe a listener will have more details.

[Seth Meyers]

So what does Arcade Fire have that Vampire Weekend doesn't have? What the Strokes doesn't have?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Why?

[Seth Meyers]

Well, there's an obvious answer.

[Andy Samberg]

What?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Eleven band members?

[Seth Meyers]

No. From Canada.

[Andy Samberg]

The truth revealed.

[Seth Meyers]

You know, Lorne Michaels, Order of Canada. Gonna throw a bone to his people.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, that's what it is.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I guess we have an answer for Ezra.

[Seth Meyers]

There was nothing you could do Ezra.

[Andy Samberg]

It's so hard not to try and do a better than Ezra joke.

[Seth Meyers]

But you're doing good. Not doing it so far.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And Norm kind of shut the book on it. I think he did. He has the all timer.

[Seth Meyers]

But still, like, you know what? Just if we can do it, I mean, it's historic and I feel like none of us will do it justice. Cut in right now, the Norm better than Ezra Joe. And in music news, number one on the college charts this summer was better than Ezra. And at number two, Ezra.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yorm are You sunburned or is?

[Jorma Taccone]

I think I am. I think I got really sunburned.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Were you outside at the theme park all day? Just riding the rides, doing the do?

[Jorma Taccone]

No, I was at. We had a move, so we were doing a fight scene on a boat with people getting pulled.

[Seth Meyers]

You're shooting Finland for Orlando, correct?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, that's for upstate New York. And by the way, where I wanted to shoot. And when I was driving from Helsinki to where we're shooting, I was like, looks a lot like upstate New York. So, you know, other side of the world.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Do you gotta wear sunblock?

[Jorma Taccone]

I mean, clearly, clearly.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, Adele's only done music twice on snl.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh. So she's not in the club. What do we call it? You know, like how you call something like an egot or something. Someone who has been musical guest for every album. We gotta think of a good name for that.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay.

[Akiva Schaffer]

An every timer kind of thing.

[Andy Samberg]

Sound off in the comments.

[Seth Meyers]

You know, that obviously makes me think about five timers. I had Steve Martin and Marty short on my show and it was very funny because they said to Kevin Miller, who is a second producer on our show as well, hey, we just wanna have a conversation with Seth. We don't want it to just be all jokes. And then they showed up and they're like, we're just gonna do 100 jokes.

[Jorma Taccone]

Do they not want you to do jokes?

[Seth Meyers]

No, I mean, they just. They are sort of old school guests where they just want to do like set up punch, you know. Here's a couple things Marty said. He said, of all the anti vaxxers, I'm his favorite host. And he also said, what were you saying backstage about how we're dangerously close to having our first female president?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, my fucking God.

[Seth Meyers]

And then I said, what's the hardest you've ever made? The other one laughed. And Steve said, oh, I think it was the time Marty said, should we split the money 50 50?

[Akiva Schaffer]

God damn.

[Seth Meyers]

And then I said, what about you, Marty? He goes, nothing comes to mind.

[Andy Samberg]

Back to back win. It hurts my feelings a little bit that they're still funnier than everyone else.

[Seth Meyers]

They're still so funny.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, that's hurtful.

[Seth Meyers]

Wow.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, I guess I will never be funny.

[Andy Samberg]

No, this is it.

[Seth Meyers]

He also, Steve had a story about. He goes, I was having a safe put in. And I said to the guy, I go, hey, can you put a safe in my apartment? But, like, don't tell anybody. I don't want people to know I'm getting a safe. And the guy said, oh, Yeah, I won't tell anybody. Jerry Seinfeld asked the same thing before I put one in his lake house. And he goes, and then I saw Jerry Seinfeld and I said, hey, how's that? How's that safe in your lake house? And he goes, good. How's yours in your library.

[Andy Samberg]

Seth? You can't tell that.

[Seth Meyers]

No, he told it on the show.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, yeah, he's just recounting.

[Andy Samberg]

So do you think he made it up?

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, who knows?

[Jorma Taccone]

Do you think that there's a lot of. A lot of thieves listening to this podcast, being like, oh, I know where I'm going?

[Andy Samberg]

Only one way to find out. We're gonna do a heist.

[Jorma Taccone]

Crackers.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Support for the Lonely island and Seth Meyers podcast comes from Airbnb. Some trips are better when you're in an Airbnb, like when you're traveling with a group of friends, when you're looking for an authentic or local experience. Now I'm sitting here now, across the room, my assistant Danny. We're at the edit here again at Nakedgun. Same thing. Sometimes you don't want to be in the touristy area. You want to go somewhere and have an experience where you're with the real people. Is that right, Danny? Just shout from across the room. Yeah, it's dead, right? Have you ever stayed in an Airbnb?

