Zach Drops By the Set

Pop-ups (18 · 6 fan picks from YouTube comments)

1. Jorm's sick-card absences

   0:52

   Jorma's occasional 'I don't feel well' card is treated as earned after many episodes; Andy says the others would be gone for good.

   Jorm occasionally pulling the I don't feel well card is well earned.

2. Fans point here

   11:28

   2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 14 likes.

   I've heard of it, but I have not listened. I'll give Geese It a little go. Yeah, Geese It. Geese It and Goose It. From the Not a Gonk guys. That's the name of the album, Not a Gonk. Is it us? It is, you guys. Okay,…

3. Bidet introduced as a two-hander favorite

   21:11

   Seth names Bidet as the Digital Short he thinks about most, setting up the episode's centerpiece.

   When I look through this run list, the sketch I think about the most is bidet.

4. Fans point here

   21:21

   2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 30 likes.

   I'm going to need reminders on all these. Hold on one second, Akiva. I've got a child in my sight. CS, what's up? Good night. Have we ever just had two people on this pod? Because it's harder because a third is always… — Akiva

5. Fans point here

   21:53

   5 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 13 likes.

   Think about when we're doing, I don't know, what's the last one? Is it the pop star episode? Yeah. Because after that, we're going to retread, you know, like, are we doing a Palm Springs episode? Are we doing a... I… — Akiva

6. Fans point here

   22:50

   2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 123 likes.

   We really need you guys to come to our rescue here. We're going to need some ideas. If you're the one that comes up with the idea that you can be on the pilot in the first episode. Yeah, we'd love to have you. All… — Seth

7. Solomon's voice note on Bidet's origin

   23:53

   Bidet grew out of a Puerto Rico hotel stay where the writers were shown the bathroom; the sketch's bidet concerns mirror the writers' own.

   Bidet is a sketch that Jost and I wrote after a trip to Puerto Rico.

8. Fans point here

   24:48

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

   Let's watch a little Bidet. We have another guest here right now. Oh, do we? Who? I can see Chrysal. Chrysal's here. Oh, Chrysal's here. Hi. Hi. I want to watch Bidet. Oh, good. Yeah. Welcome, Chrysal. It's only us…

9. Father-son mix-up in Puerto Rico

   31:01

   Two separate people in Puerto Rico assumed Solomon was Colin Jost's father. Solomon's second voice note tells the story.

   So two separate people in Puerto Rico thought I was Jost's dad.

10. Galifianakis pitched the set-wander idea

    33:04

    Krisel says Zach Galifianakis suggested wandering onto a set and interrupting it, and the idea was built into a Digital Short around The Hangover era.

    He came to me go, I want to just be wandering by a set and just kind of like, interrupt it.

11. Law & Order set appearance

    41:58

    Krisel recalls the crew shooting Law & Order at the same location, with their cameras and approach being impressively efficient.

    They do like 11 pages a day. That's how they do every scene.

12. Matt Yonks' wife named Carmen

    42:37

    In the Law & Order bit, a character is named Carmen, and the hosts realize it is Matt Yonks' wife's name, which Akiva did not know.

    Matt Yonks, if you're out there, I knew and Keeve didn't.

13. Fans point here

    44:30

    3 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 9 likes.

    No, I'm just saying, like, but I know everybody's snickering at home who's listening to titmice, but that's the name of an actual mammal. Oh, man. Yeah, everyone, head out of the gutter on Titmice, okay? That's the… — Seth

14. Spelling Bee 'titmice' gimme

    44:37

    Andy notes that titmice was an easy Spelling Bee word; the group quips that titmouse is also the animation studio for Digman.

    Also, Titmouse is the name of the animation company that does Digman.

15. Crossword 'secret code' conspiracy

    44:54

    Seth reports the NYT crossword and Spelling Bee used phrases like 'lettuce,' 'doppelganger,' and 'like a boss,' which the hosts read as dog whistles to the Quaid Army.

    Seth, there's a conspiracy that Seth uncovered happening over at New York Times Games.
    Quaid Army

16. Sushi Glory Hole clue

    45:42

    A Spelling Bee/crossword clue last week produced the answer 'Sushi Glory Hole,' which the hosts took as a sign it was meant for them.

    the answer was Sushi Glory Hole. And I'm like, that seems... That has to be you guys.

17. Spider League debate

    51:43

    Akiva and Andy voice doubt that Tim and Zach's Spider League app story is real, while Seth suggests it may be a trap for Brooks Wheelan.

    Sounds like a lie.

18. Wardrobe fitting fatigue

    54:35

    Seth and Andy describe how wardrobe fittings wear them out, comparing a shopping spree to a sleepy fitting room.

    Nothing is sleepier than wardrobe fittings.

19. Rick Stinson guidance counselor sketch

    59:31

    A sketch about a guidance counselor who 'raps about jazz' with students. Akiva is credited as a writer and jokes about adding the Smurf stuff.

    Keeve, you're listed as a writer.

20. Portlandia and SNL overlap

    1:03:17

    Krisel recounts working on Portlandia in the summer after his SNL run, leaving SNL partly because of a planned child and the challenges of New York living.

    It's crazy that you were working on snl and portland at the same time

21. Sacagawea sketch reused in Portlandia

    1:03:34

    An old SNL sketch idea, Sacagawea, that Fred Armisen had pitched at the table was reworked into Portlandia.

    We did get a sort of old SNL sketch, Sacagawea, that Fred had maybe done at the table

22. Second Chance Theater

    1:04:09

    Tim and Zach's SNL sketches that did not air get re-staged; one was put on the Michael Bolton Valentine's special.

    We took a Tim and Zach sketch that didn't work on SNL and put it on the Michael Bolton Valentine's Day special

23. Queen Bee clean streak

    1:05:57

    Andy reports getting Queen Bee clean in Spelling Bee, a running accomplishment for the crew.

    I got Queen Bee clean yesterday, though.
    cleanQueen Bee

24. Rosalia album shout

    1:06:58

    Andy's playful 'whoop, it's a big one' reaction to the Rosalía album becomes a running joke about how the album is huge.

    I just kept going, whoop, it's a big one.