The comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy found themselves in a place no one ever wants to be on a Saturday night: way, way too high in the middle of a crowded nightclub with Travis Scott.
During this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, Please Don’t Destroy aka Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy went on a joyride to a function with musical guest Scott. They smoked blunt after blunt in a party bus while rapping about their upcoming night of debauchery. But as soon as they roll up to the club, a celebratory Scott looks over to find the group in a bad,...
During this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, Please Don’t Destroy aka Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy went on a joyride to a function with musical guest Scott. They smoked blunt after blunt in a party bus while rapping about their upcoming night of debauchery. But as soon as they roll up to the club, a celebratory Scott looks over to find the group in a bad,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
In tonight’s SNL sketch centered on the trio known as Please Don’t Destroy — John Higgins, Ben Marshall and Martin Herlihy — host Ramy Youssef stops by their writers’ room at 10:16 p.m., proposing “A Night Out with Travis.”
“Yo dudes, what’s up?” he says. “You won’t believe this, but I was just with Travis Scott and he wants to take us out tonight. Dude, we’re going to have a twisted, rockin’ ball with Travis Scott, man.”
“A what?” asks Herlihy.
“Like a twisted…um, why don’t we just go?” Youssef replies.
In a limo later that night, the guys begin to rap. The lyrics are as follows, in bold:
John Higgins: On our way to the function, we smokin’ blunts and feeling so alive, all the honeys looking scrumptious.
Ben Marshall: Ain’t that something? My haters done in, I’m with...
“Yo dudes, what’s up?” he says. “You won’t believe this, but I was just with Travis Scott and he wants to take us out tonight. Dude, we’re going to have a twisted, rockin’ ball with Travis Scott, man.”
“A what?” asks Herlihy.
“Like a twisted…um, why don’t we just go?” Youssef replies.
In a limo later that night, the guys begin to rap. The lyrics are as follows, in bold:
John Higgins: On our way to the function, we smokin’ blunts and feeling so alive, all the honeys looking scrumptious.
Ben Marshall: Ain’t that something? My haters done in, I’m with...
- 3/31/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, Nichole Sakura, Cedric Yarbrough, Sunita Mani, Conan O’Brien | Written by Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall | Directed by Paul Briganti
If the title of this wacky comedy seems a little weird, that’s probably because the comedy troupe Please Don’t Destroy are largely unknown to UK audiences. This is their big screen debut, following a series of comedy sketches that lead to them becoming regular contributors to Saturday Night Live in the US. As such, it’s something of a hit-and-miss affair, but the hits are just about good enough to make it worth your while.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain centres on twenty-something buddies Martin, John and Ben, all of whom work for Ben’s grumpy dad (Conan O’Brien) at sporting goods superstore Trout Plus. When John discovers that an antique compass...
If the title of this wacky comedy seems a little weird, that’s probably because the comedy troupe Please Don’t Destroy are largely unknown to UK audiences. This is their big screen debut, following a series of comedy sketches that lead to them becoming regular contributors to Saturday Night Live in the US. As such, it’s something of a hit-and-miss affair, but the hits are just about good enough to make it worth your while.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain centres on twenty-something buddies Martin, John and Ben, all of whom work for Ben’s grumpy dad (Conan O’Brien) at sporting goods superstore Trout Plus. When John discovers that an antique compass...
- 3/28/2024
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Dakota Johnson is weighing in on the nepo baby debate.
The 34-year-old actress – who is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson – recently explained why she’s tired of the whole conversation surrounding children of celebrities getting into the entertainment industry.
Keep reading to find out more…“Like, if you’re a journalist, write about something else,” Dakota said on the Today show on Wednesday (Feb. 7), calling the nepo baby debate “incredibly annoying and boring.”
While hosting Saturday Night Live poked fun at her own nepo baby status in a sketch with the show’s “Please Don’t Destroy” group, which includes comedians John Higgins and Martin Herlihy – the sons of SNL producer Steve Higgins and former head writer Tim Herlihy.
In the sketch, Dakota, John, and Martin made struck a “nepo truce” with matching rings while they were in the middle of roasting each other.
“That’s just like,...
The 34-year-old actress – who is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson – recently explained why she’s tired of the whole conversation surrounding children of celebrities getting into the entertainment industry.
