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The Lonely Island beginnings | The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast - Episode 1

Posted by cfabbro
Tags: comedy, history, saturday night live, seth meyers, the lonely island, andy samberg, jorma taccone, akiva schaffer, podcasts, videos, the lonely island and seth meyers podcast, long listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by6DzVt7Fog

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Authors
thelonelyisland
Duration
57:09
Published
Apr 15 2024

8 comments

  1. [2]
    cfabbro
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    I have been subscribed to The Lonely Island channel for ages, and kept the bell notification enabled despite them not posting anything for the last 3 years, in the hope they would eventually...

    I have been subscribed to The Lonely Island channel for ages, and kept the bell notification enabled despite them not posting anything for the last 3 years, in the hope they would eventually release some new albums, movies, or sketch comedy stuff ... but seeing this pop up was a nice surprise too. It's a new podcast with Seth Meyers and The Lonely Island trio (Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer)!

    5 votes
    1. babypuncher
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      Akiva Schaffer is currently tapped to direct a reboot of Naked Gun with Liam Neeson.

      Akiva Schaffer is currently tapped to direct a reboot of Naked Gun with Liam Neeson.

      1 vote
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    balooga
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    I remember watching The Lonely Island vids on the Channel101 website back in 2004 or so. They had a bunch of stuff on their own site too, this was before YouTube. Being a fan of theirs before they...

    I remember watching The Lonely Island vids on the Channel101 website back in 2004 or so. They had a bunch of stuff on their own site too, this was before YouTube. Being a fan of theirs before they got famous has been the defining hipster moment of my personal pop culture story. And they did kinda sell out, and I don’t watch SNL so I haven’t kept up with them in literally decades. But I was honestly happy for them, that all three got hired together, which is frankly absurd (but merited in their case). I love that The Lonely Island has remained a thing separate from SNL all the while. Nice to see they all made it to veteran celebrity status, with their friendship intact… It’s a true success story.

    I listened to the episode and enjoyed it nostalgically. It inspired me to rewatch a few episodes of The ‘Bu which are still pretty masterful today despite their nonexistent budget. I hadn’t realized until Seth Meyers mentioned it in the podcast that Channel101 was partly a Dan Harmon creation. He’s a household name now but that website seemed super underground at the time. I didn’t even realize they did physical screenings, I thought it was all online! There was a lot of talent in that pool. I need to go look up Sockbaby and Kicked in the Nuts, see if either of those are still hosted somewhere.

    2 votes
    1. cfabbro
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      I only really became aware of them as a comedy group after Dick in a Box, so it was interesting hearing about their formative years.

      I only really became aware of them as a comedy group after Dick in a Box, so it was interesting hearing about their formative years.

      1 vote
  4. cfabbro
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    Lazy Sunday | The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast Episode 3 p.s. Just like with Daniel Tosh's new podcast, I'm only planning on posting the first few episodes as they come out, so anyone...

    Lazy Sunday | The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast Episode 3

    p.s. Just like with Daniel Tosh's new podcast, I'm only planning on posting the first few episodes as they come out, so anyone here who might be interested in the podcast has a chance to discover it. But feel free to click "Ignore" on the topic if you're not interested, and don't want to see it keep popping back up in Activity sort.

    2 votes