Andy Samberg | Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Hello everyone. Welcome to another. episode of Good Hang. I'm very excited. about my guest, my dear friend, the. lovely, the sweet, the juicy and. talented Andy Samberg. Um, we are going. to talk about so many good things today. We're going to talk about him being a. California kid and growing up in the Bay. Area. We're going to talk about the. Lonely Island writing process, what it. was like um in those late nights making. those digital shorts. Um, we're gonna. discuss how ASMR is always a little. pervy, but somehow we like it. Um, and.

you know, we're going to just get into. it uh uh like we always do here. Um, we. have even have a gotcha question. We. even have one gotcha question. So, listen for that. But in the meantime, I'm going to start my um my episode like. I always do by checking in with someone. who knows Andy and wants to talk well. behind his back and give me a question. to ask. And joining me now is the great. Seth Meyers. Seth, where are you? How. are you? Can you hear me?

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studio. Oh, you have your own little studio. Yeah. And I'm realizing I'm not hearing. you through my headphones, so I'm going. to take them off. This is nice though. because I also think my hair looks its. best right after I take off the. headphones. Speaking of weird hair, we've got a a a. guest with a great head of hair today. Great head of hair. And probably, you know, certainly he's. You know what? I'm We're Who are we? We're going to be a couple of fogies. Say he had weird hair when he first. showed up on the scene. People love that. hair. It was a magical hair. It was a magnet for good times.

Both him and you. I feel like I've seen. a million versions of like SNL Bed Head, which is like just, you know, cuz as we. talked about, like one thing that comes. to mind with Andy that I do want to talk. to him about is his relationship to. sleep because he loves sleep. He loves sleep. He wrote an update. feature once and he couldn't decide if. he was going to call it the kid who just. woke up or Bed Head Jones. And I feel like we've seen him so, you.

know, so often just kind of being like. so exhausted. And I think he found a perfect soulmate. because I think there are a couple of. little nocturnal mircats or whatever a. nocturnal animal is. because his beautiful wife Joanna is a. musician and you know, as far as I can. tell, that means you get up at 700 p.m. Yeah. I mean, there's no no good harp. inspiration's happening before noon. No. You know how hard those harpists. party? They party. They harp all night.

They party harp, as you like to say. Wow. Very good. Okay. So, uh, Andy. Samberg and and you you guys have a very. special relationship. For people that. don't know, what what is your. relationship like? Well, it's actually I. would like to use it as the jumping off. point for what I want you to ask him. about because I have a very fraternal. relationship with him and I don't think. I'm alone. I think Andy's friendships. are very fraternal with people. and I don't quite know where that comes.

from. I know he is a younger brother and. I think he's sort of a quintessential. he's sort of America's younger brother. Mhm. I think the minute we all laid eyes on. him, he felt like a younger brother to. us in a way that was very endearing. And I kind of want to know like how his. like real life as a younger brother. informed who he was. Two older sisters, like what was the feedback he was. getting from them? Were they delighted. by him? Were they a good audience? Were. his parents a good audience? Because you.

know as older siblings, you and I know. that the younger siblings get a lot. more, you know, easier audience. Yeah. Everything. free ride in life. Free ride. Everything is easier. But he I you know, with that said, Andy. does nothing uh the easy way. Um I've. always said like he showed up and I. thought, "Oh my god, this guy is so. sophomoric." And then I realized now. that he has a PhD in sophomore comedy. like nobody approaches what they do with.

like more integrity and intelligence. than he does. But like I'm very cons I'm. very curious about like his younger. brother DNA and what he thinks it it it. adds to his approach to things. It's a great question cuz um you're. right. I think he's a justosition. between. feeling very like loose and goofy but. when we've all we've all had the chance. to work with him and he's very serious. when he works. Yeah. And I would say he's almost never. he's very opposed to taking like the. first idea. Like he'll really he really.

wants to dig through them all before he. he moves forward with something. And uh. I'm very I think maybe I I think our. improv bones sometimes are very enamored. with the first idea. and those guys are like no let's not. take the easy way out. And uh it. certainly shows uh in their uh work. And. then uh just a couple things. These this. is me just like talking behind his back. Uh we were we were trying to schedule a. Lonely Island podcast today and when he.

we found out he was doing this uh. instead uh he said uh blame Seth. This. is what he said on the text chain about. doing good hang. Blame Seth. She's his friend. So somehow it's it's. my fault that he's doing your podcast. because you you and I are friends, not. cuz he's friends with you. There is. nothing I love more in your podcast than. hearing the scheduling and how it never. works. because it's awful. It's awful. Gives me such ag,

you know, I love a good schedule. I love. a good system. And when I hear the way. people don't know that they're. recording, it makes me I just they're. like and everyone's showing up and. they're like, "It's today." I just like. what? I love it. I want to know. everything. Three. the amount like a cup of coffee. can completely change their. personalities. They would not have they. would not have lasted lonely would not. have lasted long in pioneer times. They're like. um also uh just just for fun. You know.

he hates my dog Samberg. Yeah, that's a running I was going to. say joke but it feels real. No, he really hates my dog. So, I you. don't have to do this, but I invite you. to say, "I asked Seth for a question, but he couldn't talk today cuz his dog. just died." And just see if he has any. reaction. But you have to play it. You. have to play it real. He has been stressing to me a lot. recently. He likes dogs. It's really It's not It's just my dog. Um, why when did that start, by the way? Why does he hate Frisbee? He met Frisbee when Frisbee was uh like.

we had Frisbee for two weeks and he just. immediately said, "That dog looks like a. rat." and he has not come off it once. In fact, I think we put Frisbee in his. lap and he like went and she just fell. on the floor. I love him so much. Polar talking to. him. He is um it's a it's you know I'm. again we talked uh you can hear all. about it on my episode of Good Hang. But. I love being friends with people but.

he's a different kind of friend. He's. just I She just really feels like a. brother and I'm just so lucky. Oh, here. we go. Old Water Works Jones. There he goes. Oh, but look at this. Look what we have. in my podcast studio. We're not making. people wipe their. Hey, I have it, too. But I But I have my. logo on it. just in case. Oh, you see me? That's so You know, you. know it's you put your logo. We call these Seth's tissues now.

All right. Love you, Seth. Thank you so. much for doing this. Love you. Give him my love, too. All. right, I will. Okay, see you soon. Bye, bud. This episode is brought to you by. Volkswagen. Ever look at something and. think, "Wow, must be nice." Yeah, same. But here's the thing. The 2025. Volkswagen Tigwan makes all that really. nice stuff totally within reach. It's. got that elevated look, a seriously luxe. interior with features like massaging. front seats, and real wood accents. Because let's be honest, nice things.

shouldn't just be for people named. Chadwick. Visit vw.com to learn more. about the 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan. Woohoo. Hi bud. Thank you for doing this. Please. come on. As soon as you as soon as they said you. were doing one, I was like, well, I'll. be on that. I was thinking about today. like getting ready for today and it was. like it was a really good feeling first. of all because I love doing the show but. I was just like oh I the fact that I get. to just hang out with you and talk to. you and you are the kind of person that.

just when I think about what I would. talk about with you it just feels very. nice and very relaxing. I could not be more with you. Do you know what I mean? Like I know. it's not going to be. there's no gotcha. Not a lot of push. Well, maybe one. gotcha. We'll give you two. Hit me with one gotcha today. Okay, I'll get one gotcha. Think whatever gotcha you ask, I have to. answer. Is that the rule? Okay. Yeah, one gotcha. Okay. One gotcha perf. Oh my god. I can't believe I'm on the. hook for a gotcha.

