I understand that this is supposed to be a blog about just metal but like they say credit is given to the best and in the comedic style of music right now that credit belongs to "The Lonely Island", whos hilarious lyrics have been entertaining kids in Youtube for quite a bit now. The group is composed of three members Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg (aka the Dudes). The group began creating live comedy skits in junior high and continued to do so, expanding its repertoire to comedic shorts and music parody (both songs and videos), before coming to the attention of Lorne Michaels of Saturday Night Live. Musically, they were raised on what Samberg told Rolling Stone was "standard Bay Area hippie sh*t" but they were more interested in hip-hop and soul music. Their name was formed when they moved together to an apartment which they called "The Lonely Island".
They all went to seperate colleges but they studied the same field: Film.
After they got back together the trio began making short movies and skits, which they went ahead and started posting on their website, which not only had videos but also included podcasts.
To get attention the group decided to start a mini sit com that they did weekly it only had a grand total of 3 episodes. From there on they moved on to make a parody of "Vanilla Sky".
Their biggest success was their new Cd "Incredibad" which includes all of their song parodies such as "I'm on a boat", "Ka-Blamo", "Just 2 Guyz" and "Stork Patrol". Most of their songs have a celebrity in them either making a cmeo or actually singing, celebrities such as T-Pain, Norah Jones, E-40, Sly & Robbie, Natalie Portman, Chris Parnell, and Justin Timberlake. But before SNL they had ttheir own show on Fox called "Awesometown" which followed a similar format to SNL. They also had many special guests during the recording of their shows such as Seth Rogen and Jack Black. SNL got their eye on them when they were invited to the MTV Movie Awards to showcase some of their material which left the producer of SNL impressed. This gained them the spot their in today.This goes to show that even making a few online videos with your buddies can get you somewhere. Do you believe that things happen for a reason or is everything pre planned in life?
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I love The Lonely Island! They are some of the funniest comedians in the industry today. They're original and creative and do a little of everything which is why I'm really interested in their stuff.
ReplyDeleteThey are so funny. I've had I'm on a Boat in my head all day since we mentioned it this morning. They have such great comedic talent and they are just...hilarious. Dick in a Box is also a favorite of mine. The Lonley Island is just great.
ReplyDeleteI'm on a boat has been stuck in my head for over a week now, it's pretty bad, and I blame it all on Jorge. After we dropped you off the other day, we put on The Lonely Island and sang along all the way back to Weston. I love The Lonely Island, they're hilarious and their songs are so much fun to sing along with.
ReplyDeleteI'm listening to them as i read the post! they're geniuses! My favorite is "like a Boss", i don't think that one can be topped by any other track than "jizz in my pant" Funniest band i've heard since Stephen Lynch and the gerbil song!
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