The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast - Brian Diaries

Episode Date: September 16, 2024

This week The Lonely Island and Seth discuss the digital short, Brian Diaries! They chat about what it was like to work with Obama during the Halloween Party sketch, their memories of Brian Williams collaborating with them, and so much more! Brian Diaries - https://youtu.be/EMvlPD26kss?si=LLnX6q4VsWrhlHCDThe Clinton's Halloween Party - https://youtu.be/Njyg0ZzfhyI?si=dYgfbVVaHX7Ckn7vWhite Like Me - https://youtu.be/l_LeJfn_qW0?si=7CvmcwGtoylpEIDg You can get free shipping of Liquid Death’s Mountain Water, Flavored Sparkling, and Iced Tea 8-packs with Amazon Prime or grab a can or a case at your local 7-Eleven, Target, Walmart, Whole Foods or on Instacart. Go to liquiddeath.com/ISLAND to check out all their healthy, infinitely recyclable beverages and find your closest retailer   Produced by Rabbit Grin ProductionsExecutive Producers Jeph Porter and Rob HolyszLead Producer Kevin MillerCreative Producer Samantha SkeltonCoordinating Producer Derek JohnsonCover Art by Olney AtwellMusic by Greg Chun and Brent AsburyEdit by Cheyenne JonesMix and Master by Jason Richards

Yoram just told me he's going to an Indigo Girls concert, Seth. Yeah, I heard. That's why I got to go. I had an interesting conversation with our friend Kate McKinnon. We were shooting together in Foggy London town. I was talking about how growing up in Berkeley, it was crazy to me when I found out that Indigo Girls weren't the biggest stars in the universe.

Yeah. That's very Berkeley. And summer camp in Berkeley. We'd be like, yeah, you know that Indigo Girlsigo girls are in that I don't need a Franco song. And people would be like, what? They'd be like, uh, are you fucking from planet Earth? Ah! On that same tip, Andy, do you remember when I came back from my junior year abroad in England

and I had an argument with you guys about if Limp Bizkit was bigger than Oasis? And I was like, Oasis is the biggest band on the planet. They're the biggest, like they're massive, dude. And you guys were like, no. Like, you don't understand, you've been in England. They're like, no, they are very popular, but you are seeing it through the lens of England.

They're the biggest deal. Yeah, like every bar singing along to it. And then, like, Limp Biz biscuit had sold like ten times more than... When I was shooting that show Cuckoo with Greg Davis in England, we would talk about this because their Dizzy Rascal was like... Like Dizzy Rascal was like the closing song, doing the song Bonkers at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics or the closing ceremonies or something.

And everyone in UK was like, and then he did fucking Bonkers, it's the biggest song in the world. And I was like, I've literally never heard this song. I heard it once, I heard it once, and I don't know why. Yeah. I feel like I completely missed Limp Bizkit as a thing. Oh, they're so good.

So tell me if this timeline is right. I moved to Amsterdam April of 97, and I did not return for two full years. Is that like height of Limp Bizkit? Probably. I thought you said you missed them. Oh, no. I missed them as a cultural moment. Got it, got it. I clearly did as well. Yeah, I think it was in there.

I did not miss the Indigo Girls. And I would like to say, I had the Indigo Girls on my show and chatted with them. And? And there were good times. I would love it if you were like, and they were such assholes. They were really hard people to deal with.

They bullied the frig out of me. It was very out of line with the way their music makes me feel. And that's what I didn't like. Which is inspired and floating on the wings of eagles. I just was downstairs and my wife Liz is on a Zoom with Polar. Ah! That's why it took me a little longer to jump on here, but it was delightful. I got carried away talking to Polar,

and she was being very kind about this podcast. Polar likes this podcast. Did she tell you to say anything on the cast that she can then hear later if she listens to it? She didn't give me an Easter egg to herself. What about this? Like what we're saying right now? Yeah.

Like this could be for Amy. I will say for those not watching, Keev is yanking on his earlobe super hard. So I think that might be his special message. Yeah. Now she knows. I'll name drop since we're doing it. Since Keev's all like, guess who I just saw? I saw Wig last night.

Oh, nice. Oh, in real life. In real life. And Wig showed me a trailer to a movie. I'm very excited to see it. I'm curious if anybody here has seen it, which is the documentary Will and Harper. Oh, I can't wait to see it. And I keep hearing how great it is.

