Threw it on the Ground

Summary

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The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast

Episode: “Threw it on the Ground” – August 19, 2025

Guests:

• The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone)
• Host: Seth Meyers
• Special guests: Stephanie Beatriz and Jonah Hill

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Overview

This episode dives deep into the conception, creation, and legacy of The Lonely Island’s SNL Digital Short “Threw It On the Ground.” The conversation is filled with heartfelt (and hilarious) behind-the-scenes stories, playful roasting, and recurring inside jokes, with tangents into SNL lore, gearhead cinematography, celebrity cameos, and the joy of absurd musical comedy. Special guests Stephanie Beatriz and Jonah Hill add warmth, comedy, and further show the reach and affection the group’s work has had. The hosts also touch on other sketches from the Ryan Reynolds SNL episode and reflect on what makes “Threw It On the Ground” enduringly quotable and beloved.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Stephanie Beatriz’s Casting Story (00:17–07:05)

• Stephanie’s initial callback for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” with Andy Samberg
  • “They told me my callback was going to be with Andy, and I was like, ‘Oh, no, I'm not going to get it. Because I was – I threw it on the ground. I’m not a part of your system.’” – Stephanie Beatriz (00:29)
• Method and transformation for the role of Rosa
  • Stephanie describes how she shifted her voice and demeanor to fit the archetype the script called for—originally written for a “fiery redhead named Meghan of Irish descent,” which Stephanie humorously notes she is not.
  • “I could see the archetypes that were molded into the script... my choice was black leather jacket, black boots, and the deepening of the voice.” – Stephanie (02:45)
• Chemistry reads and the audition process
  • Joking about Andy's "dead fish" chemistry test.
  • “If Andy doesn’t have it, he just gets up and storms out.” – Akiva (01:14)
• Industry Tangents
  • Discussion about Comic Con, Encanto’s success, and what kids are saying these days (“you chomped” vs. “you ate”).

2. Pop Culture Catch-Ups and Tangents (07:13–19:19)

• Discussions on recent works and Comic Con events, fandoms (K Pop Demon Hunters), kids' reactions to projects, and in-jokes about how fast youth slang shifts.
• Classic riffing on “Modern Family” and problematic old sitcom tropes.

3. Jonah Hill’s Drop-In and “Threw It On the Ground” Fandom (19:08–23:58)

• Jonah Hill accidentally drops in on Zoom, effusively praises “Threw It On the Ground,” tying it to backpack-rap parody and “science rap.”
  • “It’s so dope for the backpack rap, fat beats, heads like me... mocking what I call science rap... That’s why I love when you get so specific.” – Jonah Hill (19:39)
• Jonah launches into an absurd, faux-naive explanation of the “Dave Chappelle Show,” which leads to a classic multi-person riff on comedy sketch formats.
• Light, meta banter about podcast editing and accidental Zoom invites.

4. Discussing the “Threw It On the Ground” Digital Short: Origins & Production (33:11–45:08)

• The Beat, the Camera, the Backstory
  • The group traces the idea’s roots to Akiva’s obsession with the Phantom Camera (super slo-mo tech used in “The Hurt Locker”) and Drew Campbell’s beat.
  • “I wanted to see things blow up in slow motion!” – Akiva (35:38)
  • The character’s genesis: a satire of self-righteous, “anti-system” backpack hip hop culture.
  • “It’s almost like hip hop slam poetry, really up its own butt… the co-opted version.” – Jorma (36:55)
• Music and Visual Choices
  • Realization the song/video “wouldn’t make sense” on an album.
  • Costume and archetype: Andy as the pseudo-revolutionary, explained as Bay Area/hipster counterculture.
  • “He’s maybe the worst dude… you are rooting against this guy immediately.” – Seth (37:28)
• Quotable, Understated, & Absurd Moments
  • The “not my dad, this is a cell phone” line emerged as an intentional, old-school, simple joke—a hallmark of the group’s style.

5. In-Depth: Watching and Breaking Down the Video (45:26–77:01)

• On Visuals & Style
  • They explain the difficulty of making thrown objects explode in slo-mo and the practical challenges (e.g., needing tons of light for the Phantom).
  • “It gives it this kind of golden hue… because the camera needs so much light at that speed.” – Andy (51:00)
• Beat-by-Beat Commentary
  • From the “energy drink scene” establishing the character’s anti-corporate posturing, to the infamous “hot dog stand” (love of junk food undermining his holier-than-thou stance), to the instantly iconic “not my dad, this is a cell phone” (60:25).
  • Special attention to the absurd escalation to “tase you in the butthole” (71:50+), which is debated as possibly the best joke in the short alongside “happy birthday to the ground.”
  • Nostalgic and affectionate shout-outs to cameo players (Jenny Slate, Ryan Reynolds, Elijah Wood) and to the visual/wardrobe inspirations (e.g., Andy’s “pre-Andor” fashion).
  • The Phantom camera’s impact—becoming a mini-sensation in the short, and even showcased by the camera company at trade shows.
• Audience Impact and Unexpected Kid Fandom
  • “We were not expecting this to be much. And then slowly it started becoming a thing… It’s the most quoted one to you… and that and ‘happy birthday to the ground.’” – Akiva (75:03)
  • “Every kid’s dream is to just immediately embrace your worst instincts… I just want to take what you did and throw it on the ground.” – Seth (75:38)
  • The video’s popularity at live shows and the glee of audiences singing “butthole” en masse.

6. Sidebar: Sketches from the Ryan Reynolds Episode (41:01–44:46, 77:01–end)

• Seth enthuses about underseen sketches like “Blendafresh25,” “Norwegian Actors Playhouse,” and others.
• Nostalgic highlights (sketches with Lady Gaga and Madonna), favorite moments on SNL, and observations about European interpretations of American pop culture.
• Playful ribbing about wardrobe choices, including “Common”-inspired hats and the iconic “pre-Andor” vest.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Stephanie Beatriz, on audition anxiety (00:29):
  “I threw it on the ground. I’m not a part of your system. I mean, I was fully in it.”
• Akiva Schaffer, on casting chemistry reads (01:27):
  “Even joking about it gives me hives.”
• Jonah Hill, on “Threw It On the Ground” (19:39):
  “That is why it is very specific. The kind of rap song you’re mocking is what I call science rap...”
• Akiva Schaffer, on the video’s origin (35:38):
  “Because I wanted to see things blow up in slow motion.”
• Andy Samberg, on the character’s hypocrisy (37:36):
  “He’s kind of every troll on the Internet now.”
• Seth Meyers, on relatability (75:38):
  “It is a really fun thing. Well, I think it's like every kid's dream, right, is to just like, immediately embrace your worst instincts with an interaction.”
• Akiva Schaffer, describing fan reactions (76:48):
  “It would be one of my favorite moments of every concert… it’s a very quotable, easy one to sing along to and they would be like ‘butthole’ over and over…”
• Akiva Schaffer, summarizing the surprise appeal (75:03):
  “We were not expecting this to be much… It’s a very quotable, easy one to sing along to…”
• Jorma, on the “not my dad, this is a cell phone” joke’s simplicity (61:36):
  “I remember you having a problem with it.”
• Seth, on underwhelming visuals (65:35):
  “It’s so funny how underwhelming it is.”
• Group, fandom and live shows (76:48):
  Andy: “And they would be like, ‘butthole’ over and over. And it’d be 10,000 people saying it word for word. And it would be so funny.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:17–07:05: Stephanie Beatriz on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” casting, audition stories, and the art of transformation.
• 19:08–23:58: Jonah Hill’s unexpected drop-in; “Threw It On the Ground” backpack-rap appreciation; Chappelle’s Show meta-joke.
• 33:11–45:08: Birth of the digital short; Phantom camera inside scoop; establishing the archetypal character.
• 45:26–77:01: Scene-by-scene deconstruction of “Threw It On the Ground,” focusing on technical, comedic, and performance choices.
• 60:25: “Not my dad, this is a cell phone”—breakdown of the line’s origins and why it resonates.
• 71:50+: The “tase you in the butthole” section—debating best line status, audience joy, and alternate endings.
• 77:10–end: SNL sketches reminisce—“Norwegian Actors Playhouse” and more, celebratory closing shoutouts.

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Tone and Vibe

The overall tone is loose, self-deprecating, and affectionate—a balance of comedy nerd energy, longstanding friendship, and irreverent, affectionate ribbing. There’s a genuine sense of gratitude for the fans, surprise at the longevity and quotability of their sillier material, and great warmth toward collaborators past and present.

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In Summary

This episode is equal parts oral history, comedy clinic, and friendship hangout. Whether you’re an SNL or Lonely Island fan, a music video diehard, or just curious how an absurdist viral short became a minor generational anthem, this is a rich, engaging listen—full of behind-the-scenes insight, pop culture nostalgia, and plenty of “butthole” jokes sung by thousands. The group’s signature style—a blend of sharp parody, technical cleverness, and unapologetic goofiness—has rarely been better dissected, celebrated, and roasted.

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Final words:
“Love you guys.” – Everyone, multiple times, as is Lonely Island tradition.
“Later, Quades.” – (81:13) Sharon Stone, in a delightful concluding cameo.

Transcript

[Andy Samberg]

Hey. Hey. It's the Lonely island and Seth Meyers podcast show.

[Seth Meyers]

Hey, everybody. This is this week's a crossover. It's a Brooklyn Nine9 podcast as well.

[Andy Samberg]

We're joined by Stephanie Beatrice.

[Seth Meyers]

We've heard the best way to monetize is to make it a rewatch podcast for as many properties as possible.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Well, you're not wrong, honestly.

[Seth Meyers]

So, Stephanie, you were saying you went in to do a callback with Andy?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, they told me that my callback was going to be with Andy, and I was like, oh, no, I'm going to. I'm not going to get it. Because I was. I threw it on the ground. I'm not a part of your system. I mean, I was fully in it.

[Seth Meyers]

Was this the first you heard that he was in the show?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

No. No.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

But I didn't know the callback was going to be with this dude.

[Andy Samberg]

Like a chemistry read for the call?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, kind of a chemistry read, except it was like, where's the friend Chemistry?

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Like, how is the bud chemistry?

[Andy Samberg]

Not a romantic?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

No.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. We did reads with every part in the cast except Andre and Terry, who had already been cast.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And it's good that you guys had. Cause I know from hearing it from other actors that if at the end of a chemistry read, if Andy doesn't have it, he just says, nope, if.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I don't have it, like the juice.

[Seth Meyers]

If you don't have it, if you don't feel it, the person, you just.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Make it seem chemistry with them in the room.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

He just gets up and storms out.

[Seth Meyers]

You just, like. You don't make eye contact with them. You look at the director and you go, nope.

[Andy Samberg]

I go, dead fish. Dead fish.

[Seth Meyers]

No, thank you. Fish alert.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Even joking about it gives me hives.

[Andy Samberg]

I have a real question about it, Stephanie. So when I think of, like, the Parks and Rec style of casting, everybody usually, like, Aziz is doing a version of Aziz. Pratt was doing a version of Pratt. Andy's clearly doing a version of Andy as Jake. You're the only one I can think of that had a full. Like, it doesn't even sound like your voice. So what did the sides like, what was the description? Not the sides, but, like, did it say, like a. No. Nonsense.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's like you said, you're the only talented one.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

It was like a fiery temper. I mean, I think that originally, wasn't it written to be like a fiery redhead or something that had a lot of brothers that were cops, and then they ended up changing? I remember this. Yes, it was a fiery redhead. Named Meghan, Irish descent. And I was like, well, that's me in a nutshell. But I do. I mean, I disagree that all of us are doing a version of. I mean, I think, you know, not to get, like. Not to get too Andre about it, but, like, acting. Talk about it. I would say Andy and I are probably playing the characters that are furthest from ourselves.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Thank you for saying it, because I am a pig, bro. You're welcome. I am.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

You a tiny boy. You a tiny boy.

