![]() And though rumored visits from Justin Timberlake, Chris Parnell or Michael Bolton never came to fruition – at least not in the way you'd expect – the Summerfest audience was treated to one live collaborator cameo: rapper T-Pain. ![]() And then some, especially in the case of the group's newest material, which included a live cameo appearance from one of the actual Bash Brothers and "Brett Favre" singing about his football skills and, most importantly, meeting him by the Dippin Dots outside Water Street Brewery after the show.Īs that last gag shows, The Lonely Island's set nicely pitched or at least remixed many of the jokes and songs to the Milwaukee audience, making it feel not like just another rubber-stamped stop on a tour but a special night for a unique crowd. No matter your preferred form of Lonely Island – from the "Digital Shorts" to Conner4real and the Style Boyz, to the newly released surprise Netflix special "Bash Brothers," dedicated to Oakland A's Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco – it made an appearance Friday night. In between crowd-pleasers like "Diaper Money," "The Creep" and "I'm the Boss" – all aided by a large video screen, often playing the accompanying videos or clips of their collaborators – Samberg and company cracked even more jokes, riffing on a not-so-sweet inspirational text from Kendrick Lamar to typical concert behavior, like chucking T-shirts into the crowd (even if they didn't quite turn out right. And also a lot of ALF references.ĭecked out in matching jackets and gold chains – the turtlenecks would come later, don't worry – the rapping comedy troupe blazed through a lineup of impressively poppy earworms, genre-perfect spoofs and irrepressible silly singalongs ("Jizz in My Pants," the Adam Levine-assisted "YOLO") that could rival any actual proper band's setlist and make them jealous of their hit-making prowess. Shifting gears to a comedic "rules" orientation – sorry, no tunneling under the stage allowed – it was clear right from the start that Lonely Island live wasn't merely a cheap collection of YouTube clips and comedy bits half-heartedly brought on the road for a buck, but it's own comedy show with own new jokes and giddy goofing around to bring to the table. The trio – made up of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer – played pretty much all the hits, sprinting through costume changes and celebrity cameos with a level of energy that could make the coked-up lead character from their "Great Day" video seem tame, starting right with their hilariously self-explanatory opening song, "We Are on Stage," complete with a video screen Lester Holt breaking this revelatory news. Or, put a little more humbly, their apple crumble was by far the most crumble-est.Ĭalling their Friday night set a run of The Lonely Island's greatest hits would sell the evening short. Wonder no more: After Friday night's absolutely jam-packed all the way to the back gig at the Miller Lite Oasis (which hey, where were all you people when "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" came out?), the troupe brought everything that's made them beloved – their goofiness, their oddball energy, their flashy fun, and their actually legitimate songwriting and producing skills – and unleashed it live to rollicking results. OK, you get it), including a stop at Summerfest, it was easy to wonder if their particular YouTube-enhanced brand of humor would translate to a live show, ironically enough considering its "SNL" origins. So when the trio announced they'd take their patented style to the live stage for the first time (like a. ![]() (Like a boss.) Breaking through in 2005, the comedy trio's "Digital Shorts" breathed new hilarious life and relevance to "SNL," making pre-recorded skits a standard part of the program and forever changing the star-making comedy show. For a bunch of short clips about snacking on cupcakes, unconventional Christmas and Mother's Day gifts, and an excess of enthusiasm for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, The Lonely Island has made a serious impact on the world of being funny.
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