Listener Q&A #1

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast Episode: Listener Q&A #1
Release Date: September 23, 2024

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Introduction and Housekeeping

[00:00 - 01:34]

The episode kicks off with Seth Meyers welcoming listeners to the podcast. Andy Samberg leads with some housekeeping updates, humorously referencing past interactions and setting the stage for the episode's format.

Andy Samberg:
"So here's the plan, guys. I'm really excited. I have a little housekeeping, and then we have some Q and A. And then we're gonna see where we're at, and we'll go from there."
[00:06]

Lorne Michaels Staying on SNL

[00:22 - 02:26]

The conversation shifts to the recent announcement that Lorne Michaels will continue his tenure at Saturday Night Live through its 50th season. The hosts express relief and humorously discuss the unspoken fears about who might replace Seth if not Lorne.

Andy Samberg:
"Our long national nightmare of waiting is over. Lorne has announced he's gonna stay at SNL through the 50th."
[00:22]

Seth Meyers:
"I was worried it was me."
[00:32]

Tina Fey:
"Yay. Yes."
[00:32]

They joke about Seth not being mentioned as a potential replacement, highlighting the often-overlooked contributors behind the scenes.

Andy Samberg:
"You never got mentioned. And I feel like it's often one of the people that never gets mentioned."
[00:46]

Emmys and Steve Higgins

[01:34 - 03:02]

Andy shares his experience attending the Emmys, where he presented alongside notable personalities like Kristen Wiig, Bowen Yang, and Maya Rudolph. The discussion touches on Steve Higgins, his role, and amusing anecdotes from the event.

Andy Samberg:
"The bit was we went out and talked about how many Emmys Lorne has lost over the years. And I knew that he would laugh at Maya and Wiig and Bowen, telling him that he's not a loser."
[01:57]

Steve Higgins' Antics

[03:02 - 05:08]

Andy recounts three humorous incidents involving Steve Higgins during a dinner with Lauren and Higgins. These stories highlight Higgins' quirky behavior, including slapping Andy's hand for reaching past him for a roll and ordering a simplistic cheese sandwich despite the variety available.

Andy Samberg:
"He slapped my hand so hard it still hurts."
[03:02]

Colin Jost:
"That's a weird call."
[03:14]

Upcoming Movie Release and Q&A Prep

[05:11 - 08:07]

The hosts discuss Andy's upcoming dramatic role in the movie Lee, releasing in theaters on September 27th. They delve into the film's production, Andy's preparation for a serious role outside his usual comedy sphere, and its reception by critics.

Seth Meyers:
"Andy took a little dramatic turn, and he's awesome in it."
[05:14]

Andy Samberg:
"I didn't have the same bodies. But when you get your hair cut a little bit..."
[05:30]

Listener Corrections and Feedback

[08:15 - 11:24]

Former SNL writer Rob Klein joins via a recorded message to correct inaccuracies mentioned in previous episodes. He clarifies the origin of his nickname "Flip Flop" and defends the Harpoon Man short, which he claims is underrated and should be recognized as one of Andy's better vocal performances.

Rob Klein:
"If you guys actually believe that that's Andy's worst vocal performance, then you've clearly never seen a little short called the Best Look in the World."
[08:18]

Andy Samberg:
"That's from Melinda. And it is. You know, there's a server and there's a Kevin Miller..."
[17:21]

Technical Insights and SNL Archives

[16:09 - 19:34]

Andy addresses listener questions about accessing SNL's archival material, such as digital shorts not available on YouTube. He explains the role of Kevin Miller, a producer with access to NBC servers, enabling them to retrieve old scripts, rundowns, and videos for the podcast.

Andy Samberg:
"There's a server and there's a Kevin Miller. Kevin is a producer on this podcast and former writers assistant at SNL..."
[17:21]

Seth Meyers:
"For listeners that have no clue what we're talking about. And Andy won't pump up his own balloon. That's a phrase."
[08:07]

Merchandise and Fan Interactions

[19:35 - 25:26]

The hosts discuss fan merchandise and interactions, sharing anecdotes about receiving SNL merchandise like the "Roy Rules" T-shirt and responding to fan questions about merchandise involvement. They also highlight Jon Hamm's fandom and his contribution to the podcast.

Andy Samberg:
"Megan. Did you guys ever have any say over merch? ... I'm a high school teacher. In 12 years of having the punched magnet on my whiteboard..."
[37:20]

Colin Jost:
"People bringing It."
[37:32]

Behind the Scenes: Bash Brothers Special

[38:08 - 43:07]

Andy expresses interest in dedicating an episode to the Bash Brothers special from 2019, sharing stories from live performances and interactions with José Canseco. Seth reminisces about the skit where the crowd's attention shifts from the hosts to Canseco, highlighting the memorable comedic moments.

Andy Samberg:
"Somebody wrote. How does SNL pick extras for skits shorts in the first scene of people getting punched. My favorite short."
[34:56]

Seth Meyers:
"Do you think we'll ever hear from him? And he would just be like, no to all those."
[42:32]

Writers and Auditions at SNL

[44:30 - 46:40]

The discussion moves to how writers are selected for SNL, detailing various paths writers have taken to join the show, including auditions and being hired based on comedy prowess. The hosts share personal experiences and shoutouts to notable writers like Rob Klein and Mark McGuire.

Andy Samberg:
"Some writers, like Rob Klein from earlier in the pod. He was definitely someone we hired off his packet that he submitted."
[45:06]

Colin Jost:
"We all worked on it together, too."
[45:52]

Emotional and Humorous Moments

[46:40 - 48:01]

As the episode wraps up, the hosts share light-hearted moments and express their appreciation for the listeners. They reflect on past memories, upcoming episodes, and maintain the camaraderie that defines their collaborative dynamic.

Andy Samberg:
"It was just all labor love. And Mike diva, who works at SNL doing the shorts now, did it with us..."
[44:30]

Tina Fey:
"Same here, Seth. I thought you guys were gonna do it."
[47:52]

Seth Meyers:
"Love you."
[48:00]

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Andy Samberg:
  "I have a friend at snl. We should tell him this story and he'll put it on the show."
  [27:18]

• Seth Meyers:
  "It's called Lee. It's a World War II movie and it's a Kate Winslet movie."
  [04:27]

• Colin Jost:
  "That's a really funny line."
  [27:43]

• Andy Samberg:
  "We're actually now recording these close enough to the present that I can plug that. Andy's gonna be on the show."
  [03:24]

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Key Takeaways

• Lorne Michaels' Continued Leadership: The confirmation of Lorne Michaels staying at SNL brings relief to the team and fans, ensuring continuity as the show approaches its 50th season.

• Behind-the-Scenes Humor: The hosts share numerous anecdotes about working with colleagues like Steve Higgins, showcasing the camaraderie and light-hearted environment behind SNL's success.

• Archival Access and Preservation: The podcast benefits from exclusive access to SNL's archives, allowing the hosts to delve deep into past digital shorts and scripts, enriching their discussions with rare insights.

