Incredibad Part 2

Summary

The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast: Incredibad Part 2

Release Date: February 10, 2025

In the second installment of the "Incredibad" series, host Seth Meyers engages in an in-depth conversation with The Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. This episode delves deeper into their iconic SNL Digital Shorts, the creative processes behind their groundbreaking album "incredibad," and the lasting impact of their work on comedy and music.

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1. Revisiting "Santana dvx" and Its Cultural Impact

The episode opens with a nostalgic discussion about "Santana dvx," a fictional sparkling wine endorsed by Carlos Santana. The hosts reflect on its uniqueness during a time when celebrity-endorsed alcohol brands were rare.

Jorma Taccone ([00:30]):
"It was always a limited amount of it. It wasn't like it was something people knew."

Andy Samberg ([01:26]):
"Do you think that E40 doing that song with us influenced his decision to go into his own spirits?"

They highlight how this endorsement was a novel concept then, contrasting it with the current trend of artists launching their own brands, exemplified by E40's extensive wine line.

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2. Musical Influences and the Creation of "Punch You in the Jeans"

The conversation shifts to the musical inspirations behind their work, particularly the influence of The Coup's album "Genocide and Juice." The group discusses the satirical nature of the song "Pimps," which mocks affluent individuals adopting rap personas.

Akiva Schaffer ([02:05]):
"The song is called Pimps and it's really like almost like a twofold song because it's Fat Cats. Bigger Fish is the lead in which you need to listen to to really get the vibe."

This foundation led to the creation of "Punch You in the Jeans," where they blend humor with sharp commentary on hip-hop culture and celebrity endorsements.

Seth Meyers ([06:55]):
"Fuck, yeah. That's a case where, like, they literally rhyme champ with champ."

The group's ability to craft catchy yet meaningful lyrics is showcased, demonstrating their unique place in the comedy-music landscape.

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3. Collaboration with Jack Black and Lenny Pickett

A notable highlight is their collaboration with Jack Black on the track "Saxman." They discuss how Jack Black's enthusiastic performance added a distinctive flair to the song, despite opting for intentionally subpar saxophone sounds over professional playback by Lenny Pickett.

Jorma Taccone ([12:01]):
"When it come to Niggets, Jack would come on as Carlos Santana and he kills it."

Andy Samberg ([13:05]):
"Cause Jay Zone made that beat and he also is an amazing producer."

This collaboration underscores The Lonely Island's knack for blending high-profile talents with their comedic vision.

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4. The Untold Story of the "Normal Guy" Doritos Commercial

The hosts reveal their attempt to create a Super Bowl commercial for Doritos titled "Normal Guy." Despite their comedic efforts, the ad failed testing and was never aired. However, this setback resulted in a $250,000 donation to their chosen charity, the Berkeley Unified School District.

Jorma Taccone ([16:35]):
"Because they thought we were gonna be really upset that they weren't airing it."

Andy Samberg ([17:38]):
"Yes. Because they thought we were gonna be really upset that they weren't airing it."

They share humorous anecdotes about the creation process and the ultimate positive outcome, emphasizing their commitment to charity over commercial success.

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5. A Special Message from Director Edgar Wright

A heartfelt moment occurs when director Edgar Wright sends a voice note praising "Punch You in the Jeans." Wright recounts how the song became a staple during his daily commute and expresses his admiration for The Lonely Island's work.

Edgar Wright ([42:45]):
"I've listened to Punch You in the Jeans 42 times. It is incredibly silly and it's got a nice groove to it."

The hosts express their gratitude and discuss how Wright's support has been a significant influence on their creative journey.

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6. Exploring Other Tracks on "incredibad"

The discussion broadens to other songs from the "incredibad" album, including "Shrooms," "We Like Sports," and "Ross, Trent, Dick and a Bunch of Others." They delve into the inspiration, recording challenges, and humorous elements that make each track unique.

Andy Samberg ([23:19]):
"My favorite line is, I'm team captain and I choose you. And then Keev goes, I'm the other team captain and I choose you too."

Jorma Taccone ([27:04]):
"Throw me the baseball Now."

These insights reveal the meticulous yet playful approach The Lonely Island takes in crafting their music.

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7. The Naming Battle: "The Lonely Island" vs. "incredibad"

A pivotal part of the conversation centers on how the group settled on the name "The Lonely Island" over "incredibad." Andy Samberg shares the voting dynamics and eventual consensus that led to their widely recognized name.

Andy Samberg ([50:10]):
"Yes, because there was a period of time [...] when we were debating what to call our group itself."

Seth Meyers ([50:22]):
"I think, Andy, you had that as a title for our potential group for a while."

They reflect on the importance of group harmony and collective decision-making in establishing their identity.

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8. The "incredibad" Title Track and Its Origin Story

The finale of the episode focuses on the album's title track, "incredibad," which serves as an origin story for the group framed within a superhero narrative. They discuss the creative process, lyrical depth, and the humorous twist of an alien needing their help to save his planet.

Jorma Taccone ([56:35]):
"He needs our seed."

Seth Meyers ([56:36]):
"Repopulate."

This track encapsulates their ability to blend storytelling with comedy, further cementing their legacy in comedic music.

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9. Closing Reflections and Future Episodes

As the episode wraps up, Seth Meyers previews the next episode featuring Michael Phelps and a new song from "incredibad" titled "Space Olympics." The hosts express their enthusiasm for continuing their deep dive into their creative works and collaborations.

Seth Meyers ([58:23]):
"Next episode. It's a season premiere. It's Michael Phelps and it is a song from incredibad. Space Olympics."

They conclude with warm sentiments, reinforcing the strong bond among the hosts and their dedication to entertaining their audience.

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Notable Quotes:

• Jorma Taccone ([00:30]):
  "It was always a limited amount of it. It wasn't like it was something people knew."

• Andy Samberg ([01:26]):
  "Do you think that E40 doing that song with us influenced his decision to go into his own spirits?"

• Seth Meyers ([06:55]):
  "Fuck, yeah. That's a case where, like, they literally rhyme champ with champ."

• Edgar Wright ([42:45]):
  "I've listened to Punch You in the Jeans 42 times. It is incredibly silly and it's got a nice groove to it."

• Andy Samberg ([23:19]):
  "My favorite line is, I'm team captain and I choose you. And then Keev goes, I'm the other team captain and I choose you too."

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This episode offers a comprehensive look into The Lonely Island's creative triumphs and challenges, providing fans and newcomers alike with an engaging exploration of their influential work on "Saturday Night Live" and beyond.

Transcript

[Seth Meyers]

Hey, everybody, this is Seth. Welcome back to part two of the incredibad episode from the Lonely island and Seth Meyers podcast. It's weird because it's gonna sound like we were literally picking it up right where last week left off. Because that is exactly what happened. We did it at the same time. You guys understand how this works? Enjoy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's the Lonely island and Seth Meyers podcast.

[Seth Meyers]

So Santana dvx explain.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, it starts with that it's real. And this was before everybody had a liquor brand at all.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes. Carlos Santana endorsed a sparkling wine, which, by the way, I had not remembered. And last night had a. Was this real? And was delighted to know it was.

[Jorma Taccone]

It was always a limited amount of it. It wasn't like it was something people knew. I only knew because I happened just have been in Napa for the very first time in my life and had gone to like the Moet Winery for a tasting and there was a big standee of car Santana in there and he was holding the champagne. And back then, before everybody had their own things. That was so out of the blue and crazy. I mean, it's so different now. That E40, who is the guest that I'm sure we'll get to in a second, he has a huge line of wines.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right.

