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The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio, formed by Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer in Berkeley, California, in 2001. They have written for and starred in the American TV program ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). The three first met in junior high. After graduating from college, they regrouped and moved to Los Angeles, where they struggled to find work and began making short films, combining absurdist comedy and occasionally music. Among the first performers to post their material on the Internet, they involved themselves with Channel 101, a non-profit monthly short film festival. Their popularity at the screenings led to unsuccessful pilot deals with Fox and Comedy Central and a writing job for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. Subsequently, that show's host, Jimmy Fallon, recommended them to Lorne Michaels, the creator of ''Saturday Night Live''. The group was hired for ''SNL'' in 2005, with all three as writers and Samberg as a featured player. Bypassing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorma Taccone
Jorma Christopher Taccone ( ; born March 19, 1977) is an American writer, producer, director, comedian, actor, and musician. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island with his childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer. In 2010, Taccone co-wrote and directed the ''SNL'' spinoff film ''MacGruber (film), MacGruber'', which was his directorial debut. He directed his second feature alongside Schaffer, the musical comedy ''Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'', which he also co-wrote and co-starred in with Schaffer and Samberg. Personal life Taccone was born in Berkeley, California, to Suellen Ehnebuske and Tony Taccone, the artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. His father is of half Italian people, Italian and half Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican descent.Hurwitt, Robert (July 5, 2006)"Tony Taccone: Riding high on his recent successes, theater veteran has big plans for Berkeley Rep" ''Chronicle Theater Critic''. Retrieved May 18, 2009. Taccone a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 MTV Movie Awards
The 2005 MTV Movie Awards was hosted by Jimmy Fallon. A special award, the Silver Bucket of Excellence, was presented to the 1985 film ''The Breakfast Club''. Also, Tom Cruise was presented with the first-ever MTV Generation Award. Neither of these two special awards were voted upon by the public. The awards were also marked by Nine Inch Nails' decision to pull out because MTV refused to let them perform using as a backdrop an unaltered image of President George W. Bush. Frontman Trent Reznor commented, "apparently the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me". Foo Fighters replaced them. '' Anchorman'' and ''Mean Girls'' were the most nominated films, each receiving 4 nominations. Performers * Eminem — " Ass Like That" / "Mockingbird" * Mariah Carey — " We Belong Together" * Yellowcard — "Don't You (Forget About Me)" * Foo Fighters — " Best of You" Presenters * Chris Rock and Adam Sandler — presented Best On-Screen Team * Vin Diesel and Jennifer Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YOLO (The Lonely Island Song)
"YOLO" is a song by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island featuring American singer Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from the former's third studio album '' The Wack Album''. The song was released as the lead single from the album on January 25, 2013, worldwide outside North America. The single premiered in North America on ''Saturday Night Live'' on January 26, and released as a single the following day. Background and composition The title and lyrics of the song reference the popular motto and internet meme " YOLO" ("You Only Live Once"), a phrase popularized by Drake and Rick Ross on such songs as " The Motto", which were intended to promote a mixtape originally titled ''YOLO''. The phrase has since become a cultural phenomenon and has been reworked to be an excuse for irresponsible and outlandish behaviour, but most of the time it is used sarcastically in this manner. "YOLO" parodies the phrase, and once again reworks the phrase to mean somethin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Sparrow (song)
"Jack Sparrow" is a song by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island featuring singer-songwriter Michael Bolton. The song and music video debuted on ''Saturday Night Live'' as an ''SNL'' Digital Short on May 7, 2011. The plot follows the troupe inviting Bolton to work on a new hip hop track, in which the members rap about meeting at a club and taking women home. Bolton ruins the group's song by instead singing choruses about the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series and its primary protagonist Captain Jack Sparrow, but also with references to ''Forrest Gump'', ''Erin Brockovich'' and '' Scarface''. The track was written by The Lonely Island during the production process of their second album, '' Turtleneck & Chain'', in the summer of 2010. With an initial premise concluded, the members settled on contacting Bolton to make an appearance for the track. The trio relentlessly begged Bolton, who was initially uneasy to commit due to the track's coarse language. After recording the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Just Had Sex
