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Andy Samberg on Filming “Single Ladies” with Beyoncé, “Dick in a Box,” & “Natalie Portman Rap”

March 22, 2023 / 03:38

This episode discusses iconic SNL sketches including "Dick in a Box" and performances by Beyoncé. The guests share behind-the-scenes stories about collaborating with famous artists.

The conversation highlights the creation of the "Dick in a Box" sketch featuring Justin Timberlake and its reception. The guests mention how Justin approached Beyoncé to participate, emphasizing her positive attitude and work ethic.

They also reflect on Beyoncé's memorable performance on SNL and her dedication to her craft. The guests express admiration for her talent and the challenges of performing complex songs.

Additionally, they touch on the censorship of certain words in sketches and the audience's reaction to the humor. The discussion reveals how bleeping certain words can sometimes lead to misconceptions about the content.

The episode concludes with a light-hearted note about the nature of their sketches and the fun they had creating them.

TL;DR

The episode covers SNL sketches like "Dick in a Box" and Beyoncé's performances, featuring behind-the-scenes stories and humor about censorship.

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because we can't get through all of them
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but you know but Dick in a Box these are
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the with Justin also dancing with
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Beyonce oh yeah Bobby Moynihan Single
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Ladies so if you want to talk about
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those quickly I mean you have to go to
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Beyonce or does Marcy or does someone go
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to her
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we wrote it
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um
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Me and Bobby I think
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I might be getting that wrong but I
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think that was it and I think we knew
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Justin would was around and could do it
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and then I think it was Justin that went
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and talked to Beyonce about it because
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we were like well
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he's very famous and she's very famous
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so that would probably go see his DM and
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also like it's him being like I'm gonna
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be in a leotard like we're celebrating
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you whatever it is but she was
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delightful she's such a sweet wonderful
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person in my limited interaction with
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her yeah uh but that one was that one
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was fun because we just were like
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there's no way people are gonna be mad
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at this
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that's great she rolls with it and it's
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all
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and having her in it and yes and then
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that's probably a blow up on video also
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her doing that song like her performance
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of that song that night on the show is
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one of the most incredible performance
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it's hard I mean yes and they're in like
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giant heels and just [ __ ] destroying
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like her and Prince I think are the two
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people
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one in my time there where I was like I
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don't understand what's happening right
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now it's so impressive she seems like a
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very hard worker from like early age and
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like busting up and gives a hundred
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percent in every performance she's a
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killer that song check on it she has so
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many words in it there's a couple songs
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where I go how does she I mean to do a
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whole concert she has so much to do and
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dance and sing and costumes her last
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album is incredible and everyone's in
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love with her yeah
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um and then you know Beyonce if you'd
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ever like to come on the podcast
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you're always welcome you know obviously
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Everyone likes you here uh go ahead yeah
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I'm Dick in a Box yeah you know it was
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fine we just kind of threw it through
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any problems but that was the first one
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that went kind of uh sexual or R right
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or that was hard because Dick in a Box
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was like on the edge right did censor we
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did the one with Natalie Portman at the
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end of the mother lover of the previous
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year and it was filthy but it was all
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bleeped but that was all it was all
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bleeped that was all her what people
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really liked that what was that one it
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was
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um it was just her rapping real filthy
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basically she like loved Little Kim and
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told us she wanted to do one and we were
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like okay how great yeah all the words
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out uh yeah a lot of bleeps I mean that
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was the fun of getting to do so much
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pre-tape uh as we ended up there was not
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a lot of bleeps before us I don't think
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when you do dick in a box to the
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audience it's it says Dick in a Box no I
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think it was bleeped in oh no really
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even for that because it's live oh yeah
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yeah so what part is bleeped the word
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dick yeah Dana yeah so that so you can't
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say dick okay you can say well couldn't
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they be interested
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dick dick and you wouldn't know what it
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meant it could be Dick Wilson could be
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dick in your pants like a medical thing
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two things two things about the bleeps
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we were told that because it was bleeped
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people thought it was [ __ ]
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even dirtier really yes which and it
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sounds much worse musically and then a
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few years later we aired the song jizz
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in my pants with no bleeps and no
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anything but what's jizz
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yeah
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I'm told someday I'll find out

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 70
    Most iconic
  • 70
    Best performance
  • 70
    Most iconic moment
  • 65
    Most memeable

Episode Highlights

  • Beyonce's Incredible Performance
    Her performance on the show was unforgettable and left a lasting impression.
    “One of the most incredible performances.”
    @ 01m 13s
    March 22, 2023
  • Beyonce's Work Ethic
    She puts in 100% effort in every performance, showcasing her dedication.
    “She seems like a very hard worker from an early age.”
    @ 01m 32s
    March 22, 2023
  • Podcast Invitation to Beyonce
    A light-hearted invitation for Beyonce to join the podcast.
    “If you'd ever like to come on the podcast, you're always welcome.”
    @ 01m 51s
    March 22, 2023

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Key Moments

  • Beyonce's Sweetness00:47
  • Incredible Performance01:13
  • Hard Worker01:32
  • Podcast Invitation01:51

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