• 6 months ago
The Lonely Island produced a number of the most memorable "SNL" sketches of all time, including “Lazy Sunday,” “D**k in a Box,” and “Laser Cats.” The comedy trio is also known for their music videos (which we've ranked), and produced the dirty and hilarious Natalie Portman music video sketch in 2006 called "Natalie Raps" (or “Natalie’s Rap.") The "Star Wars" actress hardcore raps ironic and outrageous verses about her public image. The rap is a well-remembered segment, showcasing a previously unseen talent from Portman. However, the "Saturday Night Live" writers had some misgivings when the idea was first pitched to them, and Seth Meyers recently explained why he initially was worried.

Seth Meyers and The Lonely Island have a podcast, on which they break down all of the "SNL" Digital Shorts and how they came to be. Their most recent episode, which was shared to YouTube, focused on “Natalie’s Rap,” and the comedians chatted about how they were able to utilize the Oscar winner's hidden talents to produce the hilarious sketch. While it ended up being a match made in heaven for "SNL," there was initially an issue. Meyers explained that sometimes when celebrities want to show a different side of themselves on the sketch, it’s a recipe for disaster.
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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00:10 This is a success story.
00:35 A lot of times, actors come in and want to show
00:38 the other thing they do.
00:40 And it turns out the reason we haven't seen it yet
00:43 is it's bad and no one likes it.
00:44 And she just-- like you said, she just
00:46 started doing a little Kim verse and was
00:48 very good and very convincing.
00:49 And it was a very filthy, if you recall.
00:51 Yeah, it was a foul verse.
00:53 And we all just started dying laughing and being like,
00:56 oh, yeah, that will really work.
00:57 No one is going to see this coming.
00:59 And we just immediately started writing.
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01:11 (upbeat music)
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