Andy Samberg - gives Paul the Octopus a Eulogy

Celebrities know they've made it big when they're mocked by a Saturday Night Live cast member, and Paul the Psychic Octopus was no exception.

Andy Samberg, who dressed up as an octopus and portrayed Paul as a boozy, cocky creature on the ESPY Awards, says it was his growing fame that contributed to Paul's demise this week.

"I'm greatly saddened by this news, but must quote Paul himself when he said, 'Mo' Money, Mo' Problems,'" a deadpan Samberg, who is an SNL cast member, tells PEOPLE. "In this case, the 'problem' is death."

Samberg, however, points out: "To be fair, he predicted it would happen. R.I.P."

Paul gained global fame during this summer's World Cup soccer tournament when he maintained a perfect record in correctly predicting all of Germany's results before picking Spain to beat Netherlands in the final. He died Monday at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre in Germany.

From People:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20437088,00.html

Andy Samberg as Paul the Octopus at the 2010 ESPN ESPY Awards Show:



Thanks to Becky F. for the scoop! You rock your socks!

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Andy Samberg likes the Parks and Rec theme song

“I mean I mainly love Parks and Rec because of the theme song. Um… not really… a fan of the cast. Not… Poehler… not really my style. Aziz… very unfunny. Um… who else… Rashida… blegh. So… but the theme song! Is really good.” — Andy talking about why he loves Parks and Recreation.

So of course this is ironic because Andy guested on the show, he starred with Rashida in I Love You Man and used her in a few vids to promote the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, and he worked with Amy Poehler on SNL and did Ariel & Efrim, Palin Rap, and Young Chuck Norris with her (not to mention appearing on the Parks show, which she probably invited him to do). And he's friends with Aziz (appearing on his Human Giant show) and Aubrey Plaza (they haven't done much together, but he was seen walking with her arm in arm a few years back, and she interned on SNL his first year there).

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Sarah Silverman says Andy Samberg's stuff looks cheap

The panel at the June 19, 2010, All-Star Comedy Roundtable, which included Ben Stiller, Zach Galifianakis, Andy Samberg and Sarah Silverman, made moderator Brian Williams and each other laugh plenty of times during the discussion about comedy...



The moderator and four actors conducted the discussion sitting onstage in armchairs and on a long couch. One of the dominating topics was how quickly Samberg's digital shorts for "Saturday Night Live" had rocketed into cultural fame.

"I'm probably the least famous person here. Why did I have to go first?" Samberg joked after Williams asked him about his videos. "('Saturday Night Live' executives) knew we'd shot videos before, and they said, 'Hey, we're always looking for short films.'"

He said "SNL" executives asked for the shorts because it filled a need in the show.

"They need something to play while they switch sets," Samberg said. "So they're like, 'We need pre-taped stuff, and if it's funny, even better.'"

Silverman said she had always admired Samberg's videos.

"It shows comedy in its rawest form is funnier than something with a bunch of money thrown at it," she said.

"So I think Sarah was saying your stuff looks cheap?" Stiller added.

The actors often interrupted each other, either to contribute seriously to the discussion or to riff on the others. At one point when Samberg was speaking, Silverman said loudly, "I'm bored." ...

In addition, audience members were given the opportunity to ask the stars questions. Topics ranged from friendships among comedians, the experience of being on "Saturday Night Live," and whether the career of a comedian is what the four dreamed of when they were younger. Galifianakis, Samberg and Silverman all said that had always been their goal.

"I kind of always wanted to direct movies," Stiller said in reply to the question. "So I never thought I'd be acting this much. But I'm very happy."

Read the rest here:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100620/NEWS/6200335

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So what's the most interesting part here for me is that Lorne and the producers were interested in The Lonely Island's digital shorts in order to fill out time to switch sets and costumes. That's probably why they air commercials multiple times and how they select where to place the digital shorts (especially really short ones that come in threes, like the MacGruber digital shorts).

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Andy Samberg - the Futsoc interview

He danced with Justin Timberlake in the "You-know-what In A Box" viral video, crossed the galaxy as a "Space Chimp," and showed us all what a "Hot Rod" he is. But Andy Samberg is also a huge soccer fan, and he's got World Cup fever.

"I'm diagnosed," Samberg said while helping promote a 2010 FIFA World Cup video game at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles. "I did not get my flu shot for World Cup fever. Be careful though, it's similar to swine flu, and you do not want that."

The "Saturday Night Live" star, who says he was "okay" when he played soccer as a kid, acknowledges that the sport has struggled to score interest in the U.S. on a professional level.

"Americans like a lot of scoring. If soccer games were, like, 20-15, I think people would watch a lot more. But I feel like every year it gets bigger here."

One place where soccer, er, football, is big is England. The U.S. team will go toe-to-toe with the English on Saturday in both squads' opening game of the 2010 World Cup. Samberg says he likes the Red, White and Blue's chances, especially with star midfielder Landon Donovan.

"He certainly has one of the most superhero-ey names of anyone in the history of sports," claims Samberg. "He sounds like a character from one of the 'Star Wars' prequels."

But Saturday's game between the United States and England is no joke... and Samberg believes that it should even have a special name.

"(England) calls it football and we call it soccer. I decree this game 'Futsoc.'

From:
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/11/andy-sambergs-cure-for-world-cup-fever-futsoc/

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Andy Samberg - and his ideal robot

Question for Andy Samberg: If you could build a robot, what would it do?

Answer:

If I could build a robot it would be a robot that beats up my alarm clock robot (I have an alarm clock robot) Whenever my alarm clock robot went off this new, anti-alarm robot would smash it and then say, "Ignore that, Andy. You need more sleep and you're not weird for sleeping through all the sunlight. Your friends, family and co-workers are all wrong." And also it would make me sandwiches.

- Andy Samberg


From:
http://www.smartgirlsattheparty.com/#say_what
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Thanks to Anony for the scoop.

Also, check out the SmartGirlsAtTheParty site while you're there. It's Amy Poehler and her friends (Amy is such a hard core entrepewhatever, what with UCB, her show, and all). It's pretty much Amy hosting as they interview and play with smart girls and what they're doing. Totally cool and worth checking out.

Abby Elliott's a member:
http://www.smartgirlsattheparty.com/profile/AbbyElliott?xg_source=profiles_memberList

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