Roy Rules | The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast Episode 21

[@Lassomustache]

Answer for the pod: Andy’s dong is referenced 23 times across all digital shorts. You’re welcome.

[@primis82]

Doing gods work 😆

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

Can you count how many times Seth says "I should note"?

[@maddy.yg13]

Do you just keep a tally each time it’s mentioned LOL

[@zym6687]

Ooooh the question was how many sketches and shorts have references, not only how many references. 23 may be correct but I'm assuming it isn't from my inference of your methodology derived from the particular wording you used.

[@asbjoernt]

@@primis82 "Dong gods work"

[@primis82]

Question for Seth: how much do you enjoy hanging up on Andy when he’s still talking during corrections? coz it’s one of my fave bits 😂

[@xo.d_munii]

@@primis82 follow up: how much does andy hate being cut off?😂

[@primis82]

@@xo.d_munii or does he secretly love it 😆

[@EricCoomerMusic]

Jorm, I’m glad I didn’t skip the ads because I will now probably pronounce the word fragrance as frogrance for the rest of my life.

[@Zanesh]

Question for you Quaids: have you hit the studio and made any more jams since the Bash Bros project? Do you have songs in the vault that will never see the light of day?

[@bendudley2387]

I hope they point out on the podcast that the guy who plays Roy in this is a Peabody award winner. That deserves a succulent rub down.

[@seventhsteel1415]

I've been waiting for this episode -- always loved Roy Rules, it's the best digital short that no one ever talks about. I remember sending it to my brother-in-law right when it first came out.

[@gfox9295]

Is your BIL's name Roy, by chance? ;D

[@rparstar]

Roy Rules is one of the most underrated underappreciated shorts. I still to this day find myself singing it, and no one gets the reference. I watched this episode live when it aired mostly because Björk was the musical guest and I was pumped.

[@YouFightLikeACow]

No question but I want Andy to know that "I'm On A Boat" was my ringtone throughout all my college years and anytime anyone called me, all anyone would hear is: "TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA AW SHIT GET YOUR TOWELS READY"

[@jkap34]

I can one up you. My senior prom was "on a boat" theme. And they played it

[@xo.d_munii]

andy making a 'not like us' reference makes me happy

[@katyalambo]

Roy Rules is one of my all time favourite Digital Shorts! So happy to learn more about it!

[@comfortsongs972]

One for the jorm heads! Would love to hear more about the making of beats/music behind some of these shorts and songs on the albums. Not sure if this podcast is the best forum for that, but like a mix breakdown of lazy Sunday or something would be tight.

[@flowershavesacs]

Second this! Especially because some of the Shorts that aren’t music videos still rely on his little kicky beats. Extreme Challenge and Getting Punched Before Eating

[@keelster47]

Third this!!

[@l0zz1em0zzi3]

Seth's Lorne impression cracks me up every single time lmaoo

[@BOSHKOB]

Ad ends at 27:16

[@sarathebaddiee]

THROW THE AD ON THR GROUNNDDDD

[@TheRealSullyG]

Question for everyone: if you could choose AN golden era other than your own to be a cast member in, which one would it be?

[@Gnomesayin]

Question for the pod: “Incredibad” is one hell of an album, “The Old Saloon” still makes me laugh to this day - but I’ve always wondered, how does the rest of the Tiny Tim verse play out?

[@itsangelina1485]

❓ QUESTIONS ❓ For all: in one of the „Second Chance Theatre“ Clips Colin told a story about how Andy scared the shit out of him by asking to come to the bathroom with him, then sneaking out, turning all the lights off and jumping out on him. Are there any more podcast worthy 3 am SNL story’s like this? 😂 For Seth: we need to know how the marriage between you and Stefon is going ☺️☝🏼 Love you guys, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪❤

[@nikolaemmarysava578]

Question for the Pod: If each of you could redo one of your Digital Shorts as a full-length film, which one would you select, and how would you expand the story? Also, this isn’t a question, but just a big thank you-I love the podcast!

