The Lonely Island (
TLI) is a group of
filmmakers founded in 2001 by
Akiva Schaffer,
Jorma Taccone, and
Andy Samberg (aka
The Dudes). The group was originally from
Los Angeles, California and now reside in
New York. The Lonely Island has created numerous comedic films,
shorts,
parody songs, and
music videos. They have written shorts for the popular television show
Saturday Night Live, most notably "
Lazy Sunday", "
Dick in a Box", and "
Jizz in My Pants". They have made three full-length
television pilots, all of which were rejected. The group operates a
web site under the same name that showcases their collaborations. The site also includes a
blog from second-tier member
Chester Tam, often referred to as Chez (pronounced CHAY). The blog, titled Chez Chat, gives humorous summaries of the site's updates.
The three core members currently work together as writers on
Saturday Night Live. In August 2007 the group premiered their first feature film,
Hot Rod.
TLI will be releasing an album called
Incredibad in 2009 under the
Universal Republic record label.
