10 Amazing Facts About Andy Samberg

Andy co-founded the comedy group "The Lonely Island," along with fellow SNL writers Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.

Andy, Akiva and Jorma began writing, performing and filming comedy bits in junior high school.

Before they arrived at SNL, The Lonely Island filmed a 30-minute sketch comedy pilot for Fox entitled "Awesometown." Fox, MTV and Comedy Ce…

After their videos began to gain popularity in comedy circles, the trio was invited to write for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Jimmy …

Fallon introduced them to Lorne Michaels, who offered them an SNL audition and later hired all three of them.

Lonely Island's first digital short on SNL was "Lettuce," a short in which Andy and Will Forte sit on a stoop and eat a head of lettuce like…

The group's second digital short, "Lazy Sunday," was a smash hit and secured the trio's position as premier comedic talent. "SNL Digital Sho…

After the success of "Lazy Sunday," Andy skyrocketed to leading man status and he received a number of offers to play the lead in comedic fe…

"Hot Rod" was originally supposed to be a Will Ferrell movie.

Since 2009, The Lonely Island has produced three albums: Incredibad (2009), Turtleneck & Chain (2011) and The Wack Album (2013).

Together with his Lonely Island cohorts, Andy ushered in a new era of digital comedy for Saturday Night Live, and the show continues to garn…

Andy just finished the first season of his Fox sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," for which he received a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy …

Andy spent seven years as an SNL cast member (2005 - 2012), but this will be his first time hosting Saturday Night Live!