[@Tuaron]

Obviously they just covered it: Roy Rules would turn into a sex-infused rom-com, right?

[@ryannmcgrath7552]

Question for Seth - FMK the Lonely Island pls and thank you

[@xXxGUZxXx]

QUESTION: Any word on another Lonely Island album? Also how about a lonely island movie about how the group came together maybe some kinda 8 mile/weird al vibes.

[@timekeeper0712]

You mean like booster never stop never stopping?

[@timekeeper0712]

Popstar***

[@xXxGUZxXx]

@@timekeeper0712 damn I think you right idk how I forgot that

[@nms7872]

​@@timekeeper0712Connor4Real: legacy (the sequel to popstar)

[@VietinghoffAlex]

​@@timekeeper0712"Booster: Never stop never boosting"

[@kgraff27]

Question for the podcast! It’s got to be about Hot Rod. Literally can we just hear more about Hot Rod? 😂 There were so many things I needed addressed like Kevin singing to his stuffed animals or Rod singing his date song or Rico telling Dave’s sister that cherry upsets his stomach or Rod yelling Hoobastank. I could have listened to a few more hours of you guys talking about it. Honestly, I’d love to hear your favorite quotes and one-off lines. Whenever it’s quiet in the house I say, “Pools are perfect for holding water.” When I met my husband 16 years ago, he showed me that movie for the first time and I knew immediately I wanted to marry him because his sense of humor was just as stupid and wonderful as mine. We still watch it every year and are raising stupid and wonderful humans that could watch Rod falling down a mountain on repeat for hours. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS PODCAST EVEN THOUGH ANDY HATES IT!

[@sherinameless1618]

Question for Akiva: did you use any bits from "Police Squad" in the new "Naked Gun" movie? Like Johnny the Shoeshine Boy or Mr. Olson, the lab guy? Because if you did, I will prebuy a whole theater to watch your film

[@brigitperry4991]

"Burn his marriage license in a waste bin" is my favourite part. It certainly makes my Criterion Collection.

[@lamangen8905]

4 Shock Jocks returns with Roy, Shock Jock In-Law

[@TheHussmanStuff]

Loved this episode. Despite the Lonely Island's incorrect assessment of Roy Rules, this Short absolutely belongs in the Criterion Collection. Not their Criterion Collection, but *the* Criterion Collection. It's easily in my Top 5 and arguably in my Top 3. There is a subtly to the humor in this short that is underappreciated, as well as the obvious humor. And while "Succulent Rubdowns" is easily one of the best lines of the short, not enough attention is given to the line, "We'll take off our pants and rail on each other, burn his marriage license in a wastebin!"

[@j.christopher.arrison]

[attempt #2] Q FOR THE POD: a recurring bit of Lonely Island lore centers on Andy’s love of sandwiches. Can we get a short segment of ‘S’wich Talk with Andy’ (or some bullshit) where he elaborates on his love of swaddled meat?

[@timekeeper0712]

Young sandwich

[@j.christopher.arrison]

@@timekeeper0712 the heads need to know

[@Nollie_Fullcab]

Come roll with me!

[@sallyostling]

Best way to start my Monday ❤

[@brigitperry4991]

Oh man, getting through the first 20 to get to my favourite...Roy Rules! Worth it!

[@EatinPaste]

Wow. Roy really does rule!

[@razzledazzyl]

24:40 If you skip the ads you’ll miss out on the lyrical beauty that is ‘frogrances.’ 😘👌

[@yaakovgoldsmith7099]

How is Andy the master of not feeling awkwardness in these videos? He can press a goofy dynamic so far and so relentlessly it’s like a superpower. Is he different now?

[@littlewarriorllc]

Question for Seth: Can you share the backstory of "Migrating Tree Frogs"? I love the bit. You use it right before Ya Burnt, but I know it goes back further to your stint on Weekend Update. Love the LI & SM pod!