[Jorma Taccone]

In real life and you know, Alize type drinks and food goon with the spoon. So that's how much the world has changed since we made this. In terms of like artists, marketing products.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, it begs the question, do you think that E40 doing that song with us influenced his decision to go into his own spirits?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think immediately, yeah. I think he decided to go into wines right after that.

[Andy Samberg]

So Carlos Santana, I believe, is bay area based. E40 bay area based. We're from the Bay. There was very much in our minds, like this is like for the hometown in spirit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Do you want to talk about the influence of the style of the song Andy too, because that is also Bay Area related.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Structurally, the song is based on a song by the Coup, who people probably now more know Boots Riley from his directing. But the Coup is another Bay Area group again based off on this song.

[Seth Meyers]

What's that great Coup album where it's like a barbershop on the COVID Is.

[Andy Samberg]

That the one that was the big one for us was Genocide and Juice. Yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's Pick a bigger weapon. And then this is Genocide and Juice. Yeah. This album.

[Jorma Taccone]

What's the name of the song? Is it Pimps?

[Akiva Schaffer]

The song is called Pimps and it's really like almost like a twofold song because it's Fat Cats. Bigger Fish is the lead in which you need to listen to to really get the vibe.

[Jorma Taccone]

But is it called Pimps and then Parenthetical, I'm looking freesty at the Fortune 500 Club.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes, that is the one.

[Jorma Taccone]

I feel like I should have just listened to it. But is it John Paul, Getty and a Rockefeller?

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's basically like a guy stumbles into this party as a waiter to like rob people. It's a fancy dress party. It starts with that. And it's all these rich white people who like run the world with all of their giant multi conglomerate like businesses and whatever. And then each white rich person, they talk about how they've been dabbling in rap and they go into like a rap guy voice.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's a very funny song intentionally.

[Andy Samberg]

It's a really funny song already. And, you know, the message obviously is like, these guys are actually the biggest gangsters and like them co opting this style would make sense because they're fucking people up.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, well, very prescient.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes, ours was less prescient.

[Seth Meyers]

But I do say there's that really fun thing where you're talking in the beginning about again what you're about to do.

[Andy Samberg]

What is that? Cristal?

[Seth Meyers]

No.

[Jorma Taccone]

Dom P. Hell no. This is that Carlos Santana champagne. Oh, shit.

[Andy Samberg]

Santana dvx. That's my joint.

[Jorma Taccone]

Mine too. But a lot of these busters don't know about it.

[Andy Samberg]

Let's tell these motherfuckers.

[Jorma Taccone]

As a kid I used to lay awake and think, when was Santana gonna make a drink?

[Seth Meyers]

So now this is a song for the motherfuckers that don't know about Santana dvx.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right. Also, this was a moment in time where, like, talking about champagne and Cristal especially was relentless in hip hop.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

Like Cristal was just like, oh my God, Cristal.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah. The idea that we'd have our own Cristal to talk about, but ours is Santana DVX was a big joke for us.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes.

[Jorma Taccone]

Just that alone. That's why it also is in I'm on a boat. And is there even a third mention on the album?

[Andy Samberg]

I can't remember.

[Jorma Taccone]

I forget. But we were definitely.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. In a skit. The normal guy skit starts with you guys talking about how you're going to go to a party and drink Santana tv. All right, let's get our own album mention.

[Seth Meyers]

So the fun now is, you know the tone and you Have a really good beat and this observation. But then you're basically just writing rhymes about how the actual champagne is good. And then details about Carlos Santana.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, that's right.

[Seth Meyers]

It's so fun.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Very detailed details.

[Andy Samberg]

The Don Dada.

[Jorma Taccone]

And then got E40 to come on as Carlos Santana.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Which is also really funny because he's not doing an impression of Carlos Santana at all.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No.

[Seth Meyers]

So when he shows up, you can't imagine that's who it is. But then everybody's like, hey, Carlos Santana. He's like, yeah, that's right.

[Edgar Wright]

Gentlemen, gentlemen.

[Jorma Taccone]

What is all the hubbub about Carlos Santana?

[Seth Meyers]

That's red.

[Jorma Taccone]

I see you is enjoying my sparkling wine. We certainly are.

[Edgar Wright]

Well, be careful because this should get.

[Seth Meyers]

Up unlike no other.

[Jorma Taccone]

Wonderful kind of.

[Akiva Schaffer]

My sparkling wax.

[Seth Meyers]

Make you want to have sex.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm rich.

[Jorma Taccone]

I'm having my chicks get laid all the time.

[Seth Meyers]

My 70s chicks.

[Jorma Taccone]

The fact that he did it and did such a good job.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He's the best.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah. I mean, it made us so happy as people we grew up. I mean, listening to every one of E40's albums, we couldn't be bigger fans.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That was the song that we would go back to. Like friends of ours from the Bay. I knew you'd be like, we got E40 in a song.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's still amazing and it still sounds dope. He's so good.

[Seth Meyers]

He's great.

[Jorma Taccone]

You want me to talk about the beat? Because Jay Zone made that beat and he also is an amazing producer.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah. It's that sort of more throwbacky, old school, like, very chopped up samples. He didn't do that many samples, but he was just incredible at chopping things up. And he made, like, probably five albums before this. I got to know Zone from Brian Danger Mouse Burton, and, yeah, he just sent us a bunch of stuff. Do we have anything else with him? Is that the only song that we did with him?

[Jorma Taccone]

No, we definitely have another J Zone song, but I'm not sure what. Not on this album. You made the beat to incredibad, right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

The incredible beat.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

I have two lyrics I love that I want to mention. First of all, there's a lot of. You guys definitely came with this. That Carlos Santana had a lot of sex over the years. I feel like that's a thing you've kind of layered in.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah. Oh, yeah, for sure.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, we assume that's true also.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I think that's a safe bet.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Anybody who makes a sparkling wine, I think it's safe to say that they did all right. In the sheets.

[Seth Meyers]

This is, I think, a Keev. He's a Southwest Ty wearing bolo. Champ coming straight out the box with a bowl. Oh, Champ with a bold nosed Champ Nose shampoo. Sometimes, by the way, sometimes lyrics finders will let you down.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah. Bold nosed.

[Seth Meyers]

Bold nosed Champ.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah. Champ.

[Andy Samberg]

Fuck, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

That's a case where, like, they literally rhyme champ with champ. Same spelling.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Fucking incredible.

[Jorma Taccone]

Totally different words.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's really good.

[Seth Meyers]

That's really amazing.

[Jorma Taccone]

I bet you Andy help with that. But yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

So my question, though, is about the what? Oh, I know. It's a different. There's a different song with the Santa Fe, which is Dream Girl, but because this was Southwest, I thought the Santa Fe line that I'm confused by was in this. But later you talk about somebody having a Santa Fe lean. Do you know what I'm talking about?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah. Yeah. That's Dream Girl.

[Seth Meyers]

We'll get there later. Then the end of this song fully loses its mind.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

These are the final great things about this product.

[Jorma Taccone]

A monkey drank a bottle and learned to spe. Quit Drank a bottle and became a freak A lion drank a bottle and forgot how to growl A horse drunk a bottle and fucked a cow and we saved the best line for E40, of course, and he killed it.

[Seth Meyers]

A horse drank a bottle and fucked a cow.

[Jorma Taccone]

A horse drank a bottle, Fucked a cow.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Fucked a cow.

[Seth Meyers]

Such a. It's such a funny thing to say. This is good.