• Engagement with Fans: Listener questions drive much of the episode, fostering a strong connection between the hosts and their audience. The inclusion of corrections from Rob Klein underscores the community-driven aspect of the podcast.

• Upcoming Projects and Specials: The anticipation around Andy's new movie role and the potential deep dive into the Bash Brothers special highlight the hosts' ongoing creative endeavors and commitment to exploring their collaborative history.

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This episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast offers a blend of humor, insider stories, and heartfelt reflections, providing listeners with an engaging look into the making of some of SNL's most memorable digital shorts and the enduring friendships that sustain their creative endeavors.

Transcript

[Seth Meyers]

Welcome to another Lonely Island Seth Meyers podcast.

[Andy Samberg]

So here's the plan, guys. I'm really excited. I have a little housekeeping, and then we have some Q and A. And then we're gonna see where we're at, and we'll go from there. Can I start with my housekeeping? Yes. Last time I asked a. Whatever you call them, rhetorical question, you all just stared at me.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay, guys, the news is out. Our long national nightmare of waiting is over. Lorne has announced he's gonna stay at SNL through the fift.

[Tina Fey]

Yay. Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

That's great. He finally did an interview that unburdened the world from having to play who should replace Lorne. So congratulations to Lorne on what I'm sure will be another 50.

[Seth Meyers]

I was worried it was me.

[Andy Samberg]

You were, weren't you?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I thought I was me.

[Andy Samberg]

Because you never got mentioned. And I feel like it's often one of the people that never gets mentioned.

[Seth Meyers]

That's exactly right. Every time they didn't say my name, I went, shit, it's me.

[Tina Fey]

Wait, not that I'm out of it, which you guys all know that I'm in it. I'm never out of it. But who were the top. Like, who keeps getting mentioned?

[Seth Meyers]

I'd say Tina got mentioned the most.

[Andy Samberg]

Tina got mentioned the most.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

I had my name out there a perfect amount, which was flattering to say it was not going to be me, but I liked hearing it. And. Yeah. You know, and then I think there were, like, the people who were working there. Speaking of. And moving on to our next topic, which is Steve Higgins. We've talked a lot about Higgins. And I went to the Emmys. Didn't win, but I had a wonderful time. Got to present with Wiig, Bowen and Maya. Always a joy to be with our family.

[Colin Jost]

I watched it. It was very funny.

[Tina Fey]

I didn't, but I bet it was good.

[Seth Meyers]

I missed that.

[Andy Samberg]

We were pitched as we're going to be an SNL reunion. It really hurts you in your soul when you realize you've been gone so long that you're now part of the reunion. Like, when you're with three people that you worked with, it's now a reunion. It's not just like, hey, those guys. You guys still on the show? Everybody knows we're not. And it's a reunion.

[Tina Fey]

I mean, technically, this is a reunion. You know what I mean?

[Andy Samberg]

Now it is. Yeah. But it was a fun bit. The bit was we went out and talked about how many Emmys Lorne has lost over the years. And I knew that he would laugh at Maya and Wiig and Bowen, telling him that he's not a loser. And he does have value. And writing for Maya is the greatest thing in the world. Because you write that, Lorne, you were Rob and you spell Rob. R, O, B, B, U dash D, U, B, A. And she does it. Exactly that.

[Seth Meyers]

That's awesome.

[Andy Samberg]

But afterwards, had dinner with Lauren and Higgins. And I have three things Higgins did that I thought you guys would enjoy.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, I'm going to love all three.

[Andy Samberg]

They brought rolls, and I had to reach a little bit past Higgins to get a roll. And he slapped my hand so hard it still hurts.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah, that's tracks.

[Andy Samberg]

The waiter asked Lauren what he wanted for dinner. He said, do you know what you would like to order? And Higgins went, cheese sandwich.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, he's on fire.

[Andy Samberg]

And then immediately turned to me and said, such a weird. I mean, there's so many good things here, but okay.

[Tina Fey]

Did he do it like a ventriloquist?

[Seth Meyers]

Like.

[Tina Fey]

Like Lauren was his puppet? Yeah, yeah. Good.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

But like, not Lauren's voice.

[Colin Jost]

I love that in a not spot on impression at all.

[Andy Samberg]

Cheese sandwich. Great.

[Colin Jost]

That's a weird call.

[Andy Samberg]

And then. Yeah, immediately. Then starts criticizing Lauren.

[Colin Jost]

Okay, Captain Weird order.

[Tina Fey]

God, Miss him.

[Andy Samberg]

Anyway, that was the housekeeping I had.

[Seth Meyers]

That's one.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, I have one more thing.

[Seth Meyers]

Mm.

[Andy Samberg]

You're listening to this on a Monday. On Wednesday, Andy's gonna be on late night.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, that's a twofer.

[Andy Samberg]

This is a nice situation where we're actually now recording these close enough to the present that I can plug that. Andy's gonna be on the show.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah.

[Colin Jost]

If you're listening on Monday, should we.

[Seth Meyers]

Be doing a deep dive? Cause it comes out when the movie.

[Andy Samberg]

Lee.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, yeah.

[Colin Jost]

It comes out Friday.

[Seth Meyers]

So this Friday in theaters, Andy took a little dramatic turn, and he's awesome in it.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And truly, all the reviewers take a moment to point out that Andy's very good in it.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, that's.

[Seth Meyers]

That's true.

[Andy Samberg]

And he looks very handsome. Do you feel as though you missed your window of when you were best suited for just sort of looks and fashion? I don't know, because, like, 40s Sandberg looks really good.

[Colin Jost]

I mean, part of the reason I was like, ooh, I bet I could do this part, is because I look like I'm from then.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Especially when you get your hair cut a little bit.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah. A New York guy from there with that haircut. When they did the haircut, I was like, oh, it's going to Be all.

[Seth Meyers]

Right for listeners that have no clue what we're talking about. And Andy won't pump up his own balloon. That's a phrase.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

It's called Lee. It's a World War II movie and it's a Kate Winslet movie. And it has Alexander Skarsgard and it.

[Colin Jost]

Has Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Josh O'Connor.

[Seth Meyers]

And it's a serious not joke movie. And it was a little bit of a leap for Andy and he had to go film in Budapest and he had a great time and had a little fun experience outside of our normal comedy world.

[Tina Fey]

Andy, when you get interviewed for these things, do you also say, and it's not a joke and the movie's not a joke?

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, I'll go like, oh, man, it was such an honor to work with Kate. That's not a joke. I'm not being sarcastic.

[Tina Fey]

That's my.

[Seth Meyers]

That's good.

[Colin Jost]

I have to say it after everything. Yeah. And obviously, yeah, Keith mentioned I shot it in foggy Budapest town.

[Seth Meyers]

Foggy Budapest town. And in September, for people listening out of order late night 25th movie, Friday the 27th.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, that's pretty exciting.

[Andy Samberg]

Andrea Riseborough has now accomplished something that those in the know call getting in the cage, which is she has now worked with both you and Nicolas Cage.

[Seth Meyers]

Whoa, that's high praise.

[Andy Samberg]

That is.

[Tina Fey]

That is high praise.

