Party Guys

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1. Yorm's friend from Africa stole cord

   0:03

   Jorma opens late with an absurd excuse about a friend from Africa taking his cord. Seth frames it as the most Yorm opener, a recurring joke about Jorma's worldly acquaintances.

   I feel like my friend from Africa who was over here stole my cord. Oh, my God.

2. Chappie the robot and the Late Night bit

   1:00

   Chappie is the 2015 sci-fi film about a police robot. Late Night used a robot voice in the 'You Burnt' scene, which the team called Chappie behind the scenes. The discussion ties Chappie to a South African accent and the film's cast.

   Gito Chappie is a huge behind-the-scenes part of Late Night.

3. Chappie and the Mordecai joke

   2:26

   The hosts recall a running joke about Chappie and a Johnny Depp comedy whose title they mangle, leading to Mordecai jokes that they say audiences ignored.

   we kept making Mordecai jokes.

4. Fans point here

   4:41

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 4 likes.

   Confirm or deny your wife, Liz. told us that she got a balloon that said 1-5 to celebrate 15 years. I was there. It's true. Tell us what you said when you saw the 15 balloon. Well, it was outside in the back porch. — Seth

5. The 15 balloon that read 'is'

   4:58

   Seth's wife Liz's 15th anniversary balloon was seen from the window as just 'is', which Akiva misread as a half sentence. The story became a marriage lesson of accepting what is.

   all it read to me was is. And I thought I was seeing part of like a, you know, something is wonderful.

6. Forgot about Dre in Khakis

   6:15

   A listener texted that the team forgot about Dre, a callback to a past joke in the Khakis with a Cuff and a Crease discussion. Andy says he is always Andre to him.

   I guess Keevan Yoram did forget about Dre.

7. Liz's podcast with Amy Poehler

   8:17

   Akiva recounts Liz's podcast work, including a Poehler-led improvised show and an Ike Barinholtz show. The show Women Talkin' 'Bout Murder, with Emily Spivey, is pitched as improv comedy.

   it's called Women Talking About Murder, I believe.

8. Eurovision Finland and Ikkoma

   9:13

   The Finnish Eurovision entry Ikkoma is discussed. The name sounds like the English word for orgasm, and the hosts joke about coma lyrics.

   So basically, the Finnish entry is a Finnish version of Jizz in My Pants.

9. Greg's Frasier song played again

   10:25

   Greg's Frasier-themed theme song, requested by listeners, is played again on the show. The hosts praise it and talk about Lorne pushing them to produce more.

   Hey, hey, it's the Lonely Island Podcast and sometimes Seth Meyers hangs out too.

10. Jack Quaid, Goose, and Meg Ryan

    11:42

    A listener notes that Jack Quaid's mother Meg Ryan was married to Goose actor Anthony Edwards. The hosts joke that everything connects to Goose.

    Jack Quaid's real-life mom, Meg Ryan, was Goose's wife.
    Quaidnot agonkQuaido

11. I Don't Give a Honk from the third album

    12:16

    A listener asks about the honk line from the Lonely Island song 'I Don't Give A Honk,' which is from their third album, The Wack Album.

    What is a, I don't give a honk from? Our third album.

    Goes back to honk, Ep. 59, 59:50, Akiva: There's another song featuring geese called I Don't Give a Honk.

    honk

12. Yorm's butt in Girls

    12:49

    Listener mail jokes about Jorma's bare-butt scene in Girls, which the hosts compare to Dennis Franz. Jorma says he was asked to go full frontal but his wife said no.

    And how he showed full ass for a long time in bed with Marnie.

13. Fans point here

    14:53

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 8 likes.

    And you guys are looking at it and everyone's impressed. Oh, it's fine. And we're back. Again, there's just a lot of, in the comments section, there's a lot of people weaving themes together, but I do appreciate it.… — Jorma

14. Queen Bee hat from NYT Games

    20:05

    The New York Times Games sent Andy a Queen Bee hat, referencing his Spelling Bee rank. He says it fits like a glove.

    new york times games did send me a queen bee hat
    Queen Bee

15. Fans point here

    20:34

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 6 likes.

