The Jon Hamm Episode

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Jon Hamm Episode

The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast brings together comedy music trio The Lonely Island—Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone—and renowned host Seth Meyers to delve deep into their illustrious history with Saturday Night Live (SNL). In the episode titled "The Jon Hamm Episode," released on March 18, 2025, they revisit one of their most memorable SNL Digital Shorts, exploring its creation, reception, and enduring legacy.

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1. Revisiting "The Jon Hamm Episode"

The episode centers on "The Jon Hamm Episode," a standout Digital Short that left a lasting impression both during its initial airing and in the years that followed. Andy Samberg initiates the discussion with reflections on the episode's impact:

Andy Samberg [02:00]: "It was funny for like 30 seconds."

Despite its brevity, the sketch showcased Jon Hamm's impeccable comedic timing and charisma, solidifying its place in SNL history. The trio dissects the episode's components, emphasizing Jon Hamm's role and the unique flair he brought to the sketch.

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2. Audience Feedback: "Release the Yorm Cut"

A significant portion of the conversation revolves around audience reactions, particularly the recurring request to "release the Yorm cut." Akiva Schaffer addresses this feedback candidly:

Akiva Schaffer [01:31]: "The biggest feedback from the Ross Trent episode in the comments was people yelling, release the yorm cut."

Yoram Bauman, affectionately referred to as Yorm, discusses the challenges of translating their humor into an audio format, acknowledging that while the visual elements were hilarious, the audio alone didn't resonate as effectively:

Yoram Bauman [02:05]: "It's like living through when two people are trying to connect, but there's a bad connection."

Andy adds his perspective, reflecting on the fleeting nature of the humor:

Andy Samberg [02:00]: "It was funny for like 30 seconds."

The trio underscores the importance of visual comedy on SNL and how certain sketches are inherently designed for visual delivery, making them less impactful in audio-only formats.

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3. Favorite Sketches and Their Legacy

Beyond the Jon Hamm episode, The Lonely Island delves into other iconic sketches that have stood the test of time. They reminisce about creations like "Fart Face" and "Fall Foliage," discussing their origins and the enduring affection fans have for them.

Andy Samberg [23:10]: "With that said, if Mike D or Ed Rock are listening, do not go watch Fart Face."

Akiva elaborates on the creative process behind these sketches, highlighting the meticulous attention to detail and the collaborative spirit that fueled their success:

Akiva Schaffer [22:25]: "It's the most watched show in the history of SNL because it has its finger on the pulse of politics. They have the same voice."

Yoram complements this by acknowledging the universal appeal and how these sketches resonate with diverse audiences, often surpassing the initial live reception.

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4. Behind the Scenes: Memories from SNL

A significant segment of the podcast is dedicated to behind-the-scenes anecdotes from their time at SNL. The trio shares stories about rehearsals, interactions with celebrity guests, and the camaraderie among the cast and crew.

One standout memory involves a rehearsal session with Kate McKinnon:

Akiva Schaffer [17:36]: "I want to tell a story about a spirited woman I saw during the 50th. And I was a little bit lucky because I was there on Friday for some rehearsal action. And I got to watch the Close Encounters rehearsal with Kate McKinnon."

They also recount moments of creative brainstorming, such as the inception of "Jon Hamm's Jon Hamm," a sketch that cleverly plays on Hamm's name and persona:

Akiva Schaffer [30:00]: "It's a pedophile sketch, but this one absolutely threads that needle."

These stories not only provide insight into their creative processes but also highlight the dynamic and often spontaneous environment of SNL's production.

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5. The Evolution of SNL and Its Digital Shorts

The discussion naturally transitions to the evolution of SNL, especially with the advent of Digital Shorts. The Lonely Island reflects on how these shorts transformed the show's landscape, introducing new comedic formats and reaching broader audiences through the internet.

Andy Samberg [05:04]: "I already love it. I already love whatever it is."

They explore the significance of digital content in the early days of internet comedy, suggesting that their shorts may have even played a role in pioneering platforms like YouTube.

Akiva Schaffer [02:07]: "Yeah. We could see you. It sucked when you called in and forgot there was a pod. That was perfect."

Yoram adds that these digital experiments allowed for greater creative freedom, enabling them to push boundaries and explore unconventional comedic themes.

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6. Reflections on Impact and Future

As the episode draws to a close, The Lonely Island and Seth reflect on the lasting impact of their work at SNL and the enduring popularity of their sketches. They express pride in their contributions and optimism for future projects that continue to entertain and inspire.

Yoram Bauman [09:31]: "I will say for me, definitely personal criterion. It's one of my favorite ones we have ever done because as these guys were saying, it's so personally meaningful. But I'm very proud of it and I will always be glad we did it."

The trio emphasizes the timeless nature of good comedy, confident that their sketches will continue to be appreciated by new generations.

Akiva Schaffer [22:55]: "But again, music. Just music. Also, it has a real surf meeting cadence to it."

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Conclusion

"The Jon Hamm Episode" of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast offers an engaging and nostalgic journey through the trio's SNL legacy. By blending humorous anecdotes with insightful reflections, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Yoram Bauman provide listeners with a comprehensive understanding of their creative endeavors, the challenges they faced, and the joy they found in bringing memorable sketches to life. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their work, this episode serves as a testament to their enduring influence in the world of comedy.

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Notable Quotes:

• Andy Samberg [02:00]: "It was funny for like 30 seconds."
• Akiva Schaffer [01:31]: "The biggest feedback from the Ross Trent episode in the comments was people yelling, release the yorm cut."
• Yoram Bauman [02:05]: "It's like living through when two people are trying to connect, but there's a bad connection."
• Andy Samberg [23:10]: "With that said, if Mike D or Ed Rock are listening, do not go watch Fart Face."
• Akiva Schaffer [17:36]: "I want to tell a story about a spirited woman I saw during the 50th..."

These quotes encapsulate the essence of their discussions, blending humor with candid reflections on their creative processes and audience interactions.

Transcript

[Seth Meyers]

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[Andy Samberg]

It's the lonely Island Seth Meyers podcast.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, I think Keev's about to join us. And so let's get out the business that Keith doesn't want to talk about. Andy, something mind boggling happened this week.

[Yoram Bauman]

What?

[Akiva Schaffer]

There was an S in the spelling bee.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, my God. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

First time ever. We.

[Yoram Bauman]

Our whole community was reeling.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Do you know the reason for it?

[Yoram Bauman]

No.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It was the 2500th spelling bee. They were celebrating with the s. The 2500. Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

Is that an important number?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I don't know. Ask Sam Mazursky.

[Andy Samberg]

Have they ever reused a word while doing this?

[Akiva Schaffer]

You don't even know what you're talking about.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah. This is crazy for you to even chime in.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What does that even mean?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, spelling beef. Sorry, I thought we were talking about your thing, your whatever. That thing that you like to do.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, can I also jump in and say that the biggest feedback from the Ross Trent episode in the comments was people yelling, release the yorm cut.

[Andy Samberg]

God, I wish it was better. I wish it was not just disappointing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I know. And what I want to say to our listeners. I get it. You want to hear it because it sounds funny to you and it was funny. It is not an audio experience that would be enjoyable.