[@primis82]

Lol what a burn on Jorm 😂

[@sammyjeanh]

The love you’s at the end are really sweet

[@CalamityCannon]

You asked for questions, and my first thought was "oh finally this is my chance to find out how these busy fathers have time to get Queen Bee in Spelling Bee!" (A fact that has preoccupied me since it first came up in Corrections. I am a massive nerd.) Then you _actually brought it up_ 🤯 But seriously, my guys, do you use the Spelling Bee Buddy page at all? You giving in and looking at hints eventually? Edit: AND THEN YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION WHAT IS HAPPENING!!!???

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

Best part of my Mondays!

[@JonasPolsky]

and the worst part of theirs

[@primis82]

Question for the shock jocks: since I’m sure you can’t tell us anything you may be doing for SNL 50, if you had to remake/ reinvent a pre SNL video/idea for the 50th which would you choose and what, if anything would you change? ❤

[@epichaiku]

I have a discussion question! My husband and I got married around the same time as you guys, and all four of you have always come across as very supportive of your wives work, as is my husband of mine. That's still weird to some people, so thanks for being parasocial bros that way. Mom's always get asked this, so I would love to flip it and ask, as Dads, how do you balance work and family? Being invested and caring for your partners and children in the midst of great work projects yourselves must be tricky. Do you have moments where you failed and succeeded that you might be willing to share? I appreciate how much you've all normalized being brilliant dorks and men invested in healthy relationships. My husband and love starting out Monday's with some coffee and your memories. (Also my name is Natalie, so thanks for writing the Natalie rap when I was in college because it was genuinely delightful to be serenaded by Andy's lines by so any of my guy friends. No cap, as the youths say.)

[@paulkillam2715]

Hi fellers! We were trying to find “Kuato 2” on KZbin - no luck. There have been a couple of other sketches mentioned on “the pod” that we also couldn’t find. Any ideas? Thanks! Love the show!

[@EojElhok56]

Would you all ever consider reuniting with the peeps from your an golden era at SNL for a movie? An ensemble comedy with as many of the people as possible from that time on the show would be awesome.

[@PooNinja]

Id love to hear any story about the scene where Seal was killed by wolves! 😂 never stop never stopping

[@ehylander]

QUESTION: Seth, why do you always introduce the show as "Seth Meyers and the Lonely Island Podcast" when the logo clearly says "The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers Podcast"?

[@brianalawrence8478]

Man, I do wish this podcast had come out the last time I was in New York because I got to see a rehearsal for Late Night and I would have shouted questions at Seth concerning the Lonely Island sketches, but I am content with knowing what they're referring to concerning the SNL stages after the tour there and getting to have seen Seth's parents, which amused my parents who were with me. Oh, and tell Andy that I do go outside while I listen to this podcast because I'm taking my dog on a walk and it has caused me some embarrassment a few times as I laugh out loud and a person is often walking by giving me odd looks like I'm laughing at them.

[@Nollie_Fullcab]

Thanks for coming back! Exploding high five!!

[@manichispanic999]

Question for the guys, has the Lonely Island always been just you three? I seem to remember some older pre Snl songs having other voices. Thanks! Love the pod!

[@geosultan4]

Question about upcoming Shorts: for Iran So Far, how did you choose Avril 14 by AphexTwin as the sample/melody? Also for YOLO, Whirring by Joy Formidable? Love those songs, the Shorts, and the podcast!

[@wackywankavator]

The old rookie cop sketch with chris farley!!! Oh my gaaaaawd. Perfect awkward hand placement vomit sketch.

[@TheNghena]

Question for all: as you start really hitting your stride with digital shorts, how did you grapple with keeping your unique ideas while guests tried to join the party. A lot of hosts would have wanted to be apart of comedy raps, but you still had a good amount of sketches and classics in between the songs.

[@turkdiamond]

1:05 question… Would you ever consider calling your music genre, “Quip-Hop”, instead of “Frap” (funny rap)?