[Andy Samberg]

But even on a superficial level, your voice is a very different voice.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, the voice is a totally different choice because I could see that they were doing archetypes. I could see the archetypes that were molded into the shape of the script. And many of the archetypes are, you know, leftover from Commedia dell', Arte, you know, but, like, what they were doing in Parks was a version of these archetypes that are in the office space. This is the this one. This is the that one. Right. And I could see that the archetype needed a very succinct way to understand the character. And my choice was black leather jacket, black boots. And the deepening of the voice, which.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. You knew the frequency. The frequency you had to hit.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Rosa just walked up in here.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

She be up in here all the time then.

[Andy Samberg]

My other question, though, is, so when you walked in, did you go, was it like Andy's Bob Dylan audition? Like, did you go, hey, what's up? It's me, Stephanie. Hi, nice to meet you now. Okay. And then go, hey, what's up? I'm reading the sides now. Or did you act?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

No, because I knew that sometimes that's confusing to people. So I just quietly entered the room and was like, hi. That was it.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

I didn't even, like, really smile. I was like, hey. And then I just launched in.

[Andy Samberg]

So they could have thought, and probably did, that your real personality could have been closer to what it was.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Correct, sir?

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, that's correct. Not somebody who'd say character.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Wait, Steph. Steph. Might I jump in?

[Andy Samberg]

Didn't you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Didn't we read various parts?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

We did read. We read Amy as well. Yes, we read Amy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So then, did you. You must have flipped it a little bit when we went into that.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, well, by that time, I'd been called back for both roles.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Catskilled and went on the floor Field.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

So I also needed to differentiate them. Very, very.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes, yes.

[Andy Samberg]

And was doing a Norbit ever on the table? Was it discussed?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Not at the time. Only in the fittings. Then it was like, this is something we're thinking about for the pilot. How do you feel? And I was like, sign me up.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, you should be both.

[Jorma Taccone]

I'll do all eight parts.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Your agent called and said they're thinking of making a Norbit offer.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

So how do you feel about it? And I was like, sign me up.

[Seth Meyers]

Stephanie, you are a very. I remember how clearly when you were a guest on my show. Like, there's a real. Like, the audience is like, wait, what's going on?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, they don't like it.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, it just takes them a second because they're like, what you doing now?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Steph, I just missed you at Comic Con, but I texted you.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

I saw that you guys were on the big, big stage. We were doing our activation for Twisted Metal over. There was, like, a bumper car situation that we had to be at, and I missed your panel, but I heard it was great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Very generous to say you guys were at the big stage. I technically was there, but something tells me if it had been a solo Digman joint.

[Seth Meyers]

I don't know what you mean.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

I don't know what you mean.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, not. We're fledgling. I'm just saying. I was riding those.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

That was pretty cool.

[Akiva Schaffer]

The south park and Beavis and Butthead coattails.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

That was very cool.

[Andy Samberg]

Ooh. Hi.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What's up, June?

[Andy Samberg]

It's Mirabel.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Hi, I'm Stephanie. Hi.

[Andy Samberg]

Hi. We didn't match you.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Nice to meet you.

[Andy Samberg]

We went and saw the. I think I actually texted you when we did it, but we came to the Encanto Live at Hollywood Bowl. That was the one that's on Disney now.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Very cool of you to come. I really appreciate it. That's really, really nice.

[Andy Samberg]

She loves that one.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I don't want to squash the beautiful Encanto vibes, but it's important for me to let June know that I have seen K Pop Demon Hunters.

[Jorma Taccone]

I was just reading about it.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Is it your favorite?

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's Heat.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

The music is incredible. Incredible.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And I was. I was at the county fair appear, and they were playing golden, and I was like, oh, this is a smash.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Golden is number one on the Billboard top 100 right now. For good reason. Let's be real.

[Andy Samberg]

June's very proud of that because she was an early adopter.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Nice.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You made it.

[Seth Meyers]

I was very excited. My boys loved it, and it made me really happy because I was like, oh, this is great, because this is just such, like, a very, like, sort of female forward.

[Andy Samberg]

It's so good.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Both my Kids are obsessed, but they're super kick ass.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

It's so good. And if you like that, watch Sailor Moon.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Keev and I both watched it separately and kind of had the same takeaway, which was, why is the song free? Not getting more love? Cause it's clearly.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

I think it will.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You think it will?

[Andy Samberg]

You think?

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's a slow burner. It's like, look at my screen. It's like a really good sizzle.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

June, your voice is so pretty.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's literally what you had pulled up on your phone at that exact moment.

[Jorma Taccone]

Okay, here, wait. I. I do want to let Stephanie eat lunch because we're technically on lunch right now, so.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah. She'll eat your lunch.

[Seth Meyers]

Great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

In racquetball.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's kind of what I meant.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Racquetball, Puss.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, right after this shoot, we're gonna do play racketball.

[Seth Meyers]

Did you just say Stephanie will eat Yoram's lunch in racquetball?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, I was just piggybacking Q's thing. It was just like free association.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

I like that. Eat your lunch. You know what the kids are saying now? Like, instead of, oh, you ate, they're saying, oh, you chomped. And sometimes they're going, oh, like that?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Have you heard that one? I haven't been at school, so. Oh, right. Summer break.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

I also heard, oh, four plus four. I was like, what? What's four plus four?

[Akiva Schaffer]

You ate. You ate.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

You chomped, June, you chomped.

[Andy Samberg]

I've also been watching the Modern Family episodes with you, Stephanie.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Oh, they're highly problematic, but funn. They are, aren't they?

[Seth Meyers]

Not that long ago. Not that long ago.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

It feels like it's right on the edge of something not so hot.

[Andy Samberg]

So.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

You're. You play her sister?

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, I play her sister.

[Andy Samberg]

That's up to no good.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Yeah, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

She's.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

She's Colombian like me. She's from the same town my dad was from.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, really?

[Andy Samberg]

But Gloria is always wrong about the argument.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Always wrong. She's a spoiled brat, right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

She stole your life.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

She stole my life.

[Andy Samberg]

She stole my life.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Okay, I gotta go now. Okay.

[Andy Samberg]

Bye, guys.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Bye.

[Andy Samberg]

Bye.

[Seth Meyers]

Bye, Stephanie.

[Andy Samberg]

Bye.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

It was so nice to see you all.

[Andy Samberg]

Bye. Bye. Love you. Surprise. Thank you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Something else that I find problematic is that at the end of K Pop Demon Hunters, they play takedown, but they don't change the lyrics to be updated and more demon.

[Andy Samberg]

So you still felt it was negative?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, they were like, well, we already cut the track. And I was like, hey. But they Talked about at length in the movie about how these lyrics aren't actually fair. And she's even rewriting them to be the right version. And I was like, oh, they're playing it. It's going to be her version that she was working on.

[Andy Samberg]

Her correct version.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, June's agreeing with me.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

She gets doing the point at the temple, and he's onto something.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Anyways, K Pop Demon Hunters, hit me up for the sequel. I'll do whatever if you need a white guy. Bye, June.

[Seth Meyers]

What a wonderful start to today's podcast.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, you guys, I'm sorry about that. And by the way, you guys, Stephanie, Beatrice is here. You can use that at the beginning.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, that's great.

[Andy Samberg]

Seth did do a little intro. You did? Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Okay, good.

[Seth Meyers]

Probably not enough, though. Joram and I do think whether we put that at the beginning or just keep it here, I think it will have a lot of value. And I'm glad you added it.

[Jorma Taccone]

Stephanie and I are shooting a commercial right now on the WWW B lot. And, yeah, she's here to start the pod.

[Andy Samberg]

I've seen the frog.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Is he there?

[Jorma Taccone]

The frog keeps jumping out. And then I'm like, the fucking frog.

[Seth Meyers]

The fucking frog.

[Jorma Taccone]

And everybody turns around, he's fucking playing dead. Oh, I hate it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Wait, so the frog is. The frog is lying on the ground pretending to be dead?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, the guy. So you're saying the frog is playing possum?

[Jorma Taccone]

He's gaslighting me, guys. Yeah, but I'm at the wwb.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah, like the Animaniacs.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Can I just take a moment to say hi, Seth.

[Seth Meyers]

Hi, Andy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

How you doing, bud?

[Seth Meyers]

I'm doing good.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm sorry that I couldn't pick up the phone during corrections.

[Seth Meyers]

That's all right. Your video. And then I was like an old man and fumbled your video. But it didn't end up playing great.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay, good.

[Akiva Schaffer]

How long was that running? I think I wasn't clear that this was, like, a running thing.

[Seth Meyers]

For a month and a half, I've been trying to call Andy during corrections to ask him what was his favorite Nic Cage line in Captain Corelli's mandolin?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. And that I was supposed to say, no one touched my fucking mandolin. Was that it?

[Seth Meyers]

I think it was. Which one of you fuckers touched my mandolin?

[Andy Samberg]

Which one of you fuckers touched my mandolin?

[Jorma Taccone]

Is that a real line?

[Andy Samberg]

No.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, it's a real line. Oh, fucking.

[Jorma Taccone]

Okay, I'm out of it.

[Seth Meyers]

This is. But thank you, Andy. You came through for me. Also, someone you have to watch The Last Corrections because someone said they found the Bollywood Andy Samberg. And I played a trailer for a movie where there's like a dude who does kind of look like a Bollywood Andy Samberg.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, I can't wait.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Love and alternate reality version of a person.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, it was very good times. But can I tell you maybe the craziest comment I read this week?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes, please.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

And it's cage related, which is why I'm jumping in.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, okay.

[Seth Meyers]

That get in the cage prophesied Keeves Naked Gun movie. Because when you did. When you did get in the cage with Liam Neeson, you at one point said you're a sweet kid, Leslie Nielsen.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right.

[Jorma Taccone]

You're a sweet kid.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Which I'm almost positive is a Rob Klein joke.

[Seth Meyers]

Fantastic. Yeah, I mean, it totally makes sense.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And that actually, I mean, there's no way Seth MacFarlane didn't rip that off. Right, Keith?

[Andy Samberg]

On the record, 100%.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Dude, we need clicks.

[Andy Samberg]

He told me at dinner. Oh, he told you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hey, where'd y' all go?

[Andy Samberg]

The Ivy Polo Lab.

[Seth Meyers]

A lot of the comments about our podcast.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

People have just been jumping in the comment section, Keev. To say how much they've loved Naked Gun, how hot it played in the theaters. They saw it.

[Andy Samberg]

That's awesome. I got some really nice coed armies. We haven't talked since then. Right. The Saturday night of opening weekend. You know, you can just check Fandango and make sure that you're not going to get embarrassed and go to a half empty theater. And the theaters in LA were gratefully very full. And I had never done the thing that Yoram talked about doing on Hot Rod and having one of the saddest things ever where he went to some theater and was like, oh, no.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But now you can sit there full online.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. You can just make sure and see all the little Xs. And then I went to see those little Xs in person. And so I went around a little bit on Saturday and just kind of went and introed the movie. Did like 3 minute intros just at a few places. Just in Burbank and the Grove I did on Friday. And it was just rad to just look up. I didn't have, like, jokes. I just was like, I just wanted to see your faces. And thank you. Because also the people that were in those theaters bought their tickets a few days ahead of time because they were really sold out.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's awesome.

[Andy Samberg]

And I definitely got Quaid armies as I walked out of each one.