[Andy Samberg]

It was funny for like 30 seconds.

[Yoram Bauman]

It's like living through when two people are trying to connect, but there's a bad connection. Right.

[Andy Samberg]

But I was in the room, so it's even worse.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. We could see you.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It sucked when you called in and forgot there was a pod. That was perfect.

[Andy Samberg]

That was. That's as much yorm as anybody wants. Also, can I just say in. In that particular episode too, because that was you guys, my favorite episode of the pod. Like, with or without me. I thought it was so informative. I know a lot about dancehall and reggae. I do. But, like, I. I learned. I was so impressed at how on point you guys were with all the references.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You were me.

[Andy Samberg]

I know a lot of those things. Obviously, I was there writing the dog with you guys.

[Yoram Bauman]

Well, Yoram, can I just say. That's very nice.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Yoram Bauman]

Can I also just say that I like to say. Can I just say. And can I also just say that no episode will ever be my favorite unless we're all on it together?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, well, I was on it, though. I popped in, you know.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Said that I forgot, and then left.

[Yoram Bauman]

I heard that my dream came true and that some people made the Ross Trent playlist, which is like all the.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Songs referenced that you mentioned.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, my God. That's, like the reason to do the podcast for just that moment.

[Yoram Bauman]

I was very glad to hear that A friend of mine told me that had happened, which had been a secret dream. So, anyone out there, thanks for compiling. Those are some great songs.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And may I just say, to steal your entry to a sentence line, Sure. I had a fear. Yoram, I'm so happy you said that, because I had a fear over the course of the Ross Trent record. Is this too granular? And based on what I've read and heard about it, most people agree with Yoram. I think people really liked the deep dive of that. And it is nice on the 50th episode to realize maybe I don't fully understand what people want, but I'm open.

[Andy Samberg]

I also, in addition to being informative, though, it was like on an ego tip, just to be like, hey, this is how much we care. And that's what I also felt like listening to it again was like, right? We really like every single. The fact that it was a stop down every second, I'm just like, oh, sorry, this means this.

[Yoram Bauman]

I like to imagine there's at least one person that listens to the cast who knew all that stuff and more and was sitting there banging their head on the desk like, I know about Capleton. Oh, my God, just be fucking funny.

[Andy Samberg]

It's our friend Ziomara Nadira Bettin in Berkeley, California, who is just sitting there. Except for that she likes it so much that she was like, right on, guys.

[Akiva Schaffer]

A few other comments about this pod that I did enjoy. Someone wrote, love that this episode is a lot of Seth being like, I swear I'm cool, guys. And then someone wrote underneath that, dot, dot, dot, this episode, question mark lol.

[Yoram Bauman]

Burn.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So I guess that might be a real burn. And then someone else said, this is the episode Seth realized he's turbo white.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm going to make you a T shirt that says that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay, but then I'm going to make a T shirt about you, Yoram, because this one made me laugh out loud. It is. Oh, Keeves coming over and I want Keev to hear this.

[Andy Samberg]

I already love it. I already love whatever it is.

[Yoram Bauman]

Do you think there's a chance, Seth? They mean Turbo from the movie Breakin or like Turbo from the movie Turbo?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I don't think so. I think there's zero chance.

[Andy Samberg]

That's kind of you, though, Andy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Keev, can you hear me?

[Seth Meyers]

I don't want to interrupt the flow.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We were waiting for you, Keev, because I want to maybe get this on a T shirt. It's a comment. Yhorm is a giant memento.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, like a Chris Nolan memento.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Yorm's memory is such that he's just.

[Seth Meyers]

He's piecing together the day.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, I'm piecing together that. I know I'm friends with these guys. They're laughing, so I must be friends with them.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, my God. We should just write podcast huge and Sharpie on your forearm.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Y Y called in, heard there was a podcast and thought he could drive fast enough to get there before it started.

[Yoram Bauman]

Even though it was happening.

[Andy Samberg]

I did. It's the best part of the podcast and no one will ever hear it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He tried to Nolan his way back to the start of the pod. He tried to interstellar to the beginning.

[Andy Samberg]

I knew it was a bad idea. Even as I was driving over, guys, I was like, this is a bad idea.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, man. It's all Nolan Refs, though. He was in. He was behind the books.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

In the galactic vortex.

[Seth Meyers]

I haven't seen that one, Keith.

[Akiva Schaffer]

One more time. We. We established this because everybody in the comments said, release the clowning on Yorm Cut.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You can verify for people that it was not. It was more fun to talk about than actually listen to.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I think so. There was a lot of confusion.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, no, it stank. It stank. Also, I had the. I had like a five minute, like, audio clip that didn't go anywhere with Mr. Beck Bennett. It stunk.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You know, I feel bad because a lot of people wrote that the cones, those giant cones in New York that have steam coming out of them that you used as a big old bong Rous Trent. People sent me YouTube links explaining it. Wikipedia pages. I didn't read any of them, but basically they said, new York, it's releasing Steam. So I will just assume that if you don't release Steam, New York explodes.

[Andy Samberg]

That was my My only grievance that I had was that that was my idea. And you credited KE with that, Andy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, you were the idea to use it as a big old bong.

[Andy Samberg]

I was. We were just walking down the street, and I was like, hey, that'll be cool. And you were smoking a cigarette, Andy, and you didn't like it.

[Yoram Bauman]

See, this is why we needed you, bro. That's why without you, it can never be a perfect ep.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, There you go.

[Andy Samberg]

Thanks, man. Also, I don't think that that Cold Stone was in Times Square. I think it was closer to where we shot Boombox a little farther down near the west side Highway.

[Yoram Bauman]

I thought it was west side too. Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Look at all these memories just sitting in that brain.

[Andy Samberg]

Memento. I wrote it down on my chest. I was carved in my chest.

[Seth Meyers]

Those things were. Those were the tattoos.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God. The most useless memento tattoos.

[Andy Samberg]

Fuck you, Eric.

[Yoram Bauman]

He wakes up in his motel. He's like, where am. Who am I? Andy smoked a cigarette for that shot.

[Andy Samberg]

I know they're laughing. So they're definitely friends of mine. Or are they making fun? Maybe I'm the enemy of the podcast.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's what you have. You had to get a tattoo, said they're making fun, but remember, they're friends of yours.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, my God.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Speaking of cold stone, somebody wrote, used to work near a Cold Stone creamery. And every time I walked in, I'd sing Meet Toyo Part Time at Jack Goldstone Creamery.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, that's incredible.

[Akiva Schaffer]

This one is somebody. Often when people in my family realize that the thing we're complaining about is really trivial, we'll sing Me Toil Part Time at Gold. I really like that usage.

[Andy Samberg]

I don't know which comment is better.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, they're very nice. Somebody opined that a bald heads can be anyone. That's not rastafaring. Because one of the livities is the word they used at being rasta is you cannot cut your hair.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah, that's a better. Better description for sure.

[Seth Meyers]

They're not literally bald.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Ross Trent doesn't know that, though.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Before we move on, do you guys think that this is a Criterion Collection episode?

[Andy Samberg]

Ooh. Good quest, champ.

