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SNL Digital Shorts

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An SNL Digital Short is a short comedic or musical video segment created for airing on NBC

NBC

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's Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975, under a slightly different title. The show features a regular cast of comedy actors, joined by a guest host and musical act...

. Most Digital Shorts are produced by The Lonely Island

The Lonely Island

The Lonely Island is an American comedy troupe composed of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg, best known for their musical parodies. The group is from Berkeley, California, and is currently based in New York City...

and written by Akiva Schaffer

Akiva Schaffer

Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...

, Jorma Taccone

Jorma Taccone

Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...

and Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live....

in collaboration with SNL hosts and cast members. The segments were originally recorded with consumer grade digital video

Digital video

Digital video is a type of video recording system that works by using a digital rather than an analog video signal.The terms camera, video camera, and camcorder are used interchangeably in this article.- History :...

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An SNL Digital Short is a short comedic or musical video segment created for airing on NBC

NBC

The Lonely Island

and written by Akiva Schaffer

Akiva Schaffer

, Jorma Taccone

Jorma Taccone

and Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live....

in collaboration with SNL hosts and cast members. The segments were originally recorded with consumer grade digital video

Digital video

cameras and edited on personal computers. It is usual for the episode's hosts and musical guests (the latter on rarer occasions) to take part in the episode's short, and several shorts have included celebrity cameos.

The shorts generally take fewer than five days to complete. Schaffer has directed all the shorts and Taccone along with his brother, Asa, have produced music as necessary. So far SNL has aired 46 digital shorts, eight of which are performed by The Lonely Island

The Lonely Island

and eleven of which are the multiple part MacGruber

MacGruber

MacGruber is a Saturday Night Live sketch that is a parody of the show MacGyver. The sketch stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig . Richard Dean Anderson has also appeared on MacGruber. The shorts are written by Will Forte, John Solomon , and Jorma Taccone...

sketches. Many of the musical shorts were remastered and released in The Lonely Island's album, Incredibad
Incredibad
Incredibad is the debut studio album of American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, which consists of actors and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. The album was released February 10, 2009 on Universal Republic Records. Many of the songs on the album debuted on...

, or created specifically for the album and then featured in shorts during the 2008-2009 season.

List of shorts

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2005-2006: Season 31

A total of 11 shorts were created for 2005-2006

Saturday Night Live (Season 31)

Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-first season in the 2005-2006 television season on NBC. This season contained minor changes that would garner major results for the show...

Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Description
Lettuce	Will Forte Will Forte Orville Willis Forte IV, best known as Will Forte is an American actor, writer, and comedian.-Early life:Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of Patricia C. and Orville Willis Forte III. He was raised in Lafayette, California and graduated from Acalanes High School and UCLA with... Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	December 3, 2005	In what is revealed to be a commercial for the vegetable, two friends (Will Forte Will Forte Orville Willis Forte IV, best known as Will Forte is an American actor, writer, and comedian.-Early life:Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of Patricia C. and Orville Willis Forte III. He was raised in Lafayette, California and graduated from Acalanes High School and UCLA with... , Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... ) discuss the death of an unnamed friend while taking large bites out of heads of lettuce.
Lazy Sunday Lazy Sunday "Lazy Sunday", the second SNL Digital Short, aired on the December 17, 2005 episode of Saturday Night Live. It features cast members Chris Parnell, an eight-year veteran of SNL, and Andy Samberg a first-year featured player with little previous screen time... Uncensored	Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:... Chris Parnell Chris Parnell Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell is an American actor and comedian who was a Saturday Night Live cast member in 1998-2001 and 2002-2006. He has a recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning 30 Rock and was a supporting cast member of the short-lived 2008 sitcom Miss Guided...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	December 17, 2005	Chris Parnell Chris Parnell Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell is an American actor and comedian who was a Saturday Night Live cast member in 1998-2001 and 2002-2006. He has a recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning 30 Rock and was a supporting cast member of the short-lived 2008 sitcom Miss Guided... and Samberg rhyme Rapping Rapping is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes, wordplay, and poetry. Rapping is a primary ingredient in hip hop music, but the phenomenon predates hip hop culture by centuries. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without accompaniment... about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 epic fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published novel in C. S. Lewis's children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. It was produced by Walden Media and... , cupcake Cupcake A cupcake or fairy cake , is a small cake designed to serve one person, frequently baked in a small, thin paper cup... s, Mr. Pibb, Red Vines Red Vines Red Vines is a brand of candy manufactured in Union City, California by the American Licorice Company. Red Vines Original Red twists, sometimes known as 'red licorice', resemble American black licorice except that they are red and do not have flavor extracted from the roots of the liquorice plant... , Matthew Perry Matthew Perry (actor) Matthew Langford Perry is an American-born Canadian actor. He played Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom Friends for ten years between 1994 and 2004, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2002. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in The Ron Clark Story.- Biography :Perry was born... , and a host of other products. Music produced by Jorma Taccone.
Young Chuck Norris	Andrew Steele Andrew Steele Andrew Steele Andrew Steele Andrew Steele (born 19 September 1984 in Withington, Manchester is a British 400 metres and 4x400 m relay runner in athletics (track and field).Event(s): 400m/4x400mPersonal Best: 44.94 seconds2008 World Ranking: 16th2008 European Ranking: 5th...	Akiva Schaffer	January 21, 2006	A Chuck Norris Chuck Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist, actor and media personality. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do... fan (Jason Sudeikis Jason Sudeikis Jason Daniel Sudeikis is an American actor and comedian.-Personal life:Sudeikis was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and is of partial Lithuanian descent. He moved to Overland Park, Kansas with his family as a child. Jason considers Overland Park, Kansas to be his hometown... ) sings a ballad for him with an accompanying music video. In this video, Chuck Norris is played by Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live....
The Tangent	Bill Hader Bill Hader William "Bill" Hader is an Emmy- and Peabody award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and repertory player on Saturday Night Live...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	February 4, 2006	Joel (Fred Armisen Fred Armisen Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and musician, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Personal life:... ) rambles endlessly about a restaurant he visited, and becomes so involved in the story, he fails to notice that he is discovered by talent scouts (Bill Hader Bill Hader William "Bill" Hader is an Emmy- and Peabody award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and repertory player on Saturday Night Live... , Parnell), stars in a movie with Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson Scarlett I. Johansson is an American actress and singer. Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 film North and was subsequently nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female for her performance in 1996's Manny & Lo... , becomes a national phenomenon and then loses it all when his movie flops at the box office. Brian Williams Brian Williams Brian Douglas Williams is the American anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the evening news program of the NBC television network. Williams replaced Tom Brokaw on December 2, 2004. Previously, Williams was the network's chief White House correspondent and host of The News with Brian... and Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, television writer, comedian, producer, and the current host of The Tonight Show on NBC. He rose to fame as the host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009, before leaving to succeed Jay Leno to The Tonight Show helm,... also make cameos.
Close Talkers	Will Forte Will Forte Orville Willis Forte IV, best known as Will Forte is an American actor, writer, and comedian.-Early life:Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of Patricia C. and Orville Willis Forte III. He was raised in Lafayette, California and graduated from Acalanes High School and UCLA with...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	February 4, 2006	Two old friends from school (Forte, Steve Martin Steve Martin Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. He was raised in Southern California in a Baptist family, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and... ) meet up after years apart, greeting each other loudly while standing with their faces only an inch apart.
Natalie Rap	Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:... Asa Taccone	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	March 4, 2006	Natalie Portman Natalie Portman Natalie Portman is an Israeli American actress. Her first role came in the 1994 independent film Léon . She achieved wider fame after playing Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy... is interviewed about her life and responds with a rap proving she is a "badass bitch", poking fun at her clean and intellectual image. She slaps Seth Meyers Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian, currently serving as head writer for Saturday Night Live and anchoring its weekly news sketch Weekend Update.-Early life:... and throws a chair at Parnell. Samberg appears as Flavor Flav Flavor Flav William Jonathan Drayton Jr. , better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper, television star, and member of the rap group Public Enemy... . Music produced by Jorma Taccone and Asa Taccone, and mixed by Ben Lovett.
Dopple Ganger	Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	March 11, 2006	Meyers, Forte, and Samberg are on a lunch break and start to notice that each one has a doppelgänger Doppelgänger A doppelgänger is the ghostly double of a living person, a sinister form of bilocation.In the vernacular, the word "doppelgänger" has come to refer to any double or look-alike of a person. The word is also used to describe the sensation of having glimpsed oneself in peripheral vision, in a... nearby. After Meyers and Forte say that a large bum (Horatio Sanz Horatio Sanz Horatio Sanz is a Chilean-American comedian and actor, best known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.-Biography:... ) is Samberg's doppelgänger, they kill the real Samberg in an evil twin Evil twin The evil twin is an antagonist found in many different fictional genres. They are physical copies of protagonists, but with radically inverted moralities. In filmed entertainment, they can have obvious physical differences with the protagonist—such as facial hair, eyepatches, scars or distinctive... scenario.
Laser Cats!	Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	April 15, 2006	Hader and Samberg pitch to SNL executive producer Executive producer An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the filmmaking or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production. Typically an executive producer handles business and legal issues. See also associate producer, co-producer, line producer... Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:... their new ultra low-budget Digital Short, Laser Cats! The short within the short features the fallout of a nuclear war, in which cats can shoot lasers from their mouths and thus be used as weapons. Hader and Samberg, shooting the short in the SNL offices and playing the heroes, Nitro and Admiral Spaceship, have to rescue a princess (Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Dee Lohan is an American actress, model, and pop singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisements and television commercials... , who is not in on the joke and gets replaced by Rachel Dratch Rachel Dratch Rachel Susan Dratch is an American actress and comedienne, perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:... ).
My Testicles	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	May 6, 2006	Friends in the early 1990s (Kenan Thompson Kenan Thompson Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian who is currently a cast member of Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his titular role in Fat Albert, his role as a former cast member of All That, and for his starring role as Kenan Rockmore in the sitcom Kenan & Kel. He resides in Los... , Forte, and Parnell) discuss the music video by pop stars Ariel (Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... ) and Efrim (Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James... ), where we see the lyrics consist of constantly begging for their testicle Testicle The testicle is the male generative gland in animals.The etymology of the word is based on Roman law... s not to be harmed, in a parody of Right Said Fred Right Said Fred Right Said Fred are an English pop band, formed in 1989 by brothers Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass, later joined by their friend Rob Manzoli, all from East Grinstead... 's "I'm Too Sexy I'm Too Sexy "I'm Too Sexy" is a song by English trio Right Said Fred from their album Up. The single topped the American charts for three weeks in early 1992, after having peaked at number two for six weeks in the band's home country the previous year.... " and C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory is a dance music production group distinguished for having seven number 1 Dance/Club Play hits in the early to mid 1990s, as well as several pop crossover hits, one of which, "Gonna Make You Sweat ", reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and R&B singles charts... 's "Everybody Dance Now". Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:... appears as a backup dancer.
Peyote	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	May 13, 2006	An apparent suicide jumper (Samberg) is negotiated with by a man on a bullhorn (Forte). After a bit of dialogue, it is revealed that the "jumper" is safely on the ground and the man with the bullhorn is mere inches away from him. This is revealed to be a commercial in the same vein as Lettuce, this time for peyote Peyote Lophophora williamsii , better known by its common name Peyote, , is a small, spineless cactus. It is native to southwestern Texas and through central Mexico... .
Andy Walking	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	May 20, 2006	Samberg asks factual questions of passers-by outside NBC Studios NBC Studios NBC Studios are the two television studio facilities belonging to the National Broadcasting Company, with one of them being located inside the GE Building at Rockefeller Center in New York City, and the other located in Burbank, California, just outside of Los Angeles.A third NBC production... in the style of the Jay Leno Jay Leno James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host. From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. During his tenure, the show held the top ratings position in its time slot on nearly every weekday... bit Jaywalking, instead laughing off correct answers as false.