    Yeah, it's basically like a gimp mask. Just the top of a gimp mask. So that's a bow. But everybody knows that I'm aware of the concept of Queen Bee, and that's important to me. This is from Jihad.

16. Paul Rust's MTV Awards editor bit

    20:48

    Paul Rust played editor Carl Berman at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, humping an award and insulting Andy. Listeners recall the line 'suck my golden popcorn dick.'

    Back in 2009, Andy hosted the MTV Movie Awards and did a bit where Paul Rust played an editor named Carl Berman.

17. Toddler calls Knuckles a red yorm

    22:32

    A listener reports a toddler who thinks any hedgehog or Jorma is called a yorm, after hearing Jorma in Sonic 3 and reading a Netflix thumbnail.

    he told me he wanted a yellow yorm.
    Yorm

18. Laser Cats and Hamlet joke

    23:14

    A listener notes Steve Martin's King Lear joke in Laser Cats mentions Hamlet's line 'good night, sweet prince.' The hosts discuss the source, which they say is Cider House Rules.

    good night, sweet princes, which is from Hamlet.

19. Toby's The Athletic article with me toil part-time

    24:37

    The hosts discuss a writer's Athletic article that uses 'me toil part-time at ja New York Times,' a callback to Ras Trent. A commenter called it righteous guilt.

    instead me toil part-time at John New York Times.

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

    me toil part time at jarighteous kill

20. Tracy Morgan's SNL hosting return

    25:04

    This is Tracy Morgan's first time hosting SNL since the 2008 incident. The hosts pivot to the short and the episode, which they say was a Kim's Video-style piece.

    One detail here is not in the transcript.

    this is Tracy Morgan's first time back hosting, so there's a lot of fun in the show.
    Kim's Video

21. Party Guys as Kim's Video

    25:13

    The hosts call Party Guys a Kim's Video-level short, a second-tier ranking for shorts worthy of appreciation.

    because this is as Kim's video as a Kim's video can be.
    Kim's Video

22. 19 beats in 90 seconds

    25:30

    Seth counts 19 beats in the 90-second Party Guys, admiring how it never slows down. He compares it to another version with eight beats.

    I think there's 19 beats in like 90 minutes, 90 seconds.

23. Trifle as a dessert that means something else

    26:10

    Seth says trifle is his favorite dessert, a pun on its other meaning. Akiva and Andy riff on other desserts that double as words, like Baked Alaska.

    It's my favorite one that you can use to mean another thing.

24. MacGruber shoot timing

    27:16

    The hosts check the 2009 rundown to see what Jorma was doing that week. They note MacGruber shot in the summer, so Jorma likely was not location scouting.

    when do we shoot the MacGruber movie?

25. John Cena's cold open cameo

    28:44

    Akiva recalls being pulled in to shoot a piece for the monologue featuring a WWE star, who turned out to be John Cena. The hosts say he was professional.

    And he showed up and was very professional and cool and couldn't nail everything. And we did it and it was John Cena.

26. Tracy Morgan's cold open at 30 Rock

    29:41

    Tracy's 2009 pre-taped cold open has him returning to 30 Rock and punching security guards, Simon Rich, and John Cena. Akiva directed it. The hosts note it was a rare non-political pre-tape.

    So it was about just Tracy being back in 30 Rock and making a big speech

27. Tracy memorizes his monologue off book

    32:00

    Tracy delivered his monologue without cue cards, having learned lines at 30 Rock. Akiva says he was impressed.

    I've been working at 30 Rock. Like, I know how to memorize lines now.

28. Monologue stagehand Lorne tribute

    32:15

    In Tracy's monologue, he brings Lorne onstage but it is a stagehand who says he has been telling him for 13 years that he is a stagehand.

    I've been telling you for 13 years I'm a stagehand.