[Seth Meyers]

That's the Best.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And you, did you righteous kill?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, of course. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, man, that's so tight.

[Jorma Taccone]

There's been a lot of comments on the lot, by the way. Like, not surprisingly, like, there's a lot of people like JP who did Neighborhood.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. An ad. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Just like he saw. He's singing it again with his daughter. He was super pumped, like. But everyone I've seen, and I got a really good Kuwait army from a kid who I was stopping to ask directions on the lot, pulled up in a little cart, and I was like, I'm just trying to get to the, like, this building 20 over here. And he was like, quaid army. And I was like, righteous gill. And then he drove me around for like five minutes. It was pretty nice. He asked a lot of questions about the pop.

[Andy Samberg]

You got a free cart ride.

[Seth Meyers]

My friend, his daughter's 13 and she was saying her and her friends were going to see it today, and I was like, oh, you're gonna love it. I go, did you see the original? She goes, yeah, but I think I saw the first one when I was too young because, like, I was so scared by Reggie Jackson.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

It was like, really funny. Yeah, but I was like, oh, yeah. Like. And she goes, is there anything like that? I'm like, no, but like, that's funny. Like, a dead eyed Reggie Jackson is like. You're like, oh, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That maybe was the premise of Manchurian Candidate is terrifying.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, it is.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That you could be outside of yourself like that.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And she hadn't seen the references, so she's just actually following that story as a fresh sleeper cell story.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Keev, do we want to address the elephant in the room here? I feel like I probably should. The rotten tomato situation.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, where are we?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I believe I owe Mr. Davey Franco and luckily Ms. Allison an apology because my man Keeva's dipped down to a very respectable 88. But they're riding high at 90, and I don't see the scales tipping back again. So I eat crow on this one. Keith's a loser, and I would die to work on your next project.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, but can Lilo and Stitch still eat shit? Always.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Fuck those assholes.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay, great. Yeah, somebody did say that was maybe their favorite. They said my favorite line from the last week's podcast was Andy telling Lilo and Stitch they could go eat shit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, they could die slow, bro.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, I am excited to see it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Me too.

[Andy Samberg]

But in fairness, we have more reviews, though. I'm looking. Shit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay, so maybe case is not closed.

[Andy Samberg]

They have 200 reviews.

[Jorma Taccone]

And what are.

[Andy Samberg]

Where are we at? Hold on. We're at 283. So that's 83 more reviews. So, you know, get 83 more and we'll see where we're at.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, I would be curious if you broke that down like the percentages. You know what I mean?

[Andy Samberg]

Well, the percentages is what Rotten Tomatoes does.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, but I'm saying if you had the same number, like what was your number at that number of reviews?

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, at 200. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

There's a bunch of. Who knows from where's reviews piling on?

[Andy Samberg]

Well, we opened in a bunch of other territories around the world. So these might be. These are French reviews. These are Australian reviews.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes, French rubbish. So then you have to build in the exchange rate. Is that what you mean?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, exactly. I don't know what a French review. Exchange rates to an American. Right now the American review rate is actually a little bit low. I don't want to point fingers, but the current administration has been driving down the tariffs.

[Seth Meyers]

Are you saying tariffs are hurting your.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, and they thought it would get all our movies to get better reviews, but it turns out when you put a tariff on like a French review, it actually knocks it down by a star when it comes in.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Do you think you could get a pull quote on the Naked Gun poster in Time that says as well reviewed as together, except for the tariffs on the reviews? Something like that.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah. You have to account for it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

Hey, I just want to jump in and say that, you know, I think I've been part of the problem. I haven't gone to a lot of movie theaters to see movies recently, but I had a great time because I got invited to the premiere for Naked Gun Full Blast. I had James Gunn on my show and I thought, oh, I gotta see Superman. And you know, a lot of these, the bigger movies, they don't send links even to talk show hosts. Oh, kind of shocking.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

So I went and saw Superman in theater. Really fun. And then I wanted. I was kind of riding, you know, the wave. I went to see weapons.

[Andy Samberg]

So did I. So did I.

[Seth Meyers]

And this is a story about how I'm an 85 year old man. I go to see weapons. Union Square, Monday night, buy a ticket at 8 o'. Clock. It's got. I don't even know what this means, but it's like 40x seats.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, no, you didn't know what that meant.

[Seth Meyers]

So I walk in.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, no.

[Seth Meyers]

First of all, I walk into the theater. By the way, I know everything about this Story makes sound like a very old man. I was so angry when I went to see Superman. Cause it was like 30 minutes of previews, and I was like, never again. So I time it that I'm showing up 20 minutes after the movie was supposed to start. I walk in, you know, assigned seats. I'm the last guy there. The dude sitting next to my seat has the biggest bucket of popcorn and already like eight, like butter rags. Like, just like crumpled up napkins all over my seat. And by the way, the dude was super cool. He's like, oh, bro, I'm so sorry. He, like, picks up his big tub, all his, like, butter rags, and he's like wiping a thousand kernels off. And I'm being really patient, but I'm also like, standing up. People are trying to watch trailers finally get into my seat. The trailer for Running man starts, and these seats are like, like shaking back and forth. And I'm like, no.

[Andy Samberg]

No.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, no, thank you.

[Seth Meyers]

And I say to the guy, I go, is there a way to turn these off? And he goes, and he says, you can turn off the water. And I say, and he says, yeah, they spray water if it's in the movie. And I was like, I cannot tell you. I know I've talked about. Fred used to do a bit about somebody just getting up and down, like, just like putting on a big show. And that was exactly what I did. I like stood up and I'm like, no, thank you. And immediately left. I was like, there was just no way. And then I walked out and there was like an 85 year old woman who was taking tickets. So we were. She and I were the same age and she'd just taken my ticket and I'm just like marching out and. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, wait, what? Oh, wait? I sent him the wrong link. I was trying to say, hi, Jonah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hey, guys, what's up, Jonah?

[Andy Samberg]

I was trying to send you through.

[Jorma Taccone]

It on the ground and I sent.

[Andy Samberg]

You the zoom link, but.

[Jorma Taccone]

What's up, Jonah? Everybody, as a twofer on Yorma inviting people to our podcast.

[Andy Samberg]

What's going on? It's our podcast recording.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We're recording the. The podcast, right?

[Andy Samberg]

We can edit it later. We can edit you right out.

[Jonah Hill]

No, dude, it's cool. Leave me in, man. When we talk, Throw it on the.

[Andy Samberg]

Ground was like, jonah, you got to see this video we made. It's called Throw it on the Ground.

[Jonah Hill]

Can I offer one? One thought if you want to leave me in about. Throw it on the ground, please.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes, please.

[Jonah Hill]

Why? It's one of my Favorites, you know, I'm a lonely island, like Die Hard. Me and Norma get to hug IRL in the next few hours, which is so sick. And what up, Seth? I haven't seen your face, like, live.

[Seth Meyers]

And, Jonah, it's been forever, and it is absolutely a delight to lay eyes on you.

[Jonah Hill]

All I do is listen to you guys and pretend like I'm there having fun with that. I have friends on my long drives. Throw it on the Ground is so dope for the backpack rap. Fat beats, heads like me. That is why it is very specific. The kind of rap song you're mocking is what I call science rap, which is like fat beats, like backpack rap. And that's why I love, like, when you guys get so specific for something that hits me, I'm like, this is so dope. And secondly, you don't have to leave any of this in.

[Jorma Taccone]

We haven't even started talking about it yet.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh.

[Jonah Hill]

Oh, no.

[Andy Samberg]

Jump in. This is great.

[Jorma Taccone]

This is good. We need a transition. Jonah.

[Jonah Hill]

I'm Jonah Hill. You're listening to Power 106, Big Boy in the Morning. So listen, this is actually quite important. Like, on a more serious note is I was in such a dark place, and I started watching this thing, and it brought me out of it because it was, like, awesome and funny. It's called the Dave Chappelle Show.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, fucking hell.

[Jorma Taccone]

God damn.

[Jonah Hill]

So the big comedian who does all the Netflix specials, right?

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Jonah Hill]

Before, like, like years, years before that, dude, he had, like, an SNL type of sketch.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Just Cannot Stand.

[Jorma Taccone]

Jonah has done this on every text chain that we've had for the last, like, 10 years. And I always.

[Jonah Hill]

Dude, it's not. It's not like his stand up. Like, he does some interstitial stand up, but he also does, like, SNL style, but, like, well filmed sketches too. Like, short films.

[Andy Samberg]

It sounds great. It sounds interesting.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Fully, fully went for it too. When you said you were in a.

[Seth Meyers]

Dark place, I was like, the sketches. The sketches just start cold.

[Andy Samberg]

No, no, no.

[Jonah Hill]

He comes out and he does, like. I wouldn't even call it stand up. It's just kind of like warming the crowd up. And there's like a live crowd and a dj and he, like, he kind of. What's it called? How you guys say, like, throw to video?

[Seth Meyers]

That's how we say it.

[Jonah Hill]

Sorry.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jonah Hill]

Like, but he throws to video and then like a.

[Seth Meyers]

A film sketch.

[Jonah Hill]

It's not like an SNL sketch. It's like a filmed short film sketch.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Wow, that sounds really cool.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's Called. What's it called again?

[Andy Samberg]

Hysterical.

[Jonah Hill]

The David Chappelle Show. It's laugh out Loud, like gut busting funny, and it's awesome.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, we know.

[Seth Meyers]

What's it on? Where can we find it? What channel it's on?

[Jonah Hill]

Comedy Central, dude.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, that's that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I am interested.

[Jonah Hill]

I watch it live on Comedy Central.

[Seth Meyers]

So it must be funny.

[Jonah Hill]

Yeah, it's great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Exactly.

[Jonah Hill]

There's probably a DVD box in at Best Buy or something you could pick up, but, like, I. I rocks, dude. Anyway, I. I don't want to up your guys, but this is great.

[Jorma Taccone]

This was a really great little interjection. So thank you and thanks for your.

[Jonah Hill]

You're iconic for just sending me the link of the video you're talking about, but then adding me onto the zoom and me not understanding what was going.

[Seth Meyers]

To happen when I joined.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, I also had Stephanie Beatriz start this show, so we haven't even started.

[Andy Samberg]

Talking about what we're supposed to talk. Go walk. Who else you could pick up by?

[Jorma Taccone]

Jonah, I want to kiss you on the mouth, dude.

[Jonah Hill]

I'm going to pop by the Connors and see if anyone's around.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, pop by the Connors. I wish, people.

[Seth Meyers]

I wish. This is a video podcast because if you can see Jonah, it's just a real reminder that LA has some of the shittiest hallways in America.

[Jonah Hill]

No, I'm in my production. I'm eight weeks.

[Seth Meyers]

I'm eight weeks. Okay, gotcha.

[Jonah Hill]

I'm eight weeks out of shooting. This is my, like, production office.

[Seth Meyers]

Writers room.

[Andy Samberg]

What's that kind of ceiling called?

[Seth Meyers]

It's. It's our deck.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, everywhere. Can't be the elevators at 30 rocks.

[Jorma Taccone]

This guy's got snooty Seth.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, but guess what? The offices are bad.

[Seth Meyers]

The offices are pretty.

[Jonah Hill]

There's, like, no pictures. It's like a. It's like, in, like, boiler Room style. There'll be, like, phones on the floor when we leave, like.

[Andy Samberg]

Yep.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Look, I kind of like Boiler Room.

[Seth Meyers]

No lie, dude.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, dude.

[Jonah Hill]

Awesome.

[Andy Samberg]

All right, well, thank you, Jonah.

[Seth Meyers]

Thank you, Jonah.

[Jorma Taccone]

All right, Jonah, I'm gonna come by later this afternoon. I love you.