I can't wait to see it. I saw the trailer myself last night. Once again, not to name drop, but Liz, my wife, has seen it and she loved it. She came home raving about it. We've talked about Harper's Steal was a writer who wrote Young Chuck Norris. Her name is going to come up again over the course of this podcast. This is a documentary that's coming out in September. Will Ferrell and Harper were incredibly close friends and wrote together, started I think at the same time at SNL. Harper transitioned a couple years ago and this is a movie,

a documentary about their road trip and Harper sort of explaining that journey to one of her oldest friends. And I've just heard amazing things about it. I think it comes out on the 13th of September. So by the time this is airing, it might be out. It might. And Wig sings a song in it, apparently. I believe.

Yeah. I've heard that Wig sings the closing song. And it's great. That might be a spoiler. That might be a spoiler. That might be a spoiler. Or just something to get people to tune in. It could be. It's going to be on Netflix as well, if we're promoting it.

Yeah. That's also a spoiler. I'm going to have Will and Harper on my show. Spoiler. Spoiler, they're going to be on your show. Spoiler, it's on Netflix. It's the Lonely Island and Seth Meyers podcast. This is a historically significant show,

The Brian Williams show. I should start by saying you guys did not off the bat remember if you'd even made a short for the show. I remembered this. No. Okay. We didn't? I also want to know why it's historically significant. Why?

It is the last show before the 07-08 writer's strike. Oh, before the strike. Yeah. Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. We found out Oh, before the strike. Yeah. Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. We found out at the party, the strike was official. I didn't know that.

And I remember it was a really fun show. And again, the season had just started, right? We're in the basking in the glow of I ran so far and people getting punched before eating. With Gruber. Just before. Everybody's, yeah. We're all killing it.

Everybody's on Cloud 9. It's in Anne Golden era. You don't want to mess with those. But at the same time, you know, it was the time of a strike. And it was 100 day. We took 100 day break. I will say, I believe Bill Hader and I cranked out an issue of Spider-Man.

Oh, yeah. Which was allowed. And that still exists. I also did a comic book during the most recent one Oh nice, and I believe that the strike also allowed me to play Chaka and Land of the Lost. Wow It was the most depressing hundred days because my entire life was the job and I loved it so much. I hated it Also, we partied so fucking hard. It was a good time for me. I'm just gonna say it. I really enjoyed the strike time.

Much needed break. I felt guilty about how much we were happy to have a break. I remember us being like, ooh, we get a break, and everybody being like, this sucks, and us being like, yeah, yeah, yeah, it sucks. And then privately being like, hee-hee, we get a break. I feel like it's nice to relax. Anyway, Seth walked away, but I'll just tell you guys.

Finally. During the strike, I started playing soccer again at Chelsea Piers on an indoor soccer team and we get a break. I think it's nice to relax. Anyway, Seth walked away, but I'll just tell you guys. Finally. During the strike, I started playing soccer again at Chelsea Piers on an indoor soccer team with Julian Casablanca of the Strokes. Yeah. And some other rad dudes, and we won the fucking league. Whoa, I didn't remember you won.

That's pretty exciting. I know you're being super excited about this. How good is Julian at soccer? Is he pretty dope? He's pretty good. He's tall, I bet you he can kind of move fast. Who's that? Oh, sorry, Seth. Are you back?

Yeah, sorry. Who's tall? Julian at soccer. Oh, yeah. So during the strike, there was the one thing we all did, which was the thing Amy put together. Amy, who's on the Zoom downstairs, not to name drop. But anyways, it was the strike show, which was okay with the WGA and okay with NBC, and it was at UCB. Oh, the UCB Strike Show.

Yeah. Was there a doc recently or something? Where did I see people? I talked about it with Michael Cera on my show. Got it, put that one. And I hadn't talked about it for a long time because Michael Cera was the host. Oh, right, right, right.

I also wanna say the musical guest. Do you guys remember the musical guest? For the Brian Williams show? Yeah. Spoon, no? No, Feist. Feist. Ah, guys remember the musical guest? For the Brian Williams Show? Yeah. Spoon. No? No. Feist. Feist. We like the Feist.