29. Red-tailed hawk on Tracy's cold open

    32:43

    Seth reveals Andy had a real red-tailed hawk on his arm during an SNL sketch with Tracy, and Andy misremembered it as a monkey.

    A fucking monkey. A red-tailed hawk.

30. Rocket Dog: the dog-in-space children's film sketch

    33:50

    Rocket Dog is a sketch in which Tracy Morgan directs a children's film about a dog with a jetpack who blasts into space. The writers drew on a real story Paula Pell told about animals dying on a kids' movie set.

    Rocket Dog is, Wig hosts a show that talks about upcoming children's films. And Tracy is the director of a film called Rocket Dog.

31. Fans point here

    34:30

    3 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 11 likes.

    And I actually texted Simon to confirm this is where they got the idea. I remember we were at the rewrite table the week before, and Paula Pell, who is truly one of the greatest lovers of animals in the world. She is… — Seth

32. Paula Pell's animal-death story seeded the sketch

    34:33

    Seth recalls that Paula Pell told a story at the rewrite table about animals dying on a children's film shoot, and Simon Rich's eyes lit up with the idea that became Rocket Dog.

    Paula Pell, who is truly one of the greatest lovers of animals in the world.

33. Party Guys: a 90-second, 19-beat short

    41:43

    Party Guys runs 90 seconds with roughly 19 comedy beats, which the hosts treat as a model of fast editing. The hosts' analysis hinges on how quickly the edits land.

    Okay. It's exactly 90 seconds.

34. Counting the beats of Party Guys

    41:46

    Seth and Akiva tally the joke beats in Party Guys, landing on about 19 comedy beats. The count sets up the hosts' beat-by-beat breakdown.

    19 comedy beats. I think 21 beats.

35. Akiva on the writers appearing in the short

    43:06

    The short features many cast and writing staff, a Golden Era hallmark that the hosts point out. Akiva flags that the writers appear in the party scenes.

    It's all people that are known now or have voice notes into this.
    an golden era

36. Golden era cast on screen

    43:10

    Seth describes the Party Guys cast as a Golden Era lineup, a longtime term of his for the Season 32 cast era of SNL.

    We get a lot of Anne Golden era Anne writing staff in this one.
    an golden era

37. The turd burglar joke

    44:00

    A running gag in Party Guys has a guy stealing a turd out of a toilet in the middle of the party. The hosts debate whether anyone would say such a thing at a party.

    There's a guy stealing a turd out of a toilet in the middle of the room.

38. Look at that gee bit

    44:52

    The 'Look at that gee' joke plays on pronunciation of 'guy,' with Bill saying he thinks it's pronounced 'gee.' The hosts praise the way the joke folds back on itself.

    I think it's pronounced gee. Look at that gee.

39. Cowboy becomes a boy with a cow's head

    46:36

    Seth praises the Party Guys misdirection: the setup promises a cowboy but delivers a boy with a cow's head.

    I'm going to see a cowboy, but instead I see a boy with a cow's head.

40. Fans point here

    48:38

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 30 likes.

    I did send, I took a screen grab of Jost Klein and Mulaney with older women and red solo cups drinking and partying. And I just said, SNL after parties used to be so fun. And remember, guys, when we pitched Mother… — Seth

41. Mother Lover pitch callback

    48:45

    Andy recalls pitching Mother Lover to Justin, who asked whether it derived from the Party Guys shot, linking the two shorts.

    remember, guys, when we pitched Mother Lover to Justin and he was like, but what about that shot in Party Guys?

42. Alphabets joke discomfort

    49:42

    Andy says the alphabets gag, which got a big laugh, chilled him to his core on rewatch.

    Got a big laugh, but when I rewatched it, it chilled me to my core.

43. Jabba centaur rewrite

    50:33

    The hosts riff on redoing Party Guys with CGI Jabba the Hutt, a nod to Lucas's Star Wars re-edits.

    Should we redo it the way, like, Lucas redid all the Star Wars?

44. Criterion verdict

    53:15

    The hosts rate Party Guys as 'totally fine' rather than Criterion, using the show's ranking for Digital Shorts.