Andy Samberg, you can see it. Oh no. What can you see? I have a tiny stain. Oh my god, a stain. But you said you. I jokingly half jokingly said if you can. see a stain you have to run in here like. Dustin Hoffman at the end of the. graduate. got listeners for people listening there. was a little bit of a stain. Okay so. Andy's taking his shirt off. This is his. thing he does where he goes oh there's a. stain and then he takes his shirt off. Oh have I been hitting the gym?

All right I forgot. Ladies there's two women who who came in. here on Andy. Stain. Those are my sisters. Oh my god, it's so funny. Wait, that. you're um talking about your sisters. because that's what I wanted to start. with. Oh, perfect. Are we started? Are we. commenced? Yeah, we've commenced. Wonderful. Um uh because I don't think a lot of. people know that you are the younger. brother of two older sisters. And in many ways, you give off little. brother vibes. Thank you. Thank you. You like that? I do like it.

Okay. What do you like about that that. that description of you? It just is me. So, it makes sense to me. when I feel seen when people are like, "You have little brother vibes." I'm. like, "You're correct.". What was it? What are your sisters like? And what kind of like dynamic is in your. family? Eldest sister, very extroverted. Middle sister, introverted. I had great relationship with both of. them. I loved growing up with them. Uh, very goofy, silly sibling vibe. And now we all have kids and are adults.

and it's insane. And what like what what. are the pros of being a little brother. to two sisters to two young women? Oh man, you don't get beat up. Yeah. Right. Which is great. Beat up. Like so many of my dude friends are. like, "Oh man, my brother used to beat. my ass." And and in like not in a like. properly abusive way, but where they'll. be like, you know, I was always a little. scared he was gonna like suck me or. something. And I'm just like, yeah, I. never had to deal with that at all. Um, and also, I mean, I've talked about this.

before, but like in my life, I have. found when I meet other guys that have. older sisters, we immediately get along. There's just a different level of ease. for me with that energy. I don't know. how to explain it. Who Who do you know that has older. sisters? Mammar Panther. Mari Panther, a great SNL writer who we. love. You're absolutely right. He's has. the vibe of someone who's been. taken gentle care of. Yes. and and and likes women. Yeah. Truly. I mean, obviously,

you would hope for everyone to be able. to be okay in any situation. Like, I. grew up with a lot of girls who were. just my friends. in a very easy way. And it didn't have. to be like, are we going to hook up? Like, and I feel like a lot of my guy. friends back then, it was if they didn't have sisters, for. some reason, those guys, it was more of. a thing. Yeah. Did you have did you were you. friends with your sister's friends? Oh, yeah. I mean, I was in love with. them all. You were in love with them? That I.

didn't want to say it, but that's what I. imagined. I was I was also friends. Yeah. But when you're younger and they're like. in the house and they're all like so. pretty. and they're like laugh they're like. laughing and throwing their arm around. you like candy. You're so silly. And I'm just like I'll. marry you right now. And you're 11 and you wanted to just. marry them. Yeah. They're so And they're all being. nice and they're like well it's Daryl's. brother so we have to be nice. So, people who didn't know who don't know. you or the like your where you're from, where did you grow up? Tell us about. your family.

Grew up in Berkeley, California. Oh, yeah. Bay All Day. Uh my parents are both from. New York. They moved out to the Northern. Cal to the Northern California in summer. of 70. They missed Summer of Love by a year. Maybe on purpose. Well, I do think it's interesting. because you and uh uh the y the Lonely. Island um uh bandmates um Yorma Takone. and Aka Schaffer both have like East.

Coast hippie parents that came out here. Yes. And we found each other. It is. strange. We're all Northern California. raised by New York parents. Why did your parents move out here? Why. do you think. I think it was just happening out here? Yeah. I mean, it was kind of the the. summerl of runoff, I guess. Um, it was just a there was a huge. migration of quote unquote, let's say, hippies. I know, but that's probably the wrong. word to use, right? How many What word.

would you use? I mean, they were, let's. get out of here, you know, like me and. Margie, we're heading west, you know, it. definitely was that kind of energy, but. it was also like, we got nothing going. on. We heard there's people, you know, having some like comfortable places to. sleep out on the West Coast. So, I think. it just brought them out here. And then. once you get here, it's hard to go back. because it's so laid-back and mellow. I I And you know, we we don't have to. revisit if you don't want to, but I.

loved your your episode of Who Who Do. You Think You Are? So You Think You Can. Dance? Where are you from? The PBS one. Yes. Finding your roots. Finding your roots. That's the serious. one. Sorry. I mean, I don't know the. difference, but they. was so good and so can for people that. didn't see it, you were looking kind of. hoping to help your mom find her birth. father. Both parents. Both. My mom was adopted. By the way, after I did that show, this. is just an aside. I watched it with Yor.

and Mari in New York cuz I was doing. Press in New York or something and we. when it aired, it showed my mom's like. adoption agency that she was adopted. from. And it's the place from three. identical strangers. So like and we were like that's why we. could never find the records and find. anything about it cuz they like. disappeared it. No way. Yes. So that's where my mom was adopted. from. Not not a great rep. No. Uh. Whoa. So basically Yeah. Sorry. The backstory.

on it is I have sort of avoided doing. stuff like that. Sure. But then they asked, and it is a. super great, reputable show. And I asked. my mom, I was like, "There's a chance if. I do this, they could figure out who. your birth parents are. Do you want me. to do it?" Knowing like I might be on TV. finding out some horrible thing about. our family history and what her origin. was and all that. And she was just like, "It would be worth it to me. I still. want to know." So I did it. And they. just smashed it. Like we showed, she.

came with me the day that we shot it. And when we walked in, they were all. like, "There she is.". Like they were all like starruck by her. cuz they knew what they were about to. drop on her was going to change her. life. And it was this amazing team of. people. Uh and what came out of it was. they found out who both her parents. were. Uh and now we're in touch with both. sides of her family. No way. She has like four half siblings. on her father's side and then like a. couple first cousins still with us and.

their families on her mother's side. And. the craziest thing about it by far. that's like from a movie that I get. still talking about is once she. connected with both both sides of the. families, they both unbeknownst to each. other went looking through her. biological parents' old stuff they still. had. And they both found the same. photograph of the two of them together. But they both. they both had the picture of them.

together when they had their like brief. time together. Oh no. That makes me want. to cry. Isn't that crazy? So the the the. they had a brief So your mom's parents. had like a brief relationship. Yes. And then a baby that they gave up for. adoption. Yes. And we don't know if the if her. father even knew, right? And they went on to marry other. people and have other kids. But they. kept the same picture of. Yes. from like a date in San Francisco. Also another crazy thing which was that. they had met in the Bay Area and then my.

mom moved there. Yes. There was something that wanted her. to come back. Wo, there were so many weird trippy things. about it. I love that kind of stuff that just. feels so like life has some kind of. grand design. Yeah, it was really beautiful. And she was so. happy and now we have like. Oh, yeah. We We all look like our. grandparents. Well, I loved I remember that your. grandfather the big reveal was that. you're Italian. Yes, exactly. And did I tell you the. story that I went back to Brook I was. shooting Brooklyn 99 I9 at the time and.