2006-2007: Season 32

A total of 12 shorts were created for 2006-2007

Saturday Night Live (Season 32)

Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-second season during the 2006-2007 television season. Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch left after the previous season to work on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock while Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell were fired due to budget cuts. Bill Hader, Andy Samberg,...

Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Description
Cubicle Fight	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	September 30, 2006	New office employee Gary (Hader) gets into a fight to the death with incumbent cubicle holder Steve (host Dane Cook Dane Cook Dane Jeffrey Cook is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28... ).
Harpoon Man	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	October 21, 2006	Harpoon Man (John C. Reilly John C. Reilly John Christopher Reilly is an American actor. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty film productions, including three separate films in 2002, each of which were nominated for... ), a suave action hero and parody of Shaft Shaft (1971 film) Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. An action film with elements of film noir, Shaft tells the story of a black private detective, John Shaft, who travels through Harlem and to the Italian mob in order to find the missing... , tracks down an insulting announcer dressed as a whale (Samberg), who is narrating his life in a theme song.
Pep Talk	Fred Armisen Fred Armisen Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and musician, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Personal life:... John Lutz John Lutz John Lutz is an American writer who mainly writes mystery novels. He has received an Edgar Award and the Shamus Award twice, and his novel Single White Female was the basis for the 1992 film starring Bridget Fonda...	Akiva Schaffer	December 9, 2006	A fast food boss (Armisen) gives his employees (Forte, Matthew Fox Matthew Fox (actor) Matthew Chandler Fox is an American actor and former model. His first major role was playing an older brother and patriarch Charlie Salinger on Party of Five in the 1990s, co-starring with both Scott Wolf and Neve Campbell. More recently, he played Jack Shephard on the ABC drama series Lost.-... , Amy Poehler Amy Poehler Amy Meredith Poehler is an American actress and comedienne. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film Mean Girls alongside Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in Baby Mama in 2008... , Samberg, Thompson) a pep talk and has trouble controlling his anger until one of his employees (Forte) comes in late. It originally was scheduled to air on the episode hosted by Matthew Fox (which explains his appearance), but ended up airing on the following episode hosted by Annette Bening Annette Bening Annette Francine Bening is an American actress.-Early life:Bening was born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Shirley, a church singer and soloist, and Grant Bening, a sales training consultant and insurance salesman. Her parents, natives of Iowa, were practicing Episcopalians and conservative... .
Dick in a Box Dick in a Box "Dick in a Box" is a Saturday Night Live digital short featuring Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg that aired on December 16, 2006.Following its debut on network television, the sketch became an example of viral video after massive exposure on sites such as YouTube... Uncensored	Justin Timberlake Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone Asa Taccone Katreese Barnes	Akiva Schaffer	December 16, 2006	A Christmas song about two men (Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards. He got his big break when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate... and Samberg) giving their lovers (Kristen Wiig Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig is an American comic actress who currently appears as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.She is a member of the Groundlings, and also appeared in the first season of Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show.... and Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress and comedian, known as a former cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is the daughter of late soul singer Minnie Riperton and song writer/music producer Richard Rudolph... ) a box with their genitalia inside as presents, in a style reminiscent of early 1990s R&B Contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B is a music genre of western popular music. Although the acronym “R&B” originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s... sex ballads made popular by acts such as Bel Biv Devoe, Color Me Badd Color Me Badd Color Me Badd was an R&B vocal group that was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. The original members of the group were Bryan Abrams ; Mark Calderon ; Sam Watters and Kevin Thornton .-Biography:The a cappella, and pop hip-hop group, whose R&B harmony vocals were offset by mild rap... , and R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly Thabit , best known by the stage name R. Kelly, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and record producer. Debuting in 1992 with the group Public Announcement, Kelly went solo in 1993 for a successful solo career starting with the album, 12 Play... . Won a 2007 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Music and Lyrics. Music created in part by Asa Taccone and Katresse Barnes.
Laser Cats! 2	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	January 13, 2007	Hader and Samberg apologize to Lorne Michaels for the original Laser Cats! claiming to understand where they went wrong: not enough politics. They then introduce Laser Cats! 2, based on the same premise, but now it was the Iraq War Iraq War The Iraq War, also known as the Occupation of Iraq or Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States and the United Kingdom.Prior to the war, the governments of the United... that had gone nuclear and caused the feline mutations. This time, Dr. Scientist (Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age ten... ) has stolen the cure that turns Laser Cats back into regular cats.
Nurse Nancy	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	January 20, 2007	Scott Garbaciak (Samberg) is the multi-role star of the fictional film Nurse Nancy, in parody of Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian... films such as Norbit Norbit Norbit is a romantic comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and starring Eddie Murphy and Thandie Newton. Produced by Davis Entertainment and Tollin/Robbins Productions, the film also stars Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Lester "Rasta" Speight, Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Marlon... and The Nutty Professor The Nutty Professor (1996 film) The Nutty Professor is a 1996 science fiction-romantic comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name starring Jerry Lewis. The original music score was composed by David Newman.... .
Body Fuzion	Amy Poehler Amy Poehler Amy Meredith Poehler is an American actress and comedienne. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film Mean Girls alongside Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in Baby Mama in 2008... Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress and comedian, known as a former cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is the daughter of late soul singer Minnie Riperton and song writer/music producer Richard Rudolph... Kristen Wiig Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig is an American comic actress who currently appears as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.She is a member of the Groundlings, and also appeared in the first season of Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show....	Akiva Schaffer	February 3, 2007	Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film producer and film director. She is the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered... is Desiree, host of a 1986 sexually suggestive, low-impact, high-result exercise video Body Fuzion, with "her friends" Donna, Michelle, and Donna M. (Rudolph, Wiig, and Poehler respectively).
Andy Popping Into Frame	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	February 10, 2007	Samberg quietly pops into view as the camera routinely cuts to different locations and landmarks. Forte soon begins doing the same a few times, before being forced out at gunpoint.
Business Meeting	Unknown	Jorma Taccone	February 24, 2007	A corporate executive (Rainn Wilson Rainn Wilson Rainn Dietrich Wilson is an American actor. He is known for his roles as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office, the leading role in the 2008 comedy The Rocker, and assistant mortician Arthur Martin in HBO's Six Feet Under.-Early life:Wilson was... ) leads a meeting to take ideas on how to save his failing company, and hears suggestions from an increasingly bizarre set of employees, including a gigantic turkey sub and Arcade Fire. Upon reaching the end of the meeting, Wilson receives a phone call informing him that the office building is about to be blown up.
The Shooting Video	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	April 14, 2007	In a spoof of The O.C. The O.C. The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons... episode "The Dearly Beloved", a man (Hader) writes a letter to his sister, he is shot by his friend (Samberg), leading to a series of overly-dramatic, slow-motion shootings set to "Hide and Seek Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap song) "Hide and Seek" is the first single by Imogen Heap from her album Speak for Yourself. The song is performed with the sole accompaniment being the sound produced by a harmonizer , creating an altered a cappella sound.... " by Imogen Heap Imogen Heap Imogen Heap is a Grammy nominated English singer and songwriter from Romford, Havering. She is known for her work as part of Frou Frou and for her 2005 solo record Speak for Yourself, which she wrote, produced and mixed. In 2006, Heap was nominated for two Grammy Awards... , including their roommate (Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.LaBeouf began his comedy career when he was 10 years old, and then launched his acting career in 1998 at the age of 12. He became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, also appearing... ), the sister (Wiig), and two police officers (Sudeikis, Armisen).
Roy Rules!	Unknown	Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	April 21, 2007	Samberg performs a rhyme about how much he likes his brother in-law named Roy (SNL writer Brian Tucker).
Talking Dog	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	May 19, 2007	While meeting the owner of an apartment he's about to rent (Zach Braff Zach Braff Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.During the 2000s, he became known for his role as John 'J.D.' Dorian, on the popular TV Series Scrubs, which earned him his first Emmy nomination.... ), a man (Samberg) is shocked to find out that the owner's dog can not only talk (with the voice of SNL writer Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:... ), but has fallen in love with him. Later he finds out that the dog was using him to get a plate of ham. The owner implies that this happens regularly, but the dog convinces the man that it's still something more, and the man ends up french kissing French Kissing "French Kissing" is an R&B song performed by German singer Sarah Connor. It was written and co-produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar for Sarah Connor's debut album, Green Eyed Soul , incorporating a sample of Blackstreet featuring Dr... the dog.

2007-2008: Season 33

A total of 11 shorts were created for 2007-2008

Saturday Night Live (Season 33)

Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-third season, during the 2007-2008 television season on NBC. No new cast members were added to the show at the beginning of the season, and the entire cast from the thirty second season returned for Season 33...

Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Description
Iran So Far	Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer	Akiva Schaffer	September 29, 2007	Samberg sings a love song for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country.An engineer and teacher from a poor background, Ahmadinejad joined the... (Armisen), along with Adam Levine Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the frontman for the pop rock band Maroon 5.- Early life :... from Maroon 5 Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American rock band. Since debuting in 2002, the band has sold over 10 million albums in the United States and nearly 15 million worldwide. While they were in high school, the four original members of Maroon 5 played in a garage band called Kara's Flowers, which was active from 1994... , sampling "Avril 14th" by Aphex Twin Aphex Twin Richard David James , aka Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born English electronic musician described by The Guardian newspaper as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music." He founded the record label Rephlex Records in 1991 with his friend Grant Wilson-Claridge.-Early... . Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age ten... has a cameo.
People Getting Punched Right Before Eating	Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	Akiva Schaffer	October 13, 2007	Samberg punches people before they get to eat then gleefully dances afterwards; victims include Forte, Armisen, Sudeikis, host Jon Bon Jovi Jon Bon Jovi John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. , better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of rock band Bon Jovi. He was also the owner of the Philadelphia Soul of the now suspended Arena Football League... , and Taylor Hawkins Taylor Hawkins Taylor Hawkins is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band, Foo Fighters.... and Dave Grohl Dave Grohl David Eric Grohl is an American rock musician, singer and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drummer for several Washington, D.C., area bands, including the hardcore punk band Scream. In 1990 he became the drummer for grunge group Nirvana... of the Foo Fighters Foo Fighters Foo Fighters is an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band, Nirvana, in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel , William Goldsmith , and... . The short shares the style of Andy Popping Into Frame.
Brian Diaries	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	November 3, 2007	Brian Williams Brian Williams Brian Douglas Williams is the American anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the evening news program of the NBC television network. Williams replaced Tom Brokaw on December 2, 2004. Previously, Williams was the network's chief White House correspondent and host of The News with Brian... describes a day in his life, including watching footage of himself, meditating while the disembodied head of Bono Bono Paul David Hewson, KBE , most commonly known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer and musician, best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife,... praises him, and dropping pennies on Al Roker Al Roker Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. is an American television broadcaster, best known as the weather anchor for NBC's Today show. On July 20, 2009, he began co-hosting his new morning show Wake Up with Al on The Weather Channel, which airs weekdays from 6am to 7am ET, one hour away from Today show... and Matt Lauer Matt Lauer Matthew Todd "Matt" Lauer . is an American television journalist best known as the host of NBC's The Today Show since 1994. He was previously a news anchor in New York and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence and Richmond... from the NBC building.
Grandkids in the Movies	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	February 23, 2008	An old man presents films which have his grandsons (Hader and Samberg) digitally inserted in order to help old people be more comfortable with today's films.
The Mirror	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	March 1, 2008	A girl (Ellen Page Ellen Page Ellen Philpotts-Page , known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress. Page received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her role as the title character in the film Juno.... ) wakes up from a nightmare and begins seeing a zombie (Samberg) in her bathroom mirror, which turns out to be the nightmare of the zombie, a wolf man (Forte), and a woman named Debbie (Wiig) married to Dracula Count Dracula Count Dracula is a fictional character, the titular antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. Some aspects of his character may have been inspired by the 15th century Romanian voivode, Vlad III the Impaler... (Sudeikis).
Hero Song	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	March 8, 2008	An apparently wealthy man (Samberg) sings about crime infecting the city, then turns into a superhero (à la Batman Batman The Batman, originally referred to as the Bat-Man, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , appearing in publications by DC Comics... ) and tries to save a woman (Amy Adams) from being mugged, only to have the mugger (Sudeikis) beat up the superhero.
Andy's Dad	Jonah Hill, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer	Akiva Schaffer	March 15, 2008	Jonah Hill Jonah Hill Jonah Hill Feldstein is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. Hill has had a successful career as an actor in comedy films, and has appeared in Accepted, Grandma's Boy, Evan Almighty, Superbad, Strange Wilderness, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Funny People.-Personal life:Hill was born ... confesses to Samberg about how he has fallen in love with his father, Ben Samberg (played by longtime SNL writer Jim Downey Jim Downey (comedian) James Downey is an American comedy writer and occasional actor. Downey is best known as a long-time writer for Saturday Night Live.-Writing:Downey attended Harvard University, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Russian... ). Hader also confesses the same thing.
Laser Cats! 3D	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	April 5, 2008	Samberg and Hader attempt to pitch Laser Cats to Lorne again, this time with a scene enhanced by 3D glasses. The plot revolves around a ban on all laser cats and a battle against the corrupt Mayor Top-Hat Top hat A top hat, top-hat, silk hat, cylinder hat, plug hat, chimney pot hat or stove pipe hat is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat worn prior to and including the 19th and early 20th centuries... (Thompson). Christopher Walken Christopher Walken Christopher Walken is an American actor of stage and screen. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, Batman Returns, True Romance, Catch Me If You Can,... appears as the general and Senator Christopher Dodd Christopher Dodd Christopher John "Chris" Dodd is an American lawyer and Democratic politician currently serving as the senior U.S. Senator from Connecticut.... cameos as himself (watching the short while having dinner with Lorne).
Daiquiri Girl	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	April 12, 2008	Samberg appears in an amateur, early-90s music video about a girl who loves to drink daiquiri Daiquiri Daiquiri is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, lime juice, and sugar or other sweetener. There are several versions, but those that gained international fame are the ones made in the El Floridita bar in Havana, Cuba.... s. Meanwhile, text scrolls up the screen explaining that the producers apologize for airing the video because a certain musical guest (Gnarls Barkley Gnarls Barkley Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy award-winning American musical group collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse from New York, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green , from Atlanta. Their first album, St... ) failed to appear for the shooting of a digital short, despite an agreement to do otherwise.
The Best Look in the World	Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer	Akiva Schaffer	May 10, 2008	Samberg and host Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.LaBeouf began his comedy career when he was 10 years old, and then launched his acting career in 1998 at the age of 12. He became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, also appearing... sing a high-energy country Country music Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains... song about Samberg's new dress shirt, black socks, no pants look (the best look in the world).
Japanese Office	John Lutz John Lutz (television writer) John Lutz is an American writer and comedian.The son of a Lutheran minister, Lutz grew up in the Chicago suburbs and Michigan. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, majoring in psychology and minoring in business... Marika Sawyer	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	May 17, 2008	Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian and actor. Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant... presents a clip from a Japanese show that was his inspiration for The Office The Office The Office is the title of several television situation comedy shows. It takes the form of a mockumentary.The original version of The Office was aired in the United Kingdom, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It starred Gervais as the boss and main character... , featuring Japanese versions of Michael Michael Scott (The Office) Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell, and based on David Brent from the original British version. Michael, the central character of the series, is currently the co-manager of the Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin... (Steve Carell Steve Carell Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Carell rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2004, and as Michael Scott on The Office since 2005... ), Dwight Dwight Schrute Dwight Kurt Schrute is a fictional character on NBC's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. His counterpart in the original UK version of The Office is Gareth Keenan.... (Hader), Jim Jim Halpert James Duncan "Jim" Halpert is a fictional character in the United States version of the television sitcom The Office, played by John Krasinski. The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office... (Sudeikis), Pam Pam Beesly Pamela Morgan "Pam" Halpert is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom The Office, played by Jenna Fischer... (Wiig), and Stanley Stanley Hudson Stanley Hudson is a fictional character from the US television series The Office. He is played by Leslie David Baker. Stanley's counterpart in the UK series is Malcolm.-Overview:... (Thompson). Also, Darrell Hammond Darrell Hammond Darrell Hammond is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1995 until 2009, and holds the record for longest tenure as an SNL cast member, having earned the distinction in 2004-2005... plays Regis Philbin Regis Philbin Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is an American media personality and occasional actor, known for fronting various talk and game shows... in a tampon commercial. At the end of the episode, Gervais comments "It's funny 'cause it's racist".

2008-2009: Season 34

A total of 16 shorts were created for the 2008-2009 season

Saturday Night Live (Season 34)

The thirty-fourth season of the variety series Saturday Night Live began airing in 2008 and concluded in 2009 on NBC. This season of Saturday Night Live consisted of 22 episodes, in attempt to compensate for episodes lost during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike...

Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Description
Space Olympics	Andy Samberg Jorma Taccone Akiva Schaffer	Akiva Schaffer	September 13, 2008	Samberg sings through an autotuner, while wearing a white pompadour wig and spangled jumpsuit. His song promotes a low budget, ill-planned, ultimately doomed athletic competition held in space in the year 3022. Athletes are portrayed by Sudeikis, Casey Wilson Casey Wilson Casey Rose Wilson is an American actress, comedienne and screenwriter known for her time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Career:... , Hader, and real-life Olympian and episode host Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer, frequently cited as the greatest swimmer and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. He has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian... .
Hey! (Murray Hill)	Unknown	Jorma Taccone	September 20, 2008	In this spoof of teen dramas, a young man (James Franco James Franco James Edward Franco is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films... ) is talked to by a girl (Kristen Wiig). Some small talk is made, until the subject of his small "ding-dong Penis The penis is an external sexual organ of certain biologically male organisms, in both vertebrates and invertebrates.... " comes up. Then another girl (an uncredited cameo by Blake Lively Blake Lively Blake Christina Lively is an American actress. She stars in the book-based TV series Gossip Girl as Serena van der Woodsen... ) comes up to him and tells him she has a small "ding-dong", too.
Extreme Challenge	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	October 4, 2008	Samberg and Wiig compete in nonsensical activities, from arm wrestling to human ATM Automated teller machine An automated teller machine is a computerized telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public space without the need for a human clerk or bank teller... . Forte is the pathetic referee, Thompson is an ATM customer, and Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway (actress) Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 1999 television series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy The Princess Diaries , which established her career.She continued to appear in family films over the next three years, with... appears when Andy turns into Jane Austen Jane Austen Jane Austen was an English novelist, whose realism, biting social commentary and use of free indirect speech, have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature.... .
Ras Trent	Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone D. Carey Sly Dunbar Robbie Shakespeare	Akiva Schaffer	October 25, 2008	Samberg plays a college student who has converted to Rastafari Rastafari movement The Rastafari movement is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, new religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former, and final, Emperor of Ethiopia, as the incarnation of God, called Jah or Jah Rastafari.... , who sings boastfully (and stereotypically) about the culture, while being aware that he's not fit for it when he walks by a group of actual Rastas. Wiig and Wilson appear as backup singers. (The real backup is actually provided by J. Newsom and Maya Rudolph). In the Incredibad version, the song ends with a fade. Music produced by Sly & Robbie.
Everyone's A Critic	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	November 15, 2008	In a clip from Paul Rudd Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter.-Early life:Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England; his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky"... 's new movie, Samberg romantically paints him nude and then Rudd returns the favor. While selling the painting at an auction, it is shown to be so graphic that everyone who sees it begins convulsing Convulsion A convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body. Because a convulsion is often a symptom of an epileptical seizure, the term convulsion is sometimes used as a synonym for seizure... violently, vomiting, bleeding from the eyes, and committing violent acts of suicide. Armisen appears as the auctioneer, Wilson as the interviewer, Hader and Wiig as Indiana Jones Indiana Jones Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is a fictional adventurer, OSS agent, professor of archaeology, and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials... and Marion Ravenwood Marion Ravenwood Marion Ravenwood-Jones , is a fictional character that first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Played by Karen Allen, she enters the story when Indiana Jones visits her in Nepal, needing her help — specifically, he needs an artifact in her possession, originally obtained by... respectively (they appear tied to a post with their eyes closed while everyone else is dying after seeing the painting, parodying the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark is a action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford... ).
Virgania Horsen's Pony Express	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	December 6, 2008	Wiig reprises her role as Virgania Horsen in a crudely-made commercial for her new business, which consists of mail delivery by horse. *Note the original Virginia Horsen short did have the Digital Short title in front of it. According the credits, these shorts were all directed by Jorma.
Jizz in My Pants Jizz in My Pants "Jizz in My Pants" is an SNL Digital Short which aired on Saturday Night Live on December 6, 2008. It serves as the music video for the first single from The Lonely Island's debut album, Incredibad... Uncensored Clean version	Andy Samberg Jorma Taccone Akiva Schaffer Michael Forno	Akiva Schaffer	December 6, 2008	The Lonely Island The Lonely Island The Lonely Island is an American comedy troupe composed of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg, best known for their musical parodies. The group is from Berkeley, California, and is currently based in New York City... sings about premature ejaculation Premature ejaculation Premature ejaculation is a condition where a man ejaculates earlier than he or his partner would like him to. Premature ejaculation is also known as rapid ejaculation, rapid climax, premature climax, or early ejaculation.... , often at the slightest provocation. Fellow Lonely Island member and director, Akiva Schaffer shows up in the video as a DJ(Schaffer rarely shows up on-screen). Molly Sims Molly Sims Molly Sims is an American model and actress. Sims is best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her role as Delinda Deline in the NBC drama Las Vegas.-Early life:... , Jamie-Lynn Sigler Jamie-Lynn Sigler Jamie-Lynn Sigler , formerly known as Jamie-Lynn DiScala, is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO television series The Sopranos.-Early life:... , and Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards. He got his big break when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate... make cameo appearances (Timberlake appears as a janitor). The music video is for their first single of their debut album, Incredibad Incredibad Incredibad is the debut studio album of American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, which consists of actors and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. The album was released February 10, 2009 on Universal Republic Records. Many of the songs on the album debuted on... .
Cookies	James Anderson James Anderson James Anderson may refer to:Arts:James K Anderson , American actorJames Anderson , British actorJames Anderson , British mystery fiction writerJames Anderson , American television writerLaw:... Fred Armisen Fred Armisen Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and musician, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Personal life:...	Akiva Schaffer	December 13, 2008	An executive (Hugh Laurie Hugh Laurie James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE , best known as Hugh Laurie, is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician.He first reached fame as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner, Stephen Fry, and then as a cast member of Blackadder. Since 2004, he has... ) announces to the department heads that things are not going well and drastic steps may need to be taken. During this, Marcus (Armisen) begins outstretching himself to eat cookie Cookie In the United States and Canada, a cookie is a small, flat-baked treat, containing milk, flour, eggs, and sugar, etc. In most English-speaking countries outside North America, the most common word for this is biscuit; in many regions both terms are used, while in others the two words have different... s on the table. At the end of the skit, another executive (Thompson) reveals that the "cookies" are really laxative Laxative Laxatives are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stool, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for rectal and bowel examinations, and may be supplemented by enemas in that... s.