[Jorma Taccone]

It'll make you go nuts. Also, that's the way Santana's selling his champagne. He's like, it makes you get really fucked up.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Edgar Wright]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's not the. I love sparkling. We also do call it sparkling wine. Cause it's made in California.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

God damn it. So fun.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I will say this was a song that these guys came up with the premise and had written a couple of the first. Your first lyrics. And I walked into the room on this one. We've all had this experience when that happens, and it's a good one. You walk in and you're just like, oh, what a gift. This is fucking hilarious.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, it's real fun because at that point, they've built you a tiny little box where only certain things are going to fit into it. You just sort of aim for that box. All right, so Santana dvx, you have nothing but love for.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Seth Meyers]

Next tracks. We'll get to them later down the road. Jizz in my pants, I'm on a boat. Next up, track five, Jack Black on Saxman. Really fun. He's fantastic. This does have a little. It's shy Ronnie.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Precursor to Shyrani.

[Andy Samberg]

Structural. Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

But it has that sort of deliciously unique Jack Black performance to it, which is so fun to listen to. It is indeed his frustration with Saxman. Basically, Jack Black is thinking about Saxman. Saxman does not come through. In the moments that expect him to play his sax. They're real tiny. Just the right amount of. It's not quiet and you cannot hear it, but you know it's a sax.

[Akiva Schaffer]

The saxman's got my soul. Everybody got to move their feet. When the sax man started to blow now blow a sack man.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay.

[Andy Samberg]

He's a little shy but his genius cannot hide.

[Seth Meyers]

Cause when the sex man starts to wear.

[Akiva Schaffer]

They gonna take you out a ride. Take a sex man. You know, on this song, which I was obsessed with this song because I loved the song Trying to be Good. And I just love the idea of hyping up up a guy who's supposed to be amazing and then he sucks. We had Lenny Pickett do sax for this song. Just little squeaks. I don't know why we needed Lenny to do it, but he sent us a bunch of real shitty little squeaks. And he's so talented. They sounded too good. So we went with the. We had to go with the demo. That was just this shitty synthesizer that we had that we made dumb, horrible Casio sax sounds that we were just like. Ah, it's funnier.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Than Lenny trying to be bad.

[Seth Meyers]

Lenny Pickett, who of course leads the SNL band, is one of the greatest musicians on Earth. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Also Bay Area.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Tower of Power.

[Andy Samberg]

Yep. We love Lenny.

[Seth Meyers]

A lot of fun. Saxman.

[Jorma Taccone]

It was so exciting to us. Of course, we've already covered that. Jack Black, we had met through channel 101, and he had done awesome Town intro for us when we were trying to get our own sketch show right before snl. But still, we were just still in awe of Jack Black. I mean, we still are to this day, but we were just so massive fans of him. And he had come to SNL to host and obviously on the LA when we had done Glerk, but still to just put out the call to him. And we had a whole demo version with Andy doing Saxman and we sent it to him. And the fact that he drove himself to our house in Encino and plopped down and recorded it. When he opens his mouth, his voice is so iconic and amazing. The moment he was like, well, we're just sitting in the room being like, holy shit, he's in the room singing still. Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

He also is one of those people. Watching him physically sing exponentially improves the experience.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Like his body is exactly, exactly the way you want it to look while he's singing. It's so joyful.

[Jorma Taccone]

And it's just the real deal. We're faking everything. And you're like, oh. He just. It's the moment when America fell in love with him in High Fidelity. When he was singing the Marvin Gaye song.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

When everyone was like, oh, shit, he can really sing.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That routinely happened to us because we would always record like a million versions. We'd always like double our lyrics to make them sound beefier and cooler and da da da. And then you'd get like something from E40 or Jack would come in or Julian Castle Blancas. And you'd get these like. Like E40s was a one take. And you're like. You just knocked it out where you're like, okay. That's how it's done, I guess.

[Jorma Taccone]

Real talented musicians, not fakers.

[Seth Meyers]

There's two interludes. There's two tracks that are marked Interlude. The first is Normal Guy. Now I do kind of want to revisit Normal Guy and do a whole episode on Yorms Doritos ad, Right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah, totally.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, we really kind of have.

[Andy Samberg]

To strong agreement if we're legally allowed to.

[Seth Meyers]

Or are we contractually maybe not allowed to?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think it's been enough years, right? Probably.

[Jorma Taccone]

Contractually we're not allowed to put it out. So no one could ever see it. But I guess they could hear parts of it.

[Seth Meyers]

I would just say this. Go listen to Normal Guy. The interlude.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And then wonder if you think he's the sort of got a pitch man.

[Jorma Taccone]

Vibe to you visualize what you think he looks like. And then when we do that episode, we'll tell him what he actually looks.

[Seth Meyers]

By the way, the voice is such a huge problem. I forgot what he looked like.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's the big.

[Seth Meyers]

I think contractually we can say this. Did you direct it? Yoram, you starred in it?

[Akiva Schaffer]

We, me and Andy sort of wrote it. Are we talking about this? Are we talking about the Doritos commercial?

[Seth Meyers]

We'll eventually talk about it, but just for people who are like, what are they talking about?

[Andy Samberg]

There was a year where we got asked to run the Doritos super bowl ad competition thing, which happened a few times, where people all over the country sent in homemade commercials. And if yours got picked, it would air during the Super Bowl. And part of that deal was we would also make one that would air during the Super Bowl. And we made one that they decided not to air.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Andy Samberg]

And the reason they decided not to air it was that they tested it, and it tested the worst of anything that had ever been tested by the testing company.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I take full ownership and responsibility for this.

[Jorma Taccone]

Seth's face is in his hands.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Akiva had to go when we really needed him most. And me and Andy decided it would be really funny to have the spokesman for Doritos be normal guy. Turns out America disagreed.

[Seth Meyers]

We'll play a little normal guy so people can hear the voice.

[Andy Samberg]

Hey, what's up, man?

[Jorma Taccone]

Not much ado.

[Andy Samberg]

Hey, are you ready for the party tonight?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, man, I already got a case of Santana champagne, so should be good.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, nice.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, that's good.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, shit.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, man. Don't make eye contact.

[Seth Meyers]

Ding dong, normal guy in the house.

[Jorma Taccone]

Hey, man.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, it's great seeing you other normal guys.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Uh huh. What are you guys up to? Not much.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hey, what are you other normal guys up to?

[Andy Samberg]

Seriously? Nothing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Basically, after they tested, they came to us and they were like, look, we can't air this on the super bowl. So can you just say that you didn't make a commercial? The competition was so great this year. You just wanted to give up your spot. We were like, no problem.

[Jorma Taccone]

But there was a real silver lining. Part of what enticed us to do it was they said if our ad won because it was the USA Today or whatever poll the next day where it's the crash, the super bowl thing, they were gonna give the million dollars that we would've won to a charity of our choice. And we had chose the Berkeley Unified School District, which is the public school district that we all went to. And that was part of why we did the whole thing. And by them saying, hey, your ad can't run, they were essentially saying we were out of the running to win money for our charity, which was a bummer. Now, we knew that the thing that Jorm and Andy had made was never going to win. But what was great is when they said, hey, it's not going to air. We'll just give $250,000 to your charity.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. Because they thought we were gonna be really upset that they weren't airing it.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, but you were like.

[Jorma Taccone]

And we were like, no.

[Andy Samberg]

The only reason we did it was for the donation to the school district.

[Jorma Taccone]

And now we're getting a guaranteed donation, which was like, I believe Berkley said it was the biggest donation they've ever gotten. And so it was a win. Win, honestly.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But I will say this. For a while, I was recording very funny people like Will Arnett and Craig Robinson and some others. I was recording them, watching what we had made and just dying, laughing, and then sending it to the people at Doritos, being like, you sure?