[Seth Meyers]

Ross Trent. I think yes. 100.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, I think. I think so, too. Just for the specificity of everything that was pointed out last episode and how. How much it is a part of our lives and growing up as the three of us in Berkeley like to me. Yes. And the fact that Rihanna liked it so much, because I don't know if you guys remember this, but we did play it for her in the room with a bunch of her friends, and she was laughing really hard.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, we did.

[Yoram Bauman]

And then she show it to her friends who had the shop. You think after that?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, I'm assuming that happened later, but we definitely showed it to her.

[Yoram Bauman]

Got it.

[Andy Samberg]

And there was definitely, like a huge level of her going from like, who are these guys? To like, oh, okay, got it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. I mean, having it as a calling card.

[Yoram Bauman]

God, I love it.

[Seth Meyers]

So both stories were true. We really needed yhorm. We didn't know what yorm brought to this with his memory.

[Yoram Bauman]

I will say for me, definitely personal criterion. It's one of my favorite ones we have ever done because as these guys were saying, it's so personally meaningful. But I'm very proud of it and I will always be glad we did it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I would not have said it was criterion before the episode, and I'm gonna venture that maybe our listeners wouldn't either. But I'm very excited because it swung me. And I wonder if the episode will swing the voters the next time we wait.

[Andy Samberg]

It swung Turbo White.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You know, Turbo White did not go into this thinking he could be Turbot.

[Yoram Bauman]

Turbot White.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Turbot, Turbot White. It's like a flaky whitefish.

[Yoram Bauman]

They were clearly referring to his complexion, that it is that of a cooked tur. Turbot.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Wait, is that better?

[Yoram Bauman]

Well, you know what?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I got fish skin set.

[Yoram Bauman]

I'm looking at you right now, and you got fish skin, buddy. I don't know what to tell you.

[Andy Samberg]

So a turbot is a kind of fish?

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah, it is, but it has a t at the end and it's not spelled the same, so this doesn't really work.

[Andy Samberg]

I think it does.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hey, you know what? I kept meaning to say this the whole last episode we're recording, and it's for nobody, but one of my favorite books that, like the last 10 years is a book called A Brief History of Seven Killings so good by this wonderful writer named Marlon James, which is about the attempted assassination on Bob Marley. And it's a fantastic book. Jamaican crime book, highly recommend.

[Andy Samberg]

O. And guess who recommended that and sent it to me. My friend Zamar Nadira Bettin that I was talking about. Who loves.

[Seth Meyers]

That's a Berkeley.

[Yoram Bauman]

Thanks for saying her full name every time.

[Andy Samberg]

Berkeley. Shout out.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Shout out.

[Yoram Bauman]

Zara.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You know, I maybe was called a Turbo White in the comments. It was also mentioned somebody said, God, I only wish those guys would ever tell us where they grew up.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, my God.

[Seth Meyers]

That's maybe the deepest Burn of any burn.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. We did not get to the actual episode, though, as discussed in the last pod. It was an golden episode, for my money. And I was just wondering if we could spend a little bit of time talking down. Would that be all right for you gentlemen? Of course.

[Yoram Bauman]

I think more than a little.

[Andy Samberg]

I love that idea.

[Akiva Schaffer]

All right, great.

[Seth Meyers]

But before you even get into the ham episode, did you have anything else on the Brolin episode that we also went right past? Because the. These were. Is it the two last episodes of the Sarah Palin all eyes on the show kind of hot spot, especially for you, Seth.

[Akiva Schaffer]

There's one more.

[Seth Meyers]

There's one more.

[Akiva Schaffer]

There's one more episode before the election.

[Seth Meyers]

And was there anything. I know we touched on the Brolin, so I don't need us to go in super slow mo here, but was there other stuff?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Can you throw it in the. The rundown in the chat, Kev?

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, he says McGrubers fart face. That was all in that app.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, Mark Wahlberg talks to animals with actual Mark Wahlberg.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yep.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Real Sarah Palin.

[Yoram Bauman]

I'm no angel.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm no angel. Which was the very pregnant Amy Poehler walking across a bar because Brolina made eyes at her. Using her own pregnant belly for physical comedy in a way, that was remarkable.

[Yoram Bauman]

And is fall foliage in this, or was that a different time?

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, that might have been fall foliage.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Is fall foliage. If fall foliage and fart face was in the same episode, that's really asking a lot of an audience.

[Seth Meyers]

I remember thinking that the Brolin show was a not good show, that it had the amazing politics at the top, that it had all eyes on the show everyone was watching, and that we kind of blew it. But in hindsight, as we mentioned all the sketches on it now, I think maybe it was a fantastic show.

[Yoram Bauman]

I mean, it's definitely stuff we personally love.

[Andy Samberg]

You remember thinking that at the time, Kev, you like at the time, you're like, this stinks.

[Seth Meyers]

I remember feeling like, wow, we have the attention of the entire country on us because of the stuff that. The politics stuff that Seth was working on and that nobody had brought our A game, that something had gone wrong. And even though Brolin was great, Brolin.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Was great and almost so great that it worked against us because Brolin loved stuff like fart face and fall foliage, which were super writer sketches.

[Andy Samberg]

I also loved the McGruber so much that I don't think I felt like that at the time, but maybe I was just being.

[Seth Meyers]

I think I maybe was wrong or maybe I'm remembering wrong.

[Yoram Bauman]

Well, it was also Adele's debut.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Right.

[Yoram Bauman]

We talked a little bit about that.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. So it's like an all time episode.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And yet, you know, so back in the day, one of my jobs as head writer was to decide on which episode we submitted for the Emmys. And I remember Lauren submitted this one for show, and there was a real idea that this was the show for that year, which was the politics year. And yet, as we talk through this season, there are other episodes that I like a great deal more on the writing side, even though we're gonna talk about sketches, I like just the writing that played hotter. And I feel regret about my decision while also knowing no matter what I picked, the Daily show was gonna win.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. That was so sad.

[Yoram Bauman]

Every year.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And by the way, every year, and I want to stress, I'm sure the Daily show had an exceptional 2008. You know what I mean? But it is so funny, all these years later, be like, ah, should have picked Hathaway or Ham.

[Yoram Bauman]

And you're like, it didn't matter.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It didn't matter. But it is fun to know that all these years later, still in my head, I'm like that. Because if there was ever a year I thought sitting at the Emmys, we had a shot.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It was this year.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

Well, the cultural impact of SNL that year was massive. Yes, undeniably.

[Andy Samberg]

Can we also just talk about how at the Emmys, at the particular Emmys that you go to for these awards, they tend to do the biggest groups, like all of the writers from snl, big, big writing staffs at the end because people will leave if they don't win. So you have to stay till the very end.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, it was really late.

[Andy Samberg]

You can't drink alcohol, so it stinks.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I will say the nice tale of it was, oh, I just might not be an award we're going to win after that year. You know what I mean? And our future. We would have some nice wins with songwriting, and that was a perfectly lovely way for things to turn out.

