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Akiva Schaffer

  1. oral history
    I Think You Should Leave’s ‘Focus Group’ Sketch: An Oral History“They called me in and were like, ‘I think we just discovered a star.’”
    By Jesse David Fox
  2. vulture festival 2019
    I Think You Should Leave’s Breakout Star May Return for Season 2The show’s creators just love Ruben Rabasa.
    By Justin Caffier
  3. good one podcast
    How the Lonely Island Mastered the Fine Art of Being Dumb on PurposeOn a bonus Good One podcast, Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer discuss their Bash Brothers “visual poem” and upcoming tour.
    By Jesse David Fox
  4. teasers
    The Lonely Island Wants You to Open Netflix at Midnight for a Special SurpriseWhat does it mean?
    By Megh Wright
  5. ch-ch-ch-chip 'n' dale
    Akiva Schaffer Is Directing a Rescue Rangers MovieWord is the film will be a m-m-m-meta take.
    By Bethy Squires
  6. on tour
    The Lonely Island Announce Their First-Ever Live TourComing at you in June.
    By Megh Wright
  7. the lonely island
    How The Lonely Island Changed the Internet, Comedy, and Internet ComedyLooking back at the group’s important legacy.
    By Jesse David Fox
  8. comedy
    The Lonely Island’s Big, Wonderfully Stupid, First Concert EverAt Clusterfest, the Lonely Island ran through all their biggest songs for a hilarious, super fun evening.
    By Jesse David Fox
  9. Andy Samberg Explains How SNL Made Natalie Portman’s Rap Sequel in Three Days“We thought it would be fun for her to come with some more Cardi B, Drake, Migos, Nicki-style flow, or our terrible approximation of that.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  10. The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone: Auteurs of the Cult […]If The Lonely Island were N’Sync, Andy Samberg would be the collaborator Justin Timberlake of the group: the handsome, charismatic frontman who […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  13. jokes
    The Story Behind Popstar’s Outrageous Penis Scene“We were like, ‘I’ve never seen a flaccid dick pressed on glass before. What does that look like?’” 
    By Jesse David Fox
  14. movie review
    Review: Stop Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingApparently there are people who think that Popstar is a witty satire of pop celebrity instead of a soulless hodgepodge of star cameos and gags that go nowhere.
    By David Edelstein
  15. The Lonely Island’s ‘Popstar’ Is a Hilariously Meta Take on Modern Fame Watching the first few minutes of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, you can’t help but be reminded of two things: the trailer for Justin […]
    By Katla McGlynn
  16. Inside ‘Popstar,’ The Lonely Island’s Meta Music Industry Mockumentary When the world got its first real taste of Popstar during the Saturday Night Live season 41 finale, the digital short “Finest Girl (Bin Laden […]
    By Katla McGlynn
  17. Check Out The Lonely Island’s New Singles ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘I’m So Humble’The Lonely Island guys hit the big screen on June 3rd with their movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, but thankfully they just made the […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. The Lonely Island Performed a Musical Tribute to Will Smith at the MTV […]Between producing their Fox sketch comedy show and upcoming movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, the Lonely Island guys have been keeping […]
    By Megh Wright
  19. Here’s the First Trailer for The Lonely Island’s Movie ‘Popstar: Never […]At long last, the first trailer dropped today for The Lonely Island’s movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and in addition to Andy […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. Andy Samberg Reveals the Title and Poster of The Lonely Island Movie on […]The Lonely Island guys have been hard at work with Judd Apatow on their upcoming movie, and during his visit to last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. Here’s the Full Cast and Writing Staff of Fox’s New Sketch Show ‘Party […]Yesterday, Fox ordered a brand new, half-hour sketch show from The Lonely Island guys and Paul Scheer called Party Over Here, and while the […]
    By Megh Wright
  22. Fox Orders a Saturday Night Sketch Show from The Lonely Island and Paul […]Fox wants its very own Saturday Night Live, and they’ve teamed up with some alums from the NBC show to make it happen. According to The […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. the industry
    Fox Just Gave the Lonely Island Their Own SNLIt’s called Party Over Here.
    By Nate Jones
  26. The Lonely Island’s Untitled Movie Hits Theaters Next JuneThe Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone are currently working on an untitled film produced by Judd Apatow, and […]
    By Megh Wright
  27. Sarah Silverman Joins the Lonely Island’s First Movie, Which Started […]The Lonely Island boys are filming their first movie, a musical comedy (duh), in LA starting this week, and they’re being joined by one Sarah […]
    By Adam Frucci
  28. The Lonely Island Will Perform at the Oscars with Tegan and SaraThe Lego Movie might’ve gotten a big Oscars snub this year in the Animated Feature category, but it did grab an Original Song nomination for […]
    By Megh Wright
  29. The Lonely Island Takes Turns on the Mic with Reggie WattsHere’s the latest installment of Comedy Bang! Bang!’s web series Reggie Makes Music featuring Friday’s guests The Lonely Island, who all seem a […]
    By Megh Wright
  30. The Lonely Island Sings About Hustlin’ on ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’The third season finale of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! airs this Friday at 11:00pm, and Scott and Reggie close out 2014 with the above very […]
    By Megh Wright
  31. Lonely Island Is Developing Fox Comedies Starring Danny Pudi, Neal […]Back in January, SNL alums Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone signed a deal with Fox to develop new shows, and today Deadline […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. A Judd Apatow-Produced Lonely Island Movie Is in the WorksThe Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer might get to star in their own movie. According to Variety, the comedy trio […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. movies
    The Lonely Island Guys Are Getting a MovieIt’s set in the music world.