I love the Feist and both those songs really hold up for me. Did she do 1, 2, 3, 4? Yeah. And I feel it all. I'm looking at it now. Feist fucking rules and her most recent album also fucking rules. And you know what else fucking rules? Hmm. NPR Tiny Desk concerts and she just did one of those. Yeah. And if you've never seen? NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, and she just did one of those.

Yeah. And if you've never seen an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, it is one of the best things on YouTube. Feist just did one off the new album and it's great. Well, great. What's up, Feist? What's up, Feist? We miss you, Feist. Definitely a listener.

It is November 6th, 2007. It is a year away from the 2008 election. The opening sketch is a Halloween sketch that I wrote. I think it is technically the Halloween show because it's so much closer to Halloween than whatever October 13th when you guys did your zombie thing. It won't give this up. The fact that it starts with a Halloween cold open does make it seem like this is the Halloween episode.

This is the Halloween show. Luckily, when we talked about that last week on last week's episode, we kind of closed the book on that. And we decided to... No, I'm reopening it, because I feel like you guys were pretty hard on me for saying it wasn't the Halloween show. So I just want to say, like, the very next episode

was, in fact, a Halloween themed show. Seth, now that you're mentioning it, I remember us being hard on you about that. Yeah, we were like, why are you doing Halloween? I know it's been a week. Yeah, now I'm like, hmm, maybe we were a little harsh. So this is a very special memory because I remember, obviously, Klein was new.

Now Klein is such a big part of my memory of SNL. It's hard to remember he was new. Do you remember our first nickname for Klein? Harvard, maybe. Flip-flop. Oh. You know why I called him Flip-flop? Because he wore flip-flops to work? He wore flip-flops to his first day of work.

Oh, that's right. That's a strong choice. This is writer Rob Klein, our dear bud. Dear bud. And he wore flip-flops to his first day of work. And I had a real, yeah. I mean, I know it's not a regular job, but. First day is not a good call.

He's like, I'm going to set the tone right out the gate. It's the flip-flops. That means he like probably went on the subway and flip-flops with his toes out. Although knowing Klein, Ori was like, yeah, no, I just walked. He would be a guy who would just as believably walk three hours if it was a nice day.

Very chill guy. Very good match for Sandberg later creatively. We'll get into that. But this was a late in the game, either a Friday or I think it was a Friday night, you guys. We wrote in my dressing room, myself and Jost and Klein wrote a Halloween cold open where was all the Democratic candidates and it was being hosted at the Clinton's house. Oh. And it was Amy as Hillary, Darrell as Bill, Simon Rich played Dennis Kucinich.

Oh, that's great. Just on a cutaway. But do you remember who came in wearing a Barack Obama Halloween mask? Barack Obama himself. Barack Obama did a cameo in this show. Hello, Hillary. Hello, Bill. Nice to see you. Yes, nice to see you, Barack. So you dressed as yourself. Well, you know, Hillary, I have nothing to hide.

I enjoy being myself. I'm not gonna change who I am just because it's Halloween. Well, that's... that's great. It was the first time I met Barack Obama. And I've told this story a lot, but it bears repeating two very funny things about Barack Obama that he did. I walked into his room to explain the sketch that we'd written, and he was sitting and

reading a very impressive book. I don't remember the book, but I just remember thinking, oh, and he was holding it upside down. No, he was reading a very impressive book. And I came in, I'm like, Hey, it's great to meet you. And I said, I'm from New Hampshire. And he went, Oh, New Hampshire. And he stood up, which was really funny. Being the first primary stay was very funny. But also, I did think this was a good thing to tell him. Looking back, it wasn't until I said it that I realized it wasn't. He comes in wearing a Barack Obama

Halloween mask and takes it off to reveal he's Barack Obama. And I said it that I realized it wasn't. He comes in wearing a Barack Obama Halloween mask and takes it off to reveal he's Barack Obama. And I said to him, so that's the idea. And if it's too hard to get off the mask, we'll come up with something easier. And he said some version of, I think you'll find I can take off a Halloween mask. And I was like, right.

And sure enough, and then when I watched the sketch, really no problem at all. No difficulty. Takes it right off. Yeah, like he was a Ethan Hunt. Really, Ethan Hunt? Yeah. Good reference.

I would say that about Barack being there, that was one of the greatest things about being at the show, because I remember just being in the hallway on 8H, on camera one day while he was rehearsing, and just being like the show, because I remember just being in the hallway on 8H, I don't remember what day, but he was rehearsing, and just being like, oh, and just Barack Obama coming down. I was like, put out my hand like, hey, how's it going, man? And he was like, hey, how's it going?

