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Episodes › Ep. 28 2024-10-07 · 6:50

A Special Message From The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers

A short stopgap episode in which Seth Meyers and Jorma Taccone explain that Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer are in New York filming a digital short, so there is no full episode this week. Seth and Jorma riff on Finnish saunas, tree-cutting at Jorma's house, and the hosts' edit-approval email rounds. The memorable takeaway is the teaser that the upcoming SGH short is one of the hardest-laughing things Seth has heard in a car.

Shorts discussed: SGH (untitled digital short, title unrevealed)

Guests: Jorma Taccone (Co-host present for the stopgap episode, filling in for…)

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  1. Stopgap episode announced by Seth

    0:00

    Seth announces that after listener feedback the show will temporarily be hosted by Seth and Jorma alone. This is a stopgap format used when Andy and Akiva cannot record.

    This is Seth Meyers, and we heard your feedback loud and clear after the last episode, and we have let Akiva and Andy go.
  2. Stopgap explained

    0:58

    Seth calls this episode a stopgap, the placeholder used when the full podcast can't be recorded.

    Here's what's happening, listeners. This is what we call a stopgap.
  3. Akiva and Andy filming a short in NYC

    1:28

    The reason for the missed episode: Andy and Akiva were in New York City filming a digital short that would air before listeners heard this.

    They are currently in New York City filming a digital short that by the time you're listening to this, you will have seen.
  4. Hardest laugh in a car

    1:50

    Seth says Andy's song for this short was among the hardest he has ever laughed in a car, a high bar for their teasing.

    it's maybe the hardest I've ever laughed in a car.
  5. SGH guessing contest

    2:38

    Seth teases that SGH is the title initials of the upcoming piece and offers a billion-dollar prize for a correct guess.

    I will say the initials of the title of their pieces, SGH.
  6. Billion-dollar guess prize

    2:54

    Seth promised a billion dollars to anyone who correctly guessed what SGH stood for, a joke about the teaser.

    If anyone had gotten it right, I would have given them a billion dollars.
  7. Fans point here

    7:00

    2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 44 likes.

    I think we've built enough suspense. But this is also, look, we didn't want you to find out. You know, we're better than just putting up a post. We wanted you to hear it from us. Andy and Akiva are doing something…
  8. Fans point here

    9:27

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 20 likes.

    You know what I mean? There is an email round after every episode where we listen to it. And they're very courteous because Andy will be like, hey, and just, I don't know, up to Yoram, but I might cut that if I said…
  9. Andy's edit-cut emails

    9:48

    After each episode the hosts review edits by email, and Jorma notes Andy is often right about what to cut.

    The amount of times that Andy's right is shocking, though, because I've argued to keep things in.
  10. Jorma's Google alert

    9:56

    Jorma mentions he keeps a Google alert on his name, which is how he learns when he is mentioned online.

    I do have a Google alert on my name.
  11. Fans point here

    10:37

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 14 likes.

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People and sketches mentioned (4)

Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer Nikayla Matthews-Oconee

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