[Jonah Hill]

If someone can put me on a text with Seth Meyers so I have his number, I'd like that.

[Seth Meyers]

Let's do it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We'll do that right now.

[Andy Samberg]

All right.

[Jonah Hill]

And Andy, you're the only person on here I owe a call because I've talked to your and Akiva literally multiple times this week.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, hit me up.

[Andy Samberg]

It's true.

[Jonah Hill]

I know. No, I literally owe you A call.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay.

[Jonah Hill]

And then, Seth, I'd love to text you funny things.

[Seth Meyers]

I would like that, too.

[Jorma Taccone]

As long as it's about David Chappelle.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, obviously, based on these recommendations, if there's anything else I should check out. Is this South Park? I've heard about a show called South Park.

[Jonah Hill]

How's that dude we're talking about? Everyone knows South Park. It's like, everyone watches.

[Andy Samberg]

It's like famous shit.

[Jonah Hill]

What is it with this guy, dude? It's the most famous fucking show for.

[Andy Samberg]

Like, 30 years, dude.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, that is actually a little crazy.

[Jonah Hill]

No, no, dude, this is the stand up guy that. He does, like, crazy stand up, but he does other shit, too.

[Andy Samberg]

Great.

[Jonah Hill]

Yeah, South Park. Whatever, dude. Nice bumping in here, Seth. Like, good call, dude.

[Andy Samberg]

Good call, dude.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Anyway, but I'll hit you with his number, though.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jonah Hill]

After the south park thing, like, you know, reconsidering.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Jonah Hill]

Seth, I love you. I would love to connect with you, dude.

[Andy Samberg]

Love you, buddy.

[Jonah Hill]

This was awesome. I got to be on my favorite show.

[Andy Samberg]

This is how guests are booked on Seth's show, too.

[Jonah Hill]

But I'm not making the cut. Let's be honest. I'm not making the cut.

[Seth Meyers]

No, you're gonna make the cut.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Jump on anytime.

[Seth Meyers]

Jump on anytime.

[Jorma Taccone]

Literally.

[Jonah Hill]

Is this the all zoom link for all of them? Because I will find out when you're.

[Andy Samberg]

Recording and jump on and fuck your shit up. It honestly might be. I have no idea if it's a new one every time or it's always the same. Someone hit me with a schedule and.

[Jonah Hill]

Every, like, 18th episode, I'll pop in 18 minutes in and talk about Chappelle Show.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Please, please do.

[Jonah Hill]

I love all you boys. Bye.

[Andy Samberg]

Love you, buddy.

[Seth Meyers]

Love you, buddy.

[Jorma Taccone]

Bye. Support for the Lonely island and Seth Meyers podcast also comes from Airbnb. You know, guys, I was recently out in Los Angeles. I was staying at a great place that is right across the street from the park. I'm not going to tell you where it is. And I'm going back to Los Angeles soon and I'm gonna stay at the same place. What's so great about that is that you really feel like you're part of a neighborhood. The place was clean. It was comfortable. Again, the location, location, location is what they say in real estate. And I had a great experience and I'm going back. You don't have to be as boring as me. You don't have to stay in the same place. What's so nice is that you can vary it up. Stay in a different neighborhood and check out a different part of whatever city you're in. Anyway, I was pumped, and I'm clearly pumped enough to want to stay at the exact same joint. It's also a great way to host your own place. If you're that type of person. Don't leave money on the table. Seriously. It's a great way to make a little extra cash. Your home, as they say, could be worth more money than you think. And you can find out how [e-mail].

[Andy Samberg]

Host.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

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[Andy Samberg]

When you visit the doctor, you probably.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hand over your insurance, your ID and contact details.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's just one of the many places.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That has your personal info, and if any of them accidentally expose it, you.

[Andy Samberg]

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[Andy Samberg]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

Save up to 40% your first [e-mail] podcast terms apply. Felt weird to say love you so early in the episode, but I guess it was just.

[Seth Meyers]

I know, but you had to do it.

[Andy Samberg]

He knows the protocol.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, I do feel like I've earned the right to say yhorm.

[Jorma Taccone]

Stop inviting people on the call.

[Seth Meyers]

Will anyone else be joining us?

[Andy Samberg]

Genuinely? No.

[Jorma Taccone]

No.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh but yhorm, I don't Think we ever did throw a little intro. Ready?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, Jonah Hill.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah. Jonah.

[Seth Meyers]

I feel like we started saying Jonah pretty quickly. I think people will find his voice, but we're, you know, again, y.

[Jorma Taccone]

Guys, I just accidentally sent Jonah the link to our podcast. So here's Jonah Hill, everyone.

[Andy Samberg]

I don't think that's how you would have said it in the moment. Hey, Yorm, I've noticed you spell your name with a Q in this zoom, and it actually looks awesome because it balances out the kind of the J that's weird.

[Jorma Taccone]

Usually it's Yorma with quotes around it, which I find to be funny.

[Andy Samberg]

J, O, R, M, Q. But it. You read it as an A, but with, like, a little style on it. And it.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, it does look.

[Andy Samberg]

It's a pretty good look.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

It also for the pod, there's nice to get. I mean, I feel like that's like, yhorm. Quaid.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Somebody did ask in the comments, and I feel like most people know how to spell it, but somebody asked, how do you spell Quaid? It's Q, U, A, I, D. Yeah, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Like the family Quaid's.

[Seth Meyers]

Like the family Quaid's. Exactly.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So obviously thrilling and unexpected to see Jonah there. I do feel a little bit like Seth got kneecapped in the middle of a great anecdote.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's true.

[Seth Meyers]

I feel like the best part of the anecdote had happened, but. Thank you, Andy. I will just say I literally was walking out a minute after I walked in, and this old lady said, honey. And I was just walking like somebody who'd been, like, mistreated, and I said, I can't.

[Andy Samberg]

I.

[Seth Meyers]

This might be a direct quote. I'm like, I can't sit in those seats.

[Jorma Taccone]

Did you also complain about how expensive it was, too? Because I assume it's more expensive.

[Seth Meyers]

No, but I will say, I mean, it was 30 bucks.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, yeah. Do we. Were you not tipped off by, like, how expensive it was? You're like, why?

[Seth Meyers]

Movie prices have gotten outrageous, by the way. Let me tell you something about 40x. They should give me 30 bucks for your backpack.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Save it for your special. Yeah, you gotta save this for your special. This is good stuff.

[Seth Meyers]

Now, I will say, I don't know what it would have been for weapons, but, like, for the Running man trailer, it was like somebody had grabbed me by the shoulders and was just, like, shaking. Cause all. I mean, there's no, like, quiet moments in the Running man trailer. There's lots of quiet moments in weapons, but this was just like two minutes of like. But then I said, but I go, no, I'm leaving. And she said, well, hold on, let me see if I can find a different time. And she's like, oh, the next one's at 10:40. And again, 85 year old man. I'm like, I can't stay up till 10:40.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, are you kidding? 10:40? You've been asleep for an hour.

[Seth Meyers]

And she was like, you're telling me.

[Andy Samberg]

Honey, it's a long movie.

[Seth Meyers]

And like, she and I just had the nicest moment of like, we just are living in a. In a. This is not our world anymore. Yeah, this is not our world anymore.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Anyways, the roses is coming out. Make sure to check that out for you.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, good call. I'm very excited.

[Seth Meyers]

I did see a rose in this post.

[Andy Samberg]

I'd love to see that 40x 40x reacts.

[Seth Meyers]

I also do want to say I. I went back and saw Weapons two nights later and. Highly recommend.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, it's very fun too.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Spooky.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, no, it's fun. Spooky.

[Seth Meyers]

It's fun. Spooky.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

It's genuinely. I think it's a great way to describe it.

[Jorma Taccone]

And it goes places you don't expect it to go.

[Seth Meyers]

Really fun to watch a movie that I was constantly like, no idea where this is going and delightful.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But now that you guys have said that, I'm going to expect it to go places I'm not expecting.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, yeah. Expect the unexpected. Yeah. Yeah. So now it fucks it up.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Spoiler.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Like, you didn't spoil it overtly, but you did fuck it up for everyone. For.

[Seth Meyers]

I'm gonna read this, but I feel like you'll enjoy it because someone who wrote bit long but very relevant to Andy regarding Transformers, push the Cube into my chest.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh.

[Seth Meyers]

In Portuguese, Cube is just cubo. Pretty similar. What's not similar is that the first half, Cu, pronounced ku, is a dirty slang for anus. Put blatantly. Asshole. Q means asshole. So some genius on YouTube took the Brazilian dub of Transformers and did a super cut. Of all the times they talk about the Cube, only cutting at the very end of the word. I give you guys a small selection of the resulting dialogue translated back into English. Optimus prime, before time began, there was the asshole. Ratchet. That's suicide. The asshole is raw power. It could destroy you both. Simmons. We're able to take the asshole radiation and funnel it into that box. Sam, you have to take me to my car. He's gonna know what to do with the asshole.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, man.

[Seth Meyers]

Megatron. Give me that asshole. And last, but of course, not least, Optimus Prime. If I cannot defeat Megatron, you must push the asshole into my chest.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah. Which, you know, doesn't really do much for anyone.

[Seth Meyers]

Can you do that? Can you do your, you know, Optimus, but with asshole instead?

[Akiva Schaffer]

If I cannot defeat Megatron, you must push the asshole into my chest.

[Seth Meyers]

It's really good.

[Jorma Taccone]

Great, great stuff.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Which I'm not. Not really sure what it's gonna do. Not sure how it'll help. Just.

[Jorma Taccone]

We'll just have to see, but just push it in my chest.

[Seth Meyers]

Do you think somebody else wrote. Do you think if this movie had come out before the first Quado sketch, you would have had somebody say, push this Quado into my chest?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God. Probs, probs.

[Seth Meyers]

Does seem like it ticks a lot of boxes for you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Dream world scenario.

[Seth Meyers]

You know, I was very happy to watch the Root on the ground again.

[Andy Samberg]

So was I. I didn't go back if we were. In case we were going to do a watch.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, obviously we're going to watch it together, but before we watch it, because it is Criterion Lock. Criterion for me, for all of us, I believe. But this is a specific kind of. Jonah, of course, referenced it, but, like, talk to us a little bit about, like, what kind of song is this?

[Andy Samberg]

I don't even know, really.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, like, the beat is not the beat doesn't match the tone of the character.

[Seth Meyers]

Right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It really is its own little thing. I mean, truthfully, I'm not sure if we've talked about it ever before, but we had the beat and loved the beat. And I believe, Keev, this is the one where you had just been, like, obsessed with the Phantom camera.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, exactly.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Or had we already used it before?

[Andy Samberg]

No, we had never used it before.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I feel like you were all about the Phantom camera, which could shoot in this insane slo mo. And it was at this time pretty recent.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm not a gearhead like Yorm, but I had seen enough things that were super slow mo where I was like, how do they do that?

[Jorma Taccone]

I don't know if I knew about the Phantom before you mentioned it. So gear or not, like, I did not know. So I was very keen on this.

[Andy Samberg]

There's just a level of slow mo that you cannot do on any normal camera because it is so slow.

[Jorma Taccone]

It can go like two seconds, becomes like two or three minutes of footage.

[Andy Samberg]

Right, exactly.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It had been used in movies and maybe a few music videos.

[Andy Samberg]

It was in the Hurt Locker when the Bullet Shells, the casings are hitting the ground and it goes into. And you see all the dirt and stuff and it's insane looking.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's beautiful.

[Andy Samberg]

But I basically, I think I asked Dean or somebody, can you research what this is? And she found it. And she found a place in New York that had it. And then it was just in the back of my. Our mind that we needed to film something using it.

