The Roommate

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1. Fans point here

   0:49

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 13 likes.

   What are you guys drinking? Well, it was a sushi dinner, so it was beer and sake. Great. I mean, you love a sushi dinner. Famously. Now, if you and Joanna decide to have a date night, what is the percentage chance it's…

2. Lucas Oil Super Bowl history

   1:53

   Jorma recounts winning a Doritos commercial and being rewarded with Super Bowl tickets at Lucas Oil Stadium, leading to a bet with agent Jay.

   We successfully made a Doritos commercial, and then they rewarded us with a game.

3. Fans point here

   6:30

   2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 7 likes.

   You guys, while you were doing the mini, and God bless, by the way, I'm proud of all of you. I was home, I was in New Hampshire last night doing a stand-up charity event. Woke up. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Not… — Seth

4. Fans point here

   7:30

   3 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 32 likes.

   Well, if I had done that, I would as well. What would the title of that podcast be, Seth? Just running? Yeah, yeah. Just running and gunning. Probably. Running and gunning with Seth by himself. Anyway, my hip hurts so…

5. Kettle corn lyric in The Creep

   10:16

   Listeners asked what Keeve's 'kettle corn' line in The Creep meant. Many say Keeve's delivery of it is their favorite part of the song.

   Came popping out my mama like some. It's kettle corn. Kettle corn.

6. Clean gene added to Spelling Bee lingo

   11:52

   Seth proposed 'clean gene' for achieving Genius status in the NYT Spelling Bee without hints, since he is never getting Queen Bee.

   Oh, I added some parlance to spelling bee, which I'm very happy with, which is clean gene.
   clean genecleanQueen Bee

7. Fans point here

   12:19

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 8 likes.

   All three of us. Then someone, again, to Shakur, that guy. Sorry, whom? I fucked up. Mr. Shakur. Mr. Shakur. I'm a fan of his.

8. Keeve's gag about Mumford and Sons

   14:24

   Seth notes Mumford and Sons playing so hard they might break instruments, a listener pointed out Seth gets spooked by hip hop.

   when I hear Mumford & Sons, I do often think they're going to break their instruments.

9. Keeve reviews Article furniture

   16:16

   Akiva reads an Article ad, citing a custom all-wood dresser in his bedroom.

   I've done an article ad before and I can actually talk from personal experience.

10. Quo slogan pun

    18:43

    Jorma improvises Quo as a slogan pun, 'Ditch the Quid Pro, get with the Quo,' which Akiva jokingly copyrights.

    Ditch the Quid Pro. Oh. Get with the Quo.
    Quid

11. Hamilton Whiteman's final voice note arrives

    19:55

    Hamilton Whiteman, a recurring listener character, reports he has licked a slug and is dying. He sends a bequest of instructions for his office at the wharf.

    He had licked a slug. He had licked a slug.

12. Four Shock Jocks becomes the zoo crew

    21:11

    Jorma's original idea of the Four Shock Jocks name resurfaces as the podcast's zoo-crew radio format, which grows with each new voice.

    We really are four shock jocks creating the zoo crew of our dreams.

    Goes back to Four Shock Jocks, Ep. 1, 2:35, Jorma: I have figured it out, and it's called Four Shock Jocks.

    Four Shock Jocks

13. Hosts become old Sterns in zoo crew bit

    21:51

    The zoo crew voices began ironically but turned into the four hosts acting like shock jocks, with banter about sexual harassment.

    They turned into old Sterns. Before therapy.
    Four Shock Jocks

14. Righteous kill becomes an official thing

    23:21

    Akiva's 'righteous kill' phrase, which he tried to popularize for years, is now being said back to him by listeners.

    Righteous kill is now officially a thing.

    Goes back to righteous kill, Ep. 52, 38:17: Oh, Righteous Kill. Have we ever talked about Righteous Kill as a saying?

    righteous killQuaid Army

15. Righteous kill greeting becomes a salute

    23:47

    Seth proposes acting out righteous kill with a little claw gesture, and Andy offers $100 if Seth does it back to fans.

    Righteous kill like that's the salute. Righteous kill Quaid.
    righteous killQuaid

16. Jesse Eisenberg's surprising warmth

    25:17

    Andy recalls being uncertain about Jesse Eisenberg given his repellent characters, then finding him thoughtful and funny. The monologue with Zuckerberg was a memorable meeting.

    And then he arrived and was so lovely and thoughtful and like nice and funny and cool.

17. Zuckerberg names conference rooms after Lonely Island songs

    26:45

    After meeting the hosts, Zuckerberg became a fan and named Facebook conference rooms after Lonely Island songs, including an 'I'm on a boat' room.

