Listener Q&A Episode 2 | The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast Episode 40

[@Peter55855]

While each Laser Cats is individually funny, it works even better as a 7 part saga. So Laser Cats collectively deserve a spot in Criterion.

[@ruttzorz]

It should be its own tier of videos above Criterion like "Library of Congress" or something.

[@mightyatomfilms9127]

It’s like Star Wars

[@MayraAraujo01]

I just love that when Akiva is not here, Jorm and Andy fight like sibilings 😂

[@savedbythebelldeepdives]

Andy's "I should note" seems to be "But can I say something?"

[@xo.d_munii]

agreed!!

[@ngr_nj]

Andy and Jorm arguing with each other all the time like siblings is my favorite😂😂😂

[@johnmoreland6089]

Andy's reaction to Jorma tying the horseback riding family back to souffléing eggs killed me. 😭💀

[@ngr_nj]

​@@johnmoreland6089 ikr😭

[@primis82]

Thank you guys for cheering me up and making me laugh. This Christmas has been hard and I really appreciate the time you take to make the show for us. Sending love to all the other fans out there, especially anyone going through tough times ❤❤❤

[@SqueezeBurger]

Andy as the Laser Cats voice of reason in all of this is INCREDIBLE to hear.

[@robinburt7196]

I never knew I needed a Jorm dances episode. Thank you for putting me on the right path.

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

I never saw the Jorma dancing! At the time of creation, I had no Tv or internet. I missed so much. Thank you for revisiting these memories 😂❤

[@CalamityCannon]

3:57 I can't stop my brain from playing "life is a listicle" to the Like A Prayer opening on repeat now...

[@hamsandwichson]

Omg. Please tour again!! Your show was seriously one of the best I've ever seen. The production value mixed with comedy is unlike anything else. I thought Threw it on the ground was just an OK song but Andy performed the f out of it and made me love it. All the Alf!! 😂

[@manle011]

Lettuce is a clear Kim’s video to me. I can’t quite explain how much a head of lettuce has informed my humor

[@sadjad5326]

Andy saying wobble-de-wobble drop, into my grave plot in Diaper Money makes me happy in ways I simply cannot explain.

[@bridgetchang]

Born and raised Berkeley resident here and loved Mr. Mopps growing up! It's the best toy shop and totally an institution!

[@videogamechangers605]

It should be noted that all of them like to say, "Can I say something?"

[@livermoregardenassociation6281]

Mr Mops. What a great memory! I lived in Berkeley from 67-70 while my dad was in graduate school and I remember the lion in the window of Mr Mops. It’s a corner store in the 30’s era art deco style, on what use to be called Grove Blvd, but was changed to Martin Luther King Jr Blvd sometime after 68. I was allowed to walk the 10 blocks from my house on Bonita Street (now Ave) to go to King Pool at the age of 7! I passed the store and was always looking at the window set ups. Great memories. Thanks guys

[@blairfarrell1706]

I’m glad Red Letter Media brought up the doc about Kim’s Video because it did a lot of heavy lifting.

[@hiatusfromtheworld]

Gaga's laugh at the end of Jorm Dances in front of Gaga is burned into my memory. Criterion

[@BeardedScotsman86]

Out of all the shorts, Dear Sister and People Getting Punched are the 2 I will frequently rewatch. Whenever YT recommends them to me, I will put them back on

[@MaChuKindaCrasee]

I completely forgot about Jorm Dances. Such expressive dancing 🤣

[@erynnesharp3295]

Don't worry, Jorm. I, too, would expect to be served a nice egg souffle before I left for my day of horseback riding.

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

I’m so thankful the podcast doesn’t take a holiday break. 😂❤ damn I wish episodes were longer

[@sherinameless1618]

Yes, the Laser Cats Collection should be Criterion, and should also be a theme park attraction.

[@meadie05]

This podcast makes me smile on Monday mornings, which is usually impossible

[@vandal280]

You guys are already had me dying just like a minute in😂

[@bertrach]

You could do an episode on the B99 3-parter Coral Palms in which Jorm plays my fave character of his. "Suck it Chase, you little hippy!"

[@romanticstylezz]

I had a horrible year. Truly, life changing awful. But this podcast got me through each week, steady and slowly. I love you all and I’ll be forever grateful for the kindness and warmth this pod brings. Wishing you all the best year ahead. 💗

[@ndonaldson80]

16:59

[@modernguiltrecords]

27:40 the uncensored videos on YT are available in more countries than the broadcast version at least for a few years great episode gentlemen

[@louisroy4911]

Yeah I was about to say, I couldn’t warch the censored version in Canada even if I wanted to.

[@xo.d_munii]

22:26 andy sounds like a few of Fred Armisen's characters on snl 😂

[@cacacalr]

I want to make 86 different comments while listening to pod but in the end i end up with nothing. Anyways i hope this podcast never ends guys (seriously im working out while listening) and I love you TLI guyz and Seth

[@ChonkyMonkey1]

I really hope they end up doing a Palm Springs podcast, I loved that movie

[@Lechugameister]

Happy New Year, Shock Jocks!