Doogie Howser Theme	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	January 10, 2009	Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor. Prominent roles of his career include the title role in Doogie Howser, M.D., the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother and a fictionalized version of himself in the Harold & Kumar series... and the entire cast perform the theme to Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. is a television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a brilliant doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. ABC aired the show from September 1989 to March 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes.-Plot:... . While Harris wears a tuxedo Black tie Black tie is a dress code for semi-formal evening events, and is worn to many types of social functions. For a man, the major component is a jacket, known as a dinner jacket or tuxedo , which is usually black but is also seen in midnight blue... , the SNL cast dresses as Doogie Howser, wearing lab coats, a picture ID of Doogie, dress shirts, blond wigs, colorful ties, acid washed jeans Jeans Jeans are pants, or trousers, made from denim. Mainly designed for work, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's and Wrangler.... , and Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... hi-tops (Armisen and Samberg wear green sunglasses as well). Harris plays keyboard Musical keyboard A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the... ; Wilson, Abby Elliott Abby Elliott Abby Elliott is an American actress and comedienne who is currently a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Three generations of her family have been featured on the show... , and Michaela Watkins Michaela Watkins Michaela Suzanne Watkins is an American actress, best known for her various roles as a cast member on Saturday Night Live; a regular performer with The Groundlings in Los Angeles; and as the role of "Lucy" in the 4th season of The New Adventures of Old Christine... play violin Violin The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello.... ; Bobby Moynihan Bobby Moynihan Robert "Bobby" Moynihan, Jr. is an American actor and comedian who is currently a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Career:... plays tuba Tuba The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the... ; Thompson plays harp Harp A harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. As many other non-percussion instruments, it can also be used as a percussion instrument. All harps have a neck, resonator and strings. Some, known as frame harps, also have a forepillar;... ; Hader plays saxophone Saxophone The saxophone is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841... ; Hammond plays trumpet Trumpet The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC... ; Wiig plays electric guitar Electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker. The signal that comes from the guitar is sometimes electronically altered with guitar effects such as... ; Sudeikis plays double bass Double bass The double bass, also called the upright bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. The name, "double bass," derives from the early use of the instrument to double—an octave lower where possible—the bass part written... ; Forte plays drum kit Drum kit A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain... ; Armisen plays synthesizer Synthesizer A synthesizer is an electronic instrument that is capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies... ; and Samberg plays an Akai MPC 2000XL drum machine Drum machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. Drum machines are very useful instruments for a wide variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music... . At the end of the performance, Harris sheds a tear.
A Couple of Homies	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 2009	Samberg and Armisen casually talk in a break room while Forte sings about every little thing that they're doing (giving each other a high five, reading a magazine, drinking soda, and wearing dresses). At the end, it's revealed to actually be a commercial for D.A.R.E.. It was originally cut from the Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Ben Affleck is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s, after his involvement in the film Mallrats and later played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997... dress rehearsal.
Laser Cats 4-Ever!	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone	January 31, 2009	Steve Martin Steve Martin Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. He was raised in Southern California in a Baptist family, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and... walks into the office of Lorne Michaels with yet another half baked Laser Cats episode. It is evident that Samberg and Hader have put Martin up to it, as well as crediting him as "Executive Producer" of Laser Cats 4. A robot Cyber-Face (Thompson) goes haywire, but it is revealed to be Admiral Spaceship's father (Martin), who reveals that Spaceship and Nitro are brothers. At the end of the skit Lorne Michaels orders them all out of his office.
I'm on a Boat I'm on a Boat "I'm on a Boat" is a single from The Lonely Island's debut album Incredibad, and was also featured as a Saturday Night Live Digital Short. The song features R&B singer T-Pain. The song, produced by Wyshmaster, is a parody of many rap video cliches. The music video reached number one on YouTube in... Uncensored Clean version	Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone Adam Cherrington	Akiva Schaffer	February 7, 2009	From The Lonely Island's album Incredibad. Samberg wins a prize from a cereal for a boat trip for three and selects himself, Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... and surprisingly, T-Pain T-Pain Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter, and producer. He began his career as a rapper in the group Nappy Headz. In 2005, he became a singer and released his debut album Rappa Ternt Sanga with the hits "I'm Sprung" and "I'm N Luv "... while Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:... stays out of the excitement. Then the group proceeds into a highly aggressive, profane rap song about sailing on a boat, including fifteen uses of the word "fuck Fuck Fuck is an English word that is generally considered profane, that in its most literal meaning refers to the act of sexual intercourse. However, by extension it may be used to negatively characterize anything that can be dismissed, disdained, defiled, or destroyed, and it is due to the convergence... ". The second single from the Lonely Island's debut album 'Incredibad'.
Property of the Queen	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone	February 14, 2009	Samberg blackmails the Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers are an American pop rock boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From Wyckoff, New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas... with a videotape of them as an 80s band called Property of the Queen. Samberg ultimately wants to know how they stayed young for 25 years and it is revealed that the wizard (Hader) featured in one of their music videos kept them young. Thompson, Forte and Moynihan appear as band members.
Party Guys	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	March 14, 2009	Samberg and Hader are at a party where everyone and everything is a literal representation of a slang term (i.e., a "serial rapist" (Forte) is shown having sex with a box of cereal, a group of "motherfuckers" are men with their mothers, a group of "sons of bitches" are a litter of puppies, a "numbnuts" is a man (John Lutz John Lutz (television writer) John Lutz is an American writer and comedian.The son of a Lutheran minister, Lutz grew up in the Chicago suburbs and Michigan. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, majoring in psychology and minoring in business... ) shown sitting on a block of ice with his pants around his ankles, a group of "jokers" are dressed as different incarnations of The Joker Joker (comics) The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics and appearing as the archenemy of Batman. Created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Batman #1 .... from The Dark Knight, a knucklehead is a hand with plastic eyes glued on it, etc). When Samberg and Hader discover "two douchebags", however, it's revealed that they're looking at themselves in a mirror.
Like a Boss Like a Boss "Like a Boss" is the tenth track and fourth single from The Lonely Island's Incredibad. The song is a parody of the first official single from Slim Thug's first album Already Platinum, also named 'Like a Boss'.- Video :... Uncensored	Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone Aleric Banks	Akiva Schaffer Jorma Taccone	April 4, 2009	The Lonely Island The Lonely Island The Lonely Island is an American comedy troupe composed of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg, best known for their musical parodies. The group is from Berkeley, California, and is currently based in New York City... rap about what it's like for the boss of a big company. Samberg describes his average day, which initially features plausible activities such as approving memos and sending faxes; however, his actions become increasingly erratic, and eventually, overtly surreal (for example, having sex with a giant fish in the sewer). From their Incredibad Incredibad Incredibad is the debut studio album of American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, which consists of actors and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. The album was released February 10, 2009 on Universal Republic Records. Many of the songs on the album debuted on... album. Seth Rogen Seth Rogen Seth Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and film producer. Rogen began his career doing stand-up comedy for four years during his teens, coming in second place in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest when he was 16. While still living in his native Canada, he landed a supporting role in... replaces Akiva as the company evaluator in the music video, though Akiva does appear in the video as a hooded gun dealer.
Motherlover	Andy Samberg Andy Samberg David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live.... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:... Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards. He got his big break when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	May 9, 2009	Five months after the events of "Dick in a Box," Samberg and Timberlake's characters (who have just been released from prison) sing about special gifts for Mother's Day Mother's Day The modern Mother's Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis in Grafton, West Virginia, as a day to honor mothers and motherhood; especially within the context of families, and family relationships. It is now celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, some of which have a much older... , with Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1970, and won an Oscar for her performance in the 1995 film, Dead Man Walking... and Patricia Clarkson Patricia Clarkson Patricia Davies Clarkson is an American actress. After having a dramatic education in the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and is working steadily on both film and television... appearing as their mothers. They decide the best present for them would be for them to have sex with the other's mother. They proclaim it is the second best idea they have ever had. Music originally omitted from sessions for the album Incredibad Incredibad Incredibad is the debut studio album of American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, which consists of actors and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. The album was released February 10, 2009 on Universal Republic Records. Many of the songs on the album debuted on... , as produced by Asa Taccone and Drew Campbell.