[Seth Meyers]

You sure you don't want to hear it now? I remember watching it, but I watched it after I heard it tested. The worst of that had ever been tested. So I went into it thinking, how bad could it be? And I walked away thinking, I believe every word that you were told by the good people at Doritos. If you'd have told me they turned the negative dials so hard, they, like, were coming off in people's hands.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm still proud. I'm still proud.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

It makes me laugh so hard now.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's legendary.

[Seth Meyers]

It's unbelievable. And by the way, this is a case, and hopefully it's coming through. And everything we're saying shout out to the good people at Doritos who. Who 100% did the right thing.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Made a charitable donation. We're not trying to frame them as villains at all. No, no, no. But the Normal Guy interlude is really funny because, again, if anybody listened to this entire album, who is in the world of marketing, no one would go to their boss and say, I think Normal Guy's the hit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

They definitely were a suspect. Cause we sent that to them. They were like, ooh, okay, well, we'll trust you guys, but, ooh.

[Seth Meyers]

Ooh.

[Jorma Taccone]

You know, for snack foods, they usually choose a mascot who's, like. Like, extremely insecure and just desperate to be normal. And he's clearly has something wrong with them. And it's just like, hey, we're all normal together, right? And we all love Doritos. Like, you're like, yeah, that's who I want to be. Like, I want to eat what that guy's eating.

[Andy Samberg]

I'll say this. I'll say this. Our thinking was, if this airs, everyone will be like, what the hell was that? And I do stand by that thought.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, it would have made news.

[Andy Samberg]

People would have been like, what? Just aired on the Super Bowl? What the hell Was it would have.

[Jorma Taccone]

Stood out, which is a big part of marketing.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. But I get it.

[Andy Samberg]

Did I see it winning the USA Today Best Commercial Voting challenge? Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

I feel like if it had aired, the kids at Berkeley would have been like, why did you do that?

[Jorma Taccone]

Right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

You threw away your shot.

[Seth Meyers]

Why didn't you give them Lazy Sunday? Sir?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah, he's being British orphans.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah. Honestly, we've already talked about too long if we're going to talk about it later. Cause it's a whole thing. Because I'm in Atlanta shooting a movie. They have to do it without me. I remember Seth calling, going, well, I really see what you do in the group now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. By the way, shout out our friend Keith Schofield, who did help us direct that.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, so here we go. The next interlude is shrooms. I think we can go pretty quick on shrooms. Tell me about shrooms, guys.

[Andy Samberg]

The beat inspired it.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Who made that? Do we know?

[Andy Samberg]

Is it Drew Campbell?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, I thought that was Beck.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, that's like Nachala. Third album.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay.

[Andy Samberg]

I think it's Drew Campbell. Campbell.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Our buddy Drew.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Bay area. Also bay.

[Andy Samberg]

Anyway, it started playing, and I just started screaming that. Which is how half of our songs happen.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm on shrooms. I'm on shrooms I'm on shrooms I'm on shrooms.

[Seth Meyers]

It's a good interlude. And, you know, for me, I used to listen to Monty Python comedy albums, and there was always. I think an interlude is a very fair way to describe this.

[Andy Samberg]

I also will say, like, to me, it's an interesting time capsule because we were still young enough that I thought that was interesting. You know what I mean?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

There was no, like, you know, micro dosing or anything. Talking about doing shrooms was still something that was like, whoa.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, that's so funny. It's true. Instead of, like, every suburban mom also maybe does them.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, I'm actually kind of shrooming at all times now. But to us, and, like, in high school and college and stuff, like, taking shrooms was a big deal.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, then we go to, like, a boss. We'll get to that again. We like sports. We mentioned it. Just two guys. You'd done them once before. This is the second. Just Two Guys song.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. First one was just two guys. We like sports is the second one. As Keith said, we went to Kmart and we bought, like, the dumpiest jeans we could find. And we have found a lot of cool, really, really baggy T shirts that had, like, things like Stewie from Family Guy on it that said, what recession with, like, him with money that we thought were really cool.

[Jorma Taccone]

Just balling out Stewie. Yeah, Rad to this.

[Seth Meyers]

Another time capsule that there was a recession and Stewie didn't give a fuck.

[Jorma Taccone]

Rich as fuck.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He didn't care.

[Seth Meyers]

We like sports. Is so much fun to watch.

[Jorma Taccone]

Did we talk about just two guys? Like, probably early in this podcast when we were talking about our pre SNL.

[Seth Meyers]

Times, I think we did talk about just two guys. It is very flatly delivered. I highly recommend people go watch it on YouTube. Can I tell you my favorite line?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes, of course.

[Seth Meyers]

My favorite line is, I'm team captain and I choose you. And then Keev goes, I'm the other team captain and I choose you too.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That gives you these guys mindset in a nutshell.

[Seth Meyers]

Or also they might not quite fully understand sports. How it works when you're the team captain and then what do they call you? Andy, when you show up? You have one moment here.

[Jorma Taccone]

He's always Steve. It's his reoccurring character.

[Seth Meyers]

Are you that asshole, Steve, or is it worse?

[Andy Samberg]

No, he's the cunt.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, he's a cunt hole. Okay, good.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Now, I have no confidence in what I heard with my own ears.

[Andy Samberg]

A lot of people listening might be shocked by that. Unless you're from foggy London town.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, of course.

[Andy Samberg]

Where it's pretty commonplace. We all know.

[Seth Meyers]

How long did it take you guys to shoot? We like sports. That's a day or right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think it's a couple days.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay.

[Jorma Taccone]

It might have been two days because again, it was just our friend Jonah Goldstein came over with the camera and it was just the three of us bopping around. Andy probably helped a little. It's as lo fi as it looks like it is. And yeah, it probably takes two days because there's no crew.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It takes just as long to shoot something that looks shitty as it does.

[Jorma Taccone]

But also when there's no crew, it takes double long because if you need a shirt, you go, all right, let's go to Walmart. And that's two hours, right?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

So it actually takes longer when it's just three people goofing around.

[Seth Meyers]

It's a lot of fun.

[Jorma Taccone]

I love when we went on tour, I loved doing We Like Sports because it is so pure and nerdy. And the fact that the people who would pay for a Lonely island show know every word and they would sing it along and we would do kind of a medley, and then we would remember I Can't remember how we worked it, but we would do a thing where we at a certain point did lines from other real rap songs. Like it went into a Drake song.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, in each of our songs there's a breakdown, and the breakdown is usually a pretty deep hip hop reference.

[Jorma Taccone]

Right. What's the. We like Sportlands. This. The what? What, what, what? The Nori song.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, that's a Nori. So that one's like, less obscure. But, you know, we did try by 12 carried by six.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Which, you know, we got that reference.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Bong, bong, bong, bong, bong.

[Jorma Taccone]

But what did we do on tour? We did 21 savage.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, we did 21 savage. Yeah. And then we threw to Shyrani. You know him, you love him. Shy.

[Jorma Taccone]

Ronnie, you came out doing Drake as Shyrani.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, I think it was God's plan.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, you're like God's plan.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's basically the same. He's even shyer than they are.

[Andy Samberg]

Since I'm not on the song, can I say some of my favorite lines from you like sports?

[Seth Meyers]

Please?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

If my team loses, I'll be mean all night. If you tell me to relax, we'll get in a fight. Yeah. It's clearly our.

[Andy Samberg]

That's so funny. It's so funny.

[Akiva Schaffer]

To me, watching sports with girls is a pain. They don't know the rules. There's no time to explain.