[Jorma Taccone]

Were you thinking that like when we made this song though, or was that it was.

[Andy Samberg]

Because this was made that week?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. It was already on his mind and he had already said to us, we should try and find a use for the Phantom.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, wow.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We were like, yeah, sure. But Keev was really in like, no.

[Jorma Taccone]

I remember you driving that, but that's fucking cool.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, it's so funny. Like, it's great to know for anybody who watches this now that like the first thought was like, let's have something in slow mo. And then how quickly did that lead to like, let's have stuff getting thrown.

[Jorma Taccone]

Be thrown on the ground.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, we really liked that beat. Yeah, it's a Drew Campbell beat, right?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And we were just playing it in the office. And I mean, I remember very vividly, Keev, you jumping up from your chair and going, what if it's just this?

[Andy Samberg]

Because I wanted to see things blow up in slow motion.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, you, you're like, what if the chorus, when it goes huge like that on the chorus, it's just, I threw it on the ground and you just see things exploding on the ground. And we were all like, these are.

[Jorma Taccone]

Some of my favorite moments in the studio of just like a guy being like, what if it's.

[Andy Samberg]

What kind of a guy throws things on the ground?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, kind of. And then I believe the characters started coming around because Matt Murray the Panther had kept talking to us about that song funked at by Sadat.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

About the guy who's like, I'm walking on this street. Ain't a man d at me I'll fly that one yo mank that. And we were like, oh, right. That energy turns into this guy throwing things on the ground. But musically not at all similar. Seth. It was sort of like a melding of that. And then once we went down that path, the sort of like super self righteous, I don't trust the system. Like, you know, that whole Persona, which there's, I mean, growing up in Berkeley, there's a lot of that vibe.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, that's a bae.

[Jorma Taccone]

That's a real BAE trait.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And Jonah's Correct. Of the backpack hip hop vibe. But not to the song itself. Not to the music.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's almost like hip hop slam poetry. Like really up its own butt.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. But the co opted version, like the dudes we knew who were like that.

[Jorma Taccone]

Because that can be great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

They were like, this is my personality now. It's kind of Ross Trenty in that way. Our experience with it anyway was knowing dudes that were like, we're counterculture, we're anti system, all this stuff. And you're like, yeah, but like, you live in a crazy nice neighborhood. Like, who is this guy?

[Jorma Taccone]

There's a lot of fronting, for sure.

[Akiva Schaffer]

To me, it felt like that was sort of the basis of the character. But the first comedic thought from it was just Keith thinking about doing that in slow mo and saying that sentence.

[Seth Meyers]

He's maybe the worst dude. You are rooting against this guy immediately, the way he's dressed his world.

[Andy Samberg]

He's kind of every troll on the Internet now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, no, but he's not that pointed.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, I feel like that guy wouldn't troll. He'd be. That's the system.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He thinks he's very positive, but I think he just.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, what you get the longer you watch it is basically, he so wants to prove he's like uncorruptible. That he's just an asshole to every single person.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Someone just offers him a free hot dog. Cause he's being nice and he's like, what are you up to?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, he's so uncorruptible that he becomes brainwave.

[Andy Samberg]

You can't. Why are you trying to bribe me? Think I can't afford it? He's got a chip on his shoulder.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's also. I mean, I might be overstepping here, you guys. Correct me. Early to mid-90s, there was a big, like, hip hop pushback against pop hip hop. You know what I mean?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

The minute it became Bling, artists we.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Love and would listen to all the time, like your Delaware and your jru, the damage, like this whole like anti puffy kind of thing was happening in hip hop. And because of that, all the people that listened to that, that didn't necessarily have a leg to stand on in that conversation, adopted that attitude. And by the way, I put myself into that category, like when I was in high school or whatever, I'd be.

[Andy Samberg]

Like, man, fuck that mainstream hip hop. Yeah, that stuff's commercial.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm going to soccer practice now, you know, like. And I feel like there's a little bit of that. This as well, of like misguided rebellion and anger against a thing that really had nothing to do with.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes, because that also made complete sense. Like there was a lot to rebel against. There was money and bling and da da da. And like. And there were some really good political points. And there was like, this isn't really hip hop and da da. And then that getting co opted by other people who weren't quite as intelligent.

[Andy Samberg]

Even one further in the Bay Area, though, too, there was a big culture of unsigned artists selling tapes out of the back of their cars. But then. And there was pride in that too, of like being unsigned and making your own music, which even was one step even further.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. I N D E P N D.

[Andy Samberg]

E N T. Yeah, yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Keep it independent. No fuck A and R's, right?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. For real.

[Seth Meyers]

Definitely. The genre of music where there's the most songs about who's doing that genre the best at the current time. Like songs about the genre and what the genre is supposed to be, who's doing it.

[Andy Samberg]

Right. Yeah. The rules. Yeah, exactly.

[Seth Meyers]

What are the rules? What is this supposed to be?

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, it is weird that that doesn't. That should happen more in pop music. That would be fun.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I think it happens in country a lot.

[Jorma Taccone]

Does it? Like, this is a real country.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, like, that's not the real country. Like, you're pop country. You're not the real shit. Obviously, I know less about it.

[Seth Meyers]

I think it's like way more surf. There's like. I think it's all just text in country, whereas there's like more subtext in hip hop.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

You know, I think literally the songs are like, that's not country.

[Andy Samberg]

Like, that's like the title of the song.

[Jorma Taccone]

Just right to the point.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, yeah, I see what you're.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, it was very easy to wardrobe this character because we did know a lot of people who were of this ilk in the Bay Area.

[Seth Meyers]

Certainly I want to get to it and I feel like. Should we just. Should we watch it now?

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, yeah, sure.

[Seth Meyers]

There's other things in the Ryan Reynolds episode that I would want to talk about as well.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Agreed. I was reading through it and realized it was a pretty great app.

[Seth Meyers]

It was a great app. There's also a sketch I think about all the time, and I'm always wondering, like, why didn't that. Like, why didn't nobody ever talk about that? And just today, for the first time, I realized it was cut a dress. But it made such an impact on me that I sing a song from it all the time. In my head.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, okay. Well, let's get to that.

[Andy Samberg]

And it was. Lady Gaga was the musical guest, too.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. And Madonna had a cameo.

[Andy Samberg]

And what was Ryan Reynolds promoting? Did we figure it out?

[Seth Meyers]

Somebody in the comments made a guess that it was Mint Mobile.

[Andy Samberg]

Mint Mobile.

[Seth Meyers]

Pre Mint Mobile. He was hinting at the fact that he was going to buy a mobile phone company. Wolverine and the Proposal.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, two. He had a two for him.

[Andy Samberg]

Proposal. He's not. He's barely in the Wolverine. That wouldn't be it for sure. Proposal would be.

[Seth Meyers]

Do you guys remember blendafresh25?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I remember that phrase.

[Seth Meyers]

Here's the song that I think about all the time. Blend and fresh 25. Blend fresh 25.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So it's a forte, but I don't know what it is. Is he, like, in a recording booth?

[Seth Meyers]

No, Blendafresh25 is. Ryan Reynolds is setting up a demonstration at a supermarket for a blender called the blender fresh 25. And immediately, as people are gathered around, Wig walks over and it's like, hey, that looks amazing. I don't know you. I've never met you. And then Forte comes over and he's like, well, I love soup. Hello, you. I've never met you. I've never seen you. And it's the craziest sketch. And he's like, does anybody here like soup? And she's like, there's a line where I think Wig says, do people in China eat with chopsticks? And Forte goes, I've just been there. And they do very important. And, like, Ryan's very natural, and they're so crazy. And for a while, you think they don't actually know him, even though Keenan, who's a customer, keeps stressing that they do.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And then everybody leaves. I'm an old lady, and I'm here with this stranger.

[Andy Samberg]

But I'm not just a stranger.

[Seth Meyers]

I also have a hairy mustache.

[Andy Samberg]

Prove it. Prove it.

[Seth Meyers]

Prove it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Prove it.

[Seth Meyers]

Prove it. You two again.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm out of here. Come on. No, you two. Ah. Guy. So how'd we do?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Really bad.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, you stuck to my script.

[Andy Samberg]

But your acting is way too subtle. Especially you, Jasmine.

[Seth Meyers]

Sorry. But it was wonderful to finally answer the question of, like, how come that's not something people are still talking about? Because it never aired. Really? A really funny second chance theater. Oh, yeah, Second chance Theater. Second chance theater for Blend Fresh 25 would watch other fun stuff in the show. Norwegian Actors Playhouse. Andy.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah?

[Seth Meyers]

Do you remember Norwegian Actors Playhouse?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I do. That one. I do remember.

[Seth Meyers]

It's really Wonderful. I kind of wanted to just pull up a clip for us to watch. Can we watch a second?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, sure.

[Jorma Taccone]

Fuck yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, at some point we should watch through it on the ground too.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Well, should we do that last?

[Jorma Taccone]

I'm probably gonna have to go in like 10 minutes, just FYI.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, so let's do throw it on the ground.

[Andy Samberg]

You want me to share that? And then we'll come back for them.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, like you take it over. You take it over, Keith.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, we need to do threw it on the ground so Yoram can get credit for coming up with the best joke.

[Seth Meyers]

Okay, great.

[Jorma Taccone]

So is that the best joke? I feel like tase you in the buttle.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's the one that I believe has said. Well, that and happy birthday.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, I like tase you in the.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But this ain't my dad. This is a cell phone is the line that most people say to me and I'm always like, that's a pure yurm.

[Seth Meyers]

It's a great line.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. And happy birthday to the ground Tased you.

[Jorma Taccone]

Me in the butthole is still my fave.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, well, we're going to get into that.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, I just thought this is really short. But just with. In terms of gearheads, I got invited to do the DGA digital day like a year after this, which is like a panel where you talk about shorts.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, I remember that.

[Andy Samberg]

So it's a thing I wouldn't normally go to the DJs, the directors. And it's a trade day also where like almost like a mini comic con but in this teeny little space where different camera companies are like showing off their new lenses and new equipment and what the technology can do. And at the table for the Phantom camera, showing off it, they had versions of the camera and then a big TV showing on loop, like a four minute examples. And the throw it on the ground video was part of it and would play in its entirety. And it was literally like Hurt Locker, throw it on the ground. And then like maybe a one car commercial. And that was it. So it was pretty. So we were early. Early on the Phantom camera thing.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, for sure.

[Jorma Taccone]

I don't remember you did that. That's killer. They should have given us a fucking free Phantom camera. By the way. We're still totally open to them giving us one.

[Andy Samberg]

I mean they're still around, but I wonder if other companies do crazy slow mo now.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I was walking through the city streets.

[Andy Samberg]

And a man walks up to me and hands the latest energy drink Run Faster. Jump higher man. I'm not gonna let you poison me. I threw it on the ground. You must think I'm a joke I ain't gonna be part of your system.

[Seth Meyers]

Wow.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's fast to get into the joke. That's like a pop song where it's.

[Andy Samberg]

Like 20 seconds in chorus.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I mean, we didn't have much else.

[Andy Samberg]

That's true. And remember, we had to speed up the slow mo a lot.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes. Because it wouldn't fit in the time.

[Andy Samberg]

Of the slow mo. It was so slow. It was incredible. But then the song is fast and so the cup is breaking, but it doesn't even look that slow. It could be.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Steve. I remember in post you being like, okay, so here's our choices. We can do it at the incredible slow.

[Andy Samberg]

Not.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But I have to do these jump cuts. Or we can do faster. And we all voted faster.

[Andy Samberg]

Exactly.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, it looks fucking awesome.

[Seth Meyers]

I wanna say, for a first beat. Incredibly effective at establishing the tone. Cause the energy drink is. You're like, okay, I know that guy wouldn't wanna put poison in his body. It's the most reasonable you are the whole time.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. But also, when in human history has a man stood on a corner with little shot glasses of energy drinks?

[Seth Meyers]

Certainly the shot glasses.

[Andy Samberg]

I was in Beverly Hills two weeks ago. There were two girls with red BU backpacks. Oh, okay.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Hey, look, the times that I like being standing corrected the most are when it makes us look good.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Ahead of the curve. Always.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

But you're right. It wouldn't be open. They were giving out full cans, to be fair.

[Seth Meyers]

And they wouldn't give you a glass shot. Glass.

[Andy Samberg]

Right.

[Jorma Taccone]

Do we also have a different DP on this? Because it feels substantially better than yes.

[Andy Samberg]

Because we were using that camera. So I believe it was Aaron Phillips, and he went on to shoot a ton of our stuff.

[Jorma Taccone]

A ton of our stuff.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And was this his very first one?

[Jorma Taccone]

I think. Well, it's. It's definitely one of them.

[Andy Samberg]

Is this our first music video we're talking about since Like a Boss?

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. So as you recall, we talked about on Like a Boss how. Or I don't know if we did, but that it ended up costing, through various reasons, almost as much as just in my pants. And when I saw that, I went, wait, if we're spending almost a bunch of jizz in my pants, why don't we make it look like that? And then that was when a big discussion was had and I was like, what can we. Can we hire outside of the show? Essentially. But obviously we had on Boat on the ones we had done outside the show.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I was just really quickly add that this many years later, it's still funny to me when we casually talk about jizz in my pants and don't acknowledge how stupid it is that we're saying it. Yeah, okay, let's keep going.

[Seth Meyers]

Also real quick, Mother Lover was the last music video we talked about.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, right. But that was supposed to look like the other one, so we. Right, right, right. So, Andy, how would you describe your facial hair? I mean, it's a goatee, but with the soul patch. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I would describe it as.

[Andy Samberg]

And without the sides. It's a chin. It's a chin beard.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. It's whack, huh?

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And then you've got your like thin rimmed MC search glasses on.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

But then you got. And the kangal.

[Akiva Schaffer]

This is definitely. This is definitely the dude who jumps into the cipher and spirals and is too self effacing.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. That's the mathematics that Jonas of referring to. He sees this guy and he's picturing the systematic automatic refresh.

[Jorma Taccone]

Definitely says cerebellum.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, definitely.

[Jorma Taccone]

Mama too.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Psilocybin in my cerebellum.

[Andy Samberg]

Antebellum, cerebellum. Lyrical miracle is the classic. All right, you got the puka shells, you got the army jacket. It was like every perpetrator was like copying the 70s style. That was the return Vietnam soldier look.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And actually yorm. What happens to perpetrators?

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh. Perpetrators get the bozak cameo jams. That was a real, real drop from our hometown radio station back in the day that we tried to like, I would wait around trying to get to so I could record it. Perpetrators get the Bozak cameo.

[Akiva Schaffer]

James, that's the best sentence ever written. Perpetrators get the bozak. That was said on the radio by an adult man.

[Andy Samberg]

Loved it so much. All right. In play. Oh, but it also is getting at that these guys don't trust it is garbage to him because it has like caffeine and taurine. And this guy is granola. Yeah. Major corporation.

[Jorma Taccone]

He makes his own granola for sure.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. He's not trusting what Nabisco's putting into a product.

[Seth Meyers]

I can tell you currently this guy is super psyched that RFK Jr. Has the position he has.

[Andy Samberg]

That's what I meant by the Internet troll. I didn't mean like.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes, it's the Venn diagram of that.

[Seth Meyers]

His position is to take the other side. We got you, Ledger.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Less troll, more conspiracy theorists.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Contrarian conspiracy theorists.

[Andy Samberg]

He started far left and he's ended up somewhere else now. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

All right. We're never getting through it. All right, here we go.

[Andy Samberg]

I go to my favorite hot dog stand and the dude says, you come here all the time. Here's one for free.

[Jorma Taccone]

The way Andy's even just moving his shoulders through life, like, as you walk up to the hot dog man, is so indicative of his character.

[Andy Samberg]

Swag.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. I want to say something that I love again in the writing, because a dude who doesn't like energy drinks and what they put in your body would also maybe not like street hot dogs. And I love that you establish. He comes there all the time. He's always eating hot dogs. Now his issue is completely moved off.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

He doesn't do the knowledge.

[Andy Samberg]

One other just film nerd thing I'm noticing is this video has a really weird look to it a lot of the times, lighting wise. And it's because even though we're in broad daylight, the camera needs so much light when you're shooting at, like a thousand frames per second that we had to blast everything with light. So that's why it's got this kind of golden hue. Sometimes I think you're gonna say it.

[Jorma Taccone]

Was bouncing off of the buildings in Manhattan.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So we shot the whole thing on Phantom at different speeds.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And so we had a blast light, though, on any shot that was going to go into slow mo so that it could capture it.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, I do remember that free.

[Andy Samberg]

I said, man, what? I look like a charity case? I took it and threw it on the ground.

[Seth Meyers]

Great.

[Andy Samberg]

But that's why it has this interesting shady.

[Jorma Taccone]

He's in. Because he's in. In that. That super slow mo too, obviously. So you have to blast the sh.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Going wild.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm an adult, please. You can't buy me hot dog, man.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I feel like maybe vocal slightly blown out, or is that an effect we put on it? It's got a real.

[Andy Samberg]

I bet you they're just blown out.

[Jorma Taccone]

I think they are crackle on it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Which I do think adds to the anger.

[Jorma Taccone]

Was this the one, though, where we were listening to, like, Rick Ross and we were like, you know what?

[Andy Samberg]

That.

[Jorma Taccone]

That shit's blown out. And it sounds exactly great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I honestly think it might be that we did it on purpose.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

That's pretty cool. Look at these fingerless gloves. A little boombox action here. Oh, yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Want to give real quick a shout out to both Tucker and Bobby, who play it very straight in their reactions to you and very honest, which is how a person will react, because it makes no sense what you've done.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

And in both cases, they're just like, huh?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Although, Seth, they're shot in such slow motion, they might have been going huge. And Keev just took off. Took like a millisecond of it for that reaction.

[Jorma Taccone]

Very good point.

[Seth Meyers]

You know what? Compliment rescinded.

[Akiva Schaffer]

But they also might have played it perfectly.

[Jorma Taccone]

So compliments to the camera, though.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Release the tapes, Keith. Release the tapes. Release the tapes.

[Seth Meyers]

Why won't you release the tapes, Keith? Release the full tapes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Why don't you release the tapes and open your wallet?

[Andy Samberg]

Listen, I'm just trying to find them at a center.

[Seth Meyers]

I got the Tucker cut. Three minutes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Open your wallet and release the tape.

[Andy Samberg]

Apes.

[Seth Meyers]

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[Akiva Schaffer]

Undoubtedly.

[Seth Meyers]

Do you have one that comes to mind, Andy?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Let's see.

[Andy Samberg]

Personally.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

One time on your weekend Update.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I was playing beloved hero. Yeah. Doing the upside down smooch.

[Andy Samberg]

Right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Give up the smooch.

[Seth Meyers]

Give up the speech of the. A classic kiss in the film. And it was a classic. Give up a smooch in the updated future.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I would say the, the bit itself was reasonable. Probably them lifting me up there and hanging me upside down for 15 minutes before lowering me was a bit unreasonable.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And probably the fact that we had to bring in like 10 professionals for the purposes of rigging you upside down. You gotta get perfectly unreasonable.

[Jorma Taccone]

My perfectly unreasonable was shooting with world.

[Seth Meyers]

Famous pop star out on the street.

[Jorma Taccone]

We were shooting with Puppet and we didn't at the time have any security. And I was looking around being like, what are we doing?

[Seth Meyers]

But you know what's great about it? That's everybody still talks about they.

[Jorma Taccone]

Do you guys remember it?

[Seth Meyers]

I actually don't even remember what it was.

[Andy Samberg]

No.

[Seth Meyers]

So that one, unlike Hook up the smooch, I think you could argue that one was perfectly unreasonable and didn't pay off. So join us in raising a glass to all of our comedy friends and the incredible work they did in creating the moments that made everybody laugh. Cheers to the incredible cast and writers who went to perfectly unreasonable lengths to create some of the most iconic moments in SNL history. Thanks again to our friends at Maker's Mark for partnering with us here on the podcast and for letting us recount some of the great stories of SNL past. You can visit makersmark.com to learn more. Maker's Mark makes their bourbon carefully, so please enjoy it that way. Maker's Mark, Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, 45% alcohol, Volume 2025. Maker's Mark Distillery Incorporated, Loretto, Kentucky.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

You say you'll never join the Navy.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That living on a submarine Would be too hard.

[Seth Meyers]

You'd never power a whole ship with.

[Andy Samberg]

Nuclear energy, Never bring a patient back.

[Seth Meyers]

To life or play the national anthem for a sold out crowd.

[Stephanie Beatriz]

Joining the Navy sounds crazy. Saying never actually is. Start your [e-mail] America's Navy, forged by the sea.

[Andy Samberg]

I want to talk about the hat you're wearing here in the hot dog one.

[Seth Meyers]

Oh, it's the worst hat. The hat's worst.

[Andy Samberg]

The kind it's like a beanie, round skull grab. It's Scully, but then it's got a little visor covered in beanie.

[Akiva Schaffer]

If any. Anyone on this wants to know if I owned a hat that was a lot like this hat in high school? The answer is yes, for sure.

[Jorma Taccone]

I searched for this hat and I absolutely wanted this hat too. So, you know, like, fronting is. We're not above fronting.

[Seth Meyers]

I've told this story before. During the 2007. 2008 writers strike, I was wearing a hat like that and I was on CNN and Shoemaker called me and yelled at me because he said, if you're gonna be on tv, you can't look like a piece of shit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God.

[Seth Meyers]

He said, no, not a piece of shit. Sorry. He said, you can't look like shit.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, I see.

[Seth Meyers]

Because I did look. I was like unshaven. I was wearing a hat like that.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. He's like, you're an actor now, but you were on the WGA line.

[Seth Meyers]

So I was trying to look like a. Yeah, like an unwashed writer.

[Andy Samberg]

Like a schlubby writer.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I feel like this hat in my mind was worn by the likes of Digable Planets. Maybe some Blackstar.

[Jorma Taccone]

Maybe Common too. I feel like Common might come.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Esposible. And all of those people made it look very cool.

[Jorma Taccone]

Cool.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And that's why me and Yoram scrambled out to our local Army Navy store in Berkeley to try and get one.

[Jorma Taccone]

I feel like I look a lot like Common. You know what I mean? Good. Same like bone structure, same beautiful face.

[Andy Samberg]

I've read that a lot of places.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You know who else looks a lot like Common?

[Andy Samberg]

Who?

[Akiva Schaffer]

The. The. The other person who looks a lot like Common. This is Keys Observation is John Travolta in the movie From Paris with Love.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, he does.

[Seth Meyers]

Immediately. Yes, he does.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. I don't think that that's by accident. I showed them a picture of Common.

[Jorma Taccone]

They went and they like this guy. You're this guy.

[Andy Samberg]

Because it's. It's the leather coat, it's the scarf, it's the bald head. It's the facial hair. It's everything, by the way.

[Seth Meyers]

Shout out. Shout out.

[Jorma Taccone]

That movie you guys definitely go see From Paris with Love.

[Andy Samberg]

I think I want to do like a white comic, right?