    By Anna Silman
  34. Sketch Anatomy: Jeff Loveness Visits Lonely Island’s ‘The ‘Bu’Welcome to our column Sketch Anatomy, where we ask some of our favorite television writers to choose any sketch — one they personally wrote or […]
    By Megh Wright
  37. ‘SNL’ Review: Andy Samberg, with a Little Help From His FriendsSNL transforms when a former cast member returns to host. The regular format is stretched to make room for a massive SNL reunion, with classic […]
    By Erik Voss
  38. The Lonely Island Signs a Deal to Develop Shows for Fox via Hulu and RokuComedy trio The Lonely Island is going to be making stuff for Fox. The group, consisting of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and recent Golden […]
    By Bradford Evans
  39. Watch the Lonely Island’s New Music Video, ‘We Need Love’ The Lonely Island put out a new music video over the weekend. Called “We Need Love,” it’s for a track off of The Wack Album, released last […]
    By Bradford Evans
  40. Highlights from The Lonely Island’s Reddit AMATo promote their latest record, The Wack Album, comedy rap group The Lonely Island took to Reddit to take questions from strangers. The Dudes […]
    By Bradford Evans
  41. vulture lists
    The Best Lesser-Known Lonely Island Digital ShortsWe all love “Dick in a Box” and “Laser Cats,” but what about “Harpoon Man” and “Business Meeting”?
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. Talking to The Lonely Island About ‘The Wack Album’, ‘SNL’, and Why They […]Within months of The Lonely Island joining Saturday Night Live back in 2005, the trio – made up of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  43. Watch the Lonely Island’s Last ‘Wack Wednesdays’ Video, ‘Spell It Out’ For the past month, musical comedy outfit The Lonely Island has been releasing a new video or song every Wednesday as part of their promotion […]
    By Bradford Evans
  44. vulture with julie klausner
    Watch the Lonely Island Pick Their Desert Island Discs With Julie KlausnerWhat dad-rock album would you want to be stranded with?
    By Julie Klausner and Jessica Lauretti
  45. The Lonely Island Announces the Tracklist for ‘The Wack Album’Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer’s musical comedy outfit The Lonely Island announced the tracklist to their newest release, The […]
    By Bradford Evans
  46. Watch a Lyric Video for The Lonely Island’s New Song ‘Semicolon’ Here’s the latest song from The Lonely Island as part of their series Wack Wednesdays in which they’re dropping a new song or video every […]
    By Bradford Evans
  49. Watch the Lonely Island’s New Video ‘Diaper Money’ Here’s a brand new music video from The Lonely Island. Called “Diaper Money,” it’s a track off their upcoming release, The Wack Album. Babies, […]
    By Bradford Evans
  50. Listen to the Lonely Island’s New Song ‘I Fucked My Aunt’ Featuring T-Pain Musical comedy trio The Lonely Island is putting out a new music video or song every Wednesday as part of their promotion “Wack Wednesdays,” […]
    By Bradford Evans
  51. The New Lonely Island Album Has Cover Art and a Bunch of Guest StarsThe Lonely Island’s new record, The Wack Album, is set for a June 11th release, and The Dudes released the cover art and a partial list of […]
    By Bradford Evans
  52. Watch a New Lonely Island Video Wrapped in a New ‘Between Two Ferns’ Video Here’s the latest video from The Lonely Island. Called “Spring Break Anthem,” it starts as one of Zach Galifianakis’s Between Two Ferns videos […]
    By Bradford Evans
  53. The Lonely Island Announces ‘Wack Wednesdays’ The Lonely Island put out this video to announce a new weekly holiday, Wack Wednesdays. Leading up to the June 11th release of their new album […]
    By Bradford Evans
  54. The Lonely Island Is Releasing ‘The Wack Album’ June 11thThe Lonely Island announced this weekend that their third album, which is called The Wack Album, will be released on June 11th. The musical […]
    By Bradford Evans
  55. Watch The Lonely Island Return to ‘SNL’ with ‘YOLO’ If you missed SNL this weekend or aren’t one of the 3 million+ people who already caught it on YouTube, here’s The Lonely Island’s digital […]
    By Bradford Evans
  56. A Video Guide to The Lonely Island’s Pre-’SNL’ YearsTo someone who wasn’t paying attention to web comedy in the early 2000s (and before YouTube and Funny or Die, who could blame you?), it may […]
    By Bradford Evans
  57. movie review
    Movie Review: The WatchScratch the surface of The Watch and you’ll find a lot of anxiety about the neutering of the modern American male.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  58. ‘SNL’ Might Still Have Digital Shorts“I didn’t really work there even this season, because I was working on [The Watch] the whole time. So I haven’t really been there for a year. […]
    By Jesse David Fox
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