Keep reading to find out more…“Like, if you’re a journalist, write about something else,” Dakota said on the Today show on Wednesday (Feb. 7), calling the nepo baby debate “incredibly annoying and boring.”
While hosting Saturday Night Live poked fun at her own nepo baby status in a sketch with the show’s “Please Don’t Destroy” group, which includes comedians John Higgins and Martin Herlihy – the sons of SNL producer Steve Higgins and former head writer Tim Herlihy.
In the sketch, Dakota, John, and Martin made struck a “nepo truce” with matching rings while they were in the middle of roasting each other.
“That’s just like,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
While Season 48 was cut short by the writers strike in May, Saturday Night Live is off and running on a full Season 49 this winter. The show, which traditionally restarts at the very end of September or the beginning of October, returned on October 14.
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Who’s Hosting ‘SNL’ This Weekend?
Comedian and Emmy winner for The Bear, Ayo Edebiri, will be hosting this Saturday, February 3 with Jennifer Lopez as musical guest.
Edebiri has SNL connections; she previously hosted a comedy show with Ben Marshall, who is now one of the members of SNL acting and writing troupe Please Don’t Destroy.
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Lopez, meanwhile, has appeared on the show numerous times including three appearances as musical guest and three times as host. Maybe she’ll show up in a skit?
Who Else Has Hosted ‘SNL’ This Season?...
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Who’s Hosting ‘SNL’ This Weekend?
Comedian and Emmy winner for The Bear, Ayo Edebiri, will be hosting this Saturday, February 3 with Jennifer Lopez as musical guest.
Edebiri has SNL connections; she previously hosted a comedy show with Ben Marshall, who is now one of the members of SNL acting and writing troupe Please Don’t Destroy.
Related: Who’s Hosted ‘SNL’ The Most – Gallery
Lopez, meanwhile, has appeared on the show numerous times including three appearances as musical guest and three times as host. Maybe she’ll show up in a skit?
Who Else Has Hosted ‘SNL’ This Season?...
- 1/30/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
It all starts with Dakota Johnson doing the familiar drop-by to the Please Don’t Destroy offices.
Things go downhill from there, as Johnson and the boys trade cutting remarks.
“I’ve seen all your videos,” Johnson tells the trio. “They’re really…not for me.”
“Not how i expected you to come in here,” Ben Marshall responds. “Must be that dry sense of humor.”
In the end, the group (at least most of them) bond over their status as Nepo babies.
John Higgins’ father is Steve Higgins, longtime SNL writer and current announcer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Martin Herlihy’s father, Tim Herlihy, was also an SNL writer who co-wrote Happy Gilmore with Adam Sandler.
Johnson’s father, of course, is actor Don Johnson.
Ben Marshall’s parents are not famous, which results in one last moment of disrespect for him. Watch the video to see.
Things go downhill from there, as Johnson and the boys trade cutting remarks.
“I’ve seen all your videos,” Johnson tells the trio. “They’re really…not for me.”
“Not how i expected you to come in here,” Ben Marshall responds. “Must be that dry sense of humor.”
In the end, the group (at least most of them) bond over their status as Nepo babies.
John Higgins’ father is Steve Higgins, longtime SNL writer and current announcer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Martin Herlihy’s father, Tim Herlihy, was also an SNL writer who co-wrote Happy Gilmore with Adam Sandler.
Johnson’s father, of course, is actor Don Johnson.
Ben Marshall’s parents are not famous, which results in one last moment of disrespect for him. Watch the video to see.
- 1/28/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Please Don’t Destroy served up a good ol’ roast battle on this week’s Saturday Night Live, and it turns out that guest host Dakota Johnson can give as good as she gets.
Johnson kicks off the festivities by telling the Pdd boys (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, Martin Herlihy) that she’s seen all of their videos and they’re… “not for me.” She then swats down their sketch ideas before calling them “The Lonelier Island,” referring to that other three-man sketch troupe responsible for some of the biggest viral hits of the last 20 years.
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Johnson kicks off the festivities by telling the Pdd boys (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, Martin Herlihy) that she’s seen all of their videos and they’re… “not for me.” She then swats down their sketch ideas before calling them “The Lonelier Island,” referring to that other three-man sketch troupe responsible for some of the biggest viral hits of the last 20 years.