[Andy Samberg]

Got some WGA awards. Those are cool.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We did get a. I do believe we got a WGA award this year, which was very nice. I'll tell you something. A true story. I was sitting next to Lauren a year. We won a WG award, and Lauren has never been to a WG Award before this or after, but he received a lifetime achievement award that year. And so he was actually at the awards. And when we won the WGA award that year, Lorne did a little Fist pump.

[Andy Samberg]

Did he really? Not that anyone can see that, but will you do it for us?

[Seth Meyers]

How it really nice, tight little pump.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Just a tight little pump. Never.

[Yoram Bauman]

Never a moment that I wished that we were showing video of this more than just now.

[Andy Samberg]

That was great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, it was. But I only did that for the zoom box. I'm pretty sure it was like a fist pump, like, in his lap. Like, I think it was not to be seen. It was like a little instinctual fist bump.

[Yoram Bauman]

He still thinks to this day. No one saw. But you just blew up his spot.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I want him to know how was.

[Andy Samberg]

His lifetime achievement, because I will say the WGA Award. This is real ego and shitty, but it's the nicest looking award to me. I like that award.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's a beautiful award. It's a death trap.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

For kids.

[Andy Samberg]

It looks like a murder weapon.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Lauren's speech, I don't remember, but I remember that Downey presented it to him. And Downey was so funny. And I remember one of his jokes was, lorne made sure that he always gave opportunities to people to be writers that never had opportunities before. People like the children of celebrities, Harvard graduates, and the British. This episode of the Lonely island podcast is brought to you by our friends at Maker's Mark. And I'm with some of my friends right now. Hi, guys.

[Andy Samberg]

Hello.

[Seth Meyers]

Hi.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You know, Margie Samuels was a spirited woman. She was also the co founder of Maker's Mark. I don't have to tell you guys this stuff.

[Andy Samberg]

No, no, we know it, but our listeners might not. So continue.

[Akiva Schaffer]

All right, well, in honor of Women's History Month, we wanted to toast some of the spirited women in our lives.

[Andy Samberg]

That was my idea, actually. These guys were thinking about not doing it. I was like, we should.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. You are in many ways as trailblazing as Margie Samuels. Yorm and I often said that.

[Andy Samberg]

Well, I kept saying, I want to mark this day with Maker's Mark. And you guys kept saying, what does that mean? I was like, it means a toast, guys.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Way to land the plane, buddy.

[Andy Samberg]

Thank you.

[Seth Meyers]

Thank you, Seth.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I want to tell a story about a spirited woman I saw during the 50th. And I was a little bit lucky because I was there on Friday for some rehearsal action. And I got to watch the Close Encounters rehearsal with Kate McKinnon. And I feel it's the most I've ever watched an actor's process. Guys, I'm gonna wrap this up. You too can celebrate the spirit of women in your life with a free personalized label to go with a bottle of Maker's mark. Head to makersmarkpersonalized.com and fill in the details in order to create and mail your custom label. Don't forget to grab a bottle of Maker's Mark to go with it.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah. I mean Fart Face did Fart Face play badly? Because I will say playing it for my 10 year old son played pretty gangbusters.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Fart Face died. Fart Face died so much that it died at dress and somehow made it to air. And the famous story that Hayter tells is that right before Very cool. Nice buddy Andy got Queen Bee mid my setup to a story I was.

[Yoram Bauman]

Still playing and I got it clean.

[Andy Samberg]

And I got it clean.

[Yoram Bauman]

I'm still gonna text it to you, Seth. So there's a record of it when we go Back through this on our deathbeds.

[Andy Samberg]

That's on the fucking podcast. There's a record of it now when we're.

[Yoram Bauman]

When we're on our deathbeds and we're scrolling through our text chain.

[Seth Meyers]

How many queen bees did I get? Before I go, I need to know how many queen bees I got.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I only regret the time I spent with my family not chasing more bees.

[Yoram Bauman]

I gave up too soon too many.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Times just to take them to and from school. Wasted hours. The oh, so Brolin said to a forte and hater right before they did the sketch at air, let's shut these fuckers up.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, they've been laughing too much.

[Andy Samberg]

That's fucking killer.

[Yoram Bauman]

Is that real?

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's real. Oh, my God. He knew it had dyed a dress and then it was going to air. It was right after Adele and Update, both red hot. So. By the way, that's Palin Rapp closing update.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, let's shut these fuckers up.

[Akiva Schaffer]

The audience is as hot. The first American audience ever to see Adele.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Into Weekend Update, into a Palin rap, and then into fart face, which a man who called his shot. Not since Babe Ruth has anybody called a shot better than Josh Brolin saying, let's shut these fuckers up.

[Seth Meyers]

So awesome.

[Andy Samberg]

By the way, the level that they're selling it at feels like a guy who just said that to his team. Like, let's fucking go. Like, it is 150% that each of them is screaming the word fart face for, like, five minutes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, here's how the sketch starts. And again, everybody go back and watch fart face. Just because now that we give it the historical context it deserves. Interior office. Will stands at a table. Bill enters. Hello, Jerry.

[E]

Jerry.

[Yoram Bauman]

Hello, Bird face. Ready for the meeting, Jerry?

[E]

So this again, huh?

[Yoram Bauman]

What's the matter, fart face?

[E]

Jerry, it's been a week now, and I think it's about time you stopped calling me fart face.

[Yoram Bauman]

And why is that, fart face?

[E]

Because for your information, I'm not a fart face.

[Yoram Bauman]

Well, that's your opinion, fart face.

[E]

No, that's a lot of people's opinions, Jerry.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, this is literally the most watched show in the history of SNL because it has its finger on the pulse of politics. They have the same voice.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, everyone has the exact same voice.

[Yoram Bauman]

It's so fucking tough. I fucking love it.

[Andy Samberg]

Let's shut these fuckers up.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God.

[Andy Samberg]

Really good shit.

[Yoram Bauman]

I would just argue. As with many forte pieces, often forte pieces with John Solomon, often pieces with John Solomon and Jormoteccone, they really hold up and stand the test of time. And I think there's a whole generation that holds them in the highest regard and sort of thinks of them how we thought of them at the time, which is that they were the funniest shit ever.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. And by the way, this is Forte Hater. I remember these guys definitely walking around the office screaming fart Face at each other. It's like an album that does not quite get the attention it deserved at the time. But everybody at the record store is like, dude, you gotta listen to Fart Face.

[Yoram Bauman]

Every single one of these is Paul's Boutique. Yeah. Within five years, people are like, fuck, yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

With that said, if Mike D or Ed Rock are listening, do not go watch Fart Face.

[Yoram Bauman]

Paul's Boutique is better than Fart Face. I'm not saying Fart Face is the best of these. You know, you get into things like potato chip and spelling bee, and, you know, I've noticed that there is sort of a universal love and appreciation of this tone, more so than the live audiences were giving it at that time.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

That's all.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And then fall. The other thing about fall is this is sort of in the same way you were talking about a Forte piece. James Anderson and Ken Sublet. Now, one of the things working against it, it's now the second half of the show. It is another office sketch. So Fart Face took place in the entirety of an office, and now it's just a different part of an office. It's a boardroom. And Josh Brolin comes in as the boss. He just gets caught talking about fall foliage.

