The Criterion Episode
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What special episode are they discussing?
Hey, everybody.
Welcome to a very special episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast. Before we start, I want to stress that we've put exactly as much thought into this episode as all previous episodes, which is not much. but I am joined by two luminaries who are going to help us select the criterion collection of the first 34 shorts we have covered on the podcast. We are joined by Mike Schur and Jake Tapper. Hello, gentlemen.
Who are the guests joining Seth Meyers?
Thank you.
Hello, how are you, Seth? It's about time. I'm really good.
It's about time.
Yeah, okay. Slow your roll, Tapper. So real quick, just credits-wise, Mike Schur and I met at SNL. He then went on to work on The Office, played Mose on The Office. Thank you. He's created a bunch of shows, Parks and Rec, Good Place, Man on the Inside right now, Ted Danson on Netflix, just got picked up for season two. Congratulations.
Thank you very much.
Most importantly, though, for the purposes of this, Brooklyn Nine-Nine with Andy Samberg. So there is a connection, multiple connection points, really, considering the SNL time as well. And then Jake does news stuff. I do. So you guys reached out because you have some thoughts.
That's right. Jake actually reached out to me. I'll let him tell most of the story, but he reached out to me and basically said, I think you and I should be the official judges of what is and is not part of the criterion collection. And I have to say that when he said it, it made perfect sense for a couple of reasons. Number one, he and I have never actually met before. No, that's good. And number two, as you put it, I mean, I worked at SNL, admittedly, before The Lonely Island showed up, and he is a newsman. Yeah. And so when you put all of that together, I think it makes perfect sense why he and I should be the official judge and jury of what is and is not criterion.
Agreed. I should also note that we were texting about the pod. We had been texting about the pod. We are fans of the pod. Right. Listeners, we should say, more discriminating than fans, but listeners to the pods, consistent listeners. I think, Mike, you and I have both listened to every single one as of today, correct?
Oh, absolutely. And also, I should note that Jake started sending me again, he and I've never actually met, but he started sending me his reviews of every episode. I would say essentially in real time, like, I don't know what time the pod is posted. But I mean, morning 6am.
I think that's good.
Yeah. And so like the length of time of the pod after it is posted is when he texts me his thoughts about the pod.
Yes. That's great. And I'm very excited to find out you guys have never met because this pod works on a stranger chemistry. If anything, the people who listen to it like the fact that nobody here knows each other.
I will clarify, we have corresponded for many years.
Yes.
I've done some charity stuff for Jake's excellent charity. Here we go. Here we go. And we have corresponded about a number of things, including once, I believe, I believe the way it started, Jake, was you just sent me a very nice text or asked someone for my email or something and just said that you were a fan of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Isn't that how this? Yeah. Yeah. So again, it makes perfect sense.
It might have been a good place. Oh, okay. But I'm a fan of both, is the truth.
Thank you.
It would have been way better if you were like, because I don't ever remember liking.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine. So that's true. Also, you asked me to blurb your book. Yes. Which was a delight because it was fun to read and everybody should go buy it. Look, niche is not the right word, but it is a rarefied audience that listens to the Lonely Island Seth Meyers podcast as religiously as Mike and I do and also fans of the Lonely Island and fans of the pod, obviously, and fans of Seth Meyers.
There you go. Right. Hey, I wrote down something, Shirk. So Mike and I met, and I do want to establish, because I think the history of SNL is a big part of this podcast. Mike and I are dear friends, but you were more than a friend when I started the show. You were, I feel like, my first, and I think to succeed at SNL, you need many of these. You were my first life raft. Yeah.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What special episode are they discussing?
0:00–0:42
2
Who are the guests joining Seth Meyers?
0:42–7:21
3
What is the Criterion Collection and its significance?
7:21–16:58
4
Which digital shorts are being considered for the Criterion Collection?
16:58–32:23
5
What are the categories for short films discussed?
32:23–54:32