2009-2010: Season 35

Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Description
The Date	John Solomon Will Forte Will Forte Orville Willis Forte IV, best known as Will Forte is an American actor, writer, and comedian.-Early life:Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of Patricia C. and Orville Willis Forte III. He was raised in Lafayette, California and graduated from Acalanes High School and UCLA with...	John Solomon John Solomon John Lewis Solomon is a public servant and former Canadian politician. Since 2001, he has been chair of Saskatchewan's Workers' Compensation Board... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	September 26, 2009	A man (Forte) with a strained voice discusses his life commanding a SWAT SWAT A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in American and some international law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers... team and raising lambs for slaughter with an increasingly fascinated date (Megan Fox Megan Fox Megan Denise Fox is an American actress. She began her acting career in 2001 with several minor television and film roles, and played a recurring role on Hope and Faith. In 2004, she launched her film career with a role in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen... ).
Megan's Roommate	Unknown	Unknown	September 26, 2009	Andy Samberg is brought home by Megan Fox, and meets her hostile roommate "Optimus Prime Optimus Prime Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. He is the main protagonist and leader of the "heroic" faction in most of the various Transformers continuities.-Transformers: Generation 1:... " (Moynihan), a man wearing a bathing robe and a mask of the Transformers Transformers Transformer may refer to:* Transformer, a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling* Transformer , Lou Reed's 1972 rock album... character. Cameo by Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green is an American actor best known for his role as David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a character he portrayed from 1990 to 2000, and his role as Derek Reese in the U.S... as "Bumblebee Bumblebee (Transformers) Bumblebee is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. In all incarnations, Bumblebee is a small, yellow Autobot with the altmode of a compact car.- Transformers: Generation 1 :... ".
On the Ground	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	October 3, 2009	A beatnik (Samberg) raps about throwing many things offered to him "on the ground," in order to show his anti-conformist nature, until he throws Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian television and film actor best known for his roles in the comedy films National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Waiting..., Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe and The Proposal and as Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.-Early life:Reynolds was born in Vancouver, British... ' and Elijah Wood Elijah Wood Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. Making his film debut with a minor part in the Back to the Future Part II , he landed a succession of subsequent larger roles and became a critically acclaimed child actor by age 13.... 's (both appear as themselves) dinner on the ground and the two celebrities chase down the beatnik and taser him in the butthole.
Brenda & Shaun	Unknown	Unknown	October 10, 2009	A 1990's commercial for two amateur laser magicians (played by Fred Armisen and episode host Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film producer and film director. She is the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered... ).

Dress rehearsal shorts

These shorts were filmed and shown to the studio audience during the weekly SNL dress rehearsal, but were not included in the live show and have yet to appear on air.

Title	Date Intended to Air	Description
Lobster Cop	April 8, 2006	A police officer (Samberg) with lobster claws struggles to eat his meal in a diner. First shown during the Antonio Banderas dress rehearsal. It was shown again during the remaining rehearsals of the 2005-2006 season.
Gawker Hopefuls	October 28, 2006	Samberg and Armisen attempt to get noticed by Gawker.com Gawker.com Gawker.com is a blog based in New York City that bills itself as "The source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip" and focuses on celebrities and the media industry.Founded in 2002, Gawker is the flagship blog for Nick Denton's Gawker Media... , paparazzi, and UsWeekly. They even go to the UsWeekly and Gawker offices. It was only shown during the Hugh Laurie Dress Rehearsal.
The Sun's Day Off	September 27, 2008	Samberg plays a sun who tries to brighten up Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Will Forte's days. Only shown in the Faris Dress Rehearsal.
Guys In Sunglasses Lookin' Dope	April 11, 2009	Short features close-ups of male castmembers, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Kenan Thompson and Zac Efron(host) posing in their designer shades. They keep proclaiming they're lookin dope, camera cuts to Andy who is posing in some cheap shades. Shown to audiences only during the Efron dress rehearsal.
Will's Secret Weapon	May 16, 2009	Will Ferrell has a puppet that looks like a dog and keeps attacking castmembers like Bobby Moynihan, Kenan Thompson and Andy Samberg. Shown only during the Ferrell dress rehearsal.