all the crew and everyone knew I was. doing it and I came back in on Monday. cuz we did it over the weekend and all. the camera guys and the crew guys were. like so and I was like I'm a quarter. Cecilia and they all went hey. like every part of it was like from a. movie. It was so awesome and wonderful. They're like, "Ah, welcome.". Do you feel any Do you feel different. knowing that? I do feel a little different. Yeah. I.

mean, we always were like, there's. something that's not just like, you. know, but but yeah, uh it was crazy. And for. my mom especially, it was just like, you. know, she was at this time probably 75, 76 years old. She had given up. She was like, I'm gonna go my whole life. not ever knowing. Oh, Andy, that's awesome. That's an. amazing story. And that idea, the idea. that they both kept the photos is very. deep. Yes. Because it it feels like they it's like.

a time travel moment. Where their future selves planted that. photo, you know? Like that's a real time. travel [ __ ]. I've thought about it a lot cuz it's so. special and it does like feel written. Yeah. And the only thing I can There's a I. have a few theories. One is like they. thought maybe someday this exact thing. would happen and they wanted her to find. them. Yeah. You know, if he did know about her. Yeah. And if not, it's just that maybe they.

both really enjoyed their time together. and it was like, you know, Yeah. You don't like wipe your old. relationships from social media. You. keep them because they were special to. you at that time or whatever. Yeah. Yeah. Um, you mentioned Brooklyn. I9 Jake. And now I'm realizing Jake. Peralta is like an Italian name. He's. half Jewish, half Italian. It was it was. like a prophecy. Mike and Dan foresaw. it. So for those who don't know, Mike Sher, who was also a guest on Good Hang um. along with Dan Gore, created the show.

and I think it might be interesting for. people to uh to know like our. conversation that we had before the. show. We've spoken about it before, but. you know, you were you left SNL when? What year did you leave? I want to say like 2012. Yeah. So, you know, you were I was about four. years ahead of you in the trajectory of. being on the show and leaving it. and. you were approached by them to do this. show and we had a conversation about it.

and you were really. What do you remember from that time? Well, the starting point of it for me. was when I did a guest week on parks, which was one of the most delightful. weeks of my life. Um, and I remember. very vividly having a conversation with. you that week. I was like, "Everyone's. so nice. Everyone's so funny. The. writing's good." And I remember your. quote exactly was, "It's a good life, Samberg." And I I held on to that like. very tightly. And then when they asked.

me about it, I called you again to be. like, "I should." Right. Like because. going into it, I hadn't been thinking I. wanted to do a TV show, having just done. seven years of a TV show. Yeah. Which I'm sure crossed your mind when it. came up too. Yeah. But then. truthfully, having seen Parks and love. it so much and see it work so much and. then had the experience of working on it. and feeling that warmth and that. happiness of working on it. Yeah. It really informed my choice. And you. know, Mike, as we know, has his rule.

that he tells everyone before he works. with them, which is like the only rule. is no [ __ ]. Yeah. Everyone you work with will be. thoughtful and kind and engaged and life. is too short, basically. And I was like, that sounds good to me. Okay. Um, do you remember me calling you? Yeah. Okay. I do. I remember. I want to know your side. Well, I. remember because I, you know, it feels. like, you know, there's a there's this. moment when you leave SNL or any job and.

you just kind of think, well, I guess. I'm jumping off a cliff like I'll never, you know, I guess my, you know, I'm. done. Yeah. But you're on there's a lot of people at. the station that have also left and they. kind of go like, hey, yes, welcome. There's a lot more out there. And that's what I felt like that. conversation was with me and you, which. is. yes, there's there's so many. opportunities and if it's a Mike Sher. Dan Gore opportunity, I would take it. because it is going to be one of the. best experiences of your life. Did it. prove to be? Absolutely.

And by the way, it's a gift that keeps. giving. Like it just moved to Netflix in the US. and it's been there internationally. I. took a trip like a family trip to Europe. a couple years ago and it was like. because of the Netflix part of it I was. like everywhere I went I was like Jake. Peralta I was just telling Fred this. too. I was like I felt like I was on. Friends. I was like, "Oh my god, the. show is actually really big and people. really watch it. and kids love it and families watch it. together." Which was such a part of my.

experience growing up was like watching. good quality sitcoms together as a. family. And just being able to think that I did. something that is that for people is. really gratifying. Uh, and it was amazing. Like I'm still. really close with everyone I worked with. there and loved it so much. And. everything you told me would happen. happened. I mean, it's such a good show. and exactly that it you feel like there. was a sense of family. Can you tell me. like what was like when you think about. the like deeply funny moments with Andre.

Brower who I love and I'm so sorry for. him his passing and his loss. What when. you think about what you and Andre how. you guys laughed together, what was that. dynamic like behind the scenes? Um God, he's such he's so good in the show. He's. so poised. He's such a good actor. Yes. But he was and also to me I never I. never had the pleasure of meeting him. He seemed like he was just playful and. fun. He was and just a good person. Like so.

deeply moral and kind and pleasant and. smart and just like. we all absolutely loved him. I'm I miss. him a lot. Um. our dynamic worked immediately. Mhm. It was like it's one of those things. where you're just like, "Okay, this is. Kismmet. I don't know how to explain. it." Cuz they Mike and and Gore cast him. from like a meeting. They just like did. a Zoom or something with him and they.

were like, "Yeah, it's I mean, you know what, dude? This probably. preoom.". Yeah, it was probably a Skype. It was a Skype, bro. It was a disgusting ass. disgusting Skype. We used to have to do. this thing called Skype. with a Y in it. Um. um but yeah, I mean I think Mike's. talked about this a lot too. Like we. showed up for the first table read. before we'd even shot the pilot. He. walked in and we had like a very. pleasant hello and then we started. reading it and as soon as we started.

reading it like the first scene which is. you know he comes out and I'm goofing. with him and being a dummy and he's. being stoic. and. I it just you know how it is sometimes. creative stuff where you're like I don't. care how this came to be. It's working. and I'm so happy. So grateful. And then from that moment. forward, like the only thing me and him. had to like. even talk about creatively was in the. beginning he didn't trust himself to do. comedy. Yeah. Interesting.

Because he came so strictly from drama. and Giuliard and you know like five or. six times we would do like a more. serious topic on the show and he would. flip that switch and everyone would be. like, "Oh my god, like what is Andre. doing here? He's so good.". like he should be in like drama. He's. like the best. But then he would do his. Captain Hold stuff and it was the. funniest thing in the show. It's so interesting you bring up like. Giuliard and for people that like it's. it's kind of a shorthand for like a.

different way of training. Yes. And you know, I don't know. I think. there's something very cool even if. you're not an actor or performer in. general when you start working more and. more you're like, "Oh, everybody has a. different way of working. We all got here a different road.". I know. And we come from a very similar, I think, sketch um background where. we're like burning through ideas. And I. know as a performer, you and I like to. keep it kind of I like to keep it pretty.

loose. until it feels ready. And that really can unnerve other. people. Yes. And I and it took me a long time to. realize that that that wasn't someone. else's process. Correct. Yeah. I mean, we wouldn't do. we would do like a fun run or whatever. We took that from you guys, too. Um, we. took a lot from parks. Let's be real. Well, we took it from the office. So, but what a fun run was kind of like a. once you have it scripted, then it's. like, okay, have fun with it. Try. different things. And we would do that.