[Jorma Taccone]

Single.

[Andy Samberg]

It's getting to the root of why it's all so stupid. And I'm saying this as a sports fan.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

But if you take a half step back, you're just like, yeah, it's the dumbest thing ever. Right.

[Jorma Taccone]

And then I drink whiskey because I like the taste. You think it's bitter, but I think it's great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I also drink whiskey and we smoke cigars. Cars. Don't believe me.

[Seth Meyers]

Smell our car. So obviously doesn't like the taste.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You think it's bitter, but I think it's great.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Doesn't even know what people who like whiskey say.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, there's also a lot of one upmanship.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

There's always a. Like, I also drink whiskey and we smoke cigars. Like, never wanting to be excluded.

[Andy Samberg]

Don't believe me. Smell our cars.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Like, yeah, we smoke cigars in the.

[Jorma Taccone]

Car and we did it all the real way. We're just in a parking lot where we saw the brightest colored car and stood in front of it.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. I did go back. I thought, wait, is that a green screen? Nope. They just found a weird car.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, we just went To a parking lot, walked up the street.

[Seth Meyers]

Also, there's a really funny shot of you guys in a hot tub wrapping wearing white T shirts.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Definitely that's our hot tub. Yeah. Didn't have to pay for that location.

[Andy Samberg]

My one other line that I like is actually the very last line of the song.

[Jorma Taccone]

Throw me the baseball Now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Toss me the pigskin now.

[Jorma Taccone]

Feed me the rock.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Give me the rock.

[Andy Samberg]

Makes me think that that person definitely does not. It's the first time they ever heard it referred to as the Rock.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hand me the rock.

[Jorma Taccone]

Will you?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hand me the rock.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Hey, feed me the rock. Yes, the rock.

[Seth Meyers]

Feed me and then hand it.

[Andy Samberg]

We all have called it the Rock for many years, so I will now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Jorma Taccone]

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[Jorma Taccone]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Jorma Taccone]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Jorma Taccone]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Seth Meyers]

There were two that made me laugh the hardest. And we are at the first. And again, part of it was just a lack of familiarity due to me not listening to it as much. To it not being a short dream girl with Nora Jones is so funny. It's so funny that Nora Jones is doing it. She has the best voice maybe in the world.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Singing it with such earnestness. And the three of you are just rapping about your dream girl, who is a disaster.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, maybe the guys have weird taste.

[Seth Meyers]

They might have weird taste.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What are some lyrics off of that? I can't remember that.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, here's one. These are just descriptions of the group. I mean, early on, this is kind of okay. I've heard a song like this before. Dream girl, you amaze me. All dressed in paisley Love how not one but both eyes are lazy. Okay, then later, Andy, just a few lines later, shows up, half eaten, squirrel hanging out of your mouth. Now you're like, who are we dealing with? Then we go back to sort of a more normie complaint. You got your cell phone ring set to sex of the sex city. But now here's the one I want you to explain. All right, Ready? Ke this is you.

[Jorma Taccone]

You got your cell phone rings at the sex in the city. You like a hot bowl of grits. Only way more gritty, straight, dripping. A turquoise. My Santa Fe queen. One short leg. You got the Santa Fe lean. It makes perfect sense to me. What's confusing? I guess.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, she's leaning.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay. Again, like you said, I married a native New Mexican. I've been to Santa Fe. Turquoise queen bang. Yeah, like seen it. What is a Santa Fe lean?

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, it's. They've got one short leg, kind of like Michael Jackson.

[Seth Meyers]

Gotcha. So it's basically a woman in turquoise who's got one short leg and is leaning. Is known as having a Santa Fe lean.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, famously.

[Andy Samberg]

It's a Santa Fe lean by way of being from Santa Fe.

[Seth Meyers]

Got it.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Like the state in which she is leaning or the city rather, is Santa Fe.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Yorm.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

You come in with a lot of enthusiasm. Singing. It's music to my ears when you scream in your sleep.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Music to my ears when you scream in your sleep. And when you lift your skirt in public.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yo.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I can't help but peek. You like Cleopatra with the eyes of a pig. Love to watch you in the backyard when you go out to dig.

[Seth Meyers]

You like Cleopatra with the eyes of a pig.

[Andy Samberg]

That's the most your ass line I've ever heard.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, for sure. Like going somewhere and then real ball and.

[Andy Samberg]

But like really earnest with the eyes of a pig.

[Seth Meyers]

Andy, though, Then you come in maybe with my favorite. Oh, well, hold on. I'm going to tell you my favorite girl. How'd you get those mouse traps glued to your neck?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I don't remember any of these, surprisingly.

[Seth Meyers]

And then this little rascal. How'd you get screwed to the deck? Like, what's going on with this?

[Jorma Taccone]

Must have been fixing the deck with some sort of power draw drill.

[Seth Meyers]

Little rascal accidentally screwed herself to. So she was working with tools on the deck. Unbelievable. Then this one was just like a very simple telling you to stop it. Then you don't. I just like, also, this person's a bad listener.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

But then I missed my favorite thing about the song. It begins spoken word. Andy, do you remember how it starts? Andy? What you tell everybody.

[Andy Samberg]

This is definitely a Y line. And I love.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Some dude once said that love is a many funny things.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's a beautiful quote to begin on. Yhorm.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember it vividly. He's like, should it be like he like had it so clear in his mind the exact ways it should be wrong?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, there's so many things wrong with that.

[Andy Samberg]

Some dude once said that love is a many funny things.

[Akiva Schaffer]

God.

[Andy Samberg]

Love is a Many funny things.

[Jorma Taccone]

Squirrel.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, I got more, though, because do you remember the spoken word at the top, though, Andy? This is a really important detail in the song that resolves itself in the final verse.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. The song's brought to you by Chex Mix.

[Seth Meyers]

The song is brought to you by Chex Mix.

[Andy Samberg]

God, I had forgotten.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's actually the redeeming quality of the whole song.

[Andy Samberg]

Agreed.

[Seth Meyers]

And then by the time they started singing about Checks Mix, you've forgotten that it was sponsored by Chex Mix.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right.

[Seth Meyers]

But then the last verse is a lot of stuff about Check Mix with.

[Jorma Taccone]

Both feet Cuz you're ambidextrous no point Cuz we know you eat nothing but check Check Mix number one food stack in the land It's a cereal taste that you eat with your hand Checks Mix at your local grocer by your box your family will all say Chex Mix rocks.

[Seth Meyers]

Check. Like if you had sent this to Chex Mix as a jingle, this entire song, they would not have responded any worse than Doritos did when you did normal Go might have tested better. But also it's so great because Nora Jones basically sings the end of this song and it's just beautiful. Nora Jones singing Checks mix. You're delicious. You got 60% less fat than potato chips.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's a testament to how funny Nora is, because that could be considered a waste of Nora Jones, but not for her. I think she was pretty into it.

[Seth Meyers]

She understood that it wasn't. I mean, it's really, really good. She also sings with, I mean, again, the full throated intensity and passion we've come to expect from her.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You guys remember the Chex Mix? I feel like they sent us a gift basket, though.

[Jorma Taccone]

I feel like at some point.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, that's nice.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I feel like somebody there was like, well, that's funny. Probably.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. I mean, that's good. That's the right thing to do, is to send you that.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's the least they can do.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Or one might even say it's the least they could do. Thank you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Or the most. Or the most they could do.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, then we go into Ross, Trent, Dick and A Bunch. The old Saloon. Go.

[Andy Samberg]

Definitely inspired by the beat.

