The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio, formed by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone in Berkeley, California in 2001. They have written for and starred in the American TV program Saturday Night Live. The three first met in junior high. After graduating from college, they regrouped and moved to Los Angeles, where they struggled to find work and began making short films, combining absurdist comedy and occasionally music. Among the first performers to post their material on the Internet, they involved themselves with Channel 101, a non-profit monthly short film festival. Their popularity at the screenings led to unsuccessful pilot deals with Fox and Comedy Central and a writing job for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. Subsequently, that show's host, Jimmy Fallon, recommended them to Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live. The group was hired for SNL in 2005, with all three as writers and Samberg as a featured player.
| Origin | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Comedy hip hop, satire, surreal humour, off-color humor, black comedy |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Republic, Universal Republic |
| Associated acts | CHOPS, Justin Timberlake, Michael Bolton |
| Members | Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone |
About The Lonely Island
Musical comedy act of childhood friends that led the SNL Digital Shorts division for the long-running sketch program. They were the minds behind the films Hot Rod and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
Achievement of The Lonely Island
Though the comedy troupe found incredible success away from YouTube, their channel would still attract more than 7 million subscribers.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About The Lonely Island
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Latest information about The Lonely Island updated on July 28 2021.