Other Lonely Island shorts on SNL

Produced by The Lonely Island, and/or labeled Digital Shorts on official YouTube postings, these shorts aired on an SNL episode but not with the official SNL Digital Short title card. As with the Digital Shorts, these are directed by Akiva Schaffer. However, according to the official LonelyIsland website, the MacGruber shorts are directed by Jorma Taccone

Jorma Taccone

Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Description
An SNL Movie Trailer Recut: Apocalypto	Matt Murray Matt Murray Matthew John "Matt" Murray is an English football goalkeeper, signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.-Playing career:...	Akiva Schaffer	December 9, 2006	The trailer for Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American Australian actor, film director and producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in the Mad... 's film Apocalypto Apocalypto Apocalypto is a epic film directed by Mel Gibson. Set in Central America, during the declining period of the Maya civilization, Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and destruction of his village.The film... is newly subtitled, implying that the Jew Jew The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation... s destroyed the Maya civilization Maya civilization The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Preclassic period , many Maya cities reached their highest... , in reference to Gibson's anti-semitic remarks Mel Gibson DUI incident On July 28, 2006, at 2:36am PDT, Mel Gibson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after being stopped for speeding in his 2006 Lexus LS 430 on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California... in 2006.
MacGruber MacGruber MacGruber is a Saturday Night Live sketch that is a parody of the show MacGyver. The sketch stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig . Richard Dean Anderson has also appeared on MacGruber. The shorts are written by Will Forte, John Solomon , and Jorma Taccone... (Parts 1, 2, and 3)	Unknown	Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	January 20, 2007	In three parodies of MacGyver MacGyver MacGyver is an American action/adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and executively produced by Henry Winkler and John Rich that aired on ABC. Seven seasons were produced, all of which were broadcast by American Broadcasting Company Network in the United States and various... , the titular hero (Forte) demands odd objects of his disgusted sidekicks (Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven Jeremy Samuel Piven is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Ari Gold in the hit HBO series, Entourage, for which he has won the Emmy award for Best Supporting Actor on three occasions and a Golden Globe Award.... , Rudolph) in his attempts to stop catastrophic events that are mere seconds away. The episodes invariably end with his failure to stop the event.
Sloths	Unknown	Jorma Taccone	February 10, 2007	A Staten Island Zoo Staten Island Zoo The Staten Island Zoo is a small urban zoo in northern Staten Island in New York City in the United States.Zoo construction commenced in 1933 as part of the Federal Government’s works program on an estate willed to New York City. The land, now called Barrett Park was willed to the City of New York... worker (Wiig) introduces Staten Island Tech High School student's crude and vile documentary on sloth Sloth The living sloths comprise six species of medium-sized mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Pilosa. They are arboreal residents of the rainforests of Central and South America. The sloth's taxonomic suborder is Folivora, while some call it Phyllophaga... s before previewing it herself.
United Way	Seth Meyers Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian, currently serving as head writer for Saturday Night Live and anchoring its weekly news sketch Weekend Update.-Early life:... Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone...	March 24, 2007	Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. One of only two three-time NFL MVPs, he is statistically regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time... takes time out to be a mentor to kids, but ends up being physically, mentally, and verbally abusive to them (a parody of his public service announcements for the United Way during 2001–2005).
MacGruber 2	Unknown	Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	May 12, 2007	In three more segments, the titular hero (Forte), after 15 years of sobriety, begins drinking Intoxication Intoxication is the state of being affected by one or more psychoactive drugs. It can also refer to the effects caused by the ingestion of poison or by the overconsumption of normally harmless substances.Some types of intoxication:*A mechanism of disease.... just as his sidekicks (Molly Shannon Molly Shannon Molly Helen Shannon is an American actress, comedian and writer. She is best known for her work as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995-2001, and starred on the NBC sitcom Kath & Kim. She is also well known for appearing in movies with Will Ferrell.-Early life:Shannon was born in Shaker... , Rudolph) need his bomb-defusing skills most. MacGruber's behavior evolves into a parody of David Hasselhoff's hangover video.
MacGruber 3	Unknown	Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	October 6, 2007	In three more segments, the titular hero (Forte) becomes obsessed with his recent plastic surgeries Plastic surgery Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. While famous for aesthetic surgery, plastic surgery also includes two main fields: body modification and reconstructive surgery... just as his sidekicks (Seth Rogen Seth Rogen Seth Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and film producer. Rogen began his career doing stand-up comedy for four years during his teens, coming in second place in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest when he was 16. While still living in his native Canada, he landed a supporting role in... , Rudolph) need his bomb-defusing skills most.
Virgania Horsen's Hot Air Balloon Rides	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	February 23, 2008; February 14, 2009	A fake commercial about a woman (Kristen Wiig) offering free hot air balloon rides to combat the long lines and intrusive searches at airports. There was a 2nd part to this commercial, in which Horsen flies over New York and Montreal, that was cut for time from the original airing. Both parts aired during Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in films such as Beetlejuice and The Hunt for Red October, in addition to the Martin Scorsese films The Aviator and The Departed.He was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild... 's 2008-2009 appearance.
MacGruber 4	Unknown	John Solomon	March 15, 2008	MacGruber (Forte) feels insecure when his assistant (Jonah Hill Jonah Hill Jonah Hill Feldstein is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. Hill has had a successful career as an actor in comedy films, and has appeared in Accepted, Grandma's Boy, Evan Almighty, Superbad, Strange Wilderness, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Funny People.-Personal life:Hill was born ... ) says that he cannot do his job when he and Vicky (Wiig) need his bomb-defusing skills the most. Only two segments aired. In the third segment (which is available on some video websites), Hader appears as MacGruber's life coach.
MacGruber 5	Unknown	John Solomon	May 10, 2008	MacGruber and his son, Merrill (Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.LaBeouf began his comedy career when he was 10 years old, and then launched his acting career in 1998 at the age of 12. He became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, also appearing... ), team up together. However, in the process of escaping, Merrill inadvertently confesses that he's gay (by showing anal lubricant, a vibrating dildo, and his boyfriend Scott (Samberg) showing up) leaving MacGruber to make him straight again by reciting Bible verses and forcing him to kiss Vicky (Wiig).
MacGruber 6	Unknown	Jorma Taccone	October 18, 2008	MacGruber discovers he lost all his money in the stock market Stock market A stock market is a public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.... and seeks desperate ways for cash just as his sidekicks (Josh Brolin Josh Brolin Josh James Brolin is an American actor. He has acted in theater, film and television roles since 1985, and won acting awards for his roles in the films No Country for Old Men and Milk.-Early life:... , Wiig) need his bomb-defusing skills most.
Jam the Vote	Unknown	Akiva Schaffer	October 23, 2008	Samberg walks around New York City asking people if they're registered to vote, which Wiig's character points out ended 2 weeks prior. Meanwhile, Samberg also fights back vomiting a spicy hot dog he stole.
Giraffes!	Unknown	Jorma Taccone	November 1, 2008	A sequel to the "Sloths" video, only with Jason Sudeikis as the head of the Staten Island Zoo instead of Kristen Wiig. The same students create a video that proclaims giraffes are from outer space and will destroy mankind.
MacGruber MacGruber MacGruber is a Saturday Night Live sketch that is a parody of the show MacGyver. The sketch stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig . Richard Dean Anderson has also appeared on MacGruber. The shorts are written by Will Forte, John Solomon , and Jorma Taccone... 7 (Parts 1, 2 and 3)	Unknown	Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	January 31, 2009	MacGruber is helped by MacGyver MacGyver MacGyver is an American action/adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and executively produced by Henry Winkler and John Rich that aired on ABC. Seven seasons were produced, all of which were broadcast by American Broadcasting Company Network in the United States and various... (Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson is an American television and film actor, producer and composer. He began his television career in 1976 as Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver... ) and keeps trying to promote Pepsi Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in many places such as retail stores, restaurants, schools, cinemas and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina. The brand was trademarked... , changing his name to "Pepsuber" and eventually replaces every word in his sentences with the word "Pepsi". These shorts were paid for by Pepsi as advertisements; as a result they aired during commercial breaks, not as part of the show itself, and did not air at all on the Canadian Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean... simsub Simultaneous substitution Simultaneous substitution is a sometimes controversial practice mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requiring Canadian cable, direct broadcast satellite and multichannel multipoint distribution service television distribution companies to substitute a local... on Global Global Television Network Global Television Network is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Throughout the 1990s, it dominated primetime ratings in key markets such as southern Ontario, B.C... . The second of the three shorts was replayed as an ad during Super Bowl XLIII Super Bowl XLIII Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference champion Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League champion for the 2008 season... the next day.
MacGruber 8	Unknown	Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma "Jorm" Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer.-Early Life:...	March 7, 2009	MacGruber is once again joined by MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson is an American television and film actor, producer and composer. He began his television career in 1976 as Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver... ), who reveals that he's MacGruber's long-lost father (MacGruber's full name is actually "MacGruber MacGyver"), who left MacGruber's mother (Abby Elliot) for a stripper.