[@Viralsmells]

I didn’t know this existed. Perfect after a blast to the past w all the Justin Timberlake songs. 😂

[@Wdubsks]

Why am I only aware now that they have started uploading again

[@antonvrb1510]

No need to feel bad. I just found out about the pod.

[@MahkyVmedia1]

You're slow

[@antonvrb1510]

@@MahkyVmedia1 Duh!

[@matthewwalker8645]

To confirm, Seth, this is a question for you guys to answer on the pod. Thanks

[@TheGeekHeroes]

You're still on the ground floor. We haven't made it to Jizz in Pants, I'm on a Boat, Shy Ronnie, and all the fun obscure ones.

[@Raymond_memo]

Question: Was it apart of the agreement for Akiva and Andy to do the podcast that Seth and Jorma do all the ads?

[@ericepp]

We have a friend that we've called "Quaid" for almost 20 years now because of this sketch. Just so you know, it caught on!

[@VietinghoffAlex]

As a cinematographer and editor I really appreciated hearing all the camera and editing nerd tangents

[@columtaylor4288]

Question: Was there ever a discussion about turning Roy into one of the many SNL characters that got their own movie?

[@YzerWings]

There needs to be a Please Dont Destroy + TLI skit on SNL. Make it happen!

[@steppenhenge]

roy indeed rules

[@mangler103]

If it was Criterion, I'd expect every single Digital Short with commentary. Give me all of it.

[@canadaclaret]

Seth is a Jackal, correcting Andy on breech versus broach!

[@TheTedstar11]

No question but this is the #1 SNL digital short according to me as a teen from Australia who had to bootleg these vids

[@biggl114]

“Roy Rules” rules, but I wish they had talked about “Tucker’s Song”, a deep cut for those true lonely island heads

[@SquirefromtheShire]

They’re doing each digital short in order of release. They’ll get to it.

[@missuschainsaw]

When Incredibad came out, I listened to it almost exclusively. I had to take my car in for some work one day, I parked it and handed over the keys and went about my business. 15 minutes later a man walks up to me: “what in the hell kinda music do you listen to?! I turn your car on and get my eardrums blasted out by some woman rapping about shitting in someone’s shoe!”

[@ericchiu3081]

QUESTION: In People Getting Punched Right Before Eating, was it hard to get releases for the people in the pizza shop who saw Andy choke out Will? (Bonus Seth's Corner question: can Lorne release the Taylor Swift version of Potato Chip for the 50th?)

[@bucaneroredstone]

This podcast is killing it, huh? 😂😂

[@mynameis__kayla]

I know this has to have already been asked (a million times): Lonely Island, are you guys done touring? Will there be more festival runs? Love the podcast, missing the music! It would be a dream to see Diaper Money live.

[@romanticstylezz]

Question for all: is there any song, SNL skit or movie you think is criminally underrated, that didn’t get the love you think it deserved? For me it’s the entire Seven days in Hell movie.

[@Content_Binger]

Question: Do you guys know that you guys unknowingly referenced or predicted (since you pre-recorded the early episodes way in advance) some of the Please Don't Destroy skits from SNL. From the top of my head I remember you guys talking about a good variant of Covid after one of you guys had caught Covid which was a video Please Don't Destroy made with Paul Rudd, John Mulaney, and Al Roker all in it. You also talked about how SNL wouldn't be able to make a skit about someone unaliving themselves after the Peyote skit and Please Don't Destroy made one with Timothee Chalamet.

[@EvaFull]

Question for the Pod…. Can we possibly get the video of the Zoom Calls too for these podcast episodes? Ps: Thank You for so many hours making me & millions others laugh over the years.

[@maddy.yg13]

Question for the pod - Do you play any instruments? There’s multiple clips (mainly of Andy) by an instrument. The piano in Roy Rules, guitar in B99 etc. Do you actually know how to play or is it just a bit?

