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Was Last Night's SNL Really The Worst Episode Ever?Original at gawker.com
• Sun, Nov 15
By Foster Kamer So, here at SNL Digest, we're trying to have a hopeful, kind conversation about a show—and a tradition—we hold dear, the slope of its decline regardless. But last night's January Jones episode? One word: disaster. How disaster-y? Here's a Digital Short where Fred Armisen keeps walking in...
Taylor Swift Gets Laughs on SNLOriginal at wompwompwomp (WordPress)
• Sun, Nov 8
By wompwompwomp The SNL Digital Short was a spoof of the Twilight movies. It was a trailer for the upcoming movie called Firelight. Taylor portrayed the Bella character who fell in love with Franken played by Bill Hader who accidentally choked people and was terrified by fire.
Saturday Night Live - "November 7th, 2009 - Taylor Swift"
Original at memles (WordPress)
• Sat, Nov 7
By Myles Overall, though, it’s just another episode of SNL: generally uneven, highlighted by a Digital Short, and failing to reverse the show’s continued irrelevance in a non-Election year. But yet, who can’t help but be warmed by how darn earnest Swift is when she talks about how this is the best w...
Saturday Night Live, "Ryan Reynolds/Lady Gaga"
Original at huesrevues (WordPress)
• Sun, Oct 4
By Jason Hughes Season 35, Episode 2) And the SNL Digital Short was back to what it does best. Letting Andy Samberg create a video for an original song, this time a rap video about not taking any shit from anyone! Season 35, Episode 2) By the dead silence RyanReynolds got for all of his attempted jokes in the mo
New Releases for the Week of September 18, 2009
Original at carlosdev (WordPress)
• Wed, Sep 16
By carlosdev Columbia) Starring the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris. Directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord See the trailer here. For more on the movie this is the website. Rating: PG (for brief mild language)
MacGruber SNL spin off on the way...
Original at movieblaze (WordPress)
• Thu, Aug 13
By movieblaze I remain as delighted as we are perplexed that cameras have actually started rolling on the MacGruber movie, even though precious little news of the SNL sketch (check it out on YouTube) movie spinoff has surfaced beyond Bill Hader and Andy Samberg, both chums and former co-stars of dir...
2009 MTV Movie Awards Digital Short: ExplosionsOriginal at Dave and Thomas Daily Timekillers
• Mon, Jun 1
By daveandthomas MTV Shows The 2009 MTV Movie Awards happened last night. Yeah, we didn’t know they still did them either. But kudos for this Saturday Night Live Andy Samberg song about movie explosions. Not for the movie clips. Not for Will Ferrell showing up as either Neil Diamond or that character [...]
Jorma Taccone - chimp off the old block
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Fri, May 29
USA Jorma Taccone has spent his career tethered to Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. The trio - friends since Berkeley High School days - are staff members on "Saturday Night Live." They're known to youtube devotees for their outrageous "Digital Shorts," ...
The unforgivable sins of Justin Timberlake
Original at Gainesville Sun
• Wed, May 20
FL My tortured feelings about Timberlake started with his second appearance on "Saturday Night Live" when he paired with Andy Samberg for a hilarious, incredibly obscene digital short. Without giving too much away, it was a parody R&B music video about ...
'300' hottie accused of rapping pap
Original at MiamiHerald.com
• Sat, May 16
FL The news was broken by Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg, who was due to perform sketch comedy song I'm on a Boat With T-Pain on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. Samberg said the birth forced T to pull out of the show. ...
TV Briefing 5/14
Original at Daily Herald
• Thu, May 14
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UT From Mr. Bill to "Lazy Sunday," the late-night show has occasionally presented short films, and is collecting many of the best for a two-hour prime-time special airing Sunday evening. Andy Samberg is the host. "It's great to be able to show all these ...
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TV special will showcase 'SNL' short films
Original at Philadelphia Inquirer
• Wed, May 13
PA By David Bauder AP From Mr. Bill to "Lazy Sunday," the late-night show has occasionally presented short films. Now, it has collected many of the best for a two-hour prime-time special airing Sunday night at 9. Andy Samberg is the host. ...