    I'm naming like the conference rooms at our campus after like Lonely Island songs.

18. Watch the whole thing

    Jesse Eisenberg Monologue - Saturday Night Live

    26:49

    The hosts play this one from 26:49 (36 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Saturday Night Live on YouTube.

    Watch the whole thing (5:10) Saturday Night Live on YouTube

19. Zuckerberg makes Andy sign up for Facebook

    27:01

    Upon learning Andy wasn't on Facebook, Zuckerberg had him join, making him one of his first friends on the platform.

    And then I've told that story before where he realized I wasn't on Facebook and made me sign up for Facebook.

20. Promo face blindness

    28:05

    Andy jokes that he forgets people he meets on press tours, a running self-deprecating joke about promotional meetings.

    I have promo face blindness. Yeah. Here's Jesse.

21. The Roommate: a fast minute-long parody

    30:31

    The Roommate is a one-minute shot-for-shot parody of a single-white-female-in-college movie, with Andy as the title creep Declan and a Justin Bieber cameo.

    This is the roommate. Oh, my God. I have a lot of love for the roommate.

22. Declan and the other Andy Samberg roles

    30:54

    The hosts debate whether Declan pre-existed, comparing him with Gerard and Gerald, two recurring Andy characters.

    Gerard is the worst dude ever. And who's the guy who's always sick? Gerald.

23. Watch the whole thing

    SNL Digital Short: The Roommate - Saturday Night Live

    31:41

    The hosts play this one from 31:41 (60 seconds of it in all, talking over the rest). Watch the whole thing here, from Saturday Night Live on YouTube.

    Watch the whole thing (1:34) Saturday Night Live on YouTube

24. Declan returns in Beastly

    35:00

    Declan becomes a recurring character, reappearing a few shows later in the Beastly trailer from the Miley Cyrus episode.

    But you look like Declan in the Beastly one. Is it the same character coming back? It's a recurring character at that point, yeah.

25. Andy cut sketches tighter in this era

    35:32

    Andy explains that around this time, with Keev and Jorm less available, he started cutting his sketches to a psychotically tight length.

    I think this was the beginning of an era for me where Keeve and Yoram obviously were a little more in and out

26. Klein's partnership praised

    36:12

    Seth praises Rob Klein as an even-handed writing partner who nonetheless pushed the team into doof territory.

    We doof each other around a lot. We amp up the doof.

27. A one-minute short with no bumpers needed

    37:40

    Klein notes the short clocks in at one minute, which is unusually short for a video needing a set-change buffer.

    So this thing clocks in at a minute flat, which is maybe unheard of in the history of short videos.

28. Solomon: Andy is Declan

    38:53

    Director John Solomon says Andy as Declan is one of the best fusions of actor and role, with Justin Bieber very game during a late-night shoot.

    I don't think there's ever been a better fusion. of actor and role than uh andy is declan

29. Righteous Kill shout-out

    40:29

    A casual Quaid Army greeting, with the 'Righteous Kill' response from Akiva's old slang attempt, repeats in an audition bit.

    Oh, Righteous Kill. Righteous Kill, Quaid.
    Quaid Armyrighteous kill

30. Fans point here

    42:00

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 7 likes.

    Someone gave me a timestamp, and hold on, I bet I'm not going to be able to share my screen. It never fucking works. Oh, while you're looking, Seth, Akiva, can I ask you a question? Yeah. Do I make you horny, baby? — Seth

31. Time codes shout-out

    43:07

    Seth says there aren't enough shout-outs to time codes, a running appreciation for fan-submitted timestamps.

    Not enough shout-outs to time codes, everybody.

32. Fans point here

    43:08

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 12 likes.

    Not enough shout-outs to time codes, everybody. You know me and Jorm are really into those. Oh, Jorm, while I remember, do I make you horny, baby? Oh, yeah. Right now? Do I make you horny, baby? Are you asking right… — Seth

33. Wayne's World and Church Chat memories

    43:55

    Seth recalls working on Wayne's World and Church Chat during his SNL years, with Eric Gilliland and John Lovitz making appearances.

    I was very happy to work on Wayne's World, to work on church chats.

34. Andy's clean Spelling Bee streak

    46:48

    Andy celebrates several clean Spelling Bee days in a row, a running Quaid-tracked challenge.

    I got like three or four days in a row clean.
    cleansqueaky clean

35. Later, Quaids sign-off

    46:57

    The hosts sign off with the official parting words, 'Later, Quaids,' a callback to the podcast's sign-off.

    Later, Arnold. Later, Quades.
    later, Quaids