[@tukiluka]

Question for Akiv and possibly Seth: What is human love? Thanks Andy ❤

[@Are_Eye_Gee_Bee_Why]

Question: We've all put in a ton of work into something only to have it not matter/fall flat, as well as half-assed something and gotten heaps of praise for something you threw together last minute. What is the sketch or short you have worked on where you feel the ratio from effort to audience reaction was the most drastic, both positively and negatively?

[@timekeeper0712]

Question: Are The boys ever going to make another frap album? Turtle neck and chain is probably the best frap album of all time.

[@jessf_]

Question for the lads: do you ever just get bored with whatever script you were working on (mainly for sketches i guess) and want to just scrap it and write another? If so, how did you get around this? I’m doing Film at uni right now and i have so many silly digital short style film ideas and i often write for like an hour or so and planning how i want the story to go but then when ive started writing the script and stuff its like my attention span just goes and I get bored of that story 😭 any tips? Also love from the uk (not foggy london town but foggy smelly liverpool town)

[@sunkenrd]

Recently rewatched The Three Amogos with my daughter and it made me think about your show. Wondering if y’all (or if anyone) have considered doing an SNL Films season of the podcast. I would love to see deep dives, like what you guys do, into some of those incredible films.

[@lindsaydudzick]

Question for Jorm: When will we get more Derrick Stories?? The people (my children) are clamoring for more!

[@canuck333]

Hello from Canada boys! For the Lonely Island: Do you guys have any projects in the works/coming out any time soon? Or perhaps next year? For Seth: Do you think you’ll write with the lonely island again? And/or show up in a project? Thanks for getting me through my primitive high school years with a positive and hilarious place to escape. Cheers to you all and your families❤

[@christeuma]

Q: What was the learning curve with recording software, recording techniques, and what became the tool kit for generating the music without irony that made the jokes and the supporting artistic decisions so earnest?

[@EverythingandMore]

Question: Assuming you guys are gonna pop up somewhere in the upcoming 50th season, are there any particular shorts you’d want to return to or would you choose to do a completely original one? Super pumped

[@Timecop37]

I felt like I needed to share. Kuato and you Quaids influenced me to buy an overpriced package of Smints. Kuato is the original influencer.

[@samjenkins4314]

Question - how come you guys took out the second verse from Jose and Mark on the Bash bros movie? It's the best, literally lived in my head morning noon and night for a month.

[@ralaxgaming]

Seth and Andy were both in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Got any behind the scenes stories about how that came together or your time on set?

[@laurengage8933]

TECHNICAL QUESTION: timing and pace are obviously such a key element in the funny of your digital shorts. Do you plan out the timing of those lines and cuts ahead of time or is it trial and error in the editing room? Eg in your script do you have like markers which show how quickly a line should be delivered or you just feel it out in the moment then sort it out later? Love you guys

[@ericarichardson2983]

Who came up with the line “succulent rub downs” ?😂❤ Beautiful poetry

[@sherinameless1618]

Question for Seth: Why did you tell us to submit questions two weeks ago when you hadn't yet figured out how you were going to do questions? Did the heady feeling of having come up with the "they're weird" strategy make you forget about podcast details?

[@ianmccown]

For Akiva, and Jorma, I remember on twitter I had asked Jorma about a sequel to the Just 2 Guyz series a long time ago. I think you had said “Maybe” I like to think that the premise for it could be Guy #1, and Guy #2 are teachers at a run down community college. Their life experiences have led them to want to teach the youth the way to being better than Steve. That would be a cool idea. For Seth Mayer(John Mayers brother), were you in the SNL days the same as you are now? Like were you more serious than now, or the other way around, and what was a skit you wrote that you have regrets about. Also, do you do more writing for Late Night vs SNL back then? For Andy. My favorite era of SNL was from 2005-2014. You were my favorite cast member, and I always looked forward to seeing you on the show. Question. What year would you describe as your best SNL year, as well as your worst, and why. Also, who was the cooler one, you or Hader?

[@awesometuck1559]

QUESTION: How vindicated do you guys feel about the Kuato thing do you guys feel now that Rick and Morty did an entirely Kuato-centric episode?