[Yoram Bauman]

Okay, guys, sorry you were waiting.

[Akiva Schaffer]

The train was late.

[Yoram Bauman]

But listen, before we begin, can I please just take a moment, talk about the fall foliage?

[Akiva Schaffer]

All the crimsons and golds and browns and golds and buttery golds and buttery browns.

[Yoram Bauman]

The buttery browns.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Buttery browns. But that's what I mean.

[Seth Meyers]

Still gets quotes, still gets quoted by us. Not by the audience, by people who work there.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But again, music. Just music. Also, it has a real surf meeting cadence to it. Has anyone seen the fall foliage? Quick, yes or no? Starting with Tom. Fall foliage. Go. No, no, no, no. No one. It's amazing. You know what? I was seriously thinking of putting together a fall foliage getaway just for us, just for everyone in this room to go and see the browns, the golds and buttery golds.

[Yoram Bauman]

The golds and buttery golds.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Who's interested? Quick, yes or no? Starting with Tom. Go. No, no.

[Andy Samberg]

It really is it really is Surf meeting, 100%.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God. Here we. And then now, again, it's that great James and Ken thing where. Because if you haven't seen it, you need to see it. The toasted oranges, the buttery rusts.

[Yoram Bauman]

The buttery.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Buttery rust. And again, God, it's just dying.

[Yoram Bauman]

I'll pay all the expenses. I'll rent the car, I'll rent a van. I'll rent a very large van. So we're all together, and I can point out the different foliage that I think everybody should be looking at. Then after we've seen all the foliage, if there's still time, we can go to a gourd farm and pick out some gourds and arrange them.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, my God, I love that. This also. This clearly came from actually doing this too. Going up leaf peak. Right. Which is a thing on the east coast in particular.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Somebody said buttery rust in front of James Anderson one time and it was over. That's all it took.

[Andy Samberg]

He's like, oh, yeah, that's like a buttery rust.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But there you go. I mean, so again, here I am being like, ugh. You know, echoing what Keev said, you're like, ah. Was the moment where everybody was watching. But there's something. There's a real nobility about the fact that the show had a couple of sketches in there that really do stand the test of time.

[Yoram Bauman]

Ish.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Ish. They stand the test of being memorable.

[Seth Meyers]

Fun fact. This was the week that Noah Baumbach came by just to do one of those guest, guest director, guest writer weeks. And him and Fred and Bill had been cooking up some little short, and they filmed a short called New York Underground that I can't actually remember what it was about, but I know they had been chatting for, like, weeks or months about, like, we should do something. And then Noah came in. There was a history of this through the years. Like, Andy Warhol did one once, and, yeah, before we were there, PTA directed one. And sometimes people just come in who want to experience the week.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's a pretty cool thing to experience.

[Yoram Bauman]

Can I say something controversial?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

I think Noah Baumbach and PTA make good movies.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Whoa.

[Andy Samberg]

How dare you?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Whoa.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah. Shots fired.

[Andy Samberg]

Can I say something even more controversial? I think they make great movies.

[Seth Meyers]

Is it more like guns holstered, Gun holstered as opposed to shots fired?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah, because it's gun holstered.

[Seth Meyers]

Because it was like, the most peaceful, peaceful, nice thing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Safety on.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, exactly.

[Yoram Bauman]

Nerf gun holster.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Ham shows up. We all know him as Don Draper. Everybody dresses up as a madman character. We all. We've never did this before, for my knowledge. Never did it since we all dress up like we are working at Sterling Draper Price.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yes. And I think I've already mentioned this, but I hadn't seen Mad men yet and did a bad job of dressing up as mad men. And he told me years later he noticed when I told him I had.

[Andy Samberg]

Finally watched Madman, he's like, oh, yeah, I could tell.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What? How'd you dress?

[Yoram Bauman]

I think I was in, like, probably like a baggy button up, like a polka dot tie or something. I don't know.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You thought it was crazy, dudes. You thought it took place in an insane asylum.

[Seth Meyers]

We didn't take this seriously.

[Yoram Bauman]

We didn't take the assignment seriously. Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

I'll tell you how unseriously I took it as a writer. I'm like, he doesn't know who I am. I just will leave the room. And I didn't dress at all and just made myself scarce. I didn't want to mess up the bit, but I was like, no one's going to notice if I'm not there. So I was not.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It was a delight. He was a delight. The show was great. And looking at it, the writers names who are on this episode is a real reminder that it was Anne golden era, not just for cast, but writers as well. Downey wrote a cold open. Simon M'Laney wrote the Hamm monologue, and then trick or treat. Jeff Montgomery. The first appearance of Jeff Montgomery. A perfect sketch.

[Yoram Bauman]

Sorry, I was looking at the Mad men picture.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, so was I. I was remembering because I was like, I couldn't remember if I dressed up and I did.

[Yoram Bauman]

I think I look pretty good.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, you're not bad.

[Akiva Schaffer]

All right. We're looking at it now.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah, I think I look good.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah, you're fine, Andy. Yeah, you're fine.

[Yoram Bauman]

You know what I think happened, though? I think wardrobe helped out.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

And I've got a little cigarette.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, it's a bummer right now, Keev, that you're not in this picture.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, that's true. Is yorm in there?

[Andy Samberg]

I'm in there. I'm in the back.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

There you are, little shrimpy guy.

[Seth Meyers]

So, yeah, I just hid for the picture, like, well, I'm not gonna ruin their picture, but I'm also not gonna put on a tie. I' tired.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I will say that Sedeikis most looks like he could be on Mad Men.

[Yoram Bauman]

Lutz.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Lutz. Sedeikis. Lutz and Lutz really is pulling it.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah, Suds does look right.

[Andy Samberg]

Mulaney and Bobby, too. And Bobby.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, yeah, Bobby. Good. And Bill down there with his wig on.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah, Bill's doing a Peggy or. Who's he, Joan?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I can't quite remember who Bill's doing. You did. This is good podcast material. Just four guys looking at a picture and talking about it. The amount that I'm trying to do the podcast, and you guys are like, hold on, I'm looking at a picture. You know what?

[Yoram Bauman]

You're you, Seth.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You elitist. Every one of you just goes glassy eyed as I'm trying to set up.

[Yoram Bauman]

Hey, remember this thing we've been talking about for weeks that we need to do?

[Akiva Schaffer]

And somebody put a picture in the chat.

[Yoram Bauman]

It's not about the short, Seth. I want to look at the picture you started.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Jeff Montgomery. Trick or treat. You guys remember Jeff Montgomery?

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, my God. It's a classic.

[Seth Meyers]

I think it's a pedophile sketch.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, it's a pedophile sketch, but this one absolutely threads that needle. If somebody said, I'm working on a pedophile sketch, you wouldn't be excited. But this one threads the needle.

[Yoram Bauman]

This is Jost solo or worked with Forte.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Jost Forte. Solomon. But it feels like there's a. There's some Jostean flares. Flourishes.

[Yoram Bauman]

Sure, sure. Jostean flares are when he wears bell.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Bottoms, which he probably does next time we have dinner.

[Yoram Bauman]

Of course he does. He has. His stylist has got him all up.