I do vividly remember him being there and everyone meeting him, and someone was like, did you meet Obama? And I remember being like, no, man, I don't care about that. I don't care about politics. I don't want to, whatever. And then he became president, and I was like, fuck, man, I don't care about that. I don't care about politics. I don't want to whatever. And then he became president and I was like, fuck, I should have met him. The thing I remember is the way the audience reacted when he was there. It was the first time I thought, oh, he's going to win.

Yeah, he could win. Because again, I think the conventional wisdom back then was, it was Hillary's and I would have been very happy with that. But there was a real magnetic energy in the room when he showed up. Yeah. That guy sweats charisma. Seth, how many presidents have you met? Biden, Trump, Obama.

I guess that's it. No, Bill? Not Clinton? Sorry. Wait, no. Oh, yeah, Bill. Sorry. Of course, Bill. That's it. No, Bill? Not Clinton? Sorry, wait, no, wait. Just a minute. No, oh yeah, Bill. Sorry. Of course, Bill. That's four.

Cool. Pretty good. Better than most Americans. Yeah, it's good. Brian Williams, a very good host. He was everything you want a host outside of the realm of actor to be. He was Lebronnie good. I think we all knew having met him around,

I certainly knew by the time he hosted that he would be very good as a host. And he had done Askat, which was the UCB Sunday Night Show. We had invited him to be the monologist, but it had been a surprise that his wife Jane and his kids had planned to surprise him. So it was actually a birthday party for him. And I could tell he was a little bummed. He was like, ah, kind of wanted to do monologues. But he gave a monologue that night that basically I then transcribed for his monologue. So he's very funny in the monologue, but it's also all his words and all his jokes. Is it fair to call Brian a comedy nerd? Because I kind of would. Oh, 100%.

It's just weird to call a man of that stature, that comedy nerd. But he definitely watched the show and was a fan of the show, and knew exactly what he was doing, and was very, knew how to be a straight man when it was called for, and I really enjoyed watching him. Gravitas is such a key tool for some hosts in the Alec Baldwin, yeah, John Hamm category, and a news acre needs a lot of gravitas. And he's got it.

He was also respectful of his position as a newscaster because I do remember him being like certain things I cannot do. An interesting sketch that got cut was him and Will Forte, a two-hander. Do you remember who they played? No. No memory. The opening Don Pardo voiceover was, now a couple minutes in the van

with Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias. Oh, I was right about to guess that. It starts with the two of them singing to all the girls I've loved before, we've loved before who traveled in and out. I will say that's like an impression Forte thinks he has. Julio Iglesias was an impression that Brian Williams definitely didn't have, but it was fun to watch him do it.

I don't remember it going well enough to even be in the conversation between dress and air, but I do remember how it looked and it was one of those things that made me happy to think back on. When he hosted, is this before or after Yoram was on Girls? Before. This is definitely before. I do think there's a value sometimes in me dryly reading a forte sketch, and that's what I'd like to do now

for Willie and Julio. Okay. Wonderful. It opens with the two of them in the van and they're singing To All the Girls We've Loved Before, which is a famous song they sang together. And Will says, as Willie Nelson, Whoa, Julio, that was two coats of wonderful.

This is Brian Williams. This is NBC News anchor Brian Williams. Gracias, Willie. You are a true amigo. And I could sing this cancion, this song, every day for the rest of me vida. Well, I might hold you to that. And then Will starts singing again.

And then Brian says, no, no, Willie. Oh, no, do not sing. Let's just enjoy the landscape of Nebraska for a while. Will, so, Jewel, you're probably wondering why I asked you here today. No, actually, I was not. You ever heard of biodiesel? Biodiesel? Sure, of course, Willie.

I run my television and dishwasher on biodiesel. Well, now, Jewel, see, appliances like that usually run on electricity. Willie, you've caught me in a lie. I've never heard of biodiesel. And I would love to hear all about it. Will. Will, biodiesel is a clean-burning, renewable diesel fuel replacement made from...