The Lonely Island
Original at Hour.ca
• Wed, May 6
Canada The best thing, no make that the only good thing, about the current version of SNL, is the sporadic Andy Samberg-led music videos. A youtube sensation (who has 90 minutes to waste on a Saturday night?), this clever series of video snippets repeatedly ...
Andy Samberg's Career Was Launched By Bank Error
Original at Starpulse.com
• Fri, May 1
CT Funnyman Andy Samberg credits a costly blunder for his acting career - he funded films with thousands of dollars a bank mistakenly placed in his account. The Saturday Night Live star was a struggling college student at New York University scraping ...
'SNL' Star Funded Films With Bank's $$
Original at PopEater Music Blog
• Fri, May 1
New York Daily News NY Saturday Night Live comedy team, from left, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, and Akiva Schaffer, are photographed in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson) AP Saturday Night Live comedy team, from left, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, ...
Justin Timberlake To Host "Saturday Night Live" For Third Time
Original at All Headline News
• Mon, Apr 13
Timberlake's appearances on "SNL" have produced some of the most viewed videos on YouTube, such as his duet with Andy Samberg "**** in a Box." Timberlake made a cameo appearance on the show in late 2008, where he appeared in a skit with Beyonce which ...
Hot Rod--Movie Review. SNL's Andy Samberg makes funny salute to Evel KnievelOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Mar 30
By rss@youtube.com (sprnstn84) Author: sprnstn84 Keywords: Danny McBride Andy Samberg comedy Saturday Night Live The Freditor Added: March 30, 2009
Week’s Best Star Sightings, March 21 - 27
Original at Access Hollywood
• Fri, Mar 27
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Andy Samberg and Isla Fisher discuss their latest film "Hot Rod" in this exclusive interview. Access' Laura Saltman gets the post-show reactions from the "Dancing With the Stars" celebrities and their professional dance partners. ...
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'Saturday Night Live' funny again - The Huntsville Times
Original at AL.com
• Mon, Mar 23
Saturday Night Live' funny again What really brought my attention back to the show, though, was a group called "The Lonely Island." It's made up of three guys from the East Bay area of California: Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. The three were childhood best friends ...
Opinion: Interview: The Lonely Island
Original at Artistdirect.com
• Mon, Mar 2
The Lonely Island is most well known for counting Andy Samberg of Saturday Night Live among its members. But Samberg's fellow SNL writers, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, also inhabit this Island. The trio have gained momentum thanks to their ...
Opinion: Samberg live
Original at Boston Globe
• Thu, Feb 26
By Meredith Goldstein As you may have heard, "Saturday Night Live" star Andy Samberg, who is famous for his digital shorts and for doing a near-perfect Mark Wahlberg impression, will be at Newbury Comics in Faneuil Hall tonight to promote an album ... Stars crowd Lonely Island Boston Herald
Album review: The Lonely Island, 'Incredibad'
Original at The Ann Arbor News
• Wed, Feb 25
Removed from the digital shorts you've seen on "Saturday Night Live" or the Internet about a thousand times, the novelty songs of the Lonely Island -- Andy Samberg and cohorts Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone -- too rarely work either as music or ...
Opinion: Celebrate Valentine's Day with The Lonely Island and 'Incredibad'
Original at HitFix
• Sat, Feb 14
By HitFix Staff Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone, here in a salute to the Bee Gees (we assume), form The Lonely Island. Anyone notice what album has been battling Lily Allen's critically acclaimed "It's Not Me, It's You" for the top of ...
Bromosexuality
Original at boy culture
• Thu, Feb 12
By Matthew Rettenmund On ambiguously gay sketches:"It's a slippery slope, but sometimes that shit is just funny." I might be more offended if he weren't so cute.Out plays with fire, putting openly straight Andy Samberg on its cover (he plays a non-stereotypical gay man in the upcoming bromance comedy I Love You...
