Andy Samberg

There's some unease. Was the title chosen to provoke that response? I would say 100%. Yes. It was a really hot table in my recollection. Like you could have picked a whole second show out of the good sketches. So, you know, Lamps did okay at the table and then it got picked. And that's when I feel like there was more of a sense of playful mockery maybe before that. And, oh, you guys are silly.

There's some unease. Was the title chosen to provoke that response? I would say 100%. Yes. It was a really hot table in my recollection. Like you could have picked a whole second show out of the good sketches. So, you know, Lamps did okay at the table and then it got picked. And that's when I feel like there was more of a sense of playful mockery maybe before that. And, oh, you guys are silly.

There's some unease. Was the title chosen to provoke that response? I would say 100%. Yes. It was a really hot table in my recollection. Like you could have picked a whole second show out of the good sketches. So, you know, Lamps did okay at the table and then it got picked. And that's when I feel like there was more of a sense of playful mockery maybe before that. And, oh, you guys are silly.

And then a lot of people had just seen their sketches kill at the table and then not get picked, but lamps got picked. And so people are angry. There's a growing anger. And soon I find out no one is angrier about the sketch lamps than Lorne Michaels, who... I thought picked it. So I'm not sure what happened, but I came in the next day on Thursday for rewrites.

And then a lot of people had just seen their sketches kill at the table and then not get picked, but lamps got picked. And so people are angry. There's a growing anger. And soon I find out no one is angrier about the sketch lamps than Lorne Michaels, who... I thought picked it. So I'm not sure what happened, but I came in the next day on Thursday for rewrites.

And then a lot of people had just seen their sketches kill at the table and then not get picked, but lamps got picked. And so people are angry. There's a growing anger. And soon I find out no one is angrier about the sketch lamps than Lorne Michaels, who... I thought picked it. So I'm not sure what happened, but I came in the next day on Thursday for rewrites.

And I remember Shoemaker was telling someone like, yeah, Lauren can't like tell about this one, this one thing in your sketch. And they're like, oh, does he just not want to do this sketch? And Shoemaker's like, no, the sketch he hates is lamps. And he looked at me and he's like, yeah, Lauren hates lamps. He doesn't think it makes sense. He doesn't understand why the lamps are singing.

And I remember Shoemaker was telling someone like, yeah, Lauren can't like tell about this one, this one thing in your sketch. And they're like, oh, does he just not want to do this sketch? And Shoemaker's like, no, the sketch he hates is lamps. And he looked at me and he's like, yeah, Lauren hates lamps. He doesn't think it makes sense. He doesn't understand why the lamps are singing.

And I remember Shoemaker was telling someone like, yeah, Lauren can't like tell about this one, this one thing in your sketch. And they're like, oh, does he just not want to do this sketch? And Shoemaker's like, no, the sketch he hates is lamps. And he looked at me and he's like, yeah, Lauren hates lamps. He doesn't think it makes sense. He doesn't understand why the lamps are singing.

And I would say we absolutely had no response to that. There was no, if you're looking for an explanation, we simply didn't have it. We never did. Then it blocked, right, Thursday or Friday. And that was when it started to feel like, okay, not only is there for some reason a target on our backs because of lamps,

And I would say we absolutely had no response to that. There was no, if you're looking for an explanation, we simply didn't have it. We never did. Then it blocked, right, Thursday or Friday. And that was when it started to feel like, okay, not only is there for some reason a target on our backs because of lamps,

And I would say we absolutely had no response to that. There was no, if you're looking for an explanation, we simply didn't have it. We never did. Then it blocked, right, Thursday or Friday. And that was when it started to feel like, okay, not only is there for some reason a target on our backs because of lamps,

It now began to feel like I was being set up to be fired as people came into the control room while it's blocking and are like, so you're okay with the way that looks? And you think this is acceptable, what's happening here? I remember at one point, Steve Higgins, who was always extremely generous and helpful, he came into the control room while the sketch was blocking.

It now began to feel like I was being set up to be fired as people came into the control room while it's blocking and are like, so you're okay with the way that looks? And you think this is acceptable, what's happening here? I remember at one point, Steve Higgins, who was always extremely generous and helpful, he came into the control room while the sketch was blocking.

It now began to feel like I was being set up to be fired as people came into the control room while it's blocking and are like, so you're okay with the way that looks? And you think this is acceptable, what's happening here? I remember at one point, Steve Higgins, who was always extremely generous and helpful, he came into the control room while the sketch was blocking.

And instead of suggesting something, he just said, you know, this is kind of a mess, right? And then he just got the hell out of there, out of the blast zone. Lauren also came to the control room while it was blocking, which was very rare. And he just said to me, why does the first song have the same melody as Food, Glorious Food from Oliver? Yeah. And I think I impressed him with my response.

And instead of suggesting something, he just said, you know, this is kind of a mess, right? And then he just got the hell out of there, out of the blast zone. Lauren also came to the control room while it was blocking, which was very rare. And he just said to me, why does the first song have the same melody as Food, Glorious Food from Oliver? Yeah. And I think I impressed him with my response.

And instead of suggesting something, he just said, you know, this is kind of a mess, right? And then he just got the hell out of there, out of the blast zone. Lauren also came to the control room while it was blocking, which was very rare. And he just said to me, why does the first song have the same melody as Food, Glorious Food from Oliver? Yeah. And I think I impressed him with my response.

I said, I don't know. And he left. And that was my first time I talked to him probably at least another year until I would talk to him again based on on my performance there. The last thing I remember about it blocking. is the lamp costumes weighed approximately 800 pounds and were unbelievably hot and suffocating. So I'm watching on the monitor. I already know I'm on thin ice with Lauren.

I said, I don't know. And he left. And that was my first time I talked to him probably at least another year until I would talk to him again based on on my performance there. The last thing I remember about it blocking. is the lamp costumes weighed approximately 800 pounds and were unbelievably hot and suffocating. So I'm watching on the monitor. I already know I'm on thin ice with Lauren.