Over the weekend, Andy Samberg announced he would not return to "Saturday Night Live" next season after a seven-year stint on the long running sketch comedy show.
He didn't get the emotional sendoff that Kristen Wiig received in the season finale, but at least there was "Lazy Sunday 2" and the "100th Digital Short" milestone a few weeks ago.
Samberg was (debatably) never the star that Wiig was, but he leaves an important legacy—as he is rightfully credited for ushering SNL into the digital age thanks to viral videos like "Lazy Sunday" and "D--- in a Box" (see below).
Now the only remaining cast member in question is Jason Sudeikis, whose contract is also up and appears to have a promising film career ahead of him.
Samberg will attempt to transition into features. He will star opposite Adam Sandler in "That's My Boy" in a few weeks followed by "Celeste and Jesse Forever," co-starring Rashida Jones later this summer.
I Just Had Sex (feat. Akon)
171 million (!) YouTube views
Following the success of "I'm On A Boat," Samberg and his Lonely Island crew enlisted the help of another hip-hop artist, resulting in their biggest YouTube hit.
Like A Boss (feat. Seth Rogan)
91 million YouTube views
I assume all offices have an "Andy Samberg" running around screaming at people. Don't they?
Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton)
81 million YouTube views
Michael Bolton + Pirates of the Caribbean = Viral Smash? I would love to sit in on one of the writer's meetings just to see how Samberg and company come up with these ideas.
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