occasionally. We would do it more when. we had a guest who was really known for. improv, like we'd let Manzukus cook, for. example. Mhm. I was I don't I mean the difference. between you and I you're a much more. seasoned performer in my opinion. I. always felt that way. I feel like I have. gotten so much better and have such a. better understanding of acting having. done Brooklyn. Mhm. Cuz but for me that was like acting. school. Mhm. Um I even remember another conversation. I had with you when it's when Brooklyn. started texting you and being like is it.

hard for you to memorize all this? And. you went now it is. And I was like, "God, she was so cocky about it." And. then like two or three years in, if. someone had asked me, I'd be like, "Yeah, I can do it in my sleep.". You got it. I know. It is. It was a. muscle. Yes. And then when you stop it, it atrophies. It does. That's why I'm doing this podcast. I. literally can't memorize anything. anymore. I mean, it's so hard to. memorize now. And I know that sounds so. stupid, but I always say to people, think about, you know, this isn't like acting is.

hard, but it is. But think about when. you give a speech. and you're in front of people and you. have to memorize that speech. Now, imagine 40 to 50 people standing. watching you do it, like drinking. coffee, being like, "Get this speech. right and please get the speech right.". You're not at a wedding and it's not. fun. It's like a job and everyone's. like, "Please get it right." Like, "I'm. tired." And it's almost. also like long day or a long week and.

you're talking about at least 10 to 12. people that are like actively holding. something heavy. That's right. They're holding something. heavy. and like you see people's like legs. start shaking and you're like, I got to. get this line. That be like if you gave a wedding toast. that you had to memorize and all of your. family were holding giant rocks, you didn't get it. Oh man, Uncle Gary just had a knee. surgery. I got to get this thing done. And when you don't get it right, they. all put the rocks down and they're like, I guess we'll try it again. [ __ ] guy can't get it right. No, but.

but I Yeah. And and and but but we would. burn through just like you like a lot of. pages a day and you had to kind of just. like figure it out. But but I would say. having worked with you at SNL and and. also we had a really fun time when me, you and Maya were working on on our fun. dumb show making it. making it. I love that. baking it. like But I I will say Andy, I think I. think people don't know this about you. is you're pretty meticulous when you. work. Yeah. It's different than I think people would. assume. Yeah. How would you describe it? I mean, well,

that was actually where I was starting. to very slowly walk towards about. Brooklyn, which was. for me, I would prefer having like, and. it was good for Andre, too, like three to five alts that are very. specific. and not that we're just like, what are. we going to come up with, but where I'm. like, I would work with the writer on. set. We had the brattest staff. They. were so funny. And it would be like. anytime you get to a scene where we all. feel like, you know, that thing where.

you just feel you're like this joke's. just halfway there. Yeah. And you like quickly scramble and then. we would write out a bunch of alts, say. it to each other, know that it's it. And. so like make it official one at a time. as opposed to like it's the sauce, you. know? We're all in like the soup. Um. Yeah. And then the other thing about me that I. would agree with you is very meticulous. is editing. You're very meticulous about editing and. you get very serious when it comes to. music.

I do. Like, you know, I remember us recording. what I thought was kind of a goofball. song and I remember being like, "Oops.". Like, Andy's gotten Andy's gotten quiet. and serious. And it was like, "Right, of. course, cuz you're professional." And it. is. It is. I mean, halfway. I don't know what I am. I just love it. Yeah. You love it. And you want it to be. good. I do want it to be good. I want it to. sound good. And I will say that you and Yma and. Akiva, the members of Lonely Island,

like you guys came in in a way to that. show that was super interesting because. you were your own island literally that. that came you came in together with your. own system that then had to kind of fit. into the bigger SNL system. Yes. And those early days like we what. like you talk about it so well on your. podcast which I'm obsessed with and. thank you for being on it also. Oh my god, I love it and it's hilarious. and I love how no one knows when you're. recording and a lot of times you guys. don't show up.

Yeah, it's a mess. It's a mess. Definitely check that out. That's my that's my favorite part. But. um but you go through you're going. through all of the digital shorts. You're going through them one by one and. I love that. I forget because it's like. child birth like it all goes away. The. pain part. Yes. I forget the grind of each one that you. guys had. And so you guys were really. into the grind. Yes. Do you do you remain into that grind? Are you asking if I stay on my grind?

But you want to talk about that early. grind? Yes. This is interesting. I don't think. people would assume that from you. I mean, do I have the rise and grind. mentality? No. My memory of you three was constantly. being tired. Yep. Constantly wanting it to be better and. better and better. Like what is your. relationship to like perfectionism or. like continuing to tweak and make things. better? I think SNL was a struggle for us in. that sense because that's not the name.

of the game there. Mhm. But because we did pre-tapeed stuff and. it was, you know, videos we could edit, we did get closer to it than a lot of. people at that time especially would. have been allowed to. Yeah. Again though, I would watch people. like you and Fred and Bill and Wig and. Maya and like so many of our peers who. were like, in my opinion on a. performance level, the cell was how.

amazing you guys were live. Mhm. And the the feeling of like, oh, anything could happen in this moment, whether or not it was true, cuz you guys. are all precise as hell, too. But like. the electricity of that was the thing. that I felt like I didn't always have. live, but that we could make work in a. pre-tape with the correct editing and. the right concepts. You know what I. mean? I do. I mean, I would argue it's both. and because I think that you do have a. looseness as a performer that relaxes. people that you just have to have it.

And. I think that's what's interesting about. you as a performer is like I do think. there's a precision that's important to. you, but you don't you don't see it when. you're performing. Sure. So that is hard to balance and. it's just like because you're right. there was I mean I I remember learning. from Will Frell like watching being like. oh in this show if you're having fun and. you're relaxed people relax and have. fun. It is just and I mean there's. nothing harder than someone saying like. just relax.

but it was true if you could kind of. zone out and kind of act like life is a. dream. and you belong there. and you belong there till you make it. The a it it it would work and the people. that couldn't do that we had a really. hard time. definitely. but I knew that you could do both. You. could do that and then you would go and. edit for hour and you and Ke and you. would lock yourself. We were zombies. and you were zombies and you were so. tired. We were so tired. We also like.

I mean I talk about this a lot which was. my dream was always to be on SNL and. then we got it which was insane. Like I. would have been good doing one season. and getting fired knowing I actually got. to try doing the one thing I wanted. And. then first season it went good, right? You know, which was really unexpected. Like we' been doing fine the first half. of that first season. You were there. Yep. We were like figuring it out. I was. figuring out how to present myself live.

and I had done standup, but like what's. the angle? How do you ingratiate the. audience to you? And and then that one. video just went bonkers and it was like, "Oh shit." Okay. Uh like we arrived. quote unquote early for how the show. usually works. in my opinion. Mhm. And then because of that, we were lucky, but also we immediately put insane. pressure on ourselves because we were. like, "Well, now we have to do things. that do that." M.

like. the making the Narnia one was partly. because it was a good sketch, but also. just pure luck. Like the fact that it. was the moment that people are like. there's this thing called YouTube and. the moment that people wanted to be like. SNL had this pretape and it looked like. they shot it on their own and that's. interesting to us now, right? And like. whatever the hell confluence of things. made it become a news story. I mean, when you are lucky enough, like us, to.

work long enough, you just keep making. stuff that you think is good and that. you want to watch and then every now and. again, it all kind of comes together for. things that are out of your control. Right. Totally. That's so much of it is timing. and being in the right place. Yes. Like you said, and having the right. people around you and being in the right. era of SNL and all that stuff. having. the right headwriter who's supporting. you and being a certain age where you're. not. whatever too old or too young to handle. it all that stuff. Yes. Um but I would say what is that? There's.

like some quote like luck and. preparation is the preparation. Hold on. let me look at my. is the cure for hemorrhoids. Yeah. What is it like luck is the prepar. you know what I'm talking about. It's uh time. time plus no preparation. plus luck is success or something. preparation. I feel like Wayne Gretzky definitely. said it. Or or um it's who said it? Luck. Here we go. No, it was the Roman.

philosopher Senica. Luck is when preparation meets. opportunity. Dude, it is. I've always called Senica the. Gretzky light. I added the dude. Luck is when. preparation meets opportunity. That is. true. That's what it was. And sorry, what is it again? It was luck. Luck is when preparation. meets opportunity. So you had been Let's see if we can. memorize. We're going to gar it. Luck is when preparation meets.

opportunity, dude. Thank you. Oh, Senica. Oh, Senica, you crazy [ __ ]. Just like. Okay. He's like, "Guys, gather around. Dig on this, dude. Dude, dude, dude, dude. I got it. I got it. I got it.". It was like, "What?". You You know, people are going to say. this. set.