[Colin Jost]

High praise.

[Andy Samberg]

Now, Andy, do you know what movie Andrea Riseborough and Nic Cage were in together?

[Colin Jost]

No.

[Andy Samberg]

Mandy. Have you seen Mandy?

[Tina Fey]

Oh, yes. And if you haven't seen Mandy, there's one scene that everyone will know if you've seen Mandy, that is worth seeing just to see Mandy. If you only see it up to this one bathroom scene.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, great. I was about to ask you what the location was. Not to give anything away, and I'm super psyched it was the bathroom. Cause that's definitely the scene. And the only thing I will say is I really wish, even bringing up Mandy, that Nic Cage right now is doing a Nic Cage movies rewatch pod. Because I would just be waiting for Mandy.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, God, it's so good. It's so good.

[Colin Jost]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Before we move on.

[Tina Fey]

What?

[Colin Jost]

Seth?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Colin Jost]

When you were doing the Lorne bit at the Emmys.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Colin Jost]

I couldn't help but feel like I had seen that blocking before. A shot at Lorne. Back up at the stage, overlorn. And then I remembered it was me and you at the Emmys when we did a bit with Lauren. It was like that. We got him a mug that said world's greatest boss or something.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, my God. No. Literally no memory. I think you're right.

[Colin Jost]

It was a similar idea. It was not that he was a loser, but it was like, he's accomplished so much. We have to acknowledge him. And to do that. Here's a cup, man.

[Andy Samberg]

It's been a fulsome career that we're completely forgetting.

[Tina Fey]

It's so crazy how forgetful you guys all are. All you guys are forgetting.

[Colin Jost]

Anyway, my point is, you guys ripped off our bit. You ripped off our bit.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, I ripped off a bit that I had previously done with you.

[Colin Jost]

Exactly.

[Andy Samberg]

Andy, what award did we give out together at the ESPYs?

[Colin Jost]

No clue.

[Andy Samberg]

We gave out best play at the ESPYS in Hamlet. Won. Boy.

[Tina Fey]

Hey, Higbos is here, by the way.

[Andy Samberg]

We should have done that bit at the ESPYs. I know. We blew it just to have a bit die harder than any bit.

[Colin Jost]

And the best play goes too.

[Andy Samberg]

And I'm like, andy, no, no, no, no, no.

[Seth Meyers]

Hamlet.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, my God.

[Andy Samberg]

It was very special to me because I'm a big Steelers fan. We gave best play to Santonio Holmes and Ben Roethlisberger. Super bowl winning catch.

[Colin Jost]

Insane catch. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

And then the only reason I bring it up is last year, I told Andy this. Last year I met Santonio Holmes and I said, you probably don't remember this, Andy Samberg, and I gave you an SB for best play. And he said, I remember Andy, which is a really funny burn.

[Tina Fey]

Wow.

[Colin Jost]

Which couldn't have made me happier because it's usually the other way.

[Andy Samberg]

SB's after parties were so fun because the amount of people that came up to me, these were athletes who would say, man, I had never heard of you.

[Colin Jost]

Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

I had no idea who you were, and you're really funny. But I'm like, just say you're really funny. The amount that it was like, you are not on my radar at all.

[Tina Fey]

You need a little bit of that in your life.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, it's not bad. Look at that. I feel like we're really just growing into podcasters because that was a real tab of show banter. What do you got for us now, Keef?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I've got a little special guest who had some corrections for us.

[Rob Klein]

Oh, hey, guys. This is former SNL writer Rob Klein, and this message is mostly for Seth. Seth, I just had a couple of little quibbles about things that you said recently on the Pod Number One. Last week you said I was given the name Flip Flop because I wore them on the first day of work. That's not totally accurate. I was actually called Flip Flop because I wore them every day to work for my entire first month on the job until eventually Steve Higgins asked me to stop doing it because it was making Lauren feel sick to his stomach. So that's one correction. Another mistake, Seth, I noticed, was on the Harpoon man episode, you stated that Harpoon man is bad. That is not correct. Harpoon man is actually very good. Maybe a little dated, but still very funny. And if you guys actually believe that that's Andy's worst vocal performance, then you've clearly never seen a little short called the Best look in the World. So that's all I wanted to say. Harpoon man is good, and I am officially putting it in the Criterion. Okay. Love you guys.

[Andy Samberg]

Wow. To call in. I mean, and make a case.

[Colin Jost]

Respect. He had things he needed to get off his chest.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, just to use data on your phone to defend Harpoon Man.

[Colin Jost]

I mean, keep in mind, also, Rob at this point has four kids, two of which are twin babies. So, like, he's not, like, swimming in free time. Yeah, that was important to him.

[Tina Fey]

It sounded like he recorded that late, late night too.

[Seth Meyers]

So I saw Rob last night, and the only thing I'll add to it is because it started with him just telling me it, and then I was like, wait, you have to make me a voice. Note is that he said on Harpoon man, he watched at home. He was not an employee at SNL yet, so his opinion is, like, very valid as an impartial audience member. And he was just watching at home and went, I love that. And then he was hearing Seth shit on it and was like, no, stop.

[Andy Samberg]

Got it.

[Seth Meyers]

I watched at home. And I like that. Don't take that away from me.

[Andy Samberg]

I do. Like, he kind of did me a solid, though, because right before he told the audience of our podcast that I was wrong, he did admit to wearing flip flops to a job for a year.

[Seth Meyers]

A month. A month.

[Tina Fey]

They said a month. They said a month.

[Andy Samberg]

So, like, sure, sure, take Rob's judgment. That is a very valuable thing, because I would say, and I think Rob would agree, no one was more delighted by Samberg's wheelhouse than Klein.

[Colin Jost]

We got on famously.

[Andy Samberg]

You got on famously. So the fact that he was, like, pro Harpoon man before you had, like, laid on your charms one on one.

[Tina Fey]

Maybe that's why he was so pro.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Tina Fey]

Wait, did Lauren actually say, though, that his was grossing him out? Like, is that true?

[Colin Jost]

No.

[Andy Samberg]

I bet he said basically, like, is anyone gonna talk to Rob about his footwear, but he said it in a way that you could tell he wanted to make him puke.

[Colin Jost]

Oh, my God. Guys, I got a follow up voice note from someone.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay.

[Colin Jost]

I think there's a lot of confusion about this person's first voice note.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay.

[Colin Jost]

They were doing kind of a weird voice.

[Andy Samberg]

A voice. Oh, yeah, I remember.

[Colin Jost]

And everyone was like, what the fuck is this?

[Andy Samberg]

It was a real dud.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah. It didn't play. And it also sort of helped, like, factually. Anyways, I think he'd like to give.

[Andy Samberg]

It another try, so let's just check it out.

[Tina Fey]

Okay.

[Unknown]

Oh, hey, guys, it's Colin. I just wanted to follow up about my previous message and explain that I actually wasn't peeing while I sent that message about Roy Rules and how I worked on it and came up with the line and my dong is his peg leg. So that's it. Just checking in and signing off. And I wasn't peeing, so that clarifies it.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, so, yeah, so he was peeing this time.

