Samberg and Timberlake reprised their roles in two Digital Shorts sequels, " Motherlover" (2009) and " 3-Way (The Golden Rule)" (2011).Īkiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone met while attending junior high together in Berkeley, California. The track won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2007, and appeared on the Australian and Canadian single charts in 2009. "Dick in a Box" has been recognized retrospectively as The Lonely Island's signature song and one of the best Christmas-themed SNL sketches. The song received generally positive reviews from both television and music critics, who praised its raunchy humor and Timberlake's performance. "Dick in a Box" became a viral hit on the internet, and had generated more than 28 million views on YouTube by October 2007.
In 2009, the song was released digitally as a single and included on The Lonely Island's debut studio album, Incredibad. SNL producers published an uncensored version of the sketch online right after its broadcast debut, a decision criticized by the Parents Television Council. The word "dick" was bleeped 16 times following an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission. The sketch premiered on SNL as a Digital Short on December 16, 2006. The sketch depicts two early 1990s R&B singers, played by Samberg and Timberlake, singing a holiday song about making a Christmas gift for their girlfriends of their penises in boxes. They recorded the track around midnight and spent the next day and a half filming the corresponding music video. Samberg developed the concept with other members of the group before working with Timberlake on December 14. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) creator and producer Lorne Michaels asked Samberg to write a musical sketch for the 2006 Christmas episode with Timberlake, who was returning as both host and musical guest. Barnes and Asa Taccone co-produced it with Jorma Taccone. The trio- Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone-co-wrote the song with Timberlake, Katreese Barnes, and Asa Taccone. " Dick in a Box" is a song by the American comedy group The Lonely Island featuring American singer Justin Timberlake.
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