Willie, I'm afraid you've caught me in another lie. I have no interest whatsoever in this biodiesel. What I do have interest in is a very slender woman I just saw on the side of the road. So if you could just pull over. Will. Now hang on there, amigo. I think this biodiesel could really change the world for the better. I mean, guess what this van runs on? Biodiesel? Close biodiesel. I just said that, Willie. Now you're getting it. So I was thinking we could put together a duet that could get the word out on you know

what? Biodiesel? What? I mean, I'm going to stop now, but it's really funny to think of the two. So that's very novel casting by Forte. And then it's the theme of the sketches. And Solomon. John Solomon's name on this as well. He should also go down with the show.

Also we're going to get to it a year from now. One of the great sketches in our time at the show is Jeff Montgomery, would you agree? Yeah, I love it. It was originally written for this week and Brian Williams, I had no memory of that. Oh, did it go to dress? Went to dress. And I think maybe Brian Williams was like,

I don't know, I don't think I can do this one. Is he a bit of a sex offender in it? I'm trying to remember what that one is. No, Will is a Jeff Montgomery registered sex offender, but he's trying to pass it off as Halloween costumes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I actually do have a little memory of him like drawing the line there to Yorm's point of like,

hey, there's some things that I don't want to be close to. He was smart. And there was one in our, in the short that we did too, that was just a small thing about his anchor desk. If we're ready to segue into it. Yeah, segue on in. There was some joke in it that I can't remember, but we were like, will you say it behind the anchor desk, if we're ready to segue into it. Yeah, segue on in. There was some joke in it that I can't remember, but we were like, will you say it behind the anchor desk?

And he's like, I don't want to sit. He's like, I think there's something kind of, I forget what word he used, but meaning that there's a value to the desk, meaning it's a place for like the truth. And so I don't want to besmirch it by sitting behind it and doing a goof off. Yes, he could stand, right?

But he just couldn't do it from the desk. Yeah, he just didn't want to do it from the actual spot. And I was like, yeah, I respect that. It was like an inverted Seth. Yeah, whereas I'll do fucking whatever you want at the desk. He's like, I need this to be behind the desk. Yes. Support comes from Liquid Death.

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Do you want to lay it out for us, Keef? Yeah. I remember us just always somewhere, it was one of those ideas that I just had always wanted to do one like it, or all of us did, that was just they end the life like little doc, I guess, vaguely in the spirit of even the old Eddie Murphy, white like me sketch. And some of the Albert Brooks stuff too, honestly. Yeah, exactly. There's just that tone of this thing we hadn't touched yet,

and we had been looking to do something like this. I don't know how he came to it that week, but I remember being happy we did. I'm pulling it up right now to remember it a little better. I watched it, but. It leans into the idea, which is fun for him to play, that he's very arrogant. Yes.

Which is delightful to watch. He says he likes to eat in the commissary with all the staff. Right, but he has like his own table. Like a velvet rope around a dining-cloth table. And a security guard. It's a sweet kind of sad arrogance though. Oh yeah. It's like sort of a sad arrogance though. Oh yeah.

It's like sort of a pathetic arrogance. Right. Is the voicemail joke he leaves for himself, is that yours? I don't know if it is or not. Again, my memory for these things is soft. He likes to stand outside the building to get recognized. Somebody calls him Stone Phillips. He does a very nice move where he's sort of clapping his hands while he's waiting.

I think he comes off as very vulnerable. I think that's our wardrobe guy, Brian, that just walked by and said Stone Phillips. Yeah, and then in VO, after he's called Stone Phillips, he says, close enough. Yes, does not dissuade him, very cocky. Very sad. I think he had a lot of good jokes for this, if I recall.

I really like this, he goes to the gym and he's wearing roller blades on the treadmill, which is just a fun visual joke that works. Keith, was it Deena Molls behind the desk? Yeah, at the real SNL reception desk, we have Deena Molls who helped produce every short ever. Shout out, Deena. So much work.

She still works there and she still is producing films. Yeah, produces all the shorts still. He leaves a message on his phone to somebody, or he leaves a message on someone else's phone that they're the best at what they do. When it's all over, I pack up my stuff, check my voicemail one last time, and head home. First new voice message.

Hey, you. I know you had a tough day, but you got through it, because you're the best there is. You're a winner, and I love you. I love you, too. I got a favorite bit in this which is he just throws pennies out the window. Oh yeah we did a little today show cameo. He wouldn't do anything behind the news desk but he wanted to show himself chucking pennies out of Rockefeller Center. And then you got a very good shot of Roker and Lauer getting hit with eggs. And they're both very funny.

