Sometimes entire Saturday Night Live sketches revolve around the same joke being driven into the ground, ad nauseum.
As a former SNL alum, Seth Meyers knows this, yet it didn't stop him from inviting Andy Samberg to perform a cut sketch from 2006 that features Samberg repeating the same line about "hitting the head" at a work party. The sketch, called "Wanna Come With?" features Kenan Thompson and Greta Gerwig.
And yet, despite literally being the same joke over and over again, Samberg's delivery, plus his 2006-era hair, is worth the price of admission. That price? Zero dollars, because this is a YouTube video. Enjoy.
The Lonely Island have never been strangers to comedy. With three albums under their belt, they're giving the big screen another try. In their first feature film since 2007's Hot Rod, TLI just released the redband trailer for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. It is...well, it's what you'd expect from the trio. Which is to say, it looks stupid, yet delightful. Enjoy!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon featured a nifty little game the other night, entitled "5-Second Summaries." Guest Andy Samberg and Jimmy Fallon tried to describe a movie in just five seconds, and the other had to guess. Not sure if the prize is Sambergers, Zuckerbergers, or just pride, but it's pretty entertaining. Well job, you two.
Any fan of this blog knows I'm a big fan of The Lonely Island. After Andy Samberg left SNL, the Digital Shorts, often the highlight of episodes, still existed, but they just weren't very good. Not to say all of Samberg's Digital Shorts were great, but even something as stupid as Dear Sister usually made me laugh, at least.
The trio is back with "YOLO," a song featuring Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar, and utilizing the popular "you only live once" message from Drake. Of course, stupid idiots took YOLO to new heights, doing something...well, stupid like peeing on a cop car or getting a dumb tattoo because, hey, you only live once! The Lonely Island reminds us of that, but rather than living wildly, they advise extreme caution.
The problem is, I'm not sure how I feel about the song itself. Lines like avoiding children because they have "mad lice," and "two words about furniture: killing machines" make me giggle, but the song is certainly nowhere near as catchy as "Lazy Sunday" or "I Just Had Sex," which were the debut singles of the first two Lonely Island albums. Kendrick Lamar's verse is kind of a throwaway, and I just hate YOLO so much, that even though the idea gets turned on its head, I'm still irritated by it. Oh well, at least this is still better than most of what's on the radio.
