The Lonely Island

The Lonely Island is probably the funniest comedic music group I have ever heard. Every time I hear their music I can't help but laugh. The first time I heard their one of their songs was when my friend and I were on the bus together to a soccer tournament for school about three years ago. It was their song "Threw It On the Ground". Oh my gosh, I literally laughed at this song for like two hours straight and we played it over and over again the whole way there.

The Lonely Island is a comedic group that was formed by Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and the most famous out of them all, Adam Samberg. The trio had met in high school in the 1990's. After graduating from college, they decided to regroup and moved to Los Angeles together. They struggled to find work and began making short films, combining absurd comedy and occasionally music. They involved themselves with a non-profit monthly short film festival on Channel 101. They were eventually lead to pilot deals with Fox and Comedy Central and even a writing job for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards. The show's host, Jimmy Fallon, recommended them to the creator of Saturday Night Live (otherwise known as "SNL"). They were hired in 2005 and Andy Samberg was naturally featured most out of the three. This was no big surprise, being that Samberg had been in several popular comedic movies such as "American Pie" and "That's My Boy" with Adam Sandler.

Almost Ignoring the traditional process of pitching in SNL, they recorded their own material independently and submitted it to the program. Their second sketch was to actually air, "Lazy Sunday", became an online sensation, the first of many viral videos they produced while at SNL. More included, "D*ck in a Box", "J**zed in my Pants", "I'm on a Boat", "Like a Boss", and my personal favorite "Jack Sparrow".

Their musical comedic work has comprised three full studio albums: Incredibad in 2009, Turtleneck & Chain in 2011, and The Wack Album in 2013. The three retired from SNL in the early 2010s, but occasionally make guest appearances.