    And that would make this Criterion.
    Criterion

45. Kim's Video debate

    53:26

    Akiva raises whether Party Guys belongs in the Kim's Video tier, the second-tier ranking, and says it's not clear it's their debate to have.

    The debate on this is Kim's video or not.
    Kim's Video

46. Questlove wanted a Quaid Army shirt

    53:40

    Seth says Questlove wanted to wear a Quaid Army shirt on his show, but his stylist refused.

    he did want to wear a Quaid Army shirt and his stylist wouldn't let him.
    Quaid Army

47. Quaido and mac and cheese

    53:48

    Seth and Andy riff on Jack Quaid, the double Quaid nicknamed Quaido, and the 'mac and cheese' response in the Quaid context.

    Quaid-o, what you cooking, man?
    Quaidomac and cheese

48. Quaid and Top Gun's Rooster

    54:04

    Akiva wonders whether Jack Quaid, who auditioned for Top Gun's Rooster, felt jealous watching the film, a nod to the audition bit.

    Do you think Quaid watched Maverick and when he would see Rooster, he'd be like kind of jealous in a weird way?
    Quaido

49. Cock-a-doodle-doo audition bit

    54:21

    The Top Gun audition bit where Quaid crows 'cock-a-doodle-doo' gets a laugh, and Seth had expected a Great Balls of Fire reference instead.

    Cock-a-doodle-doo! I'll just go. I'll just go. That's our audition bit.
    Quaido

50. Great Balls of Fire in the new movie

    54:42

    Seth notes that Miles sings Great Balls of Fire in the new film, a song that kids of that age sing.

    Miles sings Great Balls of Fire in the new one, right?

51. Great Balls of Fire release year

    55:20

    The hosts debate the release year of Great Balls of Fire; Akiva says he saw it in theaters as a kid.

    I saw it in the theater.

52. Top Gun and Meg Ryan connection

    55:36

    Hosts connect the 1986 Top Gun set, Anthony Edwards singing Great Balls of Fire, and Meg Ryan, who later co-starred with Dennis Quaid in DOA.

    Meg was on the set. Goose is playing Great Balls of Fire.
    not agonk

53. Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid timeline

    56:11

    Seth notes Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid met on the film DOA in 1988, which the hosts use to puzzle the theory's timeline.

    they met on the film DOA in 1988.

54. Yorm and the DOA joke

    56:28

    Andy teases Jorma about jerking to DOA, a stray remark that spins into a crude bit about penis size.

    DOA, Yorm, isn't that the movie you told us that you like to jerk to?

55. Jorma's failed Wolf of Wall Street audition

    58:04

    Jorma recounts walking out of auditions when he knew the part wasn't right, and reveals he auditioned as a trader for Wolf of Wall Street.

    For Wolf of Wall Street, I was like, and that didn't work.

56. Traders with a D

    58:22

    Andy jokes about 'traders with a D,' distinguishing the Wolf of Wall Street traders from the show The Traders.

    Oh, traders with a D. Yeah.

57. Locked picture and DCP timeline

    59:04

    Akiva describes the production stage: locked picture, sound mix, VFX, and color correction, aiming for a DCP by July.

    And now it's the one month or three weeks of like crazy grind of doing the entire sound mix.

58. Bing bong and the DCP

    59:36

    Jorma says 'bing bong' and Andy riffs on the Digital Cinema Package, joking it would blow up people's TVs.

    Jorm, did you say bing bong? I did.

59. Jorm's DCP and marriage joke

    59:57

    Andy riffs that Jorma's Digital Cinema Package is so large it could fuck up his marriage, and the thread stretches into a riff on relationships.

    because it's so big that I think it could fuck up our marriage.

60. Fans point here

    1:02:34

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 5 likes.

    I'm going to design a shirt and send it to you guys in the next like five minutes. I think it's going to be real good. Oh, okay. I look forward to that. Great. All right. Love you guys. Love you buddies. Talk soon. It… — Jorma