Michael says he’d love to do an entire album with The Lonely Island in the future.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. I call it the gift that keeps on giving.” “Basically, it was one of the best things I ever did. “It’s been incredible, and it has opened this much bigger, universal door into projects,” Michael says - including his current stint on ABC’s Celebrity Dating Game. Jack Sparrow has since racked up 220 million views, and Michael says its the reason younger people recognize him in airports. The morning after it aired, Michael was shocked when his daughter told him that the video had totally gone viral, and even Justin Bieber was praising it on social media. According to Michael, the SNL producers “went crazy for” the song, so they made the music video, which Michael says was so much fun, he didn’t want it to end. But The Lonely Island guys wanted him on the song so badly that they agreed to change the lyrics. Initially, Michael was reluctant to get involved because he thought “some of the lyrics were a little bit raunchy,” which he felt might turn off his fans. Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment, Michael says that Jack Sparrow - which features him singing about about the Pirates of the Caribbean character while Andy Samberg and the rest of the Lonely Island crew are trying to make a hip-hop track - was “one of the “most enjoyable, greatest experiences” of his entire career. Dating back to around 2005, Digital Shorts almost always feature one of my favorite cast members Andy Samberg and are routinely amongst the funniest. And he says he still feels the project is “the gift that keeps on giving.” More: Pharrell Williams shows off custom 'Spongebob Squarepants' socks.Ten years ago, Michael Bolton changed up his image by collaborating with the comedy team The Lonely Island for hilarious Saturday Night Live digital short Jack Sparrow. Saturday Night Live will return in the Autumn for its 40th season. The 'Happy' singer paid tribute to his night on SNL with a picture of himself, Samberg and Taccone in their suits with the caption "The hug gigolos." Samberg's opening monologue saw the funnyman attempt to break the record for the highest number of impressions performed on the show, which included an ingenious impression of the 'Get Lucky' singer. Watch Samberg's 'SNL' Hilarious 'HUGS' Video: "I hug a girl like it don't mean nothin'/then turn around and start hugging her cousin," raps Samberg in his distinctive shout before adding "hugging so many ladies my arms shaky as s**t." Pharrell then appears in full barber shop pinstripes at a "Hugs" stall where a large queue of eager ladies is forming. Pharrell Williams Was Recruited By The Lonely Island Crew For The Hilarious 'HUGS' Short. In his typical bad-taste style, Taccone lauds the possibilities of hugging a girl from the front then behind and raps "I'll be hugging on your momma, especially when your daddy's gone, wearing his pyjamas, I know you're thinking that it wrong." More: Pharrell Williams reveals "weird" way of making music. The video starts with Tatiana Maslany calling up Samberg to hook up but he rejects her before launching into an EDM-fuelled ditty explaining that a hug isn't a sign of a committed relationship, in a similar yet noisier vein to Flight of the Conchords' 'A Kiss Is Not A Contract.' UXJMGKaz76- Pharrell Williams May 18, 2014 settling back into making expanding their discography was enough for fans but when Pharrell Williams dropped by to contribute his own ode to hugging, social media went into meltdown. It just wouldn't be a Samberg SNL special without the musical comedy collective The Lonely Island and Samberg made sure to recruit his buddies Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone for more funny music video madness. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star made his name as a cast member on Saturday Night Live for seven years and was welcomed back last weekend (17th May) to see the show off on its 39th season finale.Īndy Samberg Made Sure That His Grand 'SNL' Return Was One To Remember. Most Digital Shorts are produced by The Lonely Island and written by Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Andy Samberg in collaboration with SNL hosts and cast members. SNL's legendary digital shorts made a grand return when Andy Samberg hosted the weekend entertainment show for the first time. An SNL Digital Short is a short comedic or musical video segment created for airing on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
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