[@TheJoshDM]

Akiva, just re-listened to the entire pod during a road trip this week. At one point, it was mentioned Naked Gun would release in July, and I got concerned for you as that would put it up against both Superman and F4. Checked and NG is releasing August 1st, so I'm glad to have learned that.

[@brigitperry4991]

Took my kids to see Sonic 3 the day after Christmas and squealed a little when I spotted Jorm. 😊

[@shadowlordalucard]

EP. 40 already! Lets gooooo

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

I wish it was 140 😂 I love every single episode

[@aprilgirl4]

I would also really like for you to do a special video on their teen witch spoof please 😂

[@mitchelljams]

Thank you Mike Tapper and Jake Schur for your service, respectively

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

14:30 I wouldn’t worry about it 2 episodes in a row where we didn’t even go over a short. I think this will go for a while 😂

[@inferno27]

Question for Seth: What is the history of showing Abraham Lincoln, showgirls, and a llama whenever SNL shoots backstage? I heard that you were the one that came up with it (or made it the thing it is today), but I think there were other instances before you were on the show.

[@ajl201-fg6om]

Best Friends is one of my favorites!

[@PatrickGlennn]

Referencing both Mr Mopps and Amoeba Records… never been so happy to be from the East Bay!

[@scottbraithwaite83]

I like the songs with the live audience reactions. Laugh track vibes.

[@deburlo]

people getting punched before eating was def my fav for many years

[@katherineevans8818]

Mr. Mopps' is in the top tier of Berkeley institutions. Up there with Chez Panisse. I'm so happy it is still around. Perhaps we can credit its survival to Prop 13 (the one and only time Ill say anything nice about Prop 13)

[@rgs8970]

Shout-out to FatApples, kitty-corner from Mr. Mopps! I had many a Lazy Sunday eating brunch at FatApples, followed by browsing at Mr. Mopps 🥧☕🎁

[@EppsWorld]

I’m finally catching up with the podcast. It took me probably about 2 and a half weeks to get to this episode, which is timed brilliantly on my end. I love the stories behind each sketch/projects you’ve all worked on and can’t wait to hear what it took to make Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, both as a movie and album.

[@LauraWitt-o9l]

You can bake a souffle, which is made out of eggs, but I don't think souffle is a verb.

[@johnmoreland6089]

It is as of today! Kudos to Jorma for enhancing the language.

[@tuyanah]

Lovely voice note from Akiva!

[@JackassRetro]

Y'all just gunna tease Jon Hamm best look in the world then.....nothing?

[@bendudley2387]

It’s on their instagram

[@marcelinemarceline-n8z]

The Lonely Island should make music with Doechii

[@Vermiliongod22]

Love you guys!

[@sherinameless1618]

Tapper did seem like a caveman, talking about "erudite niches" and such. But as they say about Schurr, "You can always tell a Harvard man, but you can't tell him much, because 'Brooklyn 99' was the best cop show ever, and Andy will agree."

[@carriefrazier1809]

Shout out to the Goat Group who opened a bar on the Sunset Strip called Laser Cat…. Sadly it didn’t do so well so they rebranded it to The Naughty Pig, but it was a great late-70s/early-80s throwback spot

[@mikelynch920]

I've had Akiva and Jorma mixed up in my head. Now I have to switch the faces when I hear the voices. I will get this!

[@diegoaga]

Love you guys.

[@filsmyth2]

Lasercats On Ice? i'm down

[@BloomLewis]

I do hope to see a Palm Springs Pod down the road. Also just wanna note that Palm Springs does say it's a "Lonely Island" production near the beginning so I say it counts lol

[@WqDnbY52l0]

It's a lonely island production but not really (they didn't write/direct it but they are producers)

[@BloomLewis]

@@WqDnbY52l0 What constitutes a Lonely Island production is a little gray even amongst the members themselves. I've heard them say that if there is the Lonely Island short title card at the beginning of a short then it counts. Which I would argue the Lonely Island production title card at the beginning of Palm Springs counts as the equivalent of that. I would say between Andy acting in it and the Lonely Island producing. I think it earns a podcast episode.

[@canadaclaret]

Guelph, Ontario, which is probably a lot likely Berkeley, had a video store for decades that sounds like the place you're talking about. It was called Thomas Home Entertainment. They had a huge selection of movies with very knowledgeable, very hip staff. They kept vhs copies of lots of things years after DVDs came around. They even had a selection of laser discs, but I never had a player.

[@PeterGibson-r2d]

When Andy said they should put Laser Cats on ice I immediately saw they missed an opportunity to do a "Laser Cats on Ice."

[@levonpeevon]

Some nights I wake up in a cold sweat thinking about how Michael McDonald's McDonald's was never released to the public

[@twoscoopsofhappiness]

I’m the Betsy from the question! Thanks for answering it!!