Um uh but that is an example of that. You guys were ready. You had been. working together for a really long time. And look, uh similarly with I mean I I. say this all the time, which is. there is no better feeling than having. some people in your corner at a place. like SNL or anywhere. Yes. Whether it's be on SNL or it's like go. through hard times in your life or like. if you have a few people that can stand.

around you like you can get through. anything. You just need one or two or. like and the fact that you guys had each. other. It was a dream. Yeah. I mean, how many folks were you friends. with when you got hired? Well, I was. really I mean Tina basically was like so. instrumental in getting me hired and Dr. was there and so Tina and Drach and I. started together and like. they were and I knew her ratio and I. knew a lot of people kind of but but. Tina and Dr. and I had known each other. at that point but you know for 10 years. and started together and that was huge.

It makes a huge difference. to have Yeah. And and. I can't imagine coming in there I know. totally alone. Agree. And so many like warriors came. through and just kind of like blazed a. trail or or you know. or didn't and did really well doing. other things elsewhere. Yeah, that's true. Because it's a very specific thing.

I do want to talk about Lazy Sunday for. a second. And I know you guys have. talked about it a ton on your podcast, but I'll just tell you that, you know, that was part of a bigger Christmas show. that a lot of people and and listen to. Andy's podcast because they break it. down beautifully, that episode. It's. probably my favorite episode I've ever. been on because Jack Black was the host. and um it was 2004. and that was five five 2005, my bad. And. it was for me. far enough away from 9/11 which is when.

I started which was like we'll never. laugh again and not too close to me you. know uh being pregnant and leaving. It. was just like for me in the sweet spot. of finally feeling like I knew what I. was doing. Yes. And I can remember um that moment. I. remember being on the floor watching. that thing and exactly what you said. It. was as if the audience. felt you could feel them going, "This is. a new fun thing. We like these. Like, we.

want more of them." It was wild to feel. that. It was, it was life-changing for me. I. mean, it was. again, I can't stress how much we were. not expecting that to be the reaction. Yeah. We were just trying to get things on the. show. Yeah. We were so green, so new. I mean, we had. not had an insane amount of experience. before we got the show either. Like, you. had had a full show that I watched and. loved. PS, I had seen you doing like UCB.

shows and knew who you were. There's a. lot of people, I think, who get SNL, especially then, that had like really. I mean, think about like when Wig got. hired. Wigs audition had like five fully. formed Groundlings characters that just. and Frell too where you're just like. oh they're ready for SNL period like. they have been. bred to they're like Lionel Messi of SNL. you know where like from a child they. were like this is my path that I'm doing.

I mean Will is an anomaly he's was like. I'm going to decide to be the funniest. person on earth but. for me I was like I had done standup on. and off and we had made videos which at. that time didn't directly translate We. didn't we didn't get hired to do them. It was more just like we had fun at the. movie awards writing with a bunch of SNL. people and Fallon and people and they. were like. come play come hang out and and we were. like okay and then that one. we had done the one with Forte with the. lettuce and then that was Lazy Sunday. was the second one and then it was like.

getting shot out of a cannon. But and do you remember where you were. when you got the call that you got the. show and did Aka and Yorma get the call. at the same time or did someone get it. first? I got it first. Mhm. I They flew me out. but and didn't tell me. Mhm. But I flew with Bill and he knew cuz. Marcy Klein had told him he got it and. and he knew I got it. But he he couldn't tell you. He couldn't tell me and he didn't tell. me. Oh, bless his heart. Bless his heart. Cuz I I I understand. I.

would be afraid that I'd get fired if I. told you or something. Yeah. We sat together on the. You're going to He probably was like, "This is great, right?" Right. And you. were like, I guess. he loves recounting it cuz we sat. together on the plane and like had. drinks. and I was like, I wonder what's going to. happen. And he's like, I know what's. going to happen. You [ __ ] got it, dude. So, he did tell you. No, he didn't. Okay. But he could have. I'm saying he likes. to talk about how he could have. Okay. But anyway, so then, you know, we got. there and I had a meeting with Lauren. because you have a meeting with Lauren. And Lauren didn't tell me.

No, he never he never hires or fires. anybody. No. So, I walked out of his office and I. think it was like Jen or maybe Shookus. or people like that were there and they. were like, "So," and I was like, "I. don't know." They're like, "You got the. show." Like, they were the ones who told. me. And then we we went to a dinner. Lauren, that's what Lauren told me. We're going. to have a dinner after this, so you. should come. And I was like, "Okay, so I. guess I'm still in the mix.". Then they were like, "No, you got the. show." And so on the drive from from 30. Rock to that dinner, I called my parents.

and we were all like crying and stuff. and they were, "Oh my god, I mean. since I was eight, that was what I. wanted to do.". Andy. Yeah, that's so cool. Yeah. And then what was the stress? Uh. codependently, I would be immediately. stressed about a. Yes. They told them early the next week. It was like a weekend, so we didn't have. to wait too long. But they had made a. deal that if one of them got hired and. not the other that they wouldn't take. it.

Really? Yeah. That not two out of three of us. would leave. Oh. But that if one of us got it, go with. God. Oh, wow. Oh, that's so sweet. Um, okay. We spent a lot of time together. Sleepless writing nights. Yes. You have an interesting relationship. with sleep. I do. And I love talking to people about. sleep. Okay. Oh, yes. Tell me your. relationship to sleep. I love sleep. until I had children. I would go to bed very very late. I'm. like textbook night owl.

