Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone On The Lonely Island, ‘The Wack Album’

Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, the comedy trio known as The Lonely Island, are effusive in their praise of their third album, The Wack Album, released on June 11. “I’m gonna go out on a limb and say this is our best album,” Taccone told Uinterview with a knowing laugh.

Schaffer, Taccone and Samberg, who were junior high buddies, all went on to work on Saturday Night Live. Samberg was a writer and featured player from 2005-2012, best known for the Digital Shorts. Schaffer and Taccone were writers on the show from 2005-2011 and frequent guest stars in the shorts, which often featured songs by The Lonely Island. The group frequently collaborates with big name artists on their albums, including actor Hugh Jackman and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine.

With so many famous artists on their album, how do they choose with whom to collaborate in the first place? “For us, we just get a big board of celebs and put their picture up and blindfold darts, just throw it at them,” Samberg told Uinterview. “And you’re like ‘Yeah, it seems impossible to get that person, let’s go for that,’” Taccone added.