It takes a bold man to step into the shoes of Leslie Nielsen, former Hollywood matinee idol (see how heroic and gallant he is in 1956’s Forbidden Planet!) and late-in-life comedic genius. Thank God — or rather, thank the holy trinity of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker — …
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Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson bring the laughs in the latest trailer for The Naked Gun. The film, out in August, will be the fourth in the iconic action-comedy franchise. The new Naked Gun was co-written and directed by the Lonely Island‘s Akiva Schaffer. Liam Neeson stars as Lt. Frank …
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Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer know that the Lonely Island‘s rap Grammy nod for “I’m on a Boat” with T-Pain might have been a fluke. On Monday, the trio reflected on their nomination during an episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast, sharing that they apologized …
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Lady Gaga delivered a performance that was fitting for Saturday Night Live‘s “Homecoming Concert,” a special musical event in celebration of the show’s 50th anniversary. While some audience members at Radio City Music Hall in New York might have expected the star to sing one of her recently released singles, …
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“So I just… wait, is Ethan Hawke behind me?” Marielle Heller has just lost her train of thought. She’s sitting in the cafe she frequents enough to be on a first-name basis with the owner, and she thinks the Before Sunrise actor just walked in. To be fair, the Brooklyn …
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The Lonely Island once again returned to Saturday Night Live, enlisting host Charli XCX for a song about suburban snitching, “Here I Go.” On the track, Andy Samberg plays an upper middle class man whose pleasure in life is an “itching for snitching”: Calling the police on solicitors and people …
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Andy Samberg’s appearance in the Season 50 premiere of Saturday Night Live wasn’t just a one-off as the Lonely Island returned to SNL this weekend with a new sketch titled “Sushi Glory Hole.” As the title suggests, the SNL Digital Short finds the Lonely Island’s Samberg and Akiva Schaffer playing …
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Saturday Night Live fans looking to get a detailed breakdown on how “Dick in Box” got made are in luck — Seth Meyers and the Lonely Island trio of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schafferwill be explaining the story behind every legendary SNL digital short they ever made in …
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