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SNL's new video hit-- a year after Lazy Sunday

Ha! And now for something completely different-- a Saturday Night Live clip that has people laughing-- and talking. A day short of a year after the broadcast of his Lazy Sunday, Andy Samberg is back with another music video that will soon be spreading across the Internet. This one's got Justin Timberlake... a holiday theme... and it's SOSFW (sort of safe for work)-- though the title's not exactly:

D**k in A Box, like last week's Apocalypto parody, works counter to Lorne Michaels' proven SNL form. Instead of establishing the premise, getting a weak laugh and then beating the joke into the ground for another mirthless eight minutes, this one takes a few seconds to sink in, then tops itself.

And just as the Apocalypto trailer seems to come from someone outside the SNL team, this one is set apart because it's from Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island video comedy crew, who all came on board SNL together last year. We don't know if it will turn out to be the next Lazy Sunday, but the form does signal hope for a creaky series with no standout stars, whose Christmas show seemed to take its cue from Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip.

(MONDAY MORNING UPDATE: NBC sees new potential for viral buzz. They're offering the UNCENSORED VERSION here.)

--Tabloid Baby

Posted in Saturday Night Live by Tabloid Baby at 5:30 PM | | Comments (6)
Last Comment: Leah3t on Dec 18, 2006 07:44 PM.

Comments (6)

zoobabe [TypeKey Profile Page]:

This was really LOL funny. JT as a host was one of the better shows I've seen this year, even though he cracked himself up during the skits a few times.

1 of 6 | Posted by zoobabe [TypeKey Profile Page] | Posted on December 18, 2006 6:26 AM

JasonR [TypeKey Profile Page]:

SNL has been pretty unwatchable the last couple years and this season in particular, but I was glad I tuned in to see this. I literally lauged until I cried. Even funnier than "Lazy Sunday".

2 of 6 | Posted by JasonR [TypeKey Profile Page] | Posted on December 18, 2006 9:41 AM

JohnEDowney [TypeKey Profile Page]:

This reminds me of a certain Big Pun song, actually.

3 of 6 | Posted by JohnEDowney [TypeKey Profile Page] | Posted on December 18, 2006 12:27 PM

mck [TypeKey Profile Page]:

You know...I thought they were saying cock in a box, which for some reason just makes me laugh a little louder.

4 of 6 | Posted by mck [TypeKey Profile Page] | Posted on December 18, 2006 3:14 PM

Jojobear [TypeKey Profile Page]:

LOL! That was hilarious!!

5 of 6 | Posted by Jojobear [TypeKey Profile Page] | Posted on December 18, 2006 3:27 PM

Leah3t [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Needless to say, the Secret Santa party my friends had on the evening that followed the airing of this song was highly inappropraite.

6 of 6 | Posted by Leah3t [TypeKey Profile Page] | Posted on December 18, 2006 7:44 PM

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