Andy Samberg on Pioneering Digital Shorts, the ‘Rocky’ Franchise, and Hosting Awards Shows (Ep. 263)
Andy Samberg on Pioneering Digital Shorts, the ‘Rocky’ Franchise, and Hosting Awards Shows (Ep. 263)
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HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by comedian Andy Samberg to discuss the Oakland sports scene (6:00), producing the first digital shorts on ‘SNL’ (10:00), the best casts ever on ‘SNL’ (15:00), impersonating Nicolas Cage (22:00), making mockumentaries with HBO Sports (28:00), selecting the essential ‘Rocky’ movies (36:00), preparing to host awards shows (44:00), and finding the right roles on TV (55:00).