How To: Shaft in a BoxOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Jan 5
By rss@youtube.com (igotskraped) This is a simple how-to guide on how to construct that perfect gift for your special someone. Enough said. Author: igotskraped Keywords: SNL "Dick in a Box" "Andy Samberg" "Justin Timberlake" ICB Comedy Added: January 5, 2009
SNL Blagojevich Spoof
Original at Daily Stab
• Sun, Dec 14
By Kelly “It looks like you’re wearing a toupee that’s also wearing a toupee.” Related Stories: John Malkovich SNL Opening Monologue VideoJizz In My Pants Video From SNLJustin Timberlake Paul Rudd And Beyonce On SNLFunny SNL Promo With Paul Rudd And Andy SambergJohn McCain On SNLMaya Rudolph Re...
Justin Timberlake is Beyonce’s Backup Dancer on SNLOriginal at Just Jared
• Sun, Nov 16
• 1 related articles
Paul Rudd, who hosted SNL that evening, acted as Beyonce’s music vid director. Andy Samberg and Bobby Moynihan joined Timberlake as B.K.’s backup dancers. WATCH!!! IT’S HLIARIOUS!!! Justin Timberlake is Beyonce’s Backup Dancer on “SNL”
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Opinion: Space Chimps
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Jul 17
PA - Jul 17, 2008 The chimp selected to lead the mission is a wisecracking circus monkey named Ham III (Andy Samberg of "Saturday Night Live"), grandson of a famous astronaut ...
Andy Samberg: There's Definitely a Proud Tradition of Comedy in the Jews
Original at Comedy Central Insider
• Wed, Apr 16
By Eric March Akiva [Schaffer] and Jorba [Taccone], I’ve known them since the seventh grade. And they were better friends with each other in junior high, and then we all started hanging out together in high school, at Berkeley High. We were all kind of just goofballs. After we graduated college, we all thr...
Joanna Newsom: Best rapper alive?
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Fri, Feb 1
By Simon Vozick-Levinson One row ahead of me in the hipster-heavy crowd, Saturday Night Live clowns Andy Samberg, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer whispered and giggled to one another. The formally attired players of the Brooklyn ...
Podcast: Behind Every Internet Meme Is A Better One You Never Saw [Ftl]Original at gawker.com
• Sat, Jan 19
By Nick Douglas Andy Samberg used to be funny, honest! Before Saturday Night Live had him recording "The Chronic(what?)cles of Narnia," his comedy group "The Lonely Island" made what is possibly the only truly funny white-man rap, "The Heist," which contains the epic line "Chamomile, motherfucker!...
Podcast: Behind Every Internet Meme Is A Better One You Never SawOriginal at Gawker
• Sat, Jan 19
By Nick Douglas Andy Samberg used to be funny, honest! Before Saturday Night Live had him recording "The Chronic(what?)cles of Narnia," his comedy group "The Lonely Island" made what is possibly the only truly funny white-man rap, "The Heist," which contains the epic line "Chamomile, motherfucker!...
Movie Review: Hot Rod
Original at Blogger News Network
• Mon, Dec 10
By Nathaniel Jonet Starring Andy Samberg and what has to be 83/100ths of the current Saturday Night Live crowd, Hot Rod is wholly uninspiring. Isla Fisher stars in the film as well and, although certainly good looking, continues to be an unconvincing ...
HD DVD Review: Hot Rod - Monsters and Critics.com
Original at Monsters and Critics.com
• Mon, Dec 3
HD DVD Review: Hot Rod UK - Supposedly relying on Samberg’s comedic presence, I’ve never been much of a fan of his SNL work or his web-based comedy troupe ‘the Lonely Island’ where the ...
DVD Review: Hot Rod - Blogcritics.org
Original at blogcritics.org
• Wed, Nov 28
DVD Review: Hot Rod Blogcritics.org, OH - Nov 28, 2007 Hot Rod stars Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg as the title character, a would-be daredevil who still lives at home and tries to pull off death-defying ...
Dumenco: SNL Digital Wunderkind Samberg Worth $342 Mil
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Nov 5
By The Huffington Post News Editors Now, Samberg, as you may know, is a relative "SNL" newbie, and the show's executive producer, Lorne Michaels, is known for his tightfistedness. Historically, you never got rich working for Lorne; instead, you hoped to eventually strike ...