[Seth Meyers]

Great. Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That was a new mark beat from Jurassic 5. And I believe we couldn't clear the sample, so he replayed it and it still sounded awesome. But for us, we always liked albums that really felt like albums when they had fun around tracks. NWA did pretty awesome with like Yellow get off The Keys and like the Far side would do it. Like, it just felt like you got to know the band and De La Soul. Soul famously always wanted to just have that sort of feel to make it feel like it was a complete story, right?

[Andy Samberg]

Like a big old party, fuck around, posse cut.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And that's what this was. It didn't take very long to record, as I recall.

[Seth Meyers]

So you're basically rapping like cowboys. But you start by screaming, this is the new shit. And somebody keeps screaming DJ Larry throughout the song.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, it's not Larry, it's just DJ.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay, gotcha.

[Andy Samberg]

We were like, what if the DJ's name was just a weird sound? Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Cause it's okay. It's new doing mixtape style, right?

[Andy Samberg]

Mixtape, yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

As I recall, we were just like getting over the mic and like, I remember Colin Hanks was over, right? So it was literally like just like get up and say something. Just do it.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah, he's on it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, no.

[Jorma Taccone]

My stash smells like something like that.

[Seth Meyers]

It's just people. It's this. I think this is a nice exchange. I'm Old Bill. I just rode into town on my horse. You betcha. On my horse. That's the thing in the old west times. Everybody enjoys a good horse ride. If you cheat at cards, you'll get thrown out. Right out the saloon doors on your butt.

[Jorma Taccone]

These guys know about the wild west.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Come back in and have a round of whiskey. Guess what? All is forgiven.

[Andy Samberg]

That's my favorite. All is forgiven.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, yeah. The old saloon is a nice place.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

This is a real diamond cut. Specificity. I'm the bartender, but I'm also the mayor.

[Jorma Taccone]

Just painting a picture with words.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean. And by the way, I was like, great. Got it. Know who that guy is?

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, I took a class on the western in college.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, well, it paid off.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

It paid off in this 1 minute scramble track Scrambled.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It could have been called a scramble, not a song.

[Seth Meyers]

Certainly it did feel like you guys were ripping the mic away from one another.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's basically what it was.

[Andy Samberg]

I also like that it starts off more like it's going to actually be a rap song. Like, you came to the right place, my man. And then everyone there is the most fucking cartoony.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, it has gunshots. Right?

[Seth Meyers]

Was this on purpose or just because I thought it was so funny to me that you go, this is the new shit. And then you rap about like 1800 stuff.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's right.

[Andy Samberg]

Probably.

[Jorma Taccone]

I mean, somewhere.

[Seth Meyers]

Because that I thought at first was the joke. And Then I'm like, oh, I think this might just be pure mayhem.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, I think the joke is just that it's not new shit at all.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Didn't cross our minds.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, I also think saying new shit is what everyone says on mixtapes.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I know, but it's just so funny to be new shit. And you're immediately like, throw out the saloon doors. It was like a cowboy time traveled and landed in your studio and you were like, you have 30 seconds. Tell us everything about your time.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Horses are great.

[Andy Samberg]

And it's also why I like all is forgiven so much. They just. That would never be said.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, there's also a special guest at the very end, Seth, at the very end of the song while it's fading out. Tiny Tim and it's almost Christmas.

[Seth Meyers]

Sure is dusty here.

[Andy Samberg]

Sure is dusty here.

[Jorma Taccone]

He's at the old saloon. Still, to be clear.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, he's time traveled.

[Seth Meyers]

We have two to go.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

They are punch you in the jeans and incredibad.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, punch you in the jeans. Like, I will always have a real soft spot in my heart for that. Because for all the ones that came out of us just saying stuff to each other as friends, like, was that one that you started, Andy, of just saying, I'll punch you in the jeans?

[Andy Samberg]

I used to say I would do it to you at snl.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. It was something he specifically did to.

[Andy Samberg]

Me before we knew we had a record deal or before we had beats to choose from or anything. I just would walk up to Yorm and go, I'll punch you in the jeans. I'll punch you in the jeans.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Verse machines roll up on you smooth and punch you in the jeans.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, it was like our Andrew Dunn rap from Hot Rod the dp.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It was just something he did to me.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

So you had been doing it apropos of nothing. How quickly when you got into the studio did you think that would be a track?

[Akiva Schaffer]

But I think that was based off the beat too, cuz it felt like a Jurassic 5e kind of thing.

[Andy Samberg]

I was like, should punch you in the jeans actually be a song?

[Jorma Taccone]

This is the only one I did nothing on, so I can speak really freely on it. That I love it. And it has stood the test of time to me personally.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, thank you.

[Jorma Taccone]

Like, I find myself singing it more often. I find myself singing it to my children. I encourage them to listen. They haven't really taken me up on that, but they could.

[Andy Samberg]

I will say it's definitely one of Joanna's favorite Lonely island songs.

[Jorma Taccone]

When I Punch a gene. I like to imagine a face. When I punch a gene, I like.

[Akiva Schaffer]

To imagine a face.

[Jorma Taccone]

The fly is the nose and the.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Balls of the base of the face. You got taste and it shows my man.

[Jorma Taccone]

You got taste and it shows my man. That made the other guy think he had taste.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, there's a lot of agreement. We agree with each other a lot.

[Andy Samberg]

Damn, Eugene Brand got me throwing my hand. It's some of my favorite lyrics I've ever written. For sure.

[Jorma Taccone]

But you're going to turn the 501s into 499s. You know, also all the contradictions in it about, like, it really doesn't matter as long as you're in them. But then they can be on the clothesline.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And you don't have to be wearing them for us to punch them.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Those samples are actually just Andy doing versions of the samples.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, we couldn't afford any of the samples, so Andy did a very good job.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right.

[Jorma Taccone]

So we didn't have to pay for him.

[Seth Meyers]

This is very nice. Gonna revise your Levi's with physical harm. Put divots in the rivets with my physical arm.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, it's even better than that. Cause it's revised. Gonna revise Levi's. Really falls on the beat.

[Seth Meyers]

Throw fisticuffs. Eat pants like bag lunches. Genes pronounced dead. Cause of death.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Heck a punches.

[Jorma Taccone]

Heck of punches.

[Seth Meyers]

Heck of punches.

[Andy Samberg]

Heck of punches.

[Jorma Taccone]

So we asked for a voice note from Edgar Wright. He's the director of Shaun of the Dead Hot fuzz, Scott Pilgrim. Scott Pilgrim, yes. Last night in Soho. Anyways, he's a great dude and he loves Punch me in the jeans and told us about it all the time. That's the most positive punch in the jeans feedback. So I thought he should weigh in.

[Edgar Wright]

Hey there, first time caller, long time listener. This is Edgar Wright ringing in from London. I have been asked.

[Jorma Taccone]

Foggy London town Andy.

[Andy Samberg]

Ooh, I'm familiar.