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The short "Lazy Sunday

Lazy Sunday

"Lazy Sunday", the second SNL Digital Short, aired on the December 17, 2005 episode of Saturday Night Live. It features cast members Chris Parnell, an eight-year veteran of SNL, and Andy Samberg a first-year featured player with little previous screen time...

," which aired December 17, 2005, was viewed more than five million times on YouTube

YouTube

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alone before it was removed due to copyright infringement

Copyright infringement is the unauthorized use of material that is covered by copyright law, in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.For electronic and audio-visual media,...

. In late 2006, however, NBC began uploading SNL shorts on YouTube themselves. The short "Dick in a Box

Dick in a Box

"Dick in a Box" is a Saturday Night Live digital short featuring Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg that aired on December 16, 2006.Following its debut on network television, the sketch became an example of viral video after massive exposure on sites such as YouTube...

" which aired in December 2006, was viewed more than 28 million times on YouTube. It was available uncut on YouTube with a special warning, stating that the sketch contained explicit language that was censored from the television version. The short also won an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...

The Shooting

The Shooting, also known as Dear Sister, was broadcast during an episode aired April 14, 2007. The short satirizes the final scene of The O.C.

The O.C.

The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons...

s second-season finale.

Expanded plot

Keith (Bill Hader

Bill Hader

William "Bill" Hader is an Emmy- and Peabody award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and repertory player on Saturday Night Live...

) writes a letter to his sister, as Dave (Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

David Andrew "Andy" Samberg is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island and a repertory player on Saturday Night Live....

) asks what he is doing. As Keith responds, explaining he hasn't seen his sister in a long time, Dave suddenly and inexplicably shoots him. In the following overly-dramatic, slow-motion death overdubbed by a cue of "Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap song)

"Hide and Seek" is the first single by Imogen Heap from her album Speak for Yourself. The song is performed with the sole accompaniment being the sound produced by a harmonizer , creating an altered a cappella sound....

" by Imogen Heap

Imogen Heap

Imogen Heap is a Grammy nominated English singer and songwriter from Romford, Havering. She is known for her work as part of Frou Frou and for her 2005 solo record Speak for Yourself, which she wrote, produced and mixed. In 2006, Heap was nominated for two Grammy Awards...

, Dave is seen visibly shaken as Keith, in shock, collapses. As Dave gathers his bearings, Keith suddenly shoots him in return, having recovered from his injury long enough to exact his revenge to the same music cue.

After both men have fallen to the ground from their separate shootings, another man, Eric (Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf

Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian.LaBeouf began his comedy career when he was 10 years old, and then launched his acting career in 1998 at the age of 12. He became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, also appearing...

), enters looking for them (saying he's "just thought of the funniest thing"). Dave comes back to life to shoot Eric in the stomach, who collapses, once again to the same music. The sister herself (Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Carroll Wiig is an American comic actress who currently appears as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.She is a member of the Groundlings, and also appeared in the first season of Spike TV's The Joe Schmo Show....

) enters the scene, and begins to read the letter (Dear Sister, By the time you read this..) until she too is shot in the stomach several times by each of the three men on the ground, with the music cue restarting with every shot, until she collapses too. She ends up being shot 17 times, total.

The short ends as two police officers (Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Daniel Sudeikis is an American actor and comedian.-Personal life:Sudeikis was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and is of partial Lithuanian descent. He moved to Overland Park, Kansas with his family as a child. Jason considers Overland Park, Kansas to be his hometown...

, Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian, and musician, best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Personal life:...

) are observing the crime scene. One finds the letter, left on the table near the brother's body, and begins to read. The letter is revealed to be a prediction of each shooting, in detail, and ends claiming that two police officers will come across the letter and then shoot each other after reading it. While the reading officer laughs it off, his partner turns and shoots him as the reading officer shoots him as well to overlapping "Hide & Seek" cues.

The letter

The "Dear Sister" letter itself, as transcribed from the short. It is read towards the end of the video, by one of the two police officers.

Dear Sister,

By the time you read this, I'll be dead. This is how I think it's gonna happen: Dave will shoot me, then I'll shoot Dave, then Eric will enter and get shot by Dave. Then you'll come in and get shot by Eric, Dave and me multiple times.

Love, Your Brother Keith

P.S - Then two cops will read this letter and shoot each other.

Virginia Tech shootings

Due to music clearance issues, the NBC

NBC

network, which broadcasts Saturday Night Live and distributes clips, did not release The Shooting on its official site or YouTube immediately following broadcast. On April 16, 2007, two days following the initial air date of the sketch, the Virginia Tech shootings occurred. The massacre, which took place on the Virginia Tech

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic university in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States...

campus of Blacksburg

Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 39,284 at the 2000 census, with an estimated increase to 41,796 in 2008...

, Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue...

, saw 32 people killed and 25 more wounded by the actions of Seung-Hui Cho

Seung-Hui Cho

Seung-hui Cho was a senior-level undergraduate student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University who killed 32 people and wounded 25 others in the shooting rampage which has come to be known as the "Virginia Tech massacre"...

before he himself committed suicide, making it the deadliest school shooting in modern U.S. history. The sketch, viewed under this new context, was considered to be in bad taste and suffer from poor timing following the shootings, and perhaps as a result, NBC never uploaded the clip to YouTube or its official site. The short finally reappeared four months later, in a repeat of the LaBeouf episode, aired August 4, 2007.

Spin-offs

Despite the initial attempts of NBC to enforce copyright protection and remove access to the sketch on YouTube

YouTube

and similar viral video

Viral video

A viral video is a video clip that gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or Instant messaging, blogs and other media sharing websites...

sites, viewers uploaded the short even after the videos were removed several times at NBC's request. Despite these obstacles, the short became popular enough to beget a wave of re-enactments and parodies using the same use of "Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap song)

" and slow-motion to violent scenes, such as this. http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/family/watch/v958066MSN4qQ9q However, with the recent dispute between Youtube & Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is the third-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the "big four" record companies. The current incarnation of the company was formed in 2004 when it was spun off by Time Warner, and as a result, Time Warner no longer...

, the phenomenon may be over due to many of these videos having their audio muted, even though Imogen Heap is not with WMG.

External links

SNL Digital Shorts on NBC.com