[Seth Meyers]

In those flares after the Kendrick Super Bowl. It's all that's in his closet now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God. What was the outfit he wore that we just laid into him for the entirety of the dinner? Was it like the flight suit?

[Yoram Bauman]

No, he was in, like, a motorcycle jacket and leather pants. Andy had driven up on a motorcycle. In his defense, we were just like, all right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He also. He came to another one you weren't at, Andy. He came in a full jumpsuit, and he said was like, sorry, I'm late. I just got off a plane. And I think Klein was like, as the pilot. So Ham. What a perfect straight man in this sketch. Couple of kids getting some candy, and then Forte shows up looking like a pedophile. Like, Members Only. Jacket, mustache, glasses. And then immediately his first line is real Jost plus Forte plus Solomon writing trick or treat.

[Yoram Bauman]

Can I help you?

[E]

Well, that depends. Do you have any Kit Kat bars? Heck, I'll take anything without toffee. It's a real bitch on the fillings. Hey, don't call me a bitch. You're the bitch, bitch.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What? Right off the bat, immediately insane. With that said, though, in the best way, because this is a premise sketch. This line does not serve the premise, but it's comedy, and people are super enjoying it.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yes. At this point, you think it's just a sketch about a crazy guy coming to the door on Halloween.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And then Ham says, aren't you a little old to be trick or treating? And then will says, is 43 too old to be in the Halloween spirit? And by spirit, I don't mean ghost. I'm not that old.

[Seth Meyers]

What?

[Akiva Schaffer]

And then Ham just leaves it, shuts the door on him.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And then Will immediately rings the doorbell again, says, I'm new to the neighborhood. Sorry for being so awkward, John. That's quite all right. Jeff Montgomery. Pleased to meet you. And then John's like, once again, you know, didn't make up for my behavior, but will you accept a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup? Forte starts taking every single piece of candy out of the bowl. Another thing that just gets a laugh. That is not really the premise yet.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yep.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And then, by the way, we're only a minute in, so this sketch flies to the premise. John, out of curiosity, what exactly is your Halloween costume? Deadpan, Will. I'm a sex offender.

[Yoram Bauman]

Excuse me?

[E]

I'm a sex offender for Halloween.

[Yoram Bauman]

A sex offender?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes.

[E]

Pretty convincing, huh? Here, watch this. I'm Jeff Montgomery. By law, I'm required to inform you that I'm a repeat sex offender and I'll be living in your neighborhood. It's a great costume, right? Could you sign and date these, please?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, man, it's so dark.

[Akiva Schaffer]

John, what am I signing? Will? Laughing. Oh, you'll get a kick out of this. You see, as part of my costume, I'm having everyone sign this form acknowledging that there's a sex offender living in the neighborhood, et cetera, et cetera.

[Yoram Bauman]

Damn it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And then, John, let's just be clear on something. Is sex offender your Halloween costume, or are you fulfilling a legal obligation to declare yourself a sex offender? Will, Bob, lighten up. It's Halloween. And then, because I'm reading the air script, where you can see if something new is written in, this is a line added between dress or air. And oftentimes, between dress or air, you are either cutting something that didn't work or just trying to beat something that didn't work. This is a rare case. If they just added this line that gets a big laugh between dress and air. So nothing was broken. They Just made it a little bit better. This was in. Bob, lighten up. It's Halloween. This is added. Besides, this is a tradition. I do it anytime I move to a new town. John, are you Jeff Montgomery, a registered sex offender? Will. Am I, Jeff Montgomery, a registered sex offender on Halloween? Yes, John. What about not on Halloween? Yes. Even when it's not Halloween, I'm still Jeff Montgomery. Oh, God, John, a sex offender.

[E]

Look, you're missing the point here, Bob. The point is Halloween spirit. The point is. Trick or treat. The point is, could you sign those papers?

[Andy Samberg]

All right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay, John, one last chance and I will check with the police on this. Do you have a criminal record? Absolutely not. If I'm guilty of any crime, it's the crime of sexually assaulting five teenagers. Then I know you have to do that for the podcast. You have to be like, oh, by the way, I'm sure the first draft was worse.

[Andy Samberg]

It's both.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But then, because this line exactly gets a reaction from the audience, everybody's like, oh. And the two of them just stare at each other. Now, we all know Forte's never gonna break one of the all time great starers. Jon Hamm's ability to stare back at him. The two of them just staring at each other. There is a rolling laugh, and it is two guys just crushing it by doing nothing except staying in the moment.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yep.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And then, last line of the sketch. Now, this is gonna sound like a terrible segue, but are you. What do you think a terrible segue might be?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, I know it now, but are.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You looking for a baby?

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah. Jesus, Dick, that's very funny.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm gonna tell you one of the nicest things about reading this script again. Eight pages. I mean, not a second of fat.

[Yoram Bauman]

Wow.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, that's good stuff.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's a beauty.

[Andy Samberg]

To be clear, that's on the short side of a SNL sketch. They can get. They can get up there.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Eight for a sketch that feels like a full sketch is very hard to do.

[Yoram Bauman]

Agreed.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I feel like they always feel like, oh, that was a short one. I don't even remember that sketch as a short one.

[Seth Meyers]

They're not written in traditional screenplay format. For those at home paying attention who know that stuff.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

It's its own kind of format that does stretch the page a little longer.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah. For all you final draft heads.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

It's like double spaced.

[Andy Samberg]

At least for all you FDXers out there.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

Hey, FDXers, thanks for tuning in.

[Akiva Schaffer]

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I do. It's interesting that you say that because I like variety. Keev. And that's why Home Chef is number one in my book.

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You know how I feel about that. I like it and I've talked about that. I've made these meals with my family and I've liked them, so I don't know what else to say.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And your family has liked them. And now for the first time, you were saying to me in years, you feel like your family likes you.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Food is the way to the heart. That's what my big Italian family always says.

[Akiva Schaffer]

For a limited time, Home Chef is offering our listeners 18 free meals plus free dessert for life. My goodness. And of course, free shipping. On your first box, go to homechef.com island. That's homechef.com island for 18 free meals and free dessert for life. Homechef.com island must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. Hey, could you pop me over to Seth's corner real quick?

[Andy Samberg]

Seth's corner. You're all invited. Seth's corner. It's happening right now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Take away. I wrote a couple of things. One was the cold open at dress and then got moved into the body of the show. And it was a sketch I remember. I loved rehearsing because it was pretty much all of us. It was Fred as Obama and Maya's was Michelle Obama. And they were basically doing a concert because they were so far ahead. They were definitely going to win. And so it was just a lot of them singing solid as Barack. It was a lot of fun of them doing songs. Andy, you were in it as Rahm Emanuel. You sang our house with Kristen as Nancy Pelosi.

[Yoram Bauman]

Was that my first rom?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think it must have been.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Bobby as Barney Frank, Jason as Joe Biden. So again, we're getting the whole crew in there. My favorite moment rewatching it was things are going so well in the polls where you're even gonna see Reverend Jeremiah Wright and University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Bill Ayers. Those were two of the problematic people. That was where, like, the Fox News would rant about those people. And then what? I forgot that they were sitting exactly like CeeLo and Danger Mouse and sang White Devils be crazy. You'll even see Reverend Jeremiah Wright and University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Bill Ayers. White Devils be crazy.