[Edgar Wright]

Even the adverts. I've had real affection for everything you guys have done in the last, what, 20 years? Oh, that's crazy. Okay, the 20 years. So I guess I was in the house for the first ever digital short, Lettuce. It's the first time I ever saw Saturday Night Live being recorded. Recorded. I was in town for the King Kong premiere, not that I had anything to do with that movie. And me and my girlfriend at the time were invited to SNL through Amy Poehler and Will Arnett. So I remember being in the house. It was Dane Cook and James Blunt. What a combo. And I remember seeing lettuce. And I remember talking to you, Akiva, at the party. I'm pretty sure I met Andy and Yorma as well, but I definitely remember talking to you, Akiva. And I spoke to Bill Hader as well. But I remember complimenting you on lettuce and you were very modest about it. Little did you know that only two weeks later your world would blow up with lazy Sunday. And you know, I've been a fan ever since, as you well know, because I text you guys about it all the time. And love hot rod, love pop star, Never stop. Never stopping. But the reason you asked me to send a voice note is because in 2009, when Incredibad came came out, I listened to that album so many times. I had it on cd and I was shooting Scott Pilgrim in Toronto, or Toronto, as the Canadians say. And it was the CD that was in the car. And me and my assistant at the time, Leo, used to drive to work, which was like a 10 minute drive. And so we would listen to basically the same couple of tracks from Incredibly all the time. But we always, always, always listen to Punch you in the Jeans. And so it became like a bit of a talisman or something or a security blanket on the way to work of listening to Punch you in the Jeans. So I. I don't know how many times I've heard it. My itunes, which is still on my laptop, tells me of all the Lonely island songs. I've listened to punch you in the jeans 42 times. Now, this hyper fixation might be undiagnosed ADHD, but I don't know why I'm so obsessed by that song. I think it just, it is incredibly silly and it's got a nice groove to it. I like Andy and Yoma rapping.

[Andy Samberg]

Thank you.

[Edgar Wright]

And some of the rhymes are particularly silly. I like that it kind of is gene centric. And then some of the rhymes have nothing to do with jeans. I don't know, I'm just looking at the lyrics now. I mean, gonna be those jeans, gonna dip them in slime, turn your 501s into four nights ninth. Anyway, I've listened to punch you in the jeans many, many times. I think you guys were very excited when you eventually did a sequel to the song called we don't give a honk and would like really excited to tell me that there was a sequel to Punch you in the Jeans. But I do really love the song and I love you guys and your podcast is a total joy and it's really nice to just hear about the shows. I was. I was actually also. One of the other shows that I was in attendance for was the Strike episode with Michael cera hosting a UCB. Maybe it was around Thanksgiving 2007. I was very lucky to be in the house for that as well. Anyway, I. It's really beautiful hearing all your stories and hearing all of the memories. And I love the fact that you guys are still going strong. I honestly think if we're talking Criterion Collection, just to kind of jump in on that conversation, I would say Sushi Glory Hole has got to be in there. A fantastic song, brilliant video.

[Andy Samberg]

Bam.

[Edgar Wright]

So that would get my vote as a sort of. As an eventual Criterion pick. Anyway, I'll stop waffling now. I love you all. Bye.

[Seth Meyers]

That was so lovely.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Very nice.

[Jorma Taccone]

Isn't that great?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God. He's always so nice.

[Seth Meyers]

But imagine how lovely it is if you have long been a champion of punch you in the jeans. And to finally get that call.

[Jorma Taccone]

He's been waiting.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember being like, we're 50% doing this just for you.

[Jorma Taccone]

The sequel. Talking about I don't give a honk.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We definitely thought about when making a sequel, we were like, you know what? Who. Who's really gonna like it? Gotta make it.

[Seth Meyers]

By the way, I. I totally support making art for one person.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I fully agree.

[Seth Meyers]

Every now and then it's worth to make it for one and know that a lot of other people will also enjoy it. But don't aim for everybody.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Just aim for Edgar Wright.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Edgar Wright's heart. Yep.

[Jorma Taccone]

He brought up the lyric, the 501s that we talked about. That dipping your 501s in slime brings it down to 499.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

So slime is just a point reduction out of 501.

[Andy Samberg]

You gotta ask Yorma that. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

See, I always thought of it as that you dip them in slime, but then you're also getting two punches. Whap, whap. And so that brings you down to.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, that's what.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So each punch, one punch brings you down to 500. The second one brings you down to. Yeah, that's how I left right combo.

[Andy Samberg]

So the slime is actually completely unrelated.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's just. But it says it's gonna dip them, slide and turn them into your lyric. Makes it seem like a slime. I know.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You have to read between the lines. You have to read between the lines. Keith.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, Keith. I'm like, on the song and wrote a lot of it and I didn't know that till just. So that's why we're doing the podcast.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's right.

[Seth Meyers]

I feel like this took a turn where it went from the absolute pinnacle of Punch Me in the Jeans, which was Edgar leaving this long message, and then you guys immediately start pulling the threads on Yoram's lyrics.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, we're unfurling the whole thing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

See, here's the thing. And Edgar mentioned it like that. Maybe that lyric doesn't have to do with punching, but see, I think underneath at all, it does. You know, two waps, wap, wap.

[Jorma Taccone]

I just think it's saying how layered the song is. 2007, when we did that strike show is when Hot Fuzz came out. And I remember getting to go to some very screening because we had met and being so excited. And then that movie obviously did not disappoint, but I remember being one of the only people that had seen it going, oh, my God. His follow up to Shaun of the Dead is just as good. It's crazy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, just to compliment Edgar, the fact that he likes our dumb stuff this much is so nice coming from what giant fans we are of his work. Like, he's just such a talented dude.

[Seth Meyers]

And, you know, he arrived, I feel, in a very similar way. Which. Which was hyper specific. Incredibly well crafted. Dumb stuff.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. So much energy put towards something that is so dumb.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. All right, moving on. Final song on the album, incredibad. It is the last track. It is also the title track. And my first question is, did you have that song? And then you realized, oh, that would also be a good title for the album.

[Andy Samberg]

No, reverse.

[Seth Meyers]

You had the title for the album first.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, because. Because there was a period of time, I think we've mentioned this once, where we were debating what to call our group itself. And the two names we were debating between were the Lonely island and incredibad. So when we decided Lonely Island, I remember personally being like, but if we ever make an album, we should call it incredibad. And so as soon as we decided to do an album and, like, actually took the record deal, I was very adamant that it should be called incredibad.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I feel like, Andy, you had that as a title for our potential group for a while. Was that a high school thing?

[Andy Samberg]

No, no, no. I thought of it right around the same time as Keev wrote his one.

[Jorma Taccone]

Act play, when we were making, like, Pablamo and Stork Patrol. And when we would make those songs, we would say the band name was incredibad. That Was making those.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

I will admit that had I been a voting member back in the day, I think my money would have been on incredibad as being a better name than Lonely Island. It has been borne out that I am incorrect. But incredibad's really good.

[Jorma Taccone]

Thanks.

[Seth Meyers]

It just, I think, doesn't age as well as old Lonely Island.

[Andy Samberg]

I would agree.

[Seth Meyers]

The nicest thing about Lonely island, it's not jokey at all.

[Andy Samberg]

That's what Kevin Yorm's point was. And I was outvoted, and I'm glad.

[Seth Meyers]

Gotcha. Now. Do you remember that vote? Did you accept it at the time with dignity?

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay.

[Andy Samberg]

One thing I will say, 99% of the time, group dynamic is that if two out of three think something, it just goes.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

And it took us a couple of. Let's say it took us the first year of working together to find that rhythm. And then once we did, it just kept becoming the right call.

[Seth Meyers]

You know what I mean? Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Like, one of us would be grumpy about it. I remember personally being like, no, I want it to be like this. And then they'd be like, no, dude, we both think this and then we do it. And people would be like, I love that it's this. And I'd be like, oh, I was wrong. You know what I mean? Like, enough times happen where you see it play out and that the two against one thing almost every single time was the right way to go.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. We all definitely had grumpy moments of, like, not quite understanding an idea. But I don't remember it ever lasting more than, like, 20 minutes.

[Seth Meyers]

I certainly never remember one of you storming out of the office, being like, I've had it.

[Jorma Taccone]

I just had sex. I don't even understand it. You guys fucking suck.

