Listener Q&A Episode 13

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1. Pinning the live laughs listen

   2:24

   The hosts decide to hold off on rewatching I Just Had Sex with a live laugh track until Andy returns. The bit reflects the group's habit of saving full discussions for episodes with all four hosts.

   Do we want to put a pin in it till we have Andy? Yeah.

   Goes back to quado, Ep. 7, 11:36, Andy: If there was a late reveal that it was actually a quaddo, no one would have been surprised.

   quado

2. The Comedy Awards performance

   2:42

   I Just Had Sex was performed live at the Comedy Awards, a short-lived Comedy Central award show that aired the same year the song was released. Akiva notes it was thrown together and may be hard to find.

   There was a short-lived award show on Comedy Central called the Comedy Awards.
   Andy Samberg’s Mind Squad

3. Fans point here

   3:31

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 19 likes.

   By the way, I definitely was hoping that when you did it with Akon, it would be things like the Grammys. Yeah, that'd be better. The Oscars. No, it was all bullshit. Oh, you know where we did it with Akon? Again, Andy… — Seth

4. Akon concert at Nassau Coliseum

   3:35

   The Lonely Island performed I Just Had Sex with Akon at a big sold-out arena show in Long Island, at Nassau Coliseum, with Usher on the bill. Akiva attended but did not perform.

   that was really fun, was an Akon concert at an arena in Long Island.

5. Akon's pre-show chin-up bar

   4:20

   Akiva recalls Akon doing a shake weight and using a doorway chin-up bar as part of his pre-show warmup. Jorma jokes that a chin-up bar is a teenager's accessory.

   Akon was unapologetically smiling while doing a shake weight.

6. Akon insisted the song was a smash

   5:45

   Akon repeatedly told the group before the video shoot that I Just Had Sex was a smash. Akiva says his own confidence came from not having been part of the song's creation.

   And he kept saying, of course, the song's a smash. It's a smash.

7. Confidence in songs you did not write

   6:19

   Seth explains that his most confident SNL material was often work he wrote but did not perform, since the words were his but the performers' hands did the work. Jorma adds that writers often regret jokes after pitching them.

   Again, the most confident I ever felt at SNL were things that I was not in, but I had written.

8. Akon's medley set

   6:57

   Akiva says Akon's set during the Usher show ran about 30 minutes and played only parts of each song, like a Jay-Z show, which made I Just Had Sex fit in among his other hits.

   his set was probably 30 minutes. And he played like, it's like when you see one of those Jay-Z shows

9. T-Pain and Michael Bolton covers

   7:39

   Jorma points out that T-Pain has performed Boat Without Us live, and Akiva says Michael Bolton covered Jack Sparrow, showing that the group's songs got taken up by real recording artists.

   T-Pain has performed Boat Without Us on stage before, right, Keith?

10. Fans point here

    8:15

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 2 likes.

    And again, obviously, there's an SNL comedy audience that maybe doesn't know Akon through a lens other than I just had sex. But I wonder what percentage of Quaid Army. Maybe we'll put a poll wherever we put our polls.… — Seth

11. Post-sex glow makeup

    8:51

    Listeners wondered if the slightly hot makeup in the sketch was intentional. The hosts confirm it was an active choice for a post-sex glow.

    a few people said that they actually thought that was an active choice to give you guys a post-sex glow.

12. Doug Stradley's real name in sketches

    9:35

    Seth says he has used his friend Doug Stradley's real name in sketches about seven times, picking names that fit the premise. The listener remark was that it sounded like a 90s cartoon nerd.

    Not only is it my friend's real name, but I did use it like seven times in sketches over the years

13. Mark Potts in a Sloths sketch

    10:19

    Jorma says he used the name of TJ Newmark, a real person in the audience, in the animated short Sloths to freak him out. The name was a fitting one for a sloth.

    Mark Pottsick, which is TJ Newmark's real name.

14. Quaid Army praise for brevity

    10:37

    A listener appreciated the economy of short YouTube comments. Seth reads several, including one shorter comment praising Seth.

    I really like the very short YouTube comments that just feel like the economy of the writing is really nice.
    Quaid Army

15. Seth and Jost at Cannes Lion

    10:59

    Seth and Jost were both in Cannes for Cannes Lion, a brand marketing festival, at NBC's invitation. Seth describes Jost as capable but on a much slower clock.

    We were both there at the invitation of NBC.

16. Jost's late flight saga

    14:00

    Jost missed the agreed departure time, and Seth's flight was oversold. Jost later boarded anyway after a seat was sorted out, which Seth jokes was inevitable for someone who gets rewarded for this behavior.

    That's why he's been rewarded for this behavior his whole life.

17. Fans point here

    14:25

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 19 likes.

    Also, let me dump on my brother one more time. Two quick stories. He recently, this is like within the last five years, was like, dude, I don't even know the months in order. First of all, that's not something you…

18. Jorma's brother can't keep time

    14:30

    Jorma tells of his brother setting a meeting time and then being in the shower, and of his brother not knowing the months in order. Seth links it to Amy Poehler's Amber character, who says 'I don't even know the months in order.'