Andy Samberg “Punched!”
Original at Celebrity Gossip from Celebridiot
• Mon, Oct 15
By Celeb This Andy Samberg digital short appeared on Saturday Night Live this past weekend and the music combined with Samberg’s post punch dances makes it worth the watch. SNL will hve a tough time regaining it’s past glory, but they have some ...
Andy Samberg Punching People Video | I Can’t Figure Out Why I Find ...
Original at Web TV Hub
• Sun, Oct 14
By Kristy Pruitt Here we have an Andy Samberg digital short from Saturday Night Live. In it, he goes around punching people when they are trying to eat. This is just about the dumbest and most pointless thing I’ve ever seen. Yet I’m still laughing about ...
Andy Samberg Punched Bon Jovi
Original at Hollywood Grind
• Sun, Oct 14
By Hollywood Grind Andy Samberg did an SNL short film called "People Getting Punched Just Before Eating," and in it he punches Bon Jovi, and other famous people. Him so crazy.
SNL Digital Short: People Getting Punched Just Before Eating
Original at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines
• Sun, Oct 14
Andy Samberg punches people just before they are about to eat. From Saturday Night Live.
SNL: Kevin Federline Parenting Tips
Original at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines
• Sun, Oct 7
An address by Kevin Federline (Andy Samberg) sharing parenting tips.
SNL - Iran So Far
Original at About.com Political Humor
• Thu, Oct 4
Andy Samberg and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad together at last, in this SNL Digital Short with Adam Levine of Maroon 5.
Levine And Gyllenhaal Poke Fun At Ahmadinejad
Original at Jewtastic
• Mon, Oct 1
By Jewtastic Staff Maroon 5 star Adam Levine and actor Jake Gyllenhaal have teamed up with US comedian Andy Samberg to poke fun at Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a hilarious new video. Saturday Night Live regular Samberg, who recorded cult ...
Video of the Day: Adam Levine, Andy Samberg & Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Original at Gothamist
• Mon, Oct 1
By Jen Carlson SNL is back! Not sure if the exclamation point is necessary, but their 33rd season kicked off this past weekend with some good stuff. LeBron James was host and Kanye West was the musical guest -- West actually showed up in a good sketch ...
SNL Digital Short: Iran So Far Away
Original at CO-ED Magazine
• Mon, Oct 1
By Josh - UMASS, Lowell Andy Samberg and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad together at last, in this SNL Digital Short with Adam Levine (Maroon 5). Share This.
SNL Digital Short: Iran So Far
Original at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines
• Sun, Sep 30
Andy Samberg and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad together at last, in this SNL Digital Short with Adam Levine of Maroon 5. From Saturday Night Live.
SNL Season Opener: If Lovin' Ahmadinejad's A Crime, Then You ...
Original at Huffington Post
• Sun, Sep 30
By The Huffington Post News Team For a devoted fan, there are many takeaways from last night's kickoff to the 33rd season of "Saturday Night Live," but for the media and the internet there will be only one: Last night's digital short featuring Andy Samberg singing a ...
Hot Rod - Review
Original at IndieLondon
• Wed, Sep 26
By Rob SATURDAY Night Live regular Andy Samberg revs up for big screen superstardom by playing an inept stuntman in this hopelessly silly comedy. But while Hot Rod boasts some undeniably great moments, it also hits the skids on too many ...
Podcast: Interview: Hot Rod’s Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer
Original at /FILM
• Wed, Jul 25
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) On July 24th, I had the chance to sit down with Hot Rod and Lonely Island trio Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer. (...) Comment on this now or read more at slashfilm.com. Tags: Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, Hot Rod, Jorma Taccone
The loneliness of the long-distance webtardOriginal at Valleywag
• Fri, May 4
By Nick Douglas End-game: Get a movie deal. Samberg has finished filming Hot Rod, which looks like the sort of sports comedy that Will Arnett wishes he could do. Again Samberg has brought Lonely Island cohorts: Akiva Schaffer directs and Jorma Taccone acts in the film.