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May 2024
45m 7s

Laser Cats!

The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers
About this episode

The Lonely Island discuss what it was like creating their digital short, Laser Cats, and how they felt about their success on the show thus far. Plus, Seth talks about his time vying for the Weekend Update Anchor position.

Laser Cats!

(Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired.) 

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Produced by Rabbit Grin Productions
Executive Producers Jeph Porter and Rob Holysz
Lead Producer Kevin Miller
Creative Producer Samantha Skelton
Coordinating Producer Derek Johnson
Cover Art by Olney Atwell
Music by Greg Chun and Brent Asbury
Edit by Cheyenne Jones

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