[Colin Jost]

Well, that's. I think we might now need another one.

[Andy Samberg]

The best thing about this is anyone who's hearing them will finally put to bed that question that's been nagging them, which is, why doesn't Colin do more characters on sn?

[Tina Fey]

It's also funny to me that for how easy it is to do that voice, that he also loses it a little bit at the end.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, you got to remember, he's definitely standing with some sort of. I mean, the amount of rigging, I'm sure there's like a stainless steel bucket next to him. He's got a hose that he's barely turned on.

[Colin Jost]

High quality Foley work.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah. Phone in his hand.

[Tina Fey]

That is harder.

[Andy Samberg]

Knows he's out of his comfort zone. Doing the voice.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. There's some tension in there.

[Colin Jost]

He's an odd duck.

[Seth Meyers]

He's an odd duck. You know what?

[Unknown]

Just clarify it for us, will you? Was that peeing?

[Colin Jost]

I mean, maybe this becomes our podcast runner, you know?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, we'd love it.

[Colin Jost]

Hey, our apologies to Matt Damon was Joe's peeing. You know what I mean, you guys.

[Seth Meyers]

We could use that.

[Tina Fey]

Yes.

[Colin Jost]

Comedy, media content.

[Andy Samberg]

Hey, I had one other. I didn't get a voice note, but we all got this, and I feel like I should share it. Jon Hamm, fan of the podcast, was very disappointed that we did not call the Brian Williams Short Life of Brian.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

And I think he was right.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

I think we were still in a place where we didn't think the public would ever see the titles.

[Andy Samberg]

Right.

[Seth Meyers]

They were just for the rundown list. That's why so many of the titles are so lackluster.

[Andy Samberg]

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[Tina Fey]

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[Andy Samberg]

And maybe Kiva would recommend, you know, those giant sort of semi truck wheels. Throw a few of those around your lawn.

[Seth Meyers]

I'll take your word for it.

[Andy Samberg]

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[Colin Jost]

Hey, I know that we do need to get to some stuff.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Colin Jost]

But I need to talk about spelling bee.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, the New York Times game or the Will Forte sketch?

[Colin Jost]

The New York Times game. And you know why? So I'd almost preferred if you told.

[Andy Samberg]

Them that you went on the hottest streak that maybe anyone's ever been on with spelling bee. I think seven days in a row, you queen bead.

[Colin Jost]

I mean, I want to say like six in a row, but like nine out of ten days now, Andy, believe.

[Andy Samberg]

It or not, as we transition to Q and A, this is helpful because a lot of people have asked questions about you misspelling bee.

[Colin Jost]

Oh, yeah, good. That's all I like to talk about.

[Andy Samberg]

So this is a question and I mean, we know the answer, but some of some of our listeners are frustrated because we talk about shorts that are not readily findable online. Someone wrote, I'm interested in how you guys are able to access videos like the Talking Dog short that aren't available on YouTube. Also, how are you able to find archival material about SNL episodes from 2007, such as scripts, rundowns, et cetera? Is there an NBC server that you have access to that contains all these videos and documents? Or did you meticulously preserve it all in a series of USB thumb drives like a machine?

[Tina Fey]

Who is that from? Is that from hacker147 or something like that?

[Andy Samberg]

That's from Melinda. And it is. You know, there's a server and there's a Kevin Miller. Kevin is a producer on this podcast and former writers assistant at snl, current producer at Late Night with Seth Meyers. And we have an ability to go back in time and pull all this stuff. I have a question for you. When you first started at snl, what was a sketch you went straight to the server to watch Give up the.

[Seth Meyers]

Ham for Me and yhorm. It was that Kelsey Grammar one that now we know Mike Scherr and Matt Piedmont wrote that I believe we falsely attributed on this podcast to Adam McKay and then got a text from Mike Schur being like, actually, it was Me.

[Tina Fey]

And Matt Piedmont, he was very, very flattered that we liked it so much. And it is a great sketch.

[Seth Meyers]

It was the burrito noir one.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Andy just went and looked at old music performances from the 70s.

[Andy Samberg]

I did, yeah.

[Colin Jost]

I watched like, you know, the Talking Heads performance in the 80s and Stevie Nicks and stuff like that. But Give up the Ham. We wanted to see Give up the Ham. I remember doing that and seeing it at dress also.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, it was really fun to go watch the dress, the one never seen before, even just to go, like, look at cowbell, but from dress. Like famous sketches, but see it performed in an uncanny kind of alternate universe.

[Colin Jost]

I feel like maybe we went back and watched the first Wayne's World stuff like that.

[Tina Fey]

It's also just kind of amazing because you can just type in vampires and it'll be like, These are the six vampire sketches that come up from, like starting in 1970. So it's a pretty amazing. I kept thinking, like, they should make this public if there wasn't so much music that they had to clear or whatever. But it would. I think people would pay a subscript.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, they can. It'[e-mail].

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And you can see a lot of great stuff.

[Andy Samberg]

And Peacock has just an incredible search function. So easy. You type in vampires and Peacock, you can do it.

[Tina Fey]

Back in the day, though, you can do like all the ones.

[Andy Samberg]

No, no, I'm being sarcastic.

[Seth Meyers]

They just have a lot of stuff.

[Tina Fey]

Okay. Oh, I understand sarcasm.

[Andy Samberg]

Hey, I know we've sort of exited the plug zone, but because Harper Steele wrote Give up the Ham, I should note Harper and Will are actually going to be on the show this week as well, promoting their documentary.

[Seth Meyers]

Take advantage of that. We're doing a last minute one and you can actually say things like that. It's amazing.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, we get a plug. I'm very excited. I have not seen Will and Harper yet. It is a road trip movie about Harper Steele, who was a writer at snl, and Will Ferrell, who I do not have to explain to anybody here. And it is supposedly incredible.

[Seth Meyers]

It's our 100% rotten tomatoes. 100%.

[Andy Samberg]

What'd you say, Andy?

[Colin Jost]

Seth, you're in it, right?

[Andy Samberg]

I'm in it. I'm in an early scene. It is about how Harper transitioned and. And it is her allowing Will to ask all the questions he might have. And it sounds like it's something special.

[Tina Fey]

I cannot wait.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm very excited to see it. They're on the show this week. They're on Tuesday.

[Colin Jost]

Sick, bro.

[Tina Fey]

This is Gonna be a hot week.

[Andy Samberg]

Jessica asks, so when Seth and Andy say they got queen bee clean with no hints, does that mean they didn't even look to see how many words there were? Or look at the two letter list? Or does it just mean they don't look at the community hints? I play the bee daily and I'm no slouch, but damn raw. Dogging the puzzle. The completion with nothing beyond the regular puzzle screen and doing on the regular seems implausible.

[Colin Jost]

I feel like I should come clean. I do look at total score and total words. Okay, so the two hints, two basic guidelines.

[Andy Samberg]

But you don't look at the two letter hints. You just know how many words there are.

[Colin Jost]

How many words?

[Seth Meyers]

What's total score? What does that mean?