And when I worked at SNL, it was my dream job schedule as well. because I would go to bed at like 4 in. the morning and sleep until like 2 3 in. the afternoon. Um and then I started dating a musician. who had the exact same schedule and it. was like perfect. Yeah. Uh, and so I've only ever had one. job that like catered exactly to my. preferred sleep schedule. And even now, like I love making movies and I loved. making the show and stuff like that, but. you have to get up crazy early like a.

normal person who has a normal job, right? Because most jobs start early and most. people uh that are adults get up early, right? So, it's been a hard adjustment. Yeah. And now the kids, I mean, you know, Well, you mentioned your wife, the great. Joanna Newsome, incredible musician. Yay. I I mean I remember I kind of. remember I was I felt like I was around. during the courtship chip. I remember specifically one night. walking you home. We were all out at a. bar and talking about how I just started. dating her and you were awesome about.

it. You were head over heels right away. I was gone. Yeah. And you remain like you guys are really. like what like what you know you've been. together now for. 17 or 17. That's a long time Andy. relationship like. I mean, you've called her your best. friend. Yeah, basically. Yeah. Say more about that. Like, like. I'm just lucky. What's it like to be with your best. friend? It's fun. It's really fun. It's like.

obviously having kids changes things. Yeah. Cuz your responsibilities shift, your sleep schedule, but obviously a. million other things. But it still feels. like anytime there's a pocket of time. where it's just us, it still feels like. we're getting away with something, like. we're having a sleepover and it's fun. and there's no one I would rather be. hanging out with and chatting with. And. it's it's amazing. I'm I feel really. lucky to get to share my life with her. Yeah. Um but yeah, I remember that walk with. you.

and talking about it and you going, I. don't know, Samberg, I got a good. feeling about this one. I I always remember things you say, Amy. I mean, you guys were deeply very. quickly like. Yeah. twinkly. And you both have this thing. that I think is really like I respect in. both of you is like. you're artists. You take your art. seriously and you liked that about each. other. Definitely. You really respected each other. Really. like like you were there's a difference. between being like a fan of someone's. work and like really respecting what.

they do. It's very different. I think a lot of people understood that. from my perspective. I think some people. at first were like. she likes that stuff that he does, but the truth is she she does and did. and like her and her siblings are. goofballs together and love comedy. Yeah. And it just. I couldn't believe my luck that that was. the case. I feel like the mutual respect is the. reason when you have a lot of years. behind you, that's the thing that keeps. couples together.

Yeah. It's that you have ever heard of. that guy got uh he's a famous therapist. couples. Do you watch couples therapy? I don't. Oh my god, dude. Should we watch it right now? Yeah. Let's shut this down. Let's watch. I just finished andor. [Laughter]. Andor. Yeah, bro. It was good. I'm sure it was. This is I watched The Last of Us. This. is the exact opposite of Andor.

I watch Love on the Spectrum. I love Love on the Spectrum. Oh, cry so. hard. You and I like to cry. We do like to cry. We love crying. You know who else loves. to cry? Seth Myers. Seth Myers love to cry. We got to cry here. And Seth Meyers was. the person that I asked to ask you a. question. Oh. So, I uh earlier before you came in, I was zooming with Seth Meyers, who you. know, you guys have a very um Oh, by the. way, dude, have you heard um That.

Frisbee died? Don't even play cuz I'll be so happy. [Laughter]. I will never back off that. That dog. sucks, dude. And I know this is like. I know this is a good vibes cast, so I. don't even want to bring that energy. You're right. I shouldn't have I. shouldn't have mentioned that dog. That dog is like a rat carcass.

Seth wanted me to pretend that he died. I am I am trying to figure out what. something special I can do when Frisbee. does finally pass on. You should um you should do like a. memorial video that's about how much. that dog sucked. be pretty funny. Pretty funny. Um but but Seth, you know, like your relationship is um really. fraternal and really supportive.

You you hear it on your podcast. You've. seen it in real time. Like, and his. question was the one I asked you because. he wanted to know about the the young. the little brother of it all, like what. it was like being, you know, having sisters and being the. little brother. But in many ways, I. would say the The dynamic between the. two of you is like older brother, younger brother. You. Seth. Yes. Right. But also because Seth likes to be in. charge and in control, right? And I do not. You don't.

I like to be in control of what I make, but not of the situation. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, that's right. I mean, I can if I need to be, but. the fun of it for me is not that. Right. The fun of for it always for me. I mean, I was like the diffuser in my family, you know, and and youngest and. get attention through being silly and. making jokes and making people laugh and. finding my spot that way. And, you know, it changes as it becomes.

your job. Yeah. But. I feel like also like Seth's persona is. I know what's going on and I'm going to. put everyone at ease and mine is like. you don't know what's going to happen. Maybe. Totally. Like you don't know what's. going to happen. Yeah. Like it might be like not what. you're expecting a little bit. That's my. hope anyway. Yeah. Do you have you ever taken like. your enog test? Do you know your number? You taking the enagram? Wait, this is different from the thing. that me and you texted about. What were we? Maybe I texted you to make.

you take it. I'm obsessed with it. It's. like numbers one to nine. Yeah, we did text about it. What did you What was your number? Am I allowed to look at my phone and. look at our old text? What did we get? Cuz I made you take it. Did I make everyone all of Lonely. Island? I think that I had the same one as Tina. and Seth is what you said. Okay, that's right. You were a three. The achiever. [ __ ] that sounds so sexy, right? I mean, congrats. But that's what. I mean is the three isn't always the.

peacemaker. The three is like, oh, but the the three is we really will cut. all this out. Um because there's truly. Do you not talk about Oh yeah. Yeah. This is three. You said this is three. Does this. resonate? And you were like hell yeah. And I said you're eight all day. cuz I'm an eight. Yeah. Challenger. And three is the achiever. So three is like can be like you like to. hear good job.

I do like to hear good job. Good boy. Good boy. Good job. Yeah. Your three is. so big. You know what's And um that's. what she said. Um, you know what's. small? H. is your four, which is. I wish so bad. You've been like, "Yo, danky little dick.". Like, "Hey, that was good." Hang. My god. I was like, "Sorry, it's just what I heard.". We were just in office before we came in. watching the Bash Brothers again because. the Shrinky Dinky. My name is Morg and I.

eat pork with a fork, but I'm not a. jerk. But I'll jerk it. I'll jerk it out the pork. I'll jerk it out the pork. I'm very proud of that. God, I'd love. that. I love. cuz Noah should have had the Bash. Brothers on his orc. [Music]. The Bash Brothers is so many dumb I. mean, you love dumb fun [ __ ]. Oh my god. Yes. Me and Kev did that. knowing it was for no one and we just. loved making it so much. Like our friends that we grew up with.

were like, "You guys made a whole visual. poem rap album about the Bash Brothers.". We're like, "Yeah.". And you know podcasters we are talking. about sports which is exciting and for. people who don't know Bash Brothers were. Mark Magcguire Jose Conco very rumored. at the time to be doing a lot of uh in. steroids steroids and Oh yeah. and um like but it was like such an 80s. uh rivalry and and you guys just dressed. up like them and wrote a million songs. about. it was so fun. It was so fun. By the.

way, the dream of that one was I think. there was a player at on the actual. Oakland A's when it came out who like. used it as his walk up music. Oh wow. And they like would play Let's Bash at. the stadium at the Oakland Coliseum. before they you know they're gone now. You know this. You're a sports fan. Yeah. Well, I remember when that. happened. Um but uh and I got to tell. you like and I just texted you about it. the other day like still crushing it. Still, you guys still crushing like the. anxiety uh short uh was so good on the.