[Seth Meyers]

That's what he said.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh man.

[Andy Samberg]

Me and Mary Jane, we got a thing going on.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh my God. He sings. It's okay.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah. We have to. Yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Highly recommend for Paris with Love.

[Jorma Taccone]

He refers to his gun as Mary Jane, I believe.

[Andy Samberg]

Right. We got a thing going.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, sorry. It's Mrs. Jones, guys, not Mary Jane. Me and Mrs. Jones.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, that's right.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, Mrs. Jones.

[Jorma Taccone]

Me and Mrs. Jones.

[Andy Samberg]

That's right. That's right. Yeah. He calls his Jones. He loves murdering with it, I guess. All right. He didn't play.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

At the farmer's market with my so called girlfriend. She hands me her son cell phone, says, it's my dad, man. This ain't my dad. This is a cell phone. I threw it on the ground. Nice. Nice to see Jenny Slate.

[Jorma Taccone]

Quite a reveal of the depths of the stupidity of this man.

[Seth Meyers]

And Jenny now first reacting with shock, which is the accurate reaction of somebody. It's also so funny. Again, this does not feel like a long time ago to me until you see what counted as a phone.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, as a BlackBerry.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And as mentioned, we were may horror BlackBerry heads. We that qwerty always. Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Still to this day still miss it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We've talked about this.

[Jorma Taccone]

Brick Baker.

[Seth Meyers]

Love it. Miss it. Made me sad when I saw it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Free advertisement for Stokes in the truck behind her there. Yeah, yeah. Jenny. Delightful. That's the homie. And yes, this was a Yorm line.

[Jorma Taccone]

This is the most quoted one to you.

[Akiva Schaffer]

To me. I feel like it's the one that is the most discussed. Yes, that and happy birthday to the ground.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Yes. It's definitely between us.

[Jorma Taccone]

Another good one. Yeah. Good for the T shirts. I think a better T shirt.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember thinking we can't do this, can we? This joke, it's just the dumbest old dad joke.

[Seth Meyers]

It's so funny.

[Jorma Taccone]

I remember you having a problem with it.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yorm. I will say in yorms to yorms credit, like a lot of times we'll bring in an old timey feeling joke like that. Like from show of shows era almost. Or like Marx Brothers or early Steve Martin.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

All the early stuff I used to listen to my dad made me listen to a lot of old radio like George Burns crazy albums.

[Akiva Schaffer]

They're so conceptually clean and convey so much about the character.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, it's correct for this Guy, I do believe he's also. Most people that have said it say it because they're winking. Hey, that's not my dad. That's a cell phone. Huh?

[Seth Meyers]

But he's mad.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

This guy believes it.

[Andy Samberg]

This guy. This guy means it. She literally went, saw. Her phone went beep. I went, oh, hey, it's your dad. And you went, that's not my dad. That's a cell phone.

[Seth Meyers]

He's so mad.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What are you even talking about?

[Andy Samberg]

He got so mad about it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm not an idiot.

[Seth Meyers]

You, by the way, you make it clearer to her in the next line. You're worried that she still believes that that phone was your dad. Want to clean it up a little.

[Andy Samberg]

Bit more, by the way. So we went to a real farmers market. Clearly. Do you think we even had any permission? We just had to look up farmers markets that were happening on that day.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Did we? Or did they just set up a few things?

[Andy Samberg]

I don't know. There's no way.

[Jorma Taccone]

The fact that there's a truck there.

[Andy Samberg]

It's pretty good. What? You think I'm stupid? There's no way. We got to ask Dina that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Jenny's reaction there is very good.

[Andy Samberg]

My dad's not a phone. She's the stupid one. That's an important distinction.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, but her reaction shot, she looks legit angry and annoyed.

[Seth Meyers]

And I love it if you go back a little. That's my favorite I hate this guy face.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Nostrils flared. Yeah, it's not great.

[Jorma Taccone]

You were fully, fully flared.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Jenny's so mad.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. She has thought about breaking up so many times. She's actually furious. She's mad at herself. She's like, how?

[Jorma Taccone]

Just like, still.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Now today's the day.

[Andy Samberg]

How did I let it.

[Seth Meyers]

This is your last day.

[Andy Samberg]

How did I let this happen again?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Like, here he goes again, this guy.

[Andy Samberg]

How am I here?

[Jorma Taccone]

Also my so called girlfriend. It's just a concept to him.

[Andy Samberg]

But by the way, we gave her. She's got like bird feathers on her puka necklace and like black fingernails to let us know why she would be dating you. Yeah, like those are little personality choices happening. I'm not a part of your system that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

So stinky. You're right.

[Jorma Taccone]

It's an am. An amazing Andy face. Yeah, it's amazing.

[Andy Samberg]

Some poser hands me cake at a birthday party. What you want me to do is eat it. Happy birthday to the cr. Why is that kid a poser?

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, he's a poser.

[Andy Samberg]

Just a child.

[Seth Meyers]

It's like a six year old kid giving Andy Cake.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. Look at this little poser.

[Jorma Taccone]

Saying what something's for as if it's crazy. What you want me to do with this?

[Seth Meyers]

Eat it.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, it's got refined sugar.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Well, actually, little backstory on that line. There was a. There was a Del the Funky Homo Sapien album where he talks about trying to buy weed, and instead he gives this guy his money and he goes into a house and comes back out and gives him crack.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, is this why I wish my brother George was there? That is the first.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, it was like a Dell. Like, it never got released. It was just the tape. You'd, like, buy it at shows. Oh, and his line. His guy hands him crack and his line literally is, what? What the you want me to do with this?

[Andy Samberg]

Eat it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And I always thought that was the funniest ever.

[Jorma Taccone]

Oh, that's a deep. I love that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So then on this, I was like, oh, my God, I could do that Dell line. But it actually makes sense now because.

[Andy Samberg]

I'm a piece of cake. Oh, that's great.

[Seth Meyers]

The other great joke on the joke here is that it's not this slow mo of the solitary piece of cake hitting the ground. Is not.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, it's very underwhelming.

[Jorma Taccone]

Very lame.

[Seth Meyers]

It's so funny how underwhelming it is.

[Andy Samberg]

Is so funny. We were honestly trying to figure out, like, wait, I could try to like, throw it really hard, but then it would, like, fall apart in your hand. And we could not figure out how to make a slice of cake explode in a good way. And. And then I don't know if we got one that was a little better and then got in editing and realized this was the funniest one.

[Jorma Taccone]

No, but the second shot is obviously very satisfying.

[Seth Meyers]

That's what pays it off.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes, but we. I definitely think it was. I mean, we knew this was funny.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, my God. So, yeah, the wind on that kid obviously was not playing.

[Jorma Taccone]

I love that shot. Yeah, he looks majestic.

[Andy Samberg]

And again, when it was in Crazy Slow, it was like the most majestic shot I had ever seen.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, it was like from where the Wild Things Are.

[Seth Meyers]

The kid's great, by the way.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Crush great kid wherever he is now.

[Jorma Taccone]

Yeah, he's probably a full grown adult.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Now, but you know what? I hope he's Quaid Army.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, me too. Righteous co. Oh, fuck.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, we can only hope.

[Seth Meyers]

What I don't hope is that he grew into your character. That would be the most hard. Is it Right now he's looking at you being like, I'm going to have that look in real life, maybe he.

[Jorma Taccone]

Was just looking up at any. Like, this is what I want to be.

[Akiva Schaffer]

All right, let's keep doing it.

[Andy Samberg]

So many things to throw on the ground like this and this and that and even this. We just wanted to throw things in slow mo and see what would happen.

[Seth Meyers]

Chicken. The. The rotisserie chicken is a real delight.

[Jorma Taccone]

Well, it's just, it's. It's always funny to me though, like, that this is a song with audio in like. And just that. That you would say this, that, and even this, like in an audio song is so dumb. Like.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. We thinking about releasing it on a record.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We knew at the. When we wrote it, we didn't want to commit to saying the things because we didn't know what we were or.

[Jorma Taccone]

What'S going to look the coolest in slow mo.

[Andy Samberg]

Again, you can see they all have this weird lighting because we had a blast light at them, but it gives it kind of an interesting look on each one.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I like it a lot. It sets it apart.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

I mean, again, Phantom can give us a camera anytime they want.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Also this. This is an entire sub genre of TikTok. You know, Instagram video reels of people that break things in slow. Or like, you know, the one where they fill different bottles with like hundreds of bouncy balls and roll them down steps.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Like in ASMR videos of things being crushed. I'm just saying this is a basic human desire to see what things look like when they explode that we are exploring here.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And it should be called through it on the ground genre is what you're saying.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. There should be a small residual. And it's so funny that we had just gone on strike and we didn't secure that Seth was wearing the hat. He had made himself look like a sloppy ass writer. The opposite of what he really is.

[Seth Meyers]

I do want to close the circle in that story because I don't want Shoemaker to feel like a bad guy. Shoemaker felt so bad that he called me up and told me I looked like shit. Then he said, can I come to your apartment and apologize in person? And when he did come to my apartment, I had shaved and answered the door in a tuxedo.

[Andy Samberg]

Is that true? Yeah.

[Jorma Taccone]

Wow.

[Andy Samberg]

Wow.

[Jorma Taccone]

One, you guys are a great team. But also I think that's great producing on both ends. One, to tell you you look like shit and then go to your apartment.

[Andy Samberg]

This is back when he was a producer at SNL and you were writing.

[Seth Meyers]

Yes. And the strike had basically it separated us.

[Andy Samberg]

Wow.

[Jorma Taccone]

You guys, I do have to go now back to my set. Loved. Loved seeing you guys. Larry Shear is shooting this, guys. It's what you call overkill.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, say hi.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, that's awesome.

[Jorma Taccone]

All right, bye, guys.

[Andy Samberg]

Peace. Okay, here we go. Ready like this and this and that and even this. I'm. Why. I mean, how the. Ryan Reynolds is clear. He's the host.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

Y. What was the Elijah Wood? Had he just come to an episode and we had just.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Was this before. After Celeste and Jesse Forever came out? Because he's in that. And we became friendly through that and I maybe just texted him.

[Seth Meyers]

I feel like this is before Celeste and Jeff.

[Andy Samberg]

Jesse.

[Seth Meyers]

Celeste And Jesse is 2012.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah. We're. Well, before that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Maybe we just asked talent who was around. Or maybe Ryan and him were friends.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. And I do think we. I mean, obviously we were fans. And you the Lord of the Rings guy as established on the pod. Yeah. Were a massive.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I was geeking hard when he showed.

[Andy Samberg]

Yes. And I believe he had shown up at some SNL's just to watch an SNL. And sweetest dude on earth. Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Lovely. Lovely human being.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. Just saw him at Comic Con.

[Andy Samberg]

I believe he just finished shooting with our buddy Matt that we talk about all the time on radio silence for Ready or Not two. I believe he's in it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, exciting.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So we needed two Hollywood phonies.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Ended up being two, like, super nice guys having a very civilized dinner and chatting.

[Seth Meyers]

They offered you their autograph, you were saying?

[Akiva Schaffer]

They tried to give me their autograph.

[Andy Samberg]

They're trying to force it on.

[Seth Meyers]

Very clearly based on the video.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, you must be a fan.

[Seth Meyers]

And then it's funny because the idea is this is your video. And then you put in irrefutable proof that that's not what happened.

[Akiva Schaffer]

That's right.

[Seth Meyers]

And you flip over their table and it's an incredible slow mo shot.

[Andy Samberg]

Everything reverse engineered to what would be cool to throw to the ground or flip or do. This outfit's incredible, Andy. You look like. Like you're an extra on the TV show.

[Seth Meyers]

Andor yeah, this is you pre andor.

[Akiva Schaffer]

This, you know, I love. Yes.

[Andy Samberg]

You preord. For those just listening to the pod in their car. He's wearing like a leather vest and a red long sleeve, like T shirt or sweatshirt under it. So he's got these red sleeves with leather in the center and then a leather hat that's like. How do you describe that? It's like military baseball, but it's like.

[Seth Meyers]

It's like second tier military yeah. You know what I mean? Which is a perfect, like, Andorian. I want to believe that, like, Tony Gilroy was, like, talking to his wardrobe department pre andor. It's like, you know, threw it on the ground guy. The Hollywood phony scene.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

They're like, oh, got it.

[Andy Samberg]

Not Deadpool or Frodo.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

But the guy in the middle.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Like something like that.

[Akiva Schaffer]

The table flip in the costume department was like, oh, God, it's. Yes.

[Seth Meyers]

Not the hot dog. Not the energy drink.

[Andy Samberg]

No, no, no.

[Akiva Schaffer]

You don't have to say anything else, Tony. We get it.

[Seth Meyers]

Hollywood phonies.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Got it. Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Then the two phonies got up. Turned out to they had a taser and they tased me in the butthole. Fell to the ground. The phone's getting let up. Hazing on my blood hole. Over and over. I was screaming and squirming. My butthole was on fire. The moral of this story is you can't trust the system. Man.

[Seth Meyers]

What a turn.

[Andy Samberg]

What? Wow. Really got me a little. And Andy's really losing it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It was making me laugh hard all over again. Yeah. The repetition of it is very funny.

[Andy Samberg]

He's so proud. He doesn't change his tone. He's just telling it like it is.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. This is what happened.

[Seth Meyers]

I mean, again, it's wonderful that you got tased in the butthole and you keep saying butthole. It's a real Sam Rigg. Oh, no, no, you can't talk right now.

[Andy Samberg]

Bye. Bye. I have to do this. I'm sorry.

[Seth Meyers]

I love you. But there was an alternative ending, you were saying to getting tased in the butthole.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, just the energy of that. Of like. So there was an alternate ending. Yes, it was. The moral of the story is, everything was the same. By the way, we had tase in the butthole. There was no alternative to tase in the butthole.

[Seth Meyers]

That was always going to be it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

The moral of the story is you should always wear a butthole shield. And we were going back and forth again. These wonderful SNL moments where you're taking it so seriously and what you're talking about about is the dumbest thing.

[Andy Samberg]

Both are recorded. You could listen. We would play people the whole song.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I very vividly remember us asking people being like, hey, which one should it be? Everyone was like, oh, you can't trust the system. Like, obviously. And this was the year or two that Hannibal Buress was on the writing staff. And Hannibal was walking by. We were like, hannibal, come here, come here. We brought him and he's like, hey, what's up? And we were like, which one should it be? And we played them both, and he was like, oh, man. Definitely butthole shield.

[Andy Samberg]

He's not wrong.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Like, he had no doubt in his mind. He was like, 100%.

[Andy Samberg]

That was this guy's lesson of the whole song. Everything was leading.

[Seth Meyers]

I really. I do like. And it speaks to, like, what a gamer Elijah Wood is. Right? Cause Ryan's the host. But Elijah comes, and you're basically, the pitch is you're gonna be having dinner with Ryan. I'm a jerk. I flip over your table, you chase me outside. Ryan's gonna tase me in the butthole, and you are just gonna be so, so gleeful. He is devilishly gleeful at the idea that this guy is getting tased in the butthole over and over.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, no. This is like Frodo won't throw the ring in level.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. You know what I mean? Just. Yeah. Real insanity behind the eyes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Also a theme in our songs and videos of an idiot getting comeuppance at the end.

[Seth Meyers]

Yep.

[Akiva Schaffer]

We like an arc, loose as it.

[Seth Meyers]

May be, and he gets what he wants.

[Andy Samberg]

I don't think the vest is leather. On closer inspection now that you can really see.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah, it's like some kind of woven, canvasy kind of vibe.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah. It's got a leather zipper, that's for sure.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It sure does. Keeve. Oh, Keeve, you got a good eye.

[Andy Samberg]

Look at these two phonies back there.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, they are Hollywood phonies. You guys crushed it very hard, and this is a great one.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Listening to that with the audience. Something interesting about it. It takes a couple beats, but it goes up, up, up, up, up in terms of their reaction, which is really satisfying. And I think I've mentioned this. We were not expecting this one to be much of anything. And then slowly, it started becoming a thing. A, that a lot of people really liked, B, that a lot of kids like. Like, over the years, we've gotten. I can't tell you how many texts from people being like, my kid is obsessed with threw it on the ground, which we didn't think about in the slightest, were writing it.

[Seth Meyers]

It is a really fun thing. Well, I think it's like every kid's dream, right, is to just like, immediately embrace your worst instincts with an interaction.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Just like anytime somebody tells you anything, you're like, I just want to take what you did and just throw it on the ground.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

I remember Higgins coming in on Monday and being like, John Higgins, who now works at snl but was a child had told him, like, you know, that was one of the best ones they've ever done. Right, Right. Because we were all just looking at it as, like, hey, really solid effort. Good one. Okay. And he kind of thought it was funny that his kid thought that it was Dick in a box level. And then in over time and at our concerts, I think John Higgins was onto something. When you performed this at our concerts, me and Yoram would always be doing our quick change and then basically be free the entire time. And we would. It was one of my favorite moments of every concert would be me and Yoram would be standing just off thing. And I. I have tons of videos from my phone of filming the audience because they would be singing along every single word. It's a very quotable, easy one to sing along to. And they would be like, butthole over and over. And it be 10,000 people saying it word for word. And it would be so funny.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I could do the thing they do at, like, rock shows where they, like, hold the mic out to the audience, make a butthole.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, my God. It was truly great.

[Akiva Schaffer]

So, so wonderful.

[Seth Meyers]

Can we wrap up? I know we're going a little long here, and this has been a delightful one. Can I just play? Can I share screen and play just the beginning? This is the most Fred Armisen sketch.

[Akiva Schaffer]

The Norwegian Playhouse, right?

[Seth Meyers]

Norwegian Playhouse, Yes.

[Akiva Schaffer]

It's so good.

[Seth Meyers]

This is Fred's observation of how Europeans see America. And, like, one of my favorite things. And I will take a picture of it and send it to Fred. We never tire of, like, I was just in Amsterdam and there's always like, some guy with a T that says, like, Detroit City Motorcycle Club. You know, it's just like that weird American ideas. Or like, Long island baseball group. Just, like, just a little off. But, like, what they think America is. And this is a great version of it. And. Oh, wait, I'm gonna share screen and just play.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'm in it. He put me in it.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah, you're in it.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Not my normal moves, but I love doing it so much, so you better.

[Seth Meyers]

Tell us, miss, did you do a.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Crime of making graffiti?

[Seth Meyers]

We found a spray paint in the bin.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Of course I did not.

[Seth Meyers]

Don't make me cross. I haven't drank my coffee from the donut store yet. Well, I suppose you better keep drinking because I have not made any wrongdoings at all.

[Andy Samberg]

Copper.

[Seth Meyers]

It's Detective Joe Smith.

[Andy Samberg]

Memorize this.

[Seth Meyers]

I'm starting to become very cross with you, Joe.

[Andy Samberg]

Do you want me to strike him With a knuckle sandwich.

[Seth Meyers]

Nah, John.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I'll just read this newspaper, the Daily News, and wait.

[Andy Samberg]

Give me my Marlboro cigarettes, Will. Yuck.

[Seth Meyers]

I didn't make a Griff. I mean, it's just idiotic and so much fun.

[Andy Samberg]

It's really good.

[Seth Meyers]

It's also because Fred doesn't know how to hold a coffee cup or a cigarette or a newspaper either.

[Andy Samberg]

No. Even his gyrating body is somehow Norwegian. Like Norwegian pretending to be American.

[Seth Meyers]

It's just. He's the best. Classic Fred.

[Andy Samberg]

He is.

[Akiva Schaffer]

What else was that show? I had my backstage with Gaga.

[Seth Meyers]

Yeah. Wearing the bubble dress.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Bubble dress? Yeah.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Which I was gassed about.

[Seth Meyers]

A line I really enjoyed from that was, you're wearing the bubble dress and she. And you guys are like, you sort of are embarrassed that you wore the same costume.

[Andy Samberg]

No way. This is weird.

[Seth Meyers]

I can't believe this. I spent $20,000 on this dress.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

And I made this out of garbage fashion.

[Seth Meyers]

It's really great. Oh, there was a deep house dish as well, as we mentioned, and Lady Gaga and Madonna were in it. And I think that was an iconic moment to have the two of them together.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh, right. And I'm sure I was behind them as T. Shane.

[Seth Meyers]

You were. And you ran over. They started making out with DJ Dynasty. What was Dynasty? Handbag. How can I not remember, Keenan?

[Akiva Schaffer]

DJ Dynasty handbag.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah, I think that's right.

[Seth Meyers]

And then you ran over and jumped on top of Madonna and Lady Gaga. So don't ever let you forget that memory.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I did.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

Dagwood at the end, that was like, the end.

[Andy Samberg]

He has forgotten that memory.

[Seth Meyers]

Hey, somebody said, as we wrap up, there was one comment I wanted to read where someone said, oh, my God. I say Hitis in the tittis so much at home, I'm worried I'm going to say it at work. And then they just put in quotes. Hit us in the tittis, you, Honor. They're a lawyer. Worried they're gonna say, hit us in the tittis. Yeah.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I love that.

[Andy Samberg]

To a judge.

[Akiva Schaffer]

I love just telling us through context.

[Seth Meyers]

Also, hey, do we have that voice note ready, Jeff or Kevin, while we wait?

[Akiva Schaffer]

I just wanna say, Keith, it would be an honor to memorize and perform the song Free with youh.

[Andy Samberg]

Oh, would you be the SZA or the Justin Bieber part?

[Akiva Schaffer]

You choose which part you want, and I'll take the other part right now.

[Andy Samberg]

Or, like, we can practice.

[Akiva Schaffer]

No, we need to practice. But we'll. We'll build up to it. Yeah, it's from K Pop Demon Hunters for everyone listening. Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

All right, well, I had something weird happen at the show this week.

[Andy Samberg]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

Somebody was on my show who's also was also in Total Recall.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Oh.

[Seth Meyers]

So I, you know, had him give us a voice note.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Okay.

[Seth Meyers]

So. But I think we should let it be the Closer. But before we close it, I just want to say, you know, I love you guys.

[Andy Samberg]

All right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Love you, guys.

[Andy Samberg]

Love, love you.

[Seth Meyers]

This is Sharon Stone saying, later, Quades.

[Andy Samberg]

You bunch of idiots. Did she say idiots? You dumb idiots. Wonderful.

[Akiva Schaffer]

My soul just left my body.

[Seth Meyers]

Let me just say something about Sharon Stone.

[Andy Samberg]

Fuck.

[Seth Meyers]

Hurricane of wonderfulness.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Yeah. She rules.

[Seth Meyers]

And just really nice. I think it's a little bit like Pam Anderson. Keith. People are so happy to see see her.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

And she's so magnetic, and she has such good stories, and she's been through every chapter of what's been awesome and cool about Hollywood and New York City and.

[Andy Samberg]

Yeah.

[Seth Meyers]

It was just a dream. Well, let's just say love you, buddies.

[Andy Samberg]

All right.

[Akiva Schaffer]

Love you, dudes. Later, Arnold.

[Andy Samberg]

Later, Quaid.