[Yoram Bauman]

White Devils be crazy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It was very fun. But I remember rehearsing that. We were all on the floor. Ham was in it, and it was the last thing we rehearsed. And it was that night Amy had her baby. Cause this was late Friday. And we were all doing the blocking for the sketch and we were all laughing very hard. It was one of those really nice nights where everybody was together. And I remember that Fred and Maya were doing a bit where it was like the SNL 80th.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Where they were coming on stage as, like, really old people doing Noony. The Noonie sketch.

[Yoram Bauman]

I remember that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And it's so funny that that was whatever, 15 years before the 50th. It's like so much closer to being true now. But it was a lot of, like, Fred being like, noony, Hello, Noony. Hello, Noonie.

[Yoram Bauman]

Me and Fred, during blocking, used to do a bit where we'd come out and pretend like we were hosting years in the future also, but. But the bit was, I'm back and now it's my time. I'm gonna stand on center stage and everyone has to listen to me.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And it's just me by myself.

[Andy Samberg]

That's great shit. I have. I have a question for you cast guys. When it was a big cold open like that and everyone's in makeup and sometimes difficult makeup, did it make the then next part of the show really exciting? Because then everyone has to, like, break out and get into, like, crazy quick changes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's fun. Everybody takes off running.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

Like, anytime. There was like a what up with that? Where there's like a ton of cast and different wigs and costumes. That's why it's often after update, because the departments have a lot of.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Takes a longer to get ready.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, gotcha.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Takes longer to put on than take off. Correct. And then when those sketches end, they find it's easiest. Just the stage manager yells, cops. And everybody scrambles. Ditch the cat. There was one more Seth's Corner, which is Jon Hamm's Jon Hamm. Jon Hamm's Jon Hamm. I don't remember a lot of the times when I had the inspiration for a Sketch. But I remember the exact moment I came up with Jon Hamm's. Jon Hamm, by the way. Not. I'm not like, talking about it like it's incredible or anything. You're proud.

[Seth Meyers]

No, but it's memorable. It's stuck around.

[Andy Samberg]

It's okay to be proud.

[Yoram Bauman]

I love it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We were at Latanzi. You can read an article in the Wall Street Journal about Latanzi, which is where.

[Seth Meyers]

New York Times. New York Times.

[Akiva Schaffer]

New York Times. Excuse me. I read it. It's where Lauren takes the host for the host dinners every Tuesday night.

[Seth Meyers]

Seth, correct me if I'm wrong, but when we worked there, that was a secret.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, I think that might be the end of Lauren going to Latanzi.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. The fact that there's paparazzi outside now and stuff, it was. It was so low key.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, when we worked there, it's not like a super fancy restaurant. It was a cool restaurant because nobody knew about it.

[Andy Samberg]

Why did we go? We went once, you and me.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We went once before a season started. We had a writer's dinner.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah, Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I remember it.

[Yoram Bauman]

And I think I' talked about this, but the first time I went was the night I found out I got hired and me and Bill were there. That's the night I met Conan O'Brien, because he was randomly also there.

[Andy Samberg]

That's fucking cool.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Pretty good.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. What'd you order?

[Yoram Bauman]

I'm sure, like 10 steaks.

[Andy Samberg]

Nice.

[Yoram Bauman]

I was like, I gotta get this while I can.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We. But we were at Latanzi and I went. I was hanging out. We were talking. We were at the dinner. Andy and I were at the dinner, and Jon Hamm was at the dinner. Because that was. Obviously, we did the host dinner and then you had to go back to the office and write. And I remember I went to the bathroom on our way out, and I walked out of the bathroom and saw Andy and I said, I just had a sketch idea. Jon Hamm's Jon Hamm, the ham you can eat in the bathroom. And you said, write it up.

[Yoram Bauman]

I don't remember that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Jon Hamm. Two minutes again, In N out doesn't waste any time. And I am. I rewatched it and it made me happy.

[Andy Samberg]

How long did it take you to write, Seth? Be honest.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think it probably wrote. I wrote it in the time it took you to watch it.

[Yoram Bauman]

I can talk about it without the worry of having been the one to write it. Seth Death. It's a perfect host piece. It's a moment that Jon Hamm as an Idea is red hot in the world and everyone's super amped that he's on. And everyone loves Mad Men except me because I hadn't seen it, but it was like it just immediately is what SNL's about. You know, they've been writing sketches like that the whole time and that's a huge part of why the show is fun. And you nailed the assignment and everyone laughed and he loved.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And I had forgotten that the tagline of the product was, if it feels like a slice of ham, don't wipe your ass with it again. This is. It's just like when you make a, like a very dumb writing choice and you kind of forget you made it. The website was Jon hamsjohn ham/ham.ham.ham.com. there were two dot ham.

[Andy Samberg]

I will also say in rewatching it too, because it's live and whatever light they have on him and gleaming in his eyes is, he's so fucking handsome in this suit. And I'm partially saying this because I know he listens to the punt, but.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I was happy it was live. It also feels like, you know, it's like a cheap product that you don't necessarily need to do, you know, the cinematography on or anything.

[Andy Samberg]

That's. That's true. But yeah, he looks good.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Again, if you're watching the two minute Jon Hamm. Jon Hamm sketch a minute in, he does call out that it is just because his name sounds like it.

[Yoram Bauman]

Now, I know what you're thinking, that I'm only in endorsing Jon Hamm because Jon Hamm is also my name. Well, you're wrong. You're dead wrong. First of all, my last name has two M's. And second of all, my first name doesn't have an H. Feel like a dummy yet.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Out of Seth's Corner now into there's a really nice A Holes, which is a crossover with Mad Men. It's a period piece, a holes. And both Elizabeth Moss and John Slattery play themselves.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, that's fun.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Which is lovely. I believe Elisabeth Moss is playing herself because Amy was playing Peggy in the sketch. And then when Amy had a baby, we realized Elisabeth Moss was at the show and she stepped in and played herself.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, that's awesome.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, fantastic.

[Yoram Bauman]

Again, I remember Lizzie and Slattery being in the sketch and everyone being like, whoa. And being like, oh, I bet if I had seen it, this would be cool.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You really want to hammer home that you hadn't seen Mad Men.

[Seth Meyers]

He's seen it now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

And I Talk about that. It's.

[Andy Samberg]

It.

[Yoram Bauman]

This is my opinion, similar to the Bomback and PTA thing. I think it's one of the best shows ever made.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Whoa.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, shots. Shot. Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

I actually think it's really good.

[Seth Meyers]

And you've seen West Wing now too, so you would have been like, that's Bartlett's Daughter.

[Yoram Bauman]

Exactly. Although I watched them in reverse order both during COVID So I was like, whoa, Peggy is Bartlett's Daughter. That was.

[Seth Meyers]

I had that same experience in that regard.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I also now that I'm realizing, because I didn't know Slattery would be there originally. Address. Certainly not at the table then I think address. We added John Slattery. John Slattery. Which were Venetian blinds for a toilet that didn't work because nobody calls Venetian blind Slatteries.