"I Just Had Sex" is a song by American comedy hip hop group The Lonely Island featuring American singer Akon and producer DJ Frank E. It was released as the first single from The Lonely Island's second album, '' Turtleneck & Chain'', released in May 2011. The video, featured as a ''Saturday Night Live'' digital short, stars Akon and The Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and briefly, Akiva Schaffer, with guest appearances by Jessica Alba, Blake Lively and John McEnroe. Background The Lonely Island, in the same fashion as the recording process for their debut, '' Incredibad'', rented a house in Los Angeles and created a makeshift studio where they would record songs from that album. Andy Samberg said that the song is "clearly from the perspective that the narrators are stunted". However, in countries such as Vietnam and Thailand, "I Just Had Sex" is played unironically in public. Akiva Schaffer remarked that "the nuance of the distinction would be lost if En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm On A Boat
"I'm on a Boat" is a single from The Lonely Island's debut album ''Incredibad''. It 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 clichés, especially the music video for the Jay-Z song " Big Pimpin'." The music video reached number one on YouTube in February 2009 and was number one on the US iTunes music video chart. The song was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 52nd Grammy Awards. The Lonely Island has also performed the song live on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' with Black Thought filling in for T-Pain. The trio also performed an altered clean version for a "Classroom Instruments" segment on ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon''. The song went platinum. History and production Wyshmaster claimed in an interview that a record label contacted him asking for beats to use in a mixtape featuring a "St. Louis rapper". Wyshmaster sent a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jizz In My Pants
"Jizz in My Pants" is a ''SNL'' Digital Short which aired on ''Saturday Night Live'' on December 6, 2008, and YouTube on the same day. It serves as the music video for the first single from the Lonely Island's debut album, '' Incredibad''. The video stars the Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and, briefly, Akiva Schaffer, and also features guest appearances by Justin Timberlake (who had also appeared in " Dick in a Box"), Molly Sims and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Music video The singing is performed in soft British Received Pronunciation-style accents in the style of the Pet Shop Boys and their song " West End Girls", with Samberg additionally comparing the beat to the works of producer Timbaland. The video opens with Samberg in a night club singing as he is about to hit on a woman ( Molly Sims). They head to her apartment, share a kiss in the hallway outside her door, but once she says that "she wants some more" (i.e. sex), he " jizzes" prematurely. He refuses t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick In A Box
"Dick in a Box" is a song by the American comedy group The Lonely Island featuring American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. The trio— Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone—co-wrote the song with Timberlake, Katreese Barnes, and Asa Taccone. Barnes and Asa Taccone co-produced it with Jorma Taccone. ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') creator and producer Lorne Michaels asked Samberg to write a musical sketch for the 2006 Christmas episode with Timberlake, who was returning as both host and musical guest. Samberg developed the concept with other members of the group before working with Timberlake on December 14. They recorded the track around midnight and spent the next day and a half filming the corresponding music video. The sketch depicts two early 1990s R&B singers, played by Samberg and Timberlake, singing a holiday song about making a Christmas gift for their girlfriends of their penises in boxes. The sketch premiered on ''SNL'' as a Digital Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motherlover
"Motherlover" is the first sequel to " Dick in a Box" by the Lonely Island, also featuring Justin Timberlake. It debuted on ''Saturday Night Live'' as an ''SNL'' Digital Short on May 9, 2009. The song finds the two ballad singers (played again by Andy Samberg and Timberlake) singing of their desire to give their single mothers (played by Patricia Clarkson and Susan Sarandon) a sexual experience with the other ballad singer as the ultimate tribute to Mother's Day. Set five months after the events of "Dick in a Box", the video opens with the balladeers being released from jail, only to be faced with the quandary of what to get their respective mothers for Mother's Day. The short was an effort between the two artists during a sleepless week of writing, recording and shooting before it aired. The song was written by the Lonely Island (Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer) with Timberlake on the Tuesday before the short's premiere. Samberg and Timberlake recorded the song i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNL Digital Short
An ''SNL'' Digital Short is one in a series of comedic and often musical video shorts created for NBC's ''Saturday Night Live''. The origin of the Digital Short brand is credited to staff writer Adam McKay, who created content for the show in collaboration with ''SNL'' hosts, writers, and cast members. The popularity of these segments exploded following the addition of The Lonely Island (Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, and Andy Samberg) to the show, and it is to them that credit is given for ushering ''SNL'' "into the age of digital online content in a time when it needed to tap into that relevance more than ever." The Lonely Island's digital shorts were originally recorded with consumer grade digital video cameras and edited on personal computers. It is typical for the show's hosts and musical guests to take part in that week's Digital Short (the latter on rarer occasions), and several shorts have included appearances by celebrities who were not scheduled to appear in any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
