I felt like I was aiding and abetting a crime against a comedy legend, Meyers said.
It was making us laugh so hard when we were writing it, he said.
We were like, This is the best thing ever.
Seth Meyers and Steve Martin.Frazer Harrison/Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
It actually played great at the table and we were like, We did it!
He said the sketch remained funny in early rehearsals, until the magic started to fade.
Taccone suggested that the physical staging of the sketch may have caused some of the issues.
Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, and Akiva Schaffer of the Lonely Island.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
It was like the blocking was wrong, he said.
Schaffer said that Martin continually tried to fix the sketch.
What else can I add on top?
Will Forte as Buttfish, Steve Martin as Ted, Fred Armisen as Colossus, Jason Sudeikis as Dragonfly, Seth Meyers as Slapshot, Kristen Wiig as surfer, Andy Samberg as Brody during “Surfers” sketch on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
So he changed the way he did it to be way goofier to venture to save the sketch.
It’s so good, and it’s not gonna be good.
I do remember him after the show being like, What happened?
I felt like I was aiding and abetting a crime against a comedy legend, he said.
We were all in our cool ass wet suits and this legend was in a dumbass 1920 swimsuit.
None of us had lines to get laughs.
Meyers also said that Martin frequently brings up the sketch in their interactions.
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