The Lonely Island Beginnings

The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast

The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers

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4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Lonely Island and Seth take a journey back in time to discuss the beginning of the digital shorts era and how they got hired on SNL, what Seth remembers about those early days, what it was like writing their first few sketches, and more! Bing Bong Brothers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4iiyRv_NrQ Cooper 360 | Katrina - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWppRSO6UPw" PHOTO: Early days in front of Jorm's mom's house. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5lExFYuu3n/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (Not all the clips we mention are available online. Some of them never even aired.) If you want to see more photos and clips follow us on Instagram @thelonelyislandpod. Sponsors: Airbnb The Lonely Island Podcast is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host BetterHelp The Lonely Island Podcast is supported by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/island and get on your way to being your best self.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think.
0:04.0	Find out how much at Airbnb.com.
0:07.0	Hey everybody, my name is Seth Myers and it's very exciting. This is the first episode of a new podcast that I'm doing with
0:14.8	three very old friends of mine and earlier today they sent me this intro and
0:20.7	asked me to read it word for word as they wrote it. In 2005, three
0:25.4	gentlemen arrived in New York City not just to change the fortunes of Saturday
0:28.9	Night Live but to change the course of comedy history. Their names? I'm not going to insult your
0:33.9	intelligence. You know their names. But if you just woke up from a 17 year
0:38.0	coma, they answer to Andy Yorma and Akiva, AKI, AKI, that's how you wrote it.
0:44.0	AKI, the Lonely Island.
0:46.5	That's how we wrote it.
0:48.0	That's how we wrote it.
0:49.0	We don't play by anybody's rules.
0:51.0	Thank you for getting it.
0:52.0	Typo, correct. It you for getting it. Typeo, correct.
0:53.4	It's the lonely island and Seth Myers Podcast.
0:59.7	So I started at SNL in 2001, four very nice years at the show before you guys showed up and
1:05.5	you showed up with a lot of other wonderful people that we'll talk about over the course of
1:08.8	this podcast, but I genuinely mean this and being sincere.
1:12.7	The tone of the show had a major shift in the right direction
1:16.1	and started a really delightful era of the show
1:20.1	when you guys showed up.
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