So much of what we do in the news business is serious. Sometimes I find it's healthy to take a break and have a little fun. Ah, the morning duo. New book out. It's called Fun with Eggs. I mean, it's a... What is that? What kind of an asshole throws pennies from a building? I remember being so pleased because they did it in front of the real Today Show audience and everything.

So it just looks real because it is. He likes to watch old episodes of his own show, also very fun. He's also just got good comedy gravitas face. Oh, here's something I remember. So there's a bit in this thing where he, then he's doing meditation for a while and He was like, yo, I was on the phone with Bono He's willing to do a cameo, but he can't be there for the the real show Could we work him into this and it's like, oh my god Bono So we made it that Bono's the like vision he's having I also like to calm my nerves by practicing the ancient art of meditation

You're way cooler than me. I'd do anything to be you. Thanks, Bono. I remember having a lovely time with him when we recorded, and I was like, this is huge. I got Bono in the short. And then it was the first time I realized that for a live audience,

like we talked about a couple of weeks ago, explaining how the live audience watches these on TVs. So it's not like being in a movie theater where it's rock in the house, it's kind of small on a TV. And then Bono is even smaller on that TV. And you realize it didn't, like if Bono had walked out on that stage, it would get a huge applause break and it would be so exciting. But seeing him there, I was like expecting that to happen. And the audience does not do any of that because it's too far removed. It's just like you wouldn't applaud to see Bono on a TV. He's just on a TV. Right. But it was pretty cool that you got to hang out with him though.

It was lovely for me, but I was expecting this like moment. And then the moment just kind of brushes right past. Because he's not even really in the short. He's a fantasy in the short. Exactly. If it had been like Brian bumps into him backstage or like something at where he works and they have like a scene together like in extras or something, it would have been a bigger deal. Something about him being in a fantasy and a dream makes it that he's not even really there. It makes it not a cameo. Yeah, he kind of is just a fantasy.

Exactly. He's not even on the rundown under special guest. And let me say this is the same show where people already lost their minds at an Obama cameo. So they are the kind of audience that will get excited to see a celebrity. But you're right. This is just not a way that is exciting for them. Yeah. Bono also does a great job selling this fantasy too.

Yeah. You're way cooler than me, Brian. Andy, what was your takeaway when you watched it a couple days ago, or whenever you watched it? Was it funnier than you thought? Less funny? I thought it was like a really solid one that felt perfect for the show and reminded me of like classic older SNL episodes we grew up watching. I liked it more than I remembered, because I remember at the time, I was like, I'm not in it! No, I'm just kidding.

Uh, I was like, at the time, being like, yeah, it's good. It's not like super crazy hard laughs. But then watching it now and the flow of all of them, I'm like it was better than it needed to be. It reminded me of a nice daily show piece too, because it's just got that classic prepackaged. It was host service. Exactly.

It was a very important piece in the puzzle of having a news anchor host the show. Yeah. I was like this is what is comedic persona is going to be in this. Because it also showed both a collaboration and that he was down. This is interesting. Just totally by chance, John Solomon texted me while we were recording. And I was like, we just totally ripped on your Willie Nelson and Iglesias sketch. And he said, ate shit so hard.

And I said, any other info you can impart. And he said, in my recollection, all we had was that he says bio-diesel a bunch. Accurate. Right on the money. Pretty fair memory. Yeah. God, it did. That's good to know, because I did have a moment today

where I thought, oh, I wonder why that didn't go in. That's why I did. And he said, which, to be fair, is more than enough for a four-minute sketch. There's something, I'm being genuine here, there's something haunting about watching this episode because I sort of skipped ahead through the whole episode. Because it has a card for who is supposed to be on the next week.

And obviously that week did not happen because of the writer's strike. Oh, right. And it was The Rock and Amy Winehouse. Oh, wow. I want was The Rock and Amy Winehouse. Oh, wow. I wanna see that episode real bad. I know, genuinely haunting to realize, ah. We were that close.

What could have happened? Would we have made a song with Amy? That would have been so incredible. The other one, the next week was supposed to be Jonah Hill, who obviously The Rock hosts again, Jonah Hill hosts again. It was Jonah Hill and Kid Rock. Oh, wow. Classic pairing. Insane that they didn't pair The Rock hosts again, Jonah Hill hosts again. It was Jonah Hill and Kid Rock. Oh, wow. Classic pairing. Insane that they didn't pair The Rock with Kid Rock.