[Seth Meyers]

It's not recent for me. I didn't just have it exactly. So. So now you know. The album's called incredibad. Did you know you wanted a track called incredibad?

[Jorma Taccone]

No. I think. I think we just naturally came to doing a story track, an origin track, and then the lyrics led us there.

[Seth Meyers]

So this is another trope of hip hop albums. Sometimes they'll have an orig, kind of.

[Jorma Taccone]

A back in the day song, or talking about what it was like. Being a little shorty is kind of a classic trope for sure.

[Seth Meyers]

That.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But not an origin story like a superhero, which is kind of more what this is really.

[Seth Meyers]

Right. But I think that it's like when we were little.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, sure.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember our only thing that we wanted to avoid was having it be too similar to tribute the Tenacious D song, which was kind of like an origin of getting their powers as like a super cool group thing. And then once we started writing it and came up with what our story was going to happen to be, we were like, yeah, it's not. It's not too similar.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Not to worry. So.

[Seth Meyers]

So again, in that lovely Lonely island way, you don't waste a lot of time getting to the reveal. A dude from Mars basically shows up pretty early.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, played by Akiva as the alien.

[Seth Meyers]

What was it played by Akiva?

[Jorma Taccone]

No, I think that's Andy, isn't it?

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, it's you, Keev. But I love that you can't remember. You're so forgetful.

[Jorma Taccone]

Okay, so it is me. Why do I think it was Andy? Like, what have we done that's similar.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Where it's always you and sometimes Keev? I like you're going to have Alzheimer's.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh my God.

[Seth Meyers]

So forgetful. Can I just say, it's going to come up again, definitely in Jack Sparrow. But I love that Little Lonely island move of you guys. Somebody telling you something and you guys managing to fit in a what?

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's pretty classic, by the way. That sounds fucking good. We sound pretty good on that.

[Seth Meyers]

You do sound really good.

[Jorma Taccone]

And the beat's very good. Yoram.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I was going to say it was a Stevie Ray Vaughan sample chopped up and then we couldn't actually clear the Stevie Ray Vaughan, so then it was replayed by Brian Sperber, who mixed our album. I'm remembering so many things you guys today.

[Jorma Taccone]

Wow, you're lucid.

[Seth Meyers]

We did get a doctor to prescribe limitless pills to Yorm, who's going to be sponsored by Limitless, but yeah, so basically the alien to save his planet, you all have to have sex with it at the same time.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, to repopulate.

[Seth Meyers]

Repopulate.

[Jorma Taccone]

He needs our seed.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, and he's maybe a little pervy and he's maybe. Maybe manipulating us a little bit.

[Andy Samberg]

Story as old as time.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, he hasn't proven that this is true. We're just taking him at his word.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He does mention that we have to drink some. Some wine coolers.

[Seth Meyers]

I like how matter of fact the alien is. Maybe that is why Keev was cast. Yes, it's not a hard sell. It's more like. Look, I'm just gonna lay it out. This is what needs to happen. I will say we're just 13, man. What can we do?

[Jorma Taccone]

How should I quit this? I Think we should screw? On my home planet we can no.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Longer breed I've been sent as a.

[Jorma Taccone]

Receptacle to store your feed Storing our seeds. Yo, I think he means sex, man.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm a virgin.

[Jorma Taccone]

We all are. He's also maybe from the 70s because he uses the word screw.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. And then there's the exchange. Okay, we're in. Cool. Who should go first? I have three depositories to capture your burst.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, first of all, we say we're in very quickly. Yeah, there's not a lot of debate.

[Andy Samberg]

There'S not a lot of deliberation.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, by the way, it is. This does echo back to the vote on the name of your. Your group. This is immediately you go, yo, should we do it, man, I don't know. I say we put it to a vote. All in favor say hi. All in. Nobody had any issue.

[Andy Samberg]

It's almost like we were all hoping that we were all going to say the same thing.

[Jorma Taccone]

We assumed the other ones were going to say no. They're like, I know my answers, yes, but let's vote.

[Seth Meyers]

You know, man. One in the front, two in the back. Had it locked up like a Chinese finger trap. That paints a picture.

[Andy Samberg]

It sure does.

[Seth Meyers]

But again, even while this is going on, still what I like about the alien, he's still just very matter of fact.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

My favorite line in the song is.

[Jorma Taccone]

Keep pumping away my wife and family. Thank you. I'm about to explode.

[Seth Meyers]

Yo, son.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Me too.

[Jorma Taccone]

Three way climb.

[Andy Samberg]

That's. I believe that's an Akiva line.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think that's 100% Akiva. I don't know if he remembers it.

[Jorma Taccone]

Or not, but I think I blocked out the whole song.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Keep pumping away my wife and family. Thank you. Like, he's really sticking to this narrative. He's not just trying to get triple teamed by some Earthling dudes.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, I also just like that you may be thinking, think that like where he's from, maybe they don't have the same, you know, conventional nuclear family structure.

[Andy Samberg]

Right.

[Seth Meyers]

You know, they might have multiple. But no, he's married, he's got kids, and he still wants these three young kids to bone them all at the same time.

[Andy Samberg]

No, like, he told them what he was going to go do when he left the planet.

[Seth Meyers]

But then, you guys, he gives you one wish before he goes back to space. And this is when it truly is an origin story spinning.

[Jorma Taccone]

Half knew exactly what we wanted before he took off. Mr. Alien, sir, for what it's worth, we want to be the greatest fake MCs on earth. Your wish is granted. And thanks again.

[Seth Meyers]

I may have saved my planet, but.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm losing three friends.

[Jorma Taccone]

What happened today was both incredible and bad. Therefore, your name is incredibad. It's a nice bookend to who said We're Whack? Just reminding you that we're fake and. Yeah, et cetera.

[Seth Meyers]

And then there's a NWA parody at the end where you all yell, stop, stop, stop.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, right. Oh, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And there's also a nice little nod to we also do a little scratch thing. That was a take on run DMC's not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good. And it's not bad meaning good, but bad meaning bad.

[Jorma Taccone]

All right.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

And strong.

[Andy Samberg]

I will say I want to just brush past the NWA thing because it is one of my favorite jokes on the whole album is saying, surprise everyone.

[Seth Meyers]

Like a birthday party. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

That is not what they say.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's a reference to. Is that 100 miles running? Is that the end of 100 miles running?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, exactly.

[Seth Meyers]

Do you guys have a favorite story rap song? Like a real. From the real world of rap?

[Jorma Taccone]

The most famous one is probably Slick Rick, right? Yeah, children's story.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, children's story. And then Paul Revere.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, yeah. Paul Revere was probably my favorite growing up.

[Andy Samberg]

Paul Revere is a goodie. Honestly, a little later on, it was a good day. Ice Cube is pretty much that.

[Seth Meyers]

It's more like a treatment for a film. Shaky Dog. Is that the Ghostface?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, the song Shaky Dog.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, I thought you were talking about the kind of story like a shaggy dog.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah, no, I meant the song Shaky Dog. I feel like it's story song. Yeah, which.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Wait, what is the Ice Cube that we love?

[Jorma Taccone]

Today was a good day.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, no, the kids one.

[Andy Samberg]

But that's not a story song.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, that's the nursery rhyme. That's Hickory Dickory Dock.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, that's one of the best songs ever made.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, so here's the thing. This was wonderful. This was our two parter on incredibad. Next episode. It's a season premiere. It's Michael Phelps and it is a song from incredibad. Space Olympics. All right, I love you guys.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Love you guys. Lovely to see you.

[Andy Samberg]

Love you dudes.