    I don't even know the months in order.

19. ALF and Jorm's Semicolon line

    16:04

    A listener asked why the Alvins don't play Jorm's ALF line from Semicolon. The hosts recall ALF references in their live show and the group's ALF ownership.

    how is it that every time the Alvins reference Alf, they don't bring up or play Jorm's line from Semicolon?
    three Alvins

20. Informus and Yormus

    17:15

    A listener comment mentioning 'inform us in the yormus' gets a supportive reply, which the hosts treat as the right response to Informus and the Yormuses.

    Someone wrote, inform us in the yormus.
    hit us in the tittuspunt us in the cuntus

21. I Just Had Sex flagged on YouTube

    17:47

    YouTube flagged the I Just Had Sex post because Universal Music Group owns the rights. The August Alsina track was flagged too, and ads on the post split with UMG.

    Well, I Just Had Sex got flagged by the record label.
    dinked in the doink

22. Shooting the whole song for options

    19:10

    Akiva explains that for story songs like I Just Had Sex, they often play back from an entrance and film to the end of the song, giving editors more options. A We Are Scientists video lesson taught him to capture the whole performance.

    We probably did playback starting from that and then definitely would always let it play to the end of the song.

23. The dumps quump bump

    21:57

    Seth teases a 'dumps quump bump' for the episode, mixing the Quaid bump, dumps, and quump. Akiva said the dumpling-making class with his family led to calling dumplings 'dumps,' which he admits is a Norm thing.

    we're going to get a dumps bump.
    dumpsqumpQuaid bump

24. Dumps: the family dumpling class

    22:27

    Akiva says he and his family made dumplings and he kept saying dumps, getting called out for it. He says he never intended it as a joke.

    for years we've called dumplings dumps.
    dumps

25. Fans point here

    23:00

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 5 likes.

    And I feel like dumps is one of those things of like, is it worse? Yeah. Fucking I don't want to eat that dumpling. Let me bring it back to Will Forte. Big order of dumps. Will Forte has a dog named Mudbutt. And I hate…

26. Will Forte's dog Mudbutt

    23:04

    Jorma says he dislikes Will Forte's dog named Mudbutt, and that the dog would be cuter with any other name. Seth adds that Frisbee was the same way.

    Will Forte has a dog named Mudbutt. And I hate that name so much.

27. Hard-to-find Eye Examination B-side

    23:47

    Jorma calls the Mistadobalina single a pride and joy and praises the B-side Eye Examination as his favorite hip-hop song. Akiva notes it was hard to find before the internet.

    On the B side of Mr. Dabalina... is the song Eye Examination, which I think is my favorite hip-hop song ever made.

28. Who Sampled tracks song samples

    24:36

    Akiva points to a website called Who Sampled that lists the samples in any song. The hosts use it to trace the Monkees and Parliament references.

    It's a website called Who Sampled, and it'll tell you the samples on any song.

29. Premiere gatekeeps his samples

    24:40

    A joke about the Premiere sketch: he is always gatekeeping his samples and wants everyone to stop snitching.

    You know who would not be into that? Premiere. Yeah, he's always gatekeeping his samples.

30. Fans point here

    25:28

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

    I know exactly who they're talking about. Isn't that Brian Doyle Murphy in the movie? Yeah. Hi, this is Nikayla Matthews-Oconee from Side Hustle Pro. This holiday, the difference between buyers just checking things out…

31. Greg Chun's Instagram cut question

    29:42

    A listener noticed a different cut of a Will Ferrell psychic sketch on Instagram versus Peacock and asked whether the show swaps in dress rehearsal versions.

    I realized as I was watching it that the Instagram one is a totally different cut of the sketch than the one that's on Peacock.

32. Dress rehearsal versions become reruns

    30:23

    If cast or producers think the dress rehearsal run was better than the air version, they can flag it so the dress version becomes the official rerun version.

    sometimes if the performers or producers of the show feel that dress rehearsal went better than air they'll make a note of it

33. Mistakes and all: live TV philosophy

    30:51

    Akiva disagrees with swapping in a different version, saying Saturday Night Live is live and mistakes should stay in.

    I will say this. I disagree with doing that. It's called Saturday Night Live.

34. Ryan asks about first digital shorts

    31:56

    A listener asked how Akiva and Jorma felt leading up to their first substantial digital short appearances, and whether they were nervous while it aired.

    when you each make your first substantial appearances in digital shorts, how were you feeling leading up to it airing?

35. Feeling thirsty about self-inserting

    32:11

    Akiva says it felt a little self-indulgent to put themselves into shorts while not being on the show, which he describes as thirsty.

    there was a little level of self-conscious embarrassment, I would say. Not embarrassed in the work, but embarrassed, like, at the office.

36. Seth Rogen replaces Akiva on Like a Boss

    32:49

    The Lonely Island occasionally gave parts to other cast members, such as Seth Rogen replacing Akiva on Like a Boss.

    We replaced me with Seth Rogen on Like a Boss.

37. The wig wave and drafting

    33:55

    Quaids and cast waiting for Kristen Wiig to leave the revolving door, which the hosts jokingly turned into surfing and drafting terms.

    we'd wait for the wig wave. We call it the wig wave. It's for Kristen.