Yeah, it seems like a no-brainer. Just like a father-son duo. Just makes you so mad. I mean, if it had been The Rock and Kid Rock, would you have written a father-son sketch, Andy? Yes! What would you have played in it? Mama Rock, probably.

Or like Rock Dog, I don't know. Chris Rock. Yeah, Chris Rock. Could it come on for sure? Um Rock probably. Like Rock Dog, I don't know. Chris Rock. Yeah, Chris Rock could have come on for sure. We're going to talk about because it was a bad time, but it was a formative time. The old Writer's Strike of Ot7. The Writer's Strike allowed us to go make our first album. Yeah, right.

I wonder when we made the choice to make a record deal and make an album. Our listeners know how that is, right? When you just decide to make a record deal. You know what I mean? Yeah. Why don't you make a record deal and make an album. Our listeners know how that is, right? When you just decide to make a record deal. You know what I mean? Yeah, why don't you make a record deal, Seth? Yeah.

You guys talking about it now and saying, oh, so fun. I played soccer. We made a record deal. I'm definitely low-key mad. We were being courted by record labels, Seth, to answer your query. You were being courted?

Kind of, yeah. After Lazy Sunday, we had had a couple different meetings, and we were just like, I don't know when we'd even have time to do a record deal, to make a record. But we knew it was waiting and they had taken us out to like a lunch here or there. Yeah. And one time when we were in LA,

us and the ladies of the band, the Donnas, went to a party at the Playboy Mansion. Mm. Courtesy of a record label. That's right, the only time we ever went. Yeah, exactly. And Yoram didn't go and Bill came as the third member at the Lonboy Mansion, courtesy of a record label. That's right, the only time we ever went. Yeah, exactly. And Yoram didn't go, and Bill came as the third member of the Lonely Island.

Yeah, I wasn't allowed to go. Yeah. I have a few very small comments and questions just to round out this episode. Yeah. I shouldn't jump ahead, but question for the boys. What is Yoram saying at the end of the second verse of Jack Sparrow where Bolton comes in and interrupts?

I know I make you feel crazy with the... That's me. That's Andy, isn't it? Okay. I did say a full line. What is it? I don't know what this is. Because he jumps in with now back to the good part. I know I make you feel crazy with the boom, boom, boom,

because there's these three big bass hits in it. And I remember us being like, just record the whole line and then we'll cut it off and have Balden interrupt it, which is what happens. This is after the more like, to meet you, take you home and fuck you twice guy? Yes, exactly. All dressed up with nowhere to run.

I know it'll make you feel crazy with the boom, boom, boom. Oh, right. That's a decent line. Yeah, it's fun. It was intentionally like... Garbage. Fillory because we knew it was going to get interrupted. Regular club garbage? Yeah. Yes, exactly. That's so great. I'm very happy that you hadory because we knew it was gonna get interrupted. Regular club garbage.

Yeah. Yes, exactly. That's so good. I'm very happy that you had a specific answer ready to go. Question for the Lonely Island. I showed my seven-year-old daughter Hot Rod and now she won't stop doing the Richardson dance and sing Like What You See.

How do I make it stop? That's great. Chester, damn! That sounds very funny. Sounds like a great kid. Did Chester used to do that when you guys lived together in the dorms at NYU? Did he do that for you? Or when you guys were roommates, Andy? Yes, but by the way, we never lived in the dorms together.

We shared a really terrible apartment. Right. But, yes, and Chester... When the second Chronic album came out, the I Just Wanna Fuck You song, every time that beat would start, he would come out of his room when we were all roommates. When we were all roommates too, in LA.

And it became a bit where no matter what was happening in the house, you could put on that song. The, pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew. And Jester would just start coming out of his room and just appear doing the dance. Yeah, and it made me laugh so hard. That's a really good bit. She's like, laugh so hard. That's a really good bit.