[@katebell1974]

Hi Lonely Island and Seth! First I wanna say that I’m 28 so I vividly remember watching SNL during this era and without a doubt I agree with Seth about this being “a golden era”. So many hitters and so much classic stuff came out of this time. But I do have a question for you guys. So you’ve mentioned before that your stuff couldn’t be called The Lonely Island, but now SNL has Please Don’t Destroy, and their stuff is specifically theirs. So is there a reason for this, or is it more so that it’s just trying to draw an audience from their already established stuff? Or did you guys just start out before being able you put yourself out on a platform like KZbin under your own name? Love the podcast!

[@MikeMeehan]

you guys should've brought up the great "I am Tucker!" music video that has him describe in explicit detail what he would do to all three of them

[@dashbennett]

I know we’re still a few episodes away from this, but how long did it take pitching Clancy T. Bachleratt and Jackie Snad Sing Songs about Spaceships, Toddlers, Model T. Cars & Jars of Beer before it made it to air?

[@fran22fran]

Hola from Venezuela mis panas!!!!! big fan of y´all work

[@Urbiandorbi35]

Question: Jorma has mentioned earlier that he calls non-alcoholic beers fake beers. Would you call non-alcoholic cider fake cider or just apple juice?

[@canadaclaret]

It is still cider, not juice

[@MikeFroese]

Question for TLI: Hey guys long time fan here- love your work, loving the pod. From backseatsmen to bash brothers, you guys are inspirational as comedy writers, comedy actors, and comedy friends. For realies tho- how often in the name of a supposed “blue sky” brain storm sesh do y’all get down to slobbering on each others knobs?

[@lindswg]

Question⁉️: Andy & Seth, how did you end up in Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist? Would love to hear you talk about the movie!!

[@ILambeth]

Question: Prior to this podcast, if you’d told me there was an SNL script archive I would have envisaged a repurposed custodian’s closet stuffed with random jottings on used shawarma wrappers and whatever cue cards could be gathered up from the floor of studio 8H. Listening, it’s clear that you can pull up not only broadcast transcripts but unaired sketches and draft scripts. Can you let us in on how this database was built and how it’s used ? Many thanks

[@gregoryseewald5066]

QUESTIONS: Who do you guys think should play Tim Walz on SNL? Thoughts on the Saturday Night Live movie? Question for Seth: You have expressed in the past that you did not feel in your element as a sketch performer so what was it like for you when you hosted the show?

[@Eric-yz3xh]

What are the Bing Bong Bros up to these days? Are they still touring?

[@Jenniferlwarm]

I have a question please, well it's more of a plea really. Hi Seth, Andy, Jorma and Akiva. Love the pod. Will there ever be a chance of another Lonely Island tour or even just a one off concert. If so PLEASE bring to the UK. It's the only concert me and my sister want in our lifetime. I will travel to wherever it is. We will scream every lyric to every song front row like lunatics. It's the only thing I want out of life (no pressure) Love you guys ❤ From Jennifer - Huddersfield, England

[@lsmc8909]

This pod has more ads than any other thing I watch on KZbin

[@bryannewell2422]

Hey guys, love how you teased the next episode like Lemony Snicket at the beginning of every book in A Series of Unfortunate Events warning readers not to read it because it's such a miserable story. Anyway, my question for the Lonely Island is what advice would you give to someone who wants to play around with making beats? Any pitfalls you can remember that it would be good to avoid? Any programs you'd recommend? Is there like a glossary for terminology or anything for different types of beats/sounds? My question for Seth is, on a scale of 1-10 how much of a Jackal do you think you were towards other writers in your time at SNL? Would you say it was more or less pronounced when you became head writer?

[@canadaclaret]

In Canada, no one calls it a Molson. Molson is the brewery and they have several brands, all pretty bad. Molson Canadian and Molson Export are the biggest sellers.

[@camila-vo7mb]

question for the lonely island: when can we expect an update of the bu? it's been a minute...