50th. Thanks. Such a funny and and and moving. Funny and moving, which you know, the fact that you had you sung about how. everyone had nervous diarrhea before. they did every sketch on. If. these pipes could talk, if these pipes could talk, incredible. Incredible. Was it on a dolly when you were when you. were were you moving or was the camera. moving on that? I was moving. That was a Mike Diva shot. He's a director there now who we're. buddies with. That was his idea and I.

was when he showed me that back I was. like oo that's a good shot. So good. And then sushi glory hole. Imagine that. Where you going? So [ __ ] good. Thank you. I mean like every song you. guys make is a is a bop is a song you. want to listen to regardless of the. comedy but. Andy. so good and I just like there's so.

you've made so many good ones but I just. want to remind everybody like. you've been doing it for 20 years. sushi like so good so stupid. so stupid. perfect. a little bit dirty fantastic outfits. so good. great at POV and attitude. they came with it. Was it any more fun? I mean, you talked. about this on podcast, but was it does. it get any easier to make them now or is. it harder to make them now these digital. both? Yeah. The technical aspect is easier because.

we've done so many. Yeah. Coming up with something we find. interesting and funny becomes more. difficult because we've done so many. Yeah. But that was one in particular where we. had written Akiva had came up with the. phrase suji glory hole. I can't believe. I'm treating this so seriously. But. we should treat this like actors on. acting. So when Akila first saved us sushi glory. hole. Uh but we were. and what did God say? At that point we were just channeling. Um we giggled and and I was like yeah.

we're not going to do that. And then he. kept saying it and I couldn't tell if he. was doing it as a bit like we should do. that or if he actually wanted to do it. Right. So then after a while I was like you. know what? [ __ ] it. Let's try it. and we. did a whole other version on a different. beat and we hadn't come up yet with the. idea of hear us out over and over again. So then we were like we kind of let it. sit cuz we were like it's okay. It just. feels like AI doing a Lonely Island song. or something. You know what I mean? Where was like it's like we're rapping.

and it's this and it's about a thing. that you wouldn't rap about, right? And we were like yeah I guess so. And. then a couple days later, because we. just decided to go in the studio a lot. at that time, uh. he came in and played a different song. he had heard on the radio. Um I can't remember which one it was, but it inspired him. It was like a more. modern song. Mhm. Um something with ASAP Rocky and some. people on it. And and we were like, "Oh, let's try it.

to a beat like that.". And we did. And then because we switched. the beat, it inspired the hear us out. thing. And then once we did that, once. we started doing the laugh, which is the. right laugh, which you know when you're. in a room writing something, we like uhoh, it's the laugh. We're having that laugh. where we know we are officially into. this idea. Not just like this will be. professional and technically up to. snuff, right? Where you're like, I now like this for. sure. Yeah. You're like, oh, we got to do it. now. Yeah. And then it was like, yeah, now we.

got to do it. And it opened it up for. us. That's a good example of you guys. like you don't you want to keep going. back and I mean Seth mentioned this when. we were talking earlier is like there's. like the improv bones version where like. sometimes we we romanticize the first. idea. Um and you guys don't do that. You're. like this isn't ready yet. This isn't. right yet. Like you like. Yes. But if it's the best if it's really. funny the first time we don't [ __ ] with. it. Yeah. What was the fastest song you ever. wrote? fastest digital short you like.

came up with and did like like Oh, from. the minute you thought of it till you. did it, it was super fast. It just came. out. A lot of them were like that when we. were working at the show. Yeah. Cuz the schedule's crazy. Yeah. So, like Lazy Sunday, once we had the. idea, wrote in a couple hours. Yeah. Natalie's rap, same thing. Yeah. Uh. Shyroni, we wrote in like under an hour. It takes a long time to come up with the. idea. and then sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes. you're in the shower at home and you. have a full idea and you come in and you.

go, I have an idea and then you just. write it and it happens. Sometimes you have your dick in the box. in the shower and then you come in and. you're like, let's do it on the show. Dig in a box was Yorm's idea and it was. it took us a long time to decide what to. write about because that was an. assignment. It was like Justin wants to. do a song. Think of an idea to do a song with him. So we had met with him and we knew that. we all had grown up listening to hip-hop. and R&B in the early 90s. Yeah.

And then it was like, okay, but what's. the premise? And then we struggled for a couple hours. trying to think of something. And then. when Yor said that, we were like, oh, okay, go. There's so many digital shorts that I. watch that I'm sad I'm not in. And this here's my gotcha question. Yeah. Oh, here it comes. Put my gotcha glasses on. Why aren't I in there? I feel like I didn't get asked to be in.

enough. Did you short? Can I I agree. What did I do? I don't know. Is it. I My brain has a theory. and maybe it's just protecting me. You were already doing Update. That's my. theory is you guys shot a lot of stuff. on Fridays and we would have to read. update jokes on Friday and I feel there. were times where it was very like. we need someone quick to do this thing. and I was not avail but so many shorts.

where I'm like damn I wish I could be in. that. I also wish that. you don't understand. Thank you. I also think Amy, like it's a good. lesson learned for me. It's and for. anyone in any field. I think we often. were like, we don't want to bother her. I can't believe it. But it's true. I mean, you were in like. 10 sketches every week and update. I'm such a fan of those shorts so much. And I definitely watch them times. Sometimes I'm like, man, I wish I was in. them. So, I guess what I was hoping is.

like maybe we could do some kind of like. Zamechus style. Oh, put you back in them. Put me back. Oh, we're we're going to gump it. Full. gump. We'll just do some deaging and we'll go. back. Wait, so can I gotcha question back? Yeah, gotcha question. These are not gotcha questions. I know. And mine's not got question. Um, gotcha back. Can you think which ones are the most. that. name? I can name five. I wish I was in. so bad. Oh my god. Dick in a box for sure. Right. Of course.

I mean, of course. Um, uh, dear sister. I was like, "Ha, I [ __ ] love that. one.". But dude, that shoot sucked. And it did suck. It was all night. We were at the flat hotel till like six. in the morning. I know. I remember. That's another reason we're like, "We're. not gonna ask Amy to come do that.". She's like, I wish I knew I you know, and like um. also for every one of those there was. like five that we did at Flat Hotel till. 4 in the morning that were so bad. And I love you guys talking about them. I love you guys talking about them. And you got to be honest. If it works,

it works. If it doesn't, it not. I mean, that's what's so funny about about um. the stuff that we do is like nobody. remembers the 10 to one versions of. things that were just stinkers. Always. crazy stuff. Stuff where I was mad that. it would get cut and then I would go. back and be like, "Oh my god, this. there's nothing here." Like, I was just. running on fumes. Like, why was I so. mad? It was just cuz like it was. literally as much as like I exist, too.

like I want to be on the show too. Emily Spivey and I wrote a scene one. night that we thought was so funny and. it was just about these two giant um uh. like uh trucks like truck drivers who. would come up next to each other and and. keep telling the other one to honk it. Yes. And it was like honk it, honk it. And. just telling the other one to honk it. And we were like, "Oh, we were dying.". And we turned it in like, you know, 8:45. a.m. And Shoemaker was like, "We're not. doing Honket." And we were like, "What?".

And we already made T-shirts. He was like, "We can't we can't produce. honk. We can't get two giant like you. know, you know, we can't get two cabs. And also like you guys, we have we're. like 35 sketches over and like you turn. this in at 8:45 and it's like and we. were like. justice for honking." Like we were still. we were so mad. So just to be clear, you're not going to let us read honket. Okay. Okay. Noted. Looking forward to having an employer.

that supports honket. [ __ ] noted. Looking forward in the future to working. with someone who understands honkit and. what it means to us. Oh my god. Speaking of what um we watch and listen. to, I asked my I asked my guest now. What are you watching, listening to, doing that's making you laugh? Making me laugh. Mhm. Making you feel good, making you check. out. What are you like, how do you, you. know, how do you.

