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Akiva Schaffer

  1. on tour
    The Lonely Island Announce Their First-Ever Live TourComing at you in June.
  2. the lonely island
    How The Lonely Island Changed the Internet, Comedy, and Internet ComedyLooking back at the group’s important legacy.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.”
  5. 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 […]
  6. 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?’” 
  7. 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.
  8. 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 […]
  9. 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 […]
  10. 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 […]
  13. 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 […]
  14. 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 […]
  15. 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, […]
  16. 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 […]
  17. 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 […]
  18. the industry
    Fox Just Gave the Lonely Island Their Own SNLIt’s called Party Over Here.
  19. 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 […]
  20. 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.
  21. chat room
    Akiva Schaffer Didn’t Watch Much TV As a KidHis mom once threw their television out the window.
  22. the lonely island
    See the Lonely Island Goof Around Backstage at Their GQ ShootHappy holidays from the boys!
  25. Akiva Schaffer, Ben Stiller Snoop Around Neighborhood Watch As always, the desire for a little bro-lone time is the only thing standing between us and certain destruction. The Lonely Island’s Akiva […]
  26. ben stiller
    Ben Stiller and Akiva Schaffer Offered Neighborhood WatchIt’s about male bonding.
  27. chat room
    The Lonely Island on Their New Album and Michael Bolton’s ‘Adonis’ PhysiqueAndy Samberg: “We should be so lucky to be half the man.”
  28. bill hader
    Bill Hader Will Blow Up Your Movie ScreensAn ‘SNL’ cast member everyone can get behind.
  29. New Lonely Island Album Coming in 2011Looks like the guys from The Lonely Island have been working on some new songs, as their second album is set to come out sometime next year. […]
  30. the industry
    Hill, Segel, and Schwartzman to Follow the HandbookPlus: Jennifer Aniston goes to prison.
  31. the industry
    Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman to Possibly Cut the Head Off an AnacondaPlus: ‘Stretch Armstrong: the Movie.’
  32. quote machine
    Kristin Stewart Not Sure Why She’s Playing Joan Jett EitherPlus: Tom Cruise always wanted to kill Hitler.