38. Jim Carrey hosts SNL

    34:29

    Seth recalls seeing Jim Carrey host SNL up close, a major moment for him. Akiva and Jorma were not present that week.

    Jim Carrey came and hosted the show. And that was a huge deal for me to see Jim Carrey do SNL up close and in person.

39. Ace Ventura's hot rhinos line

    35:27

    Andy often quotes Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura line about it being pretty hot in these rhinos when it is really hot out.

    Andy says from Ace Ventura to, Pretty hot in these rhinos.

40. Jim Carrey pitch meeting moment

    35:48

    Seth describes how Jim Carrey in person is almost unbelievable, and how he responded to a bad pitch with a home run sound.

    Jim Carrey in person is so much like Jim Carrey that you kind of can't believe it.

41. Carrey's crack of the bat

    36:38

    After a lead balloon pitch, Jim Carrey made a home run crack-of-the-bat noise and crowd cheers, lifting the room.

    Jim Carrey just literally made the crack of the bat noise, like someone had just hit a ball really hard.

42. Maryville Brothers as a standout

    38:04

    Seth's favorite from the Jim Carrey episode is Taran Killam's Maryville Brothers, praised as a showcase of Carrey's physical comedy.

    I have a real favorite from this episode, which is Taron Killam's Maryville Brothers.

43. Animatronic brothers with Carrey and Hader

    39:28

    The Maryville Brothers are animatronic singers played by Taran Killam, Jim Carrey, and Bill Hader.

    Taron and Jim Carrey and Bill Hader are the three Maryville brothers. They are animatronic

44. Watch the whole thing

    Merryville Brothers: Trolley Ride - Saturday Night Live

    40:38

    The hosts play this one in 2 parts from 40:38 (29 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Saturday Night Live on YouTube.

    Watch the whole thing (3:09) Saturday Night Live on YouTube

45. Taran Killam's voice note

    40:44

    Taran Killam left a voice note with Maryville Brothers memories, recounting a dress rehearsal applause break and a text from Tom Hanks.

    I reached out to Taron and asked him if he had any memories about Maryville.
    Quaid Armyrighteous kill

46. Dress rehearsal applause break

    41:56

    At dress rehearsal Maryville Brothers earned an applause break, and Jim Carrey and Bill Hader gave encouraging looks.

    we actually got like an applause break. which was a new experience for a young, overwhelmed cast member.

47. Tom Hanks texts about Maryville

    42:35

    Tom Hanks texted Steve Higgins during the show calling the sketch very good, and Taran later got Tom into a Maryville Brothers sketch.

    Tom Hanks had texted him during the show and was like, that was such a good sketch.

48. Taran asks for Grown Ups 2 episode

    43:02

    Taran requests an episode about the Grown Ups 2 car wash scene, and the hosts agree it's a big one.

    let me know when you guys want to do the Grown Ups 2 car wash scene episode.

49. Dunce cap and the Roots performance

    44:56

    Akiva and Jorma explain how Jorma joined the Jimmy Fallon Roots performance of I'm on a Boat, sitting on a stool with a dunce cap as the straight man.

    The dunce cap and putting him on a little stool in the center of the stage.

50. Jorma the straight man

    ~45:15

    Jorma jokingly claims the audience-witness role in the song is underappreciated and that he performs it excellently.

    I would consider yourself the straight man of the song? I would.
    Jorm Thorns

51. Classroom Instruments version of I Just Had Sex

    47:10

    The Classroom Instruments version of the song was planned as a way to do more content for the Tonight Show, with a fully figured out arrangement, camera, and room.

    they proposed doing a classroom instrument, The Tonight Show, as a way to do more stuff.

52. Mickey Ficky replaces motherfucker

    47:37

    The clean Classroom Instruments version swapped Motherfucker for Mickey Ficky, and they did two takes.

    Did you do Mickey Ficky instead of Motherfucker? Yeah. Yeah, Mickey Ficky.

53. Ten-minute Classroom Instruments session

    48:07

    The whole Classroom Instruments session took about 10 minutes, and the room was simply mic'd without tricks.

    So the whole thing was 10 minutes.

54. Fans point here

    50:15

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 5 likes.

55. Watch the whole thing

    I'm On A Boat - Classroom Instruments w Jimmy Fallon & The Roots

    50:51

    The hosts play this one in 2 parts from 50:51 (144 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from thelonelyisland on YouTube.

    Watch the whole thing (2:34) thelonelyisland on YouTube

56. Andy's Spelling Bee voice note

    52:44

    Andy calls in with a Spelling Bee update, reporting two hints and a cold streak without a clean since last Tuesday.

    Uh, yeah, two hints. And frankly, I haven't gotten a clean since last Tuesday.
    clean

57. The sign-off gauntlet of 'Later, Quaids'

    53:30

    The hosts run through a list of sign-off goodbyes, from Arnold to Jon Hamm to Ghostface, ending with later Quaids.

    Later, Quades. Later, Jon Hamm. Later, Quades. Later, Don Draper.
    later, Quaids