[Seth Meyers]

Every single night.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You stay in one every night?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Because you don't really live here. Yeah. And the rates are that good. You're being sarcastic. Once again, that's my role. I wanted authenticity from anyone else. You have space for the family and a yard for your puppy. Right. You can even bring a puppy. A lot of hotels won't let you do that. And you got some space. And you know what? Your kid's bedtime doesn't need to be your bedtime. You have space to put that kid in the crib, maybe put on the baby monitor, shut a door, and then you can go, you know, binge, watch your favorite Looney Tunes or whatever you're into.

[Jason Segel]

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[Jorma Taccone]

Okay, so eat that, Seth.

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Seth Meyers]

I want to say another just a nice thing, which is I went and said hi to Marty and Steve and then I went and said hello to Juno Temple, who was also on the show. And I'd never met her. She'd done the show via Zoom during COVID but I was talking to her and while I was talking to her, Steve Martin poked his head in and introduced himself to Juno and just said, hey, I just want to say hello. It's so fun. We're doing the show together. And she's like, oh, my God, thank you. And then he walked out and it was this really great moment where Juno looked at me like, holy shit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Like, it just.

[Seth Meyers]

You realize, like, we sometimes get a little, I don't know, desensitized to how fucking amazing it is to know Steve Martin or to know Martin short. And to watch somebody for the first time get to say hello to Steve Martin was a very cool thing.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, you're talking about one of the most iconic people ever.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, well, most people, Seth, don't meet two to three to four famous people every day for work, where they come to their work every day.

[Seth Meyers]

I got a good system worked out.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Exactly.

[Andy Samberg]

I like that you glommed us into your thing. Like, you know how we all are jaded about meeting super famous people because we can't get away from them, because that's what we're paid for.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Because three or four parade through our office.

[Jorma Taccone]

Most of our lives are spent around them.

[Seth Meyers]

And you know how, like, when you meet them, you keep them in three little rooms next to Each other like.

[Akiva Schaffer]

A little bit of a zoo.

[Seth Meyers]

You kind of, like, open a door and there's one, and then you open another door and there's another one.

[Andy Samberg]

Meanwhile, we're all three. Like, we haven't left the house in six years.

[Seth Meyers]

There were a couple things. I mentioned the recurring things, but there was a really josty sketch in the show, Joston Klein, which was barbecue, or where Forte was a guy who had a barbecue restaurant that was also a doctor's office. And he was just like, crazy wheel talk. And it was just an insane good late in the show sketch. But there was a really nice moment where they cut to Keenan and Hayter as customers. He was like, just listen to these two satisfied customers. And Keenan says, sure, there are places where you can get better barbecue. And Bill says, and sure, there are places where you get safer medical care. And then they just stop talking. It was a very nice move that I don't feel like I'd seen before. Oh, here's. Wait, I just remembered another thing Marty said. Steve told me only Murders in the Building is the best thing he's written since Project 25. 2025.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh. Oh, oh. So I was back at SNL, as you know.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

And I was talking to the head of makeup, Louis.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

And we were talking about Nurse Nancy.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh.

[Andy Samberg]

And it came up. Cause he very nicely had said he had listened to the podcast, and he was all, there's something I never told you about Nurse Nancy. And I was like, what is it? And he said, the prosthetics we put on you for Nurse Nancy were leftover Jiminy Glick.

[Jorma Taccone]

Whoa.

[Andy Samberg]

And I was like, da fuck. And he was like, yeah, dude, we just had one, and we didn't have anything else ready, so I just slapped a Jiminy Glick prosthetic on you for Nurse Nancy. So what you were seeing in that short was a Jiminy Glick prosthetic with a different wig.

[Seth Meyers]

Wow.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, we gotta go back. I gotta go back and watch it now.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, it looked so good. That kind of explains why they had such an amazing suit.

[Andy Samberg]

Once he said it, I was like, oh, my God. I actually can kind of see it, like, the shape of the way the front of it is.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, I think a lot of people would pay a fortune to. I mean, at an auction, for charity auction, if you were like, you want to be Jiminy Glick for a day? And you just got it because they didn't have anything.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right.

[Jorma Taccone]

Spare parts.

[Andy Samberg]

It was like comedy fantasy camp to find that Out. Oh, can I just say something about the rundown from Amy Adams?

[Seth Meyers]

All right, go ahead.

[Andy Samberg]

So this is my favorite kind of thing at snl. On the rundown, it says, note Tookie Stiles will be played back as a VT for air.

[Akiva Schaffer]

A very professional memo about Tookie Styles.

[Andy Samberg]

Tukey Styles was a Tucker top sketch.

[Seth Meyers]

Tukey Styles is a Tucker sketch. That is so. I watched it today, and I feel like it might be too hard to.

