Jorma Taccone

Dylan Adler, stand-up comedian and writer known for sharp touring bits, and Jorma Taccone, filmmaker and Lonely Island member who directs and creates oddball comedy. They riff on ICE at airports and shutdown chaos, remaking The Trip into Over Your Dead Body and editing for comedy, touring life and cultural differences, weird tech like toilet cameras and fart sensors, plus playful game segments.

Akiva Schaffer, filmmaker and Lonely Island creator, and Jorma Taccone, writer/director and comedy troupe member, revisit early Lonely Island work. They dig into the recovered track I Think I Killed the President and the Channel 101 pilot Football Town. They riff on low-budget production tricks, sampling issues, and play the nostalgia-heavy Arty Party for a laugh.

Jorma Taccone, writer/director and Lonely Island member, Andy Samberg, actor/comedian and Lonely Island performer, and Akiva Schaffer, writer/director and Lonely Island producer, reminisce about the rest of Turtleneck & Chain. They trade Milan and Olympics stories, dissect song sequencing and production choices, and share behind-the-scenes tales about collaborations, lost deep cuts, and album quirks.

Jorma Taccone, comedy creator and filmmaker from The Lonely Island, talks about directing Over Your Dead Body and his path from sketch comedy to features. He shares stories about casting Samara Weaving and Jason Segel, why they shot in Finland, and wild production anecdotes from a fast, cold 32-day shoot. Expect playful behind-the-scenes banter and big-idea filmmaking moments.

Jorma Taccone, writer/actor/director and member of The Lonely Island, returns to talk about directing his new dark comedy Over Your Dead Body. He recounts surviving a near 20-foot ladder fall and how it changed his outlook. They dive into balancing comedy and thriller tones, making a murder premise believable, on-set improvisation, and why when he says something “sucks” it often means he loves it.