She's like, oh! It's a really good bit to have a roommate you can summon. Will we ever get a proper ending for the boo? I've been hanging on that cliff edge for years. My forearms are so beefy. Definitely. Well, I will say this. There was an ending that we wanted to do,

which was one, but we wanted to have it be that I'm about to save Sarah Chalk's character. I come in, you know, I'm the fucking hero of the thing. And then the tables turn, bad guy has a gun on me and I immediately go, oh no, man, fucking kill her instead, man. Oh, I fucking pissed my fucking pants. Oh, shit, I'll kill her, man. She's dead, she didn't want to do that. I didn't remember that at all. God, Yoram, you were so destined to work with Forte, it's crazy. Yeah.

Exactly his thing. Just tell me what you want me to fuck! I don't know what I'm doing. Um, this is just a fun fact I'd like to end on. Somebody pointed out that the 2005 I don't know what I'm doing. This is just a fun fact I'd like to end on. Somebody pointed out that the 2005, and I have done no research, okay? 2005 featured players on SNL.

Sandberg, Wigg, Hader, Sudeikis, a combined 60 Emmy nominations. Is that right? I mean, pretty amazing. Are they all wigs? Oh, and Ted Lasso's? No, we have a bunch, guys. Well, no, Andy has a bunch.

Barry has a bunch. Andy has a bunch. You're right. You're right. We do have a bunch. I forgot. It is very spread out between you guys. Mine are just not for acting. They're all for writing. Do we have at least six that were Emmy nominated? I think so.

I have to look it up. Do that research. I'm not going to do it. I think at least five. One, two, three, four, five. Because one year was three, and then I know there were at least two others. Do that research. I'm not gonna do it. I think at least five. One, two, three, four, five. Because one year was three and then I know there were at least two others. But maybe six. I don't know.

You have 10, Andy. 10? I mean, I'm looking now. That's pretty good, Andy. Yeah, but for writing stuff. Well, I think you're great. Oh, you're me. Thank you.

You're welcome. I've had a lot of mine from just writing on SNL. Sometimes I'll do charity events where they don't run my intro by and they'll say something like, he's been nominated for 29 Emmy awards and won once. I'm like, don't do that. So, you know, ugh. Just say Emmy-winning. Emmy-winning writer. Yeah, yeah, just say Emmy-winning.

That would be like if I was coming out and they're like, he's been nominated for 10 Emmys, none for acting. All righty, but he's promised us he's written what he's about to say. When am I great though? I mean, look, sometimes life puts you in incredible situations. Andy won a Golden Globe for acting

and I fucking got to hand it to him. Wow. That's amazing. That's really good. It was so nice. What were the best moments of my life? I have that picture in my good. It was so nice. It was one of the best moments of my life. I have that picture in my office. It was the best.

Yeah, that's best budget. That's really cool. I want to say one other thing. I remember it was Julie Bowen's job to read the name. And when she saw what it was, she let me read it. Oh, that's cool. I liked how quickly she processed, oh, you should read this.

No, that's nice. That's like you're real comfortable at an award show to think that fast. I would be too nervous to think that fast. Oh, you should read this. Aw, that's nice. That's like, you're real comfortable at an award show to think that fast. I would be too nervous to like think that fast. Oh, amazing. Thank you, Julie Bowen. Thanks for giving us that moment. By the way, I would have been excited

even if she had said it. Really? You wouldn't have been like, oh, sure. Yeah. It would have gone up there and be like, I mean, this is awesome, but I should have fucking let Seth say it. You're like, he's my buddy for like a long time. Fucking think fast.

I don't even know you. I don't even know you. I don't even know you, man. All right, well, I'm going to say just to whet the appetite. We had a strike and then we came back and for the first time any of us did it, four shows in a row that have some of my favorite shorts ever. Okay, I'm intrigued. Like eventually you're going to get to this run of four where I was blown away because they were so different.

I'm curious now what they were. But I remember the moment thinking, because you did one each week. All right. Well, you guys, that's the end of this episode and you know, can't say enough about you as a trio. Oh, wow. Seth.

Well, that's good, because we have more episodes. I love you guys. I wanna just say, I feel like I was making Yoram laugh a lot today, but he was quietly laughing and I could see him laughing and I'm frustrated that people couldn't hear. Do you want me to be more vocal with my... Yeah, I want to get my vocal laughs. I want my credit. He can't laugh because he's based on his chair.

He's obviously in an old age home and they're like, keep it down. Andy loves a high YPM, yuckster minute, from me. Oh, I love that good YPM. This episode is still over. Is it? Yeah, it's been over. Well, anyway, we love you, bye. All right, love you. Love you.