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- 1/28/2024
- by Robert Clarke-Chan
- TVLine.com
Jacob Elordi hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend and one of the sketches that didn’t make it to air was a Pimp My Ride spoof that featured a cameo from Xzibit.
In the cut-for-time sketch, Elordi plays a janitor named Sergei. The Please Don’t Destroy group, consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, finds out Sergei’s “car is busted” and gets an idea to spruce up his vehicle.
The trio approaches Sergei at a bus stop and surprises him, transforming his van “into a fully customized trash wagon,” which included a “fresh paint job, new decals, and a custom vanity plate” that reads, “Sergei da trash king.”
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Other features the van included were a bumper with Swiffer wet jets, a center console with an integrated Crock-Pot, replacing the passengers’ seats with mop buckets,...
In the cut-for-time sketch, Elordi plays a janitor named Sergei. The Please Don’t Destroy group, consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, finds out Sergei’s “car is busted” and gets an idea to spruce up his vehicle.
The trio approaches Sergei at a bus stop and surprises him, transforming his van “into a fully customized trash wagon,” which included a “fresh paint job, new decals, and a custom vanity plate” that reads, “Sergei da trash king.”
Related: ‘SNL’: Jacob Elordi Steals The Show As A Tall King In ‘The Bachelor’ Spoof
Other features the van included were a bumper with Swiffer wet jets, a center console with an integrated Crock-Pot, replacing the passengers’ seats with mop buckets,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
MTV, this is your sign to bring back your old programming!
On Monday, Saturday Night Live released a hilarious “cut for time” sketch playing off the MTV classic reality show, Pimp My Ride. Host Jacob Elordi appeared in the sketch as a Russian janitor whose car broke down, prompting Please Don’t Destroy boys to want to help by “fixing” his car. And to make the throwback show reference feel even more nostalgic, the Pimp My Ride host himself, Xzibit, made a hilarious cameo.
The clip opens with Elordi, playing a janitor named Sergei,...
On Monday, Saturday Night Live released a hilarious “cut for time” sketch playing off the MTV classic reality show, Pimp My Ride. Host Jacob Elordi appeared in the sketch as a Russian janitor whose car broke down, prompting Please Don’t Destroy boys to want to help by “fixing” his car. And to make the throwback show reference feel even more nostalgic, the Pimp My Ride host himself, Xzibit, made a hilarious cameo.
The clip opens with Elordi, playing a janitor named Sergei,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
The comedy group Please Don’t Destroy is helping a 30 Rock janitor in need by pimping his ride… into the most rickety and volatile vehicle ever.
In a cut-for-time sketch from Saturday’s Jacob Elordi-hosted edition of Saturday Night Live, Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy revive the classic series Pimp My Ride in order to help Elordi’s janitor get to and from the workplace. But instead of souping up the broken down car with practical upgrades, the trio turn it into a fully customized “Trash Wagon.” The front bumper is transformed into a series of Swiffer WetJets,...
In a cut-for-time sketch from Saturday’s Jacob Elordi-hosted edition of Saturday Night Live, Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy revive the classic series Pimp My Ride in order to help Elordi’s janitor get to and from the workplace. But instead of souping up the broken down car with practical upgrades, the trio turn it into a fully customized “Trash Wagon.” The front bumper is transformed into a series of Swiffer WetJets,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Stars: Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, Nichole Sakura, Cedric Yarbrough, Sunita Mani, Conan O’Brien | Written by Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall | Directed by Paul Briganti
If the title of this wacky comedy seems a little weird, that’s probably because the comedy troupe Please Don’t Destroy are largely unknown to UK audiences. This is their big screen debut, following a series of comedy sketches that lead to them becoming regular contributors to Saturday Night Live in the US. As such, it’s something of a hit-and-miss affair, but the hits are just about good enough to make it worth your while.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain centres on twenty-something buddies Martin, John and Ben, all of whom work for Ben’s grumpy dad (Conan O’Brien) at sporting goods superstore Trout Plus. When John discovers that an antique...
If the title of this wacky comedy seems a little weird, that’s probably because the comedy troupe Please Don’t