[Andy Samberg]

Explain, but the name is so perfect. Seeing it written out in a professional manner. Like, hey, just so you know, this thing called Tookie Styles that we all know what it is. Yeah. That's gonna be played as a vt.

[Seth Meyers]

Tookie Styles had a dance called the Zookee Styles. He had a cable access show in New York City from 78 to 82. He had guests on that were political guests, a lot of whom were involved in different worldwide crises. And while he was teaching them the Zuki styles, there was gunshots and security kept running out. And this was like his best of dvd. It is the mo. I mean, the hyper specificity. You know what? Actually, I'm gonna do it. I bet we can get it. We are now gonna play a voice note from Brian Tucker that we have just requested, asking him for any memories he has about Tookie Styles.

[Brian Tucker]

Hey, guys. It was fun to visit Tookie Styles again. A sketch that almost nobody remembers, but I'm glad you guys did. As for the origin of that sketch, I remember we wanted to do something about hip hop in the late 70s and early 80s, that Curtis Blow and Sugarhill Gang era. But one thing I also remember about that particular time is there were a lot of assassination attempts. Like Reagan had been shot, the president of Egypt had been shot, The Pope had been shot. So we thought we would combine early hip hop and assassination attempts into one rocket ship of an SNL sketch. And although I forgot about it kind of, I found it on the Internet and I watched it again, and I laugh to myself, which was more than the audience did. My favorite line was when Keenan said those were good times. Some of them good, some of them bad, most of them bad, which I really enjoyed. So thanks for remembering Tookie, because I'm not sure who else would. And I'll hope to talk to you guys sometime.

[Seth Meyers]

That's a very, very nice, succinct explanation of what Tookie was.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Thank you, Brian.

[Andy Samberg]

I feel like that was a little bit of a hit on some of the other voice notes, but, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, no, I. Well, yeah, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We can rank them at this point.

[Andy Samberg]

Yhorm specifically.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Is that voice note criterion? I don't know, but it was nice and succinct.

[Seth Meyers]

Thank you, Brian Tucker.

[Andy Samberg]

Appreciate that.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, guys, so that was the third of four. Next week is Jonah. And let me say, which is very exciting, all four of these hosts in this run. First time hosts. And I think that that was one of the other things that was very exciting. Tina, Elliot, Amy, Jonah.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, that's a really good run.

[Seth Meyers]

Really good run. Did you guys know? I mean, we'll talk about it, but my one question. How well did you know Jonah before he showed up?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Definitely we had met him before it.

[Andy Samberg]

I want to say, through Bill and stuff. Because of Superbad.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, I met him on the set of Knocked Up. Remember when we were talking about Hot Rod and I was like, I'd never even been on a movie set, and I went to Knocked up just because it was filming and it was a movie that I knew I could because we had met Judd.

[Andy Samberg]

You know what? We for sure knew him because we went to a Superbad screening in New York and our movies came out very close to each other. Hot Rod and Superbad.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Jorma Taccone]

And they both did equally well.

[Andy Samberg]

After Knocked up came out and Hot Rod had bombed, I texted Michael Cera and Jonah, and I was like, hey, I left the country for a while. How'd our movies do?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I remember sitting in that screening, and I mean, you can imagine it's super bad. So it was destroying. And we had just been in so many screenings of Hot Rod where it would play in our minds pretty well. Like, it would get all the laughs where it's supposed to get laughs, but there's just fewer laughs or it's just less aggressive the whole way through. And Superbad was just. And I was like, oh, this is what it could feel like in a theater full of people.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes, there's a difference.

[Andy Samberg]

And, like, people knew freaks and geeks and were, like, cheering for the cast. And I was just learning about a lot of those people. And I was like, oh, this is a thing that already exists and is about to be on fire.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, we definitely were catching up. But, yeah, and then I had met Jonah on the set of Knocked up, and he was there. I think I talked about this on the Hot Rod app, but he was there. And he wasn't even filming that day because he was so young. He was just, like, so excited to be allowed on a movie set. So he would just show up on days he wasn't filming just to pitch jokes. So I definitely Met him in Video Village.

[Jorma Taccone]

Did you go, Kev, to feel like what it was to be in a movie or. No. Or you just went.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah. It was like a few months before we were gonna shoot Hot Rod, and I just went to be like, can I come to your movie set and just sit there and just see a movie set?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. By the way, I think even before that, maybe even before we got snl, I read a few rogue parts at a table read. What was the movie Jonah did with Justin?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Long accepted.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. I was at the table read for accepted.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, that's cool.

[Andy Samberg]

And maybe because our friend Loren Gray was doing the casting. That's a wild guess.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's a pretty good guess.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Were you doing, like, bit parts?