Oh, well, this is loaded, but I saw the. new Naked God. H Okay, talk about it because it looks. so good. It's really funny. Okay, so direct. directed by Aka and. co-written by Aka and he's my bestie. But it I wouldn't say it if it wasn't. true. It's really [ __ ] funny. It's. just the people I've talked to that have. come and watched screening so far. have kind of a similar reaction which is. it's just all jokes. Yeah. Like it's been so long since something.

new got made. Yeah. That was just purely trying to make me. laugh. And it's in that style, but it's. also updated. And Liam's amazing and. Pam's amazing and Keev did a great job. The writers with him did a great job. Dan and Doug. I mean, it's it's just. joyful. It feels really fun. How important was like Naked Gun and. Airplane to you growing up? Big. Same. All the surrealistic, dumb, cartoony. live action stuff. I loved Monty Python, those Peewee, later Strangers with Candy, like things.

things like that where you bend the. world and make it be whatever you want. it to be. Um, you know, we all watched like. Hollywood Shuffle and I'm Going to Get. You Sucka and all those movies. Anything. like that where it was like. you could actually have like a giant. thing fall through frame and no one will. acknowledge it or something. I know. I remember like the the. character on Naked Gun that was really. tall that was always out of frame. Yes. And you've never saw it at the top of. him. Oh my god, it's my favorite joke. Are. you going to say the same joke? Is it the banana?

Yes. It's my favorite joke. Oh my god. Let's watch it. ever. Good. And there'll be plenty of. time to do it, too. Got something in the side of your mouth, Al. No, no, no. The other side. It's like half a banana. Half a banana. It's hanging. Can you. imagine half? And no one reacts. Thank you, Al. Um, and then talking about new projects, Digman is coming back. Yes. That is you created that, right, with.

Neil? With Neil Campbell. Tell like. uh during during the pandemic, it was. like, you know, we were all bound to the. home and I was like, I've had this idea. for a really long time and I'd been. talking to him about it. He's a writer. on was a writer on Brooklyn 999 and a. bunch of other stuff. And we had been. kind of wanting to make it forever. It's. basically like shitty Indiana Jones the. animated show, right? Um, and it's the. show is so fun. It's so And what a cast. Meetra. Yeah, Mitra is the best. Meadows, Timmy.

Robinson. It's a really good group. Um, and it's just like if you like. jokes and goof ass comedy. It really. scratches the itch. You do a lot of animated stuff. You like. it? I love it. I love it. Growing up, I. loved it. Like the first time I got. asked to do like a voice in an animated. movie, I was just like, "Yes, how where do I go?". Do your kids ever watch your stuff and. do they hear your voice? My daughter watched a couple of the. Hotel Transennylvania. Yeah. And liked them. Yeah. Um.

did she recognize your voice in them? Kind of. Yeah. It's cool. My kids are not to a place yet where. they like that I'm in the thing. No. My children don't like to. Do they ever get to that point? Not really. I mean, can you imag think. of your mom and then think of watching. your mom? Everyone likes Inside Out. Inside Out. Uh, but but. by the way, congrats on all your. success. Congrats on all your success. Congrats on all your success. Congrats on all your success. Inside Out. Inside Out, too. Congrats on your success. I heard it crested a Billy.

Oh, really? You got points? But have we been in an animated movie. together? I don't think so. We might have been. We for how much. we do a lot of animated movies, you and. I. For how I'm just saying, Amy, generally. speaking, for how much I I mean, I'm. speaking on your behalf. How much we. love each other and our friends, I don't. think we have actually done that much. together. You know, you're so right. That's [ __ ]. up.

I mean, I put in my contract and I, you. know. Yeah, understood. Wait, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I got fired from that. What? Oh, yeah. I was the original gal in. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. What the whole [ __ ]. And I was fired because I did not do a. good job. and they had the audacity. to replace me. I hardly hardly believe that. No, we have not been in an animated.

movie together. That's so funny. Even. right, we have not done enough stuff. together. I'm even trying to think of. like at the show the to me if you asked. me to pick like the things that stood. out the most to me of me and you being. together on stage at SNL the two that. immediately come to my mind are the. Palin rap. yes. and I'm No Angel. Wow. Two pregnancy peak pregnancy. performances. but both Alzheimer's. I mean, I remember. asking for your help when we were. writing that Palin rap and you gave me. some nuggets, including the having uh.

her hubby come out there. Uh. oh, was that. I think you gave me I think you gave me. that idea of him coming out. That makes me feel better. I was saying. we were talking about it on ours and I. was saying I felt bad because I gave you. some line that was like kind of like. tricky rhyme scheme but wasn't a laugh. and then I was like why' I do that? Well, I mean. something like so much something between. us need a go between. It was that line. I feel like cuz Sedakas came out as um. Todd. Todd. Yeah. Andy, I love you so much.

I love you, buddy. Thank you so much for doing this. It was an absolute pleasure. It was such a pleasure. Like I said at. the very beginning of this, the fact. that I was getting to talk to you today. was just like so calming. I wasn't the. least bit stressed. I never am with you. That's so nice saying. I love spending time with you. You too, buddy. And I will say, not to. keep hitting it over and over, it's. still not an old thing for me to hear. you say nice things about my comedy. I really enjoy your comedy. It makes me feel good and happy cuz you. are one of the people I've aspired to.

and looked up to and I love you so much. and I love your comedy so much. Andy, thanks buddy. You're just You're the best. May I. Oh, um I wanted to just show you this. pen before um we wrapped. this. I found this on the desk today. Yeah. And it is one of those crinkle pens. Have you seen it? Oh boy. Do you know what it is? Is it going to collapse when I flip the. switch? No. Just give her give her a little. twist on the top.

Are we edging on ASMR right here? Yeah, that's exactly what we've been. doing. Does that sound nice? Is this nice? Is that what ASMR people ask? Yeah, I think. Isn't it so funny that. How can. It's so pervy are so pervy. Don't Yeah. How dirty do we get on this. podcast? Very very very pervy. No matter what you do, don't masturbate. to this sound. You better not. You dare. Don't you dare masturbate. You dirty. Even though it probably feels.

so good. I hope you're wearing Bose. noiseancelling headphones. But be careful because someone could. walk in and you won't hear them. If If you start doing that, I'm going to. use my hairbrush. I'm going to brush. your hair really hard. I hope I don't accidentally click my. long nails on the window pane. On the window pane. All right.

All right. We did it. We did it. Thanks. Cool pen. Thank you, Andy. That was really, really. fun. That was such a good hang. And, um, I felt like we went all over the place. in a good way, and I'm so happy you did. it. So, thank you. Um, you know, Andy. brought up a lot of digital shorts. Um, and I guess for uh this Polar Plunge, I. just wanted to remind you to check out. Shyroni. again, one of my favorites.

It's just, if you haven't watched it. lately, the digital shorty. with Rihanna. Um, and that is how she. pronounces her name. Um, it's so funny. I just feel like the character and the. look, it's just wig work at its best. It's just a beautiful ginger wig and a. really funny idea and it's a really good. song like all of the songs that Only. Island make. So that would be what I'm.

going to be watching this week to laugh. And um in the meantime, keep laughing. I don't know. I don't. know how to I really don't know how to. end these. Just they just get harder and. harder. That's what she said. Okay, bye. You've been listening to Good Hang. The. executive producers for this show are. Bill Simmons, Jenna Weiss Berman, and. me, Amy Polar. The show is produced by. The Ringer and Paperkite. For The. Ringer, production by Jack Wilson, Cat. Spalain, Kaia McMullen, and Aia Xenerys. For Paperkite, production by Sam Green,

Joel Levelvel, and Jenna Weiss Berman. Original music by Amy Miles. really good. Hey.