[Colin Jost]

Total score is the total sum of all the words you get.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh. Because you get points on each word for how big the words are.

[Colin Jost]

But I will say her name was Jessica that asked.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, Jessica.

[Colin Jost]

I will say if I'm being totally truthful, maybe like 10 times a year. I get it. Without even looking at that in those moments, you feel like, frankly, a genius.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, I thought you were gonna say a queen.

[Colin Jost]

Well, I was about to amend it. You feel a lot better than a genius. You feel like a queen bee.

[Seth Meyers]

There you go. Thank you. Sorry to interrupt.

[Andy Samberg]

I flow, and Jessica, when I get it, I'm using not only all the two letter hints, I also am looking at a list I keep on my phone of all the words I didn't know. It's just like the cheapest success possible.

[Colin Jost]

But me and Seth admit it to each other when we use hints. And we use.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, we do. We're very honest. Jordan asks, in a few episodes, one of y'all can be heard laughing so hard that you snort. Who's the snorter? Samberg?

[Colin Jost]

I think it's me. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah. Sandberg's a great old school snorter.

[Colin Jost]

I'll snort. I don't give a. God damn.

[Andy Samberg]

The best.

[Tina Fey]

That's actually weird to me because I know Andy pretty well at this point, and I don't actually know what that sounds like. I'm not immediately like, oh, yeah, he snorts. Like, what do you do when you do when you snort?

[Colin Jost]

I mean, make me laugh really hard and you'll find out, brother.

[Tina Fey]

Okay, okay, okay. This. Okay, let me just tell you a quick story.

[Andy Samberg]

No, no, no. That's too sweaty. It's not gonna snort at this. I feel like we've answered this, but I do like the phrasing of the question from Kevin. Hey, Quaids. I love hearing Lonely island stories about cutting quarters to make a short Aphex Twin sample. For example, I actually work for an agency that manages the NBC store website. As you can imagine, I've received many scoldings from NBCU's legal team myself. So my question what's the most trouble the Lonely island got in during their tenure at snl? I mean, Apex Twins feels like it. I maybe feel like you shot a few times in places you weren't supposed to.

[Tina Fey]

That's the biggest one. And then we'll talk about a short in the future that we spent a lot of money on called I Wish It Would've Rained, which I think we've already mentioned.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, I can't wait.

[Tina Fey]

We didn't get in trouble for it, but I got very sarcastic response from Lauren after we made it, and that made me feel bad about myself.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, we got bullied into making it and then basically kind of ripped out shamed for making it also. But, you know, we'll get there. We'll get there.

[Andy Samberg]

I will only say about I Wish it would Rain is I wish today we were doing I Wish It Would Rain. I'm almost only. I'm only doing this podcast to just get to I Wish It Would Rain.

[Seth Meyers]

Every week. We would get not every week, but a lot on times on the songs with the bad words. We'll touch on each one as we get there. But there'd be a lot of to the point where, like for Jizz in My Pants. I'm sure we'll talk about this, but like, they had to call Jeff Zucker, who ran the network to get approval for it to air at the last minute.

[Tina Fey]

Let's not talk about that one because there's a lot to talk about with that one. There's a lot to talk about.

[Seth Meyers]

Which one was it, though? And we'll get to it. There was a dude on west coast that was her boss, our censor, Betsy Torres. I had to say, can I just talk to the boss? Because she kept saying, my boss won't allow it. And I said, can I talk to him? And they had to pull him out of a dinner because it was west coast time at 8pm on a Saturday night. And he was so mad at me on the phone. Just unbridled anger at someone he had never met while we're trying to put a show on. And I'm like, hey, hi, how are you? He's like, I'm in the middle of a dinner. It's 8:30pm what is this like just screaming at a stranger who's just trying to, like, put on a live TV show. That's.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, just a kid. It's just a kid trying to make comedy.

[Seth Meyers]

Exactly. With the word. I think it might have been mother lover. Just make something with. About, you know, fucking things.

[Andy Samberg]

On national tv. They put that scene, even though it was apocryphal. They put it in the Reitman movie.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah, it's Saturday night. It was a flash forward.

[Andy Samberg]

It does seem like a real Aaron Sorkin.

[Seth Meyers]

I never forgot. Because it's weird to have a stranger scream at you on the phone that you've never met, don't know their name, will never meet, and just feels okay screaming at a stranger.

[Andy Samberg]

What LA restaurant did you most want to picture him in? Stepping outside to yell at you?

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, Spago, obviously.

[Andy Samberg]

Spago.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah. I was going to say the Ivy, but sure.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay. I was thinking the Ivy. We were at the. That's where, you know, I'll. Restaurant drop. That's where Lauren. I feel like Lauren only eats at places that were like Visa commercials in the 80s. They were like, when you go to Ivy, bring your Visa. Cause they don't take like, you know.

[Colin Jost]

By the way, you just got a snort out of me. Totally involuntary.

[Andy Samberg]

We went to the Ivy and there's a. Like a. There's like outdoor seating right on the street, you know? Yeah, but like, not on the street, like. Right, it's on the street.

[Seth Meyers]

And a nice white picket fence.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, right. And Shoemaker and I had super early flights. And so we left first and we had a driver. Because NBC gets you a driver when you get nominated for an Emmy.

[Tina Fey]

Cool.

[Andy Samberg]

And we walked out and we thought he'd be right there and he wasn't for like five minutes. We were standing five feet from our table, but on the other side of a picket fence.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah, that's amazing.

[Andy Samberg]

And we definitely caught a lot of grief.

[Tina Fey]

Can I add on to that story? The first time we met, Pam Brady, original writer of Hot Rod, we met at the Ivy. I don't know if you guys remember this. And then when she was getting her car, another car story out front, a Town car pulled up that would take. And she was like, yeah, this is my car. She just thought it was super funny that she'd got a Lincoln Town Car to drive around.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, she got a black Lincoln and she blacked out the window. So it looked. And she's like, I park in red zones. Because people just assume a driver's in there.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, that's so funny.

[Seth Meyers]

Waiting to get me.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah, she's great.

[Andy Samberg]

That's really great. Here's one. Renee asks. Hey there. Loving the podcast. The office did a parody of Lazy Sunday called Lazy Scranton. Did you know they were going to do that or was it a surprise? What were your thoughts? There was also an episode where Michael dresses up as MacGruber for Halloween. Did you know they were gonna do that?

[Seth Meyers]

No.

[Tina Fey]

On either for me. I don't know if these guys knew that.

[Seth Meyers]

I remember I knew about Lazy Sunday because Sugar asked for the instrumental.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, right. You're gonna be shocked to hear that. I don't remember that.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, I very distinctly remember it. And I remember having to go through the feelings of, like, are they making fun of it or are they making fun of people doing their version of it and, like, slowly coming to realize that Mike was our friend and liked what we were making and stuff and being like, oh, I see.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, it was very much the latter. Like, that would be a thing that Michael Scott would do.

[Colin Jost]

It was the phenomenon of. Yeah. Of people, like, dressing up as the stuff and doing their own, like, our thing at our office and in our town and the fanvid version of it. Right.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

We were very flattered.