[Yoram Bauman]

Right, right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It was a bridge too far.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But it did. We did try it, and I was very happy. He was in a holes. Cause even he knew after we did it, it was fully getting cut. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There was a Vincent Price Halloween special.

[Yoram Bauman]

Load it up.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, that's pretty saucy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Jon Ham was JFK at dress. He had played JFK in the Obama thing, the ghost of jfk. And between dress and Air, Lauren asked him to play James Mason, and we had to rewrite it for James Mason. And also Jon Hamm had to do a James Mason impression after never having done one, and was great.

[Seth Meyers]

His first time doing it, doing it live on air. That's what I remember. Everybody talking about that and being like, oh, not people at home, but at the show being like, oh, my God. Like, that's even a step beyond a dream host, where it was like, oh, that's like something very difficult for even a really good cast member to do. Really cementing his status as, like, someone who's gonna be asked back frequently.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I also do remember the moment where Lauren was like, can you switch? And he was like, yep.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, that's also why.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Cause I think we all saw it happen in the room too.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Wow.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So, you know, it was a public iceman just sort of giving a nod of like an.

[Andy Samberg]

And he's handsome.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, I know.

[Yoram Bauman]

I want to just clarify. That sounded like Yoram just said, andy's handsome, and I'm going to. I'm going to accept that.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh.

[Seth Meyers]

And he had just realized that and was upset. He looked over at your zoom square for the first time and went, oh, Andy's handsome. God damn it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I also thought he said it.

[Andy Samberg]

No, I looked. I looked at my sleeve and it says, Andy's handsome.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Like, well, what kind of chance does.

[Yoram Bauman]

A guy like me have?

[Akiva Schaffer]

But I. Here's how I heard it. I thought he said it, though. I also heard Andy, but I heard it as a slam. Like, he was like. And you're telling me Andy's handsome?

[Andy Samberg]

No, I read it on my arm, guys, so I could tell you guys apart.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, it's your mnemonic.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, Andy's handsome. Lower left.

[Yoram Bauman]

Andy's handsome. Akiva's smart.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Yoram Bauman]

Seth is a coastal elite.

[Andy Samberg]

Kiva wears glasses. Seth has teeth.

[Yoram Bauman]

Seth is never hungover. I'm Jorma.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm Yormo.

[Andy Samberg]

Upper right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And he's handsome as one of his tattoos. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, that's. That's how I remember it.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, that's what he had read. And it disappointed him because then he. He deduced which one was Andy and went, that's what I wrote. That's the tattoo. Okay, I guess it worked.

[Andy Samberg]

And he's handsome.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, my God.

[Andy Samberg]

And he's speaking again. The handsome one speaking.

[Seth Meyers]

But your tone was with disdain and disappointment.

[Yoram Bauman]

Ugh. Andy's handsome.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, you right. Seth has teeth was the best you could come up with for me.

[Andy Samberg]

I just looked at your face. You do have teeth.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, you have them.

[Andy Samberg]

It's true, though.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Even the guy giving you your memento tattoos were like, you know, I got something better for you, Fred. Seth.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. I think you should write something.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I don't think that's going to help you the way you think it's going to help you.

[Andy Samberg]

This is permanent, you know this is permanent, right?

[Yoram Bauman]

Like, he's. Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

I'm looking at the real rundown that you've been looking at, Seth now. And I just want to point out that Ross Trent. Ross Trent was called digital Short Colon, Rostaman. We would never say Rastaman.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So that one doesn't make any sense to me at all. Because you're not burying the joke.

[Seth Meyers]

No. Somebody watched it and went, ah, put in that Rastaman sketch.

[Andy Samberg]

You don't think that was a game of telephone? Like, we said what it was, and then they were like, ah, just fucking right.

[Yoram Bauman]

Who would have chosen those sorts of things at that time? Seth?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I don't. I bet. I feel like that's Higgins maybe, but I don't know.

[Seth Meyers]

We must have not given one, and they needed one to put in there, and they didn't bother to ask us.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So they went to somebody in the film unit, that would be what I would guess, and said, what do we call it? I know this. If it was called Rastaman. It's not Criterion.

[Yoram Bauman]

But it wasn't called that. That's the thing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm just saying, if it was, I couldn't vote for it.

[Seth Meyers]

When we were just back for Sushi Glory Hole, the rundown just said, digital short or Andy's song. And I was like, yeah, that's about right. You've been there, you know, doing your political, you know, soft shoe for them.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, wow.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, wow.

[Seth Meyers]

And now Andy's got one of his.

[Andy Samberg]

Little songs right between the eyes. Keith.

[Seth Meyers]

Here's Andy's song.

[Yoram Bauman]

Akiva. I auditioned with a hundred other guys for Doug and I just had the best take. Brother, I don't know what to tell you. Everyone was like, he is Doug.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hey, we've said it a lot, but the end of Update was Kenan and Maya coming out and singing we love you, Amy.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And we just can't wait to meet your baby. And it's really sweet. And then I hate it so much. Cause then I stand up and I'm wearing jeans on the bottom, which I used to do a lot. And I'm just like, ugh, Wear a fucking suit, piece of shit.

[Yoram Bauman]

Wear a fucking suit, you piece of shit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Although certainly it's come full circle now that I don't even wear a suit for my talk show.

[Yoram Bauman]

Yeah, let's break that down, dude. Yeah, let's get into that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But we picked it up. That was the Jon Hamm episode that we wanted to revisit because we didn't get to it after our rostron episode. And next week, again, this was just a fun time of getting first time hosts who would then come back again and again and again. Paul Rudd.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, wow.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Who is of course at the time a five timer.

[Yoram Bauman]

Wait, it was Brolin, Ham Rudd all in a row.

[Akiva Schaffer]

How about that? And I think Hathaway right before it. Nuts.

[Yoram Bauman]

Really good fuck. Good season. But let's not detract from Ham.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Ham, great host, great host, handsome man. And you know, a lot of people probably are like, why didn't you get a voice note from Ham? Here's what I would like. Ham, I know listens to the podcast. Listen to it, John. And then leave us a voice note clarifying anything. The main point being, did you think Andy was a bad madman? And did you notice that Keev left the room?

[Seth Meyers]

He's like, where's that guy from that Just Two Guys sketch? I've been on Ebaum's World watching Just Two Guys for the last three days prepping together.

[Yoram Bauman]

Oh, my gosh.

[Andy Samberg]

Thank you for that reference.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Keith Ebomb's World. Oh, boy.

[Andy Samberg]

Hell, I love that.

[Yoram Bauman]

I mean, and Yoram, Chris Martin, when we were back this fall, when he was talking to me and Keev was like, where's the third one?

[Andy Samberg]

Nice. I love Chris.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, by the way, the five in a row. Hathaway, Brolin, Ham, Affleck, Rudd. Find me five better SNL hosts in a row ever. Don't try to do it by memory. It would be nuts if this was what jorma nailed. Season 27. All right, well, we'll pick it up next week. Love you guys.

[Andy Samberg]

All right, love you.

[Seth Meyers]

Love you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Love.