[@mFFX-1206]

Look at Andy pitching ideas for more podcast eps. Almost as if he’s actually enjoying himself now 😉

[@taylorbullock9729]

I am stoked for the Album edition! I’ve been waiting to hear a name drop for Jack Black or Tenacious D at some point, and that might be the one where my wish comes true, via Sax Man! (PS I saw you guys join the stage during Tenacious D in Santa Monica, Festival Supreme, and was a top 5 life moment. )

[@johnmoreland6089]

2 quick questions: 1) Who the hell farts on a plane? (And why do I sense that Andy's character in "Here I Go" would be filled with delight to be that guy?) 2) Was Jorm really naked in the "Dances to Lady Gaga" video, or was he wearing something to make it look like he was under the pixelation?

[@matthewwisner2153]

14:13 You should have Bill Clinton guest star in a "Sax Man" video

[@actorartistmusician]

You guys need to do a video for “Sax-man” with JB and Bill Clinton - Funny story - Saxman was the first Lonely Island thing I ever heard - I was on a gig in Canada as a U2 Tribute Band - and our drummer showed it to me. Then I went down the rabbit hole of Lonely Island and never came back. But a saxman video is sadly lacking…lol

[@MauFrost]

Where did the voting happen? How did i miss it? Listened all episodes on Spotify... devastated 😢

[@AlCasu1888]

Andy made an appearance this week on Jimmy Carter's tractor.

[@spenomatt]

Andy’s new character is kind of like Sarah Sherman’s character in the Chris Rock sketch where Sandler is getting surgery

[@randysmith3008]

I believe a young Seth souffles

[@-ASG-]

16:18 Sounds just like the Awesometown squirrel

[@spanish2boys]

Hows your relationships with your fathers? Because bash brothers is all about earning their approval and “sorry dad” is a catchphrase in turn up the beef. And not to mention the plot of Hot Rod.

[@godempressmusic]

so unfortunate that we have to wait at least 2 more weeks for Space Olympics (the best Digital Short)

[@Sanmir1234]

I've got a question! When is "Here I Go" available on streaming platforms such as Spotify?

[@BJB8849]

I legit woke up from a dead sleep to Motherlover blasting from the SNL Vault channel on my TV the other night and my first thought was, “The Lonely Island guys really need to tour.” So…please?!

[@MosHighChadro]

I too had to explain "Jizz in My Pants" to my son who is about 9 years old at the time. He thought it meant piss as well.

[@Indigoh1980]

love your Work guys any plans to finally finish the d in box trilogy as It is kind of open ended and not finished?

[@NoelChenier]

what song did you walk down the aisle to Seth? Judging by the timeline and when you wanted to leave the concert...my guess would be Best of My Love?

[@willhuston6415]

I think Seth is using plurality when he makes supermajority

[@vic_millar]

If you could only have 3 Lonely Island works with you on a desert island, what would they be? This ep made me revisit Diaper Money and now I think it’s in mine (along with Jack Sparrow and Dear Sister)

[@FluidoftheDruids]

Just wanna shout out Jorma in Sonic 3! Should've respected Shadow more, though!

[@TheJoshDM]

Re-asking before I listen to the pod in case it wasn't answered; Andy, what's your opinion of the WKUK SNL intro spoof?

[@MilesTheGecko]

Does anyone know the email to submit questions to? I can’t seem to find it.

[@Hi-Im-High]

Nooice!!!

[@daimonhampton]

I just realized there's a small chance you guys might read this, so imma ask can Jorma release that song he did for cupids mixtape in Man seeking Woman. I've never stopped thinking about it

[@victoriacammarano]

Didn’t they have an email or something where you send questions?

[@Toddobvious]

For awhile this was my favorite thing to go to sleep to, every night. But the commercials are too many now 🙁

[@AlexCollyard]

Justice for Jorma: Soufflet is literally always made of eggs.

[@WillJpeart]

Anybody know where we submit questions?

[@yOGlo]

Almost got beat up by some bloods for wearing blue turtle neck and chain wt sunglasses for holloween 💯😎

[@fuelvolts]

It's because you failed to sip on a light beer. There's your problem.

[@ChurchOfAtom]

I have a question for the guys. Have y'all ever ghostwritten any songs with real rappers or been asked to? The verses in Jack Sparrow actually go pretty hard.

[@diabeticjedi7951]

A note about here we go. The censored version isn't available in all countries and is blocked in Canada on KZbin like a lot of recent SNL sketches and videos.

[@AdamSMessinger]

I notice Akiva didn’t answer what Lonely Island song he’d walk down the aisle to for his wedding…

[@numbr87]

Why do you keep adding episodes before you cover Space Olympics? What are you running from?

[@sammyjeanh]

Andy never seems to give Akiva shit they way he does to Jorma 😏

[@huntercampbell312]

Please do a new character workshop episode!!!

[@editorphi9724]

I wonder if Drew Gooden is watching this podcast.

[@AIljz]

Eyyy nice

[@Triforceofsad]

Question for next Q & A: is Seth a Zaddy? Are all the members of the Lonely Island Zaddy age now?

[@rtribbia]

I feel vindicated hearing you all were shocked at the quick no's last ep for People getting punched in the face before eating.

[@jasonroosa2475]

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