[Andy Samberg]

I was just reading a few rogue parts, yeah. Cause I did stand up and. And whoever asked me to come do it, I'm pretty sure it was Lauren was like, oh, they need someone funny to just read a few parts. Anyway, that was the first time I think I ever saw Jonah. And I remember being like, this kid is fucking killing.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Like every time he was, like, going off script and doofing around and, like, had the room and I was like, oh, yeah, he's real.

[Akiva Schaffer]

There you go.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, I'm very excited to talk about his episode when we join each other next week. Thanks for coming in all the way from Finland, buddy.

[Jorma Taccone]

No problem. This is lovely to see you guys.

[Seth Meyers]

Congrats on starting your movie. I hope the rest of your week goes well.

[Jorma Taccone]

Thank you. I'm going to go eat food now, Jorm.

[Andy Samberg]

Let me sit down. Undies.

[Jorma Taccone]

Actually, I got. I got long johns on, so I didn't really take off my pants. I like, took off my pants to reveal other pants.

[Andy Samberg]

That's why I realize now there's a lot of other people on this zoom. And I shouldn't have asked, but I'm glad they were Long John's now. Yeah, it's fine.

[Jorma Taccone]

You know me.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, but they didn't ask.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's true. That's true. You know, do we have HR on this podcast?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. For sure.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, maybe we should. Based on my behavior, I'm taking full credit. I'm taking the hit. You were just being a good friend.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yhorm.

[Andy Samberg]

Talk a little more. The people miss you, bud.

[Seth Meyers]

I love you guys. Goodbye. I feel like this has become a two person podcast that I'm not enjoying.

[Andy Samberg]

Seth, sometimes you gotta let someone else take the wheel. I'm not saying it's Jesus.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's not all about you, Seth.

[Andy Samberg]

I left it open ended.

[Jorma Taccone]

Could be any deity.

[Seth Meyers]

Keev. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What's up, man?

[Seth Meyers]

Just trying to end this.

[Jorma Taccone]

Just let him be.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think Andy's lonely.

[Seth Meyers]

He is lonely. Look at that. I mean, I got hella friends up.

[Jorma Taccone]

In this living room.

[Seth Meyers]

All right. I love you guys.

[Andy Samberg]

Wait, wait. Don't fucking code you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Andy did earlier say no, no.

[Seth Meyers]

Let's keep doing some Q&As.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Let's give him a chunky one.

[Seth Meyers]

He did. He wanted to check it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's shocking. He did not want to get off here.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, we haven't opened the emails yet.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Here's a question emailed from somebody who goes by Declan, who gets to read this inbox? Do y'all have someone that does it for you and relays the good ones to you? If so, how can you be sure the best ones reach you? Huge fan.

[Andy Samberg]

Thanks, Declan.

[Seth Meyers]

Fair question.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's a great emailed question about does the system work?

[Seth Meyers]

Just one of the processes. The process of the questions, Declan.

[Andy Samberg]

I think we made it pretty clear. You can't trust the system.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's proof.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, shit.

[Seth Meyers]

It's really funny that. I mean, I don't know, it might speak to a lack of interest about the premise of our actual podcast that the Q and A is about, like. So who reads these?

[Andy Samberg]

Because there seems like there's a disconnect.

[Seth Meyers]

Do you print them out or do you just text a PDF and is.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Is it gonna make its way to you? Here's a question for you, Seth.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I love the Spider man comic you wrote with Bill Hader.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, thank you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I was wondering if you two had considered writing more comic books in the future. That's from George.

[Seth Meyers]

We haven't. Well, I should just say we wrote that during the writers strike. We had a lot of free time, and then, you know, life got in the way. You know how Andy always says life got in the way?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, that's my main thing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I say they did make documentary now together, we did.

[Seth Meyers]

You know what? We did bigger things. We moved on from comic books and we made.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, don't talk about comics like that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Comic books are the biggest thing in the planet. I don't know if you've noticed that.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, look, you don't have to tell me about comics a bit. All right, I'm gonna try this again. Goodbye, everybody.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Not everybody has three little rooms with celebrities in them.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, that's done, guys. Okay.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Why, though?

[Andy Samberg]

Why?

[Akiva Schaffer]

He probably has three trapped celebrities in his celebrity zoo.

[Seth Meyers]

I do. I have a little celebrity zoom. I feel like now it's incumbent on one of you guys to end it, all right?

[Andy Samberg]

Seth, don't go.

[Jorma Taccone]

You guys, I really haven't eaten dinner. I love you guys so much, but let's please fucking end this, all right?

[Andy Samberg]

Love you. Peace out.

[Seth Meyers]

Love you.

[Andy Samberg]

Did everyone else leave? I stayed. I stayed in case someone else also stayed.

[Seth Meyers]

Just end it, Andy. You have to do it.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay, we're all gonna hang up on the count of three. Love you guys.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God.

[Jorma Taccone]

One, two, three.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, I'm stopping.

[Andy Samberg]

Did everyone stop?