(So sorry for the long hiatus! We are back up and operating.)
Saturday Night Live‘s Digital Shorts have been one of the shows few saving graces in recent years, and it seems like any time the feature is a music video, it goes viral immediately. SNL castmember Andy Samberg and SNL writers Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone make up the comedy group The Lonely Island that produce the Digital Shorts. Their latest video, “The Creep” featuring Nicki Minaj, has done it again, racking up almost a million views in just one day. Check it out after the break.
The video was featured on this weekend’s episode, where Facebook co-founder (and subject of The Social Network) Mark Zuckerberg also made an appearance.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wordy Wednesday: Andy Samberg and Zachary Quinto to Play Exes to Anna Faris
Andy Samberg has signed on to play one of Faris's past loves, and Zachary Quinto is also in talks. Since the main character's exes in Karyn Bosnak’s book 20 Times a Lady (on which the film is based) are described as "an inmate, a rehab patient, a dog-obsessed Amway salesman and a Muppeteer", I'm psyched to see both of these guys step into such kooky parts. Can't you just picture Samberg as a Muppeteer?! Hilarious. Also, it'll be nice to watch Quinto's funny side — which we didn't exactly get to see behind those pointy ears in Star Trek. What do you make of Quinto doing comedy? And are you happy to see Samberg on the big screen again?
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Wordy Wednesday: Grammy Nomination for Andy
It's almost Christmas, and for many people, that means trying to figure out what kind of gift to get for that guy who has everything. This year, though, when noted gift consultant Andy Samberg looks into his own box, he may find something truly unexpected: a Grammy award. Yes, that's right: the 'Saturday Night Live' star, who famously won an Emmy award for his musical collaboration with Justin Timerblake back in 2007, will have to break out his tux once again, as he and new collaborator T-Pain have been nominated for a Grammy Award for their duet 'I'm On a Boat.'
And this time it's not in a television category either: PopEater is reporting that Samberg (along with Lonely Island partners Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer) and T-Pain are up for the award in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Their competition includes, among others, three different Kanye West projects, which begs the question: if Kanye was upset about Taylor Swift, what kind of speech is he going to give if the creative genius behind 'Motherlover' beats him out?
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wordy Wednesday: January Jones on SNL
January Jones, Painful on SNL: Visibly, Audibly Asks “Which Camera?”
Poor January Jones. It has, I think, been a long time since a host on SNL has been this bad. Stilted delivery, stumbling over words and that weird, low-energy negativity that works for Betty Draper but so does not work for a live comedy show. There were many lowlights, but the NYT’s Dave Itzkoff caught one of the most glaringly bad: Visibly and audibly asking “Which camera?” in her first live sketch. We’ve got the painful moment here:
This is not the only reason that last night’s show was one of the worst in recent memory, and it’s not like there weren’t good moments — the Joe Biden cold open, Darrell Hammond spoofing Lou Dobbs, Jones spoofing archaic Mad Men values in a “Ladies Guide To Party Planning” video, Bill Hader’s take on Dr. Jekyll and what Mr. Hyde really did — but the tone is set in the monologue and that isn’t just about the host, it’s about what the writers elect to do with that host. Making the monologue about spoofing Mad Men — and making it all about the guys in the audience — was a lazy way to use her, especially since SNL did Mad Men so well last year when Jon Hamm hosted. Repeating the Joanie joke (Joanie’s hot; has a voluptuous, swaying butt) was even worse, and a wasted opportunity for a reveal — after the production that was made of watching Joanie mount the stage from behind, I was expecting to see Andy Samberg’s face when she turned around (which would have salvaged somewhat). Alas, it was Abby Elliott, in the same costume as Casey Wilson from last year. Lame.
It’s hard not to compare Jones with Hamm — he was awesome, funny, natural, she was…not — but compare for a moment the material they were given. Hamm shone just as well in roles outside his Don Draper persona (”Jon Hamm’s John Hamm“; umm this one); even the Mad Men parody wasn’t just a parody, but had the clever A-Holes twist. Jones’ Betty Draper was well-used in the “Ladies Guide”) but everywhere else she was a pretty prop. She was clearly willing to take risks — the “Rear Window” sketch showed that, and did so well, if ickily (yes I laughed, what can I say, it’s the payoff of well-done bathroom humor. Didn’t feel the same about the digital short). Where was Jones dressed up a la Lady Gaga on “Deep House Dish?” Where was she made up to do any sort of impression? Half the joke of Taylor Swift as Kate Gosselin was the hair. Where was Jones playing someone from the news? (She actually has just the right energy to have played crazy Michele Bachmann.) Or she could have been Hermione, trying to get Harry and Ron to hurry and fight Voldemort while they giggle and eat Cheetos after smoking pot. Alas, the most innovative, out of the box depictions of Jones on SNL last night occurred in the commercial-break portraits. Those hinted at promise no one bothered to uncover.
Jones didn’t serve SNL very well last night, but they didn’t serve her, either. A host takes a huge risk when they come on — essentially the risk of falling flat like January Jones. Even seeing that she’s awkward onstage, nervously reliant on cue cards — so what, she wouldn’t be the first. It was up to them to help her there. Making it worthwhile for her to have been on the show would it have made it worthwhile for them to have had her.
Anyway! If after all that you still want to see last night’s show, well, here you go: Monologue; The Awkward Return of A Different Hoda; Rear Window, filled with puns and smells; Lou Dobbs and Kim Kardashian; and Kristen Wiig chewing up scenery like no ones’ business coming up if only you click here.
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What do you guys think? Did you find it as painful to watch as everyone else? Maybe the lack of Andy didn't help? Thoughts?
Poor January Jones. It has, I think, been a long time since a host on SNL has been this bad. Stilted delivery, stumbling over words and that weird, low-energy negativity that works for Betty Draper but so does not work for a live comedy show. There were many lowlights, but the NYT’s Dave Itzkoff caught one of the most glaringly bad: Visibly and audibly asking “Which camera?” in her first live sketch. We’ve got the painful moment here:
This is not the only reason that last night’s show was one of the worst in recent memory, and it’s not like there weren’t good moments — the Joe Biden cold open, Darrell Hammond spoofing Lou Dobbs, Jones spoofing archaic Mad Men values in a “Ladies Guide To Party Planning” video, Bill Hader’s take on Dr. Jekyll and what Mr. Hyde really did — but the tone is set in the monologue and that isn’t just about the host, it’s about what the writers elect to do with that host. Making the monologue about spoofing Mad Men — and making it all about the guys in the audience — was a lazy way to use her, especially since SNL did Mad Men so well last year when Jon Hamm hosted. Repeating the Joanie joke (Joanie’s hot; has a voluptuous, swaying butt) was even worse, and a wasted opportunity for a reveal — after the production that was made of watching Joanie mount the stage from behind, I was expecting to see Andy Samberg’s face when she turned around (which would have salvaged somewhat). Alas, it was Abby Elliott, in the same costume as Casey Wilson from last year. Lame.
It’s hard not to compare Jones with Hamm — he was awesome, funny, natural, she was…not — but compare for a moment the material they were given. Hamm shone just as well in roles outside his Don Draper persona (”Jon Hamm’s John Hamm“; umm this one); even the Mad Men parody wasn’t just a parody, but had the clever A-Holes twist. Jones’ Betty Draper was well-used in the “Ladies Guide”) but everywhere else she was a pretty prop. She was clearly willing to take risks — the “Rear Window” sketch showed that, and did so well, if ickily (yes I laughed, what can I say, it’s the payoff of well-done bathroom humor. Didn’t feel the same about the digital short). Where was Jones dressed up a la Lady Gaga on “Deep House Dish?” Where was she made up to do any sort of impression? Half the joke of Taylor Swift as Kate Gosselin was the hair. Where was Jones playing someone from the news? (She actually has just the right energy to have played crazy Michele Bachmann.) Or she could have been Hermione, trying to get Harry and Ron to hurry and fight Voldemort while they giggle and eat Cheetos after smoking pot. Alas, the most innovative, out of the box depictions of Jones on SNL last night occurred in the commercial-break portraits. Those hinted at promise no one bothered to uncover.
Jones didn’t serve SNL very well last night, but they didn’t serve her, either. A host takes a huge risk when they come on — essentially the risk of falling flat like January Jones. Even seeing that she’s awkward onstage, nervously reliant on cue cards — so what, she wouldn’t be the first. It was up to them to help her there. Making it worthwhile for her to have been on the show would it have made it worthwhile for them to have had her.
Anyway! If after all that you still want to see last night’s show, well, here you go: Monologue; The Awkward Return of A Different Hoda; Rear Window, filled with puns and smells; Lou Dobbs and Kim Kardashian; and Kristen Wiig chewing up scenery like no ones’ business coming up if only you click here.
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What do you guys think? Did you find it as painful to watch as everyone else? Maybe the lack of Andy didn't help? Thoughts?
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Wordy Wednesday: Andy Samberg and Friends
Andy will be performing 'Andy Samberg and Friends' at the New York Comedy Festival this Sunday. Get your tickets if you live nearby!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
WELCOME to andy-samberg.com's new blog
Here's how it's gonna work:
Movie Monday: Each Monday I will post a video (preferably new) featuring Andy.
Wordy Wednesday: On Wednesdays, I'll post some recent and interesting news regarding Andy. If there's not much news, I'll feature a quote, some trivia, or some other wordy thing.
Photo Friday: Pretty straightforward - On Fridays, I will post a picture of Andy.
I'll do my best to stick with the schedule and keep this blog updated! Feel free to follow or subscribe to this blog to get your Andy updates!
Movie Monday: Each Monday I will post a video (preferably new) featuring Andy.
Wordy Wednesday: On Wednesdays, I'll post some recent and interesting news regarding Andy. If there's not much news, I'll feature a quote, some trivia, or some other wordy thing.
Photo Friday: Pretty straightforward - On Fridays, I will post a picture of Andy.
I'll do my best to stick with the schedule and keep this blog updated! Feel free to follow or subscribe to this blog to get your Andy updates!
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