Join Seth Meyers as he sits down with fellow SNL alum and comedy-music sensations The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone) to discuss their wildly popular and groundbreaking series of SNL Digital Shorts that aired on Saturday Night Live beginning in 2005.
Episode by episode they’ll discuss how each short was created, what the response to it was at the time, and what impact, if any, it still has today. Aided by Seth, the guys will relive their time at SNL and reminisce on the nearly 50-year-old show from a time when putting short comedy sketches on the internet was so novel that they maybe even helped launch YouTube to do it.
Along the way they’ll talk all things SNL from guests, fellow cast members, and favorite live sketches including many that never aired.
This week, The Lonely Island takes a look back at creating their digital short Natalie’s Rap with none other than Natalie Portman. Plus, Seth and the guys talk about sketches including smoke detector, the Toy Collector sketch that never aired, and more!
Seth Meyers: A talented comedian and writer thoroughly grounded in improv comedy, Seth Meyers made his name on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ). Added to the show in 2001, Meyers had a meteoric rise behind-the-camera to become the show’s co-head writer alongside Tina Fey. After her departure, he not only became the sole head writer, but also Amy Poehler’s co-anchor of “Weekend Update.” The newsdesk proved a perfect fit for Meyers’s dry wit, and his innocent good looks and low-key, cerebral humor meshed hilariously with Poehler’s more manic, go-for-broke intensity. When Poehler left the show, Meyers took over “Weekend Update” on his own, visibly relishing the high-pressure position. Credited with writing Tina Fey’s immortal Sarah Palin-skewering sketches, the award-winning Meyers left his mark on American pop culture history. While his success on “SNL” proved to be quieter than many of his flashier contemporaries, Meyers earned a loyal fanbase and proved his chops both in front of and behind the camera, setting himself up for a lengthy comedy career that hit a new phase when he began hosting “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC 2014- ).