[Andy Samberg]

Here's a good one that I have no idea of the answer, and I'm really hopeful that Andy can help. Oh, Brianna, I'm loving the podcast despite Andy's disdain for the medium. I have a question about an SNL sketch from that era that has been driving me crazy for years. The premise of the sketch is Andy Hater and maybe someone else are water cooler delivery guys. I'm going to pause for a second. There's a lot more. Andy, is this jogging anything yet?

[Colin Jost]

No.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay. I don't remember how, but the scene devolves into the guys needing to chug water from the giant water cooler bottles. One of the ending lines was something to the effect of, I have a buddy at snl. We should tell him this story and he'll put it on the show. Do any of you remember this sketch? It sort of feels like a fever dream, but in so certain. I saw it as one of the last sketches in the show of that episode.

[Seth Meyers]

That's a really funny end line.

[Andy Samberg]

I don't remember.

[Colin Jost]

That's really funny.

[Andy Samberg]

It's such a funny line.

[Seth Meyers]

Any sketch could end with that.

[Andy Samberg]

It's also so funny because if, like, a friend of yours, you wrote an SNL and a friend told you this water bottle thing and you wrote it up as a sketch, it'd be so funny to think you also had to put the line, we should tell my friend about it.

[Colin Jost]

Oh, my God. I do not remember this, but it sounds great. I will say that joke probably makes all of us laugh extra hard in case it's not clear to anyone. If you work at snl, your life immediately becomes every person you've ever met telling you what a great idea for a sketch is. And half the time they just say, like, the setup of something with no actual comedic idea. You know what would be funny is, like, something at an office or.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Colin Jost]

You know what I mean? You're like, oh, man. Yeah, I'm going to take that into account.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember my super once, we were going down the stairs and he slipped down, like, two stairs and he said, oh, now that's going to be in the show, isn't it?

[Colin Jost]

Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

That's usually what people say as what?

[Colin Jost]

Oh, boy, this guy's here gathering material and you're just like, what?

[Seth Meyers]

That question being on here now, somebody out there will answer it for everybody, buddy.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah. I'm sorry, I don't remember, but it sounds delightful.

[Andy Samberg]

We're going to do some digging. I remember a different water bottle scene, which I think wasn't a Dane cook and Forte and somebody from the water bottle company came and asked if they'd been returning the water bottles, and they kept saying they had. And then a closet opened and it was like a thousand water bottles. Like those Poland Spring water bottles fell out.

[Seth Meyers]

Right. Didn't we talk about it where it's the sound of the water bottles off camera?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Did that air?

[Andy Samberg]

I think it did air. Here's one. Jill, I have a general SNL question. Have you ever had someone from the audience storm the stage or just do something crazy during a sketch with the big actors that come on the show? I find it hard to believe that we've never seen some kind of crazy person interrupting. Never in my time.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, strangely, no.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Colin Jost]

I feel like recently I even saw a headline of some article that, like, someone did it when Sharon Stone hosted and that Lauren grabbed.

[Tina Fey]

Really? And, like, did, like, a weird, like, karate move on them, like, sweep the leg.

[Colin Jost]

I can only assume. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

This was on Lauren's blog. Is this where you read it?

[Colin Jost]

That's all I read.

[Seth Meyers]

Can I go back to the water bottle thing for a sec? Because Kevin just sent. All right, so there was a sketch. I'm looking at it, playing on mute right now. It was Dane Cook, and so far it's Dane Cook. And is it Forte? And it's the one you were talking about, but it Starts with them chugging from, like, sparklets, giant water jugs that you would have in a water cooler. And then they're trying to hide them. And it feels like maybe this would be what she's talking about. The fact that they're chugging because they're trying to get rid of the water in the beginning.

[Colin Jost]

Kevin says it was this one.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay, it was this one.

[Seth Meyers]

It's on a random website right now, dailymotion. So if you do a web search for water bottle Saturday Night Live, I bet you you might find what you're looking for.

[Andy Samberg]

All right?

[Tina Fey]

And Forte says if they don't use it, I have a friend at Studio 60.

[Andy Samberg]

Natalie saw that Andy did a letterboxed 4 Favorites interview during the UK premiere of Lee recently. I was just wondering, what were your four favorites?

[Colin Jost]

I mean, look, I got asked in the middle of doing Carpet Press.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. So I've seen some people get asked. This is a red carpet question where letterbox basically asks you to name your four favorite movies. Kind of impossibly put you on the spot.

[Colin Jost]

I just was like, God, off the top of my head. And I think I said the Jerk, Peewee's Big Adventure, Alien and Aliens.

[Andy Samberg]

That's a good four.

[Colin Jost]

Which are four of my favorite movies. But like.

[Andy Samberg]

But if you had time.

[Colin Jost]

If I had time, I don't know, they'd be my main four.

[Andy Samberg]

I can tell you I was asked yesterday a Q and A and said Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Chinatown in Bruges. And I can't remember what else.

[Tina Fey]

Mine are all just Bergman films and whatever that person's first name is.

[Seth Meyers]

Whatever.

[Colin Jost]

Roger Bergman.

[Seth Meyers]

Roger.

[Andy Samberg]

Whatever. It's Roger Bergman.

[Colin Jost]

Little known, little known auteur named Roger Bergman.

[Andy Samberg]

You're not gonna remember this, but. Cause it's impossible to pinpoint it, but maybe you do. But Albert wrote. When did the audible cheers from the audience beginning when the SNL digital shortcard would appear?

[Seth Meyers]

First one.

[Colin Jost]

That's a good question.

[Andy Samberg]

First one. People are like, ooh, I don't think.

[Colin Jost]

I know the answer to that.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Albert guessed Dick in a Box. And I do believe that, like post Dick in a Box, it certainly was happening. But I think, actually, I think if we go back. Cause again, we were saying, like, even India, people getting punched. I know I'm gonna butcher the title here. It's People getting Punched and Seth Meyers podcast while eating.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, but that's after Dick in a Box.

[Andy Samberg]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Andy Samberg]

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[Tina Fey]

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[Seth Meyers]

Seth, I have a question. Is it good with low impact workouts?

[Andy Samberg]

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[Seth Meyers]

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[Andy Samberg]

Somebody wrote. How does SNL pick extras for skits shorts in the first scene of people getting punched. My favorite short. Thank you, Kelly.

[Colin Jost]

Woo.

[Andy Samberg]

Someone's pee paw gets their clock cleaned. That was an old guy first.

[Tina Fey]

That peepaw was good. He was real good.

[Andy Samberg]

He was very good.

[Seth Meyers]

And I don't know the answer to that. We would just ask. And I mean, on the live show, you see the same faces pop up a lot. I think whoever's casting extras for SNL has. Has their trusted people that they know can be trusted to do a good performance live on air. So the same background actors show up over and over and over in the background of, like, political sketches and stuff.

[Tina Fey]

People are quite good at their jobs at snl. I can't remember if we were, like, often handed lists of extras. Like, if you're making a movie or a TV show, you're handed lists of, like, pictures and you're circling them and d. But I feel like the show is moving fast enough that occasionally we would ask for just generally. Right. Like, would we always pick.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, you wouldn't. We wouldn't look from lists or anything. We would just kind of say what we want and someone would show up and they were usually really good. Here's some information from Kevin. There's someone in the talent department who books the background actors for the live show. And sometimes they do it for the short, if you want it. That's from Kevin.

[Colin Jost]

Thanks, Kevin.

[Andy Samberg]

Also, Kevin was there when I gave my answer yesterday. My fourth movie was Raiders of the Lost Ark. Now that you haven't had time to think about it, Keev, you're four go. You're on the red carpet. You don't have time to think. Hey, Keev, we're so excited to be at the new Naked Gun premier.

[Seth Meyers]

Groundhog Day. Die hard. Shit. Notting Hill.

[Andy Samberg]

Great.

[Tina Fey]

You just doing genres. This is great.

[Andy Samberg]

Do Groundhog Day again. That's kind of funny.

[Colin Jost]

That's funny.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah. And Groundhog Day.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah. That's good. Thank you.

[Seth Meyers]

That's better.

[Andy Samberg]

I recently watched Notting Hill again. Kind of perfect, right?

[Tina Fey]

I've never seen it.

[Seth Meyers]

It's very good.

[Tina Fey]

Or I don't remember if I've seen it.

[Colin Jost]

I saw it for the first time recently, and it is very good.

[Andy Samberg]

It's very good.

[Seth Meyers]

It's the group of friends. I talk about it whenever people bring it up, but it's the group of friends that are so natural and you want to hang out with them. And it's that guy like his ex who's now in the wheelchair, who is with the guy. And then the goofy friend and then the wacky sister. And there is something in those British. It feels so warm and inviting when they're all hanging out. That's where I really feel like they've captured some sort of lightning in a bottle.

[Andy Samberg]

Also, Alec Baldwin as her.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, he wants him to. Adios. Those dishes.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, we talk about that.

[Tina Fey]

A.

[Andy Samberg]

This is. I'm just gonna say Josie didn't really have a question, but she did send in a photo of her wearing a Roy Rules T shirt that she still owns.

[Colin Jost]

Fuck that rules.

[Andy Samberg]

Frankly, she said. Destroyed my college roommate's computer trying to download awesome Town videos. Just wanted to say Roy Rules. One of her favorite doodle shorts and still have the T shirt that my roommate got me.

[Colin Jost]

What a treat.

[Andy Samberg]

Pretty awesome.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, wow. Yeah, it's the nice font and everything. That's a great shirt.

[Andy Samberg]

It's really good.

[Colin Jost]

Wow, this is making me feel great.

[Seth Meyers]

You should send that to.

[Andy Samberg]

Here's another one. Megan. Did you guys ever have any say over merch? When I was in college, I bought a magnet with Andy's face on it that says punched in the signature yellow impact font. I'm a high school teacher. In 12 years of having the punched magnet on my whiteboard, the only person to ever comment on it was a dad at back to school night who said hot rod, to which I replied, yeah, basically.

[Seth Meyers]

I think that was. Was that official NBC store merch? I think it was. I think I remember seeing down in the store.

[Tina Fey]

That's great.

[Colin Jost]

Thanks for sharing in all the dumbness, everyone.

[Andy Samberg]

Hey, I'm going to answer a hard yes for the group here, but you guys can talk me out of it. Would you guys ever do an episode about the Bash Brothers special from 2019? Especially since this year is the 80s last season in Oakland. I would love to hear about what inspired the special and if they ever Talked to Mark McGuire or Jose Canseco about it.

[Tina Fey]

Definitely.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean, gonna bring me to one of my favorite stories of all time. I mean, I'll let you guys tell it.

[Tina Fey]

No, you have to tell that story, Seth. You tell it.

[Andy Samberg]

Way back, we were in Minneapolis. One of the greatest days of my life. I've always said this. Greatest day of my life. I had shot Lobby baby. The night before. And thank you. And like, day after taping a special. You're just, like. The relief I felt. Right? Palpable relief. One of my best friends lived in Minnesota. Brian Stanchfield went out on his boat with my brother Shoemaker and Brooks Whelan just, like, drank Coors Lights on a. We blasted I'm on a Boat a lot.

[Tina Fey]

I was going to ask. I was going to ask because we.

[Andy Samberg]

Were on our way to see the Lonely island live at the Armory in Minneapolis.

[Colin Jost]

That sounds right.

[Andy Samberg]

Giant. Awesome.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah. It was a really big space. It was awesome.

[Andy Samberg]

I'd already seen you guys do the live show in New York, so I was super excited to see it again. And I don't know why in Minnesota this was the case. But Jose Canseco came. The real Jose Canseco.

[Colin Jost]

Fuck, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. It was the second time he had joined us. He also had joined us in Milwaukee at Summerfest, up on stage, I believe. And then had so much fun with us. Was like, ah, do it again. What's your next concert? We're like, tomorrow or day after tomorrow, we're here. And he was like, all right, I'll meet you there. And so he actually came and did it again.

[Colin Jost]

It was so awesome.

[Seth Meyers]

He was wonderful.

[Andy Samberg]

We haven't talked about this on the pod. I hope we haven't, because I will just say the great thing is we're backstage. Jose Canseco looks fantastic.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Literally looks fantastic. And Yarma. Maybe no one in the history of two line scenes has put something more on. A T. Says to Hozenkins, oh, my God, you look amazing. What's your secret? And Joseko says, steroids.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, Wasn't it? It's all those steroids, man.

[Tina Fey]

It was kind of a pause. There was a nice pause in the air before he said it. Steroids.

[Colin Jost]

But, like, he told it as a joke, knowing it was very.

[Andy Samberg]

But like, I kind of. I couldn't believe it. It was so funny.

[Colin Jost]

I rarely see Seth laugh that hard.

[Tina Fey]

Steroids.

[Andy Samberg]

It also, like, leaned in. Both of them played their part because also, like, Jorma played the part of a guy who doesn't know a single thing about sports.

[Tina Fey]

No, I know stuff.

[Unknown]

I know stuff.

[Seth Meyers]

Canseco reached out, like, day one when it came out, because we didn't. We just put that thing out there and didn't know how they'd feel. And day one, he was on Twitter saying he liked it and thought it was awesome.

[Colin Jost]

It meant a lot.

[Seth Meyers]

And we immediately had management reaching out to him. Him and started putting into the Works the idea of joining us on tour because we were happening to go on tour right then. And he was a delight the whole way through. And for people that didn't get to go to the tour, what he did on stage those two different nights was when me and Andy were in our jerseys. Can I. Let me make a tangent here. I can't believe people wear those sports jerseys to the events where these athletes are. Cuz if you ever want to look the worst, you can look physically put on the exact same clothes as some as like a 6 foot 4 muscle bound hunk and then wear that same outfit pretending to be them and then get into the same vicinity as them. We look so whack and so weak and just melted shitty. And then there he is anyways, and we're wearing the same dumb outfit and he came out. So we're doing our dumb raps to the crowd and then we were like, you come behind us with a baseball bat and just start pacing the stage and we'll kind of pretend like we don't know you're back there, but the whole audience will get ahead of us seeing you. And it was such a delight doing our dumb raps up there. And I could see all the crowd's faces. And then you saw when their eyes moved from watching us to looking at someone behind us and kind of tuning out of the song being like, oh no, oh my God, that's him. You felt that we like lost the crowd.

[Colin Jost]

It's very much like a World Wrestling move, but also an snl. But when you do it on snl, you know, you're on cards and you're under the lights and the concert setting. It's what Keeves saying where you actually see like thousands of people all go.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh.

[Andy Samberg]

It'S the guy that may be one of my favorite. And I again, we will come back around to it when we do a special Bash Brothers episode. Your line about your name, what is it? My name's Mark. And no, it's not Mork.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, Andy actually wrote that for me.

[Colin Jost]

But yes, I eat pork.

[Andy Samberg]

It's got internal rhymes again.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. And yes, I eat pork because it's tasty on my fork.

[Colin Jost]

Because it's tasty on my fork.

[Seth Meyers]

Something Mark was famous for eating pork.

[Andy Samberg]

Wait, Yes, I eat pork because it's tasty on my fork. Is that it?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

It's maybe my favorite thing ever. Impossible not to think about.

[Seth Meyers]

We would ask can Seigo. We say, do you think Mark likes it? Do you think he's okay with it? Do you Think we'll ever hear from him? And he would just be like, no to all those.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah, it did make me feel a little. Cause we do love Mark McGuire. I mean, I had a poster of him on my wall. But I will also say in the exact opposite direction. Akiva, as Mark McGuire is one of my favorite comedy things that has ever occurred.

[Seth Meyers]

Dead ringer.

[Colin Jost]

And I'm Mark.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember coming in, two things. One, I remember coming in while you guys were doing the edit, and it was that, like, one with all, like, the giant redwood trees, like, where it was. Got really beautiful.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Some of the poems.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, just the poems. So I'm watching you guys doing poems, and it looks gorgeous. And I remember, Andy, you said, how much did Netflix pay you for your special? And I told you. And I go, what about you guys for this? And you said, we're down 200 grand.

[Seth Meyers]

It is true.

[Tina Fey]

It's dedication.

[Seth Meyers]

And it was.

[Andy Samberg]

I was like. When I saw what was on the screen, I'm like, yeah, I would think so.

[Seth Meyers]

We made that thing for. By TV standards, nothing. That whole thing for less than an episode of I think you should leave, which is the cheapest show on tv.

[Andy Samberg]

Get out of town. Really?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. It was just all labor love. And Mike diva, who works at SNL doing the shorts now, did it with us, and he knows visual effects really well and would hit up friends for favors. And me and him just edited the whole thing. And it's not reproducible.

[Andy Samberg]

It's so good.

[Colin Jost]

Thanks, man.

[Andy Samberg]

It's so good. Now, I would say two things I guess are good there. One, it's true that it's not reproducible, and it's probably not a big deal because no one's asked you to reproduce it.

[Colin Jost]

Correct.

[Seth Meyers]

I meant for something people wanted to watch. Like, you couldn't do it for the same budget.

[Andy Samberg]

So basically you said to Sarandos, we can't do a sequel.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, that is it.

[Andy Samberg]

Stop calling.

[Seth Meyers]

I'll be excited to do that episode. To answer that question.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, I know SNL actors auditioned for the show, but could you explain how exactly writers get in? P.S. i took the act at Berkeley High School, and I guess it was a tradition to tap the mural of the lonely island for good luck on tests.

[Tina Fey]

Oh, my God.

[Andy Samberg]

I failed the act that day. RIP.

[Seth Meyers]

They said they guess. They guess.

[Tina Fey]

Yeah, they said they failed the SAT that day.

[Andy Samberg]

And then they wrote rest in peace and had a skull emotion.

[Tina Fey]

That made me so happy and then so sad.

[Andy Samberg]

It was. Kate.

[Seth Meyers]

Kate.

[Andy Samberg]

Thank you, Kate. Fuck.

[Seth Meyers]

Great Kate.

[Colin Jost]

People bringing It.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm sure she circled back and passed it. Writers. Some writers, like Rob Klein from earlier in the pod. He was definitely someone we hired off his packet that he submitted. But then other writers, like, obviously Akiva and Yorm, come through different channels. Mulaney was somebody who auditioned but was hired as a writer. I think in recent years, they've hired quite a few writers based on their auditions.

[Colin Jost]

Lutz auditioned, had a really funny audition.

[Andy Samberg]

Lutz. John Lutz.

[Colin Jost]

Yeah.

[Tina Fey]

And we had to write a packet, too. And we all worked on it together, too.

[Andy Samberg]

Right. Sudeikis was, I believe, initially an audition. He became a writer, and then eventually sometimes they end up in the cast. So there's a lot of different ways you can find yourself in the show.

[Tina Fey]

You know who I was always surprised wasn't hired onto the cast because he was such a funny guy and was very, very good at pitching. Was JB smooth?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah.

[Colin Jost]

Worked out for him, though. Jillian Bell also.

[Andy Samberg]

Yep.

[Seth Meyers]

She was a writer. Very funny.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember the first time I saw Larry David, I said, you did the thing that everybody has been wanting somebody to do, which is you figured out exactly how to make JB as funny on camera as he is off camera.

[Seth Meyers]

That's right. That's right.

[Andy Samberg]

Which was basically just to let him be.

[Colin Jost]

Let him be exactly himself. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Don't try to, like, fit him into a box. Just, like, make a bigger box on your show.

[Seth Meyers]

Hannibal Burris was also a writer with us.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Who had a really funny audition. All right. Matt wrote. After watching Hot Rod, I wrote to my member of parliament. So where does that mean he's from? Andy, Member of Parliament, Foggy London town. I wrote to my member of Parliament to ask him who would win in a fight between a grilled cheese sandwich and a taco. And he wrote back to, say, the taco. Then he lost the election. Do you think the election was a referendum on this issue?

[Tina Fey]

It sort of depends on what country you're actually from. There's a lot of different places that have parliaments, but I'm going to say yes. Yep.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

It's kind of a theme of people following something we did and then failing miserably at it. Whether it's the ACT test or an.

[Andy Samberg]

Election, it has not gone well for people who use you guys as.

[Seth Meyers]

As their totems.

[Colin Jost]

It gives them a good, like, window into what it was like for us. Growing.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Colin Jost]

Like that tone in the real world.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

It doesn't land. It doesn't land on.

[Colin Jost]

It doesn't usually play. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, I'm very excited for our next run of Episodes. I love you all very much.

[Tina Fey]

Same here, Seth. I thought you guys were gonna do it.

[Unknown]

Fuck.

[Tina Fey]

God damn it.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay, ready one. Same here, Seth.

[Tina Fey]

Okay, now Andy's not doing it.

[Colin Jost]

Seth. Love you.

[Andy Samberg]

Love you.

[Tina Fey]

Love you guys.