“Lazy Sunday.” Saturday Night Live. nbc. December 17, 2005. March 30, 2009.
Lazy Sunday is a short joke rap song performed on SNL by Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg. it is about an average day in the life of two white middle class guys. The humor in this video comes from the fact that there subject material it everyday things that people can relate to. The fact that they are discussing these basic topics in hard core gangsta rap add to the humor. In the video, two boys are going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. They refer to things such as Google Maps, magnolia bakery cupcakes, sneaking food into the theater (because the theater is so overpriced), and the movie trivia questions that come up before the film starts. The purpose of this piece is to point out (and make fun of) today’s popular music. In this mock music video, they play up the role of hip hop/rap artists who take themselves very seriously even though their song is pretty much empty in meaningful content, just like a lot of music today. This piece is directed toward a young adult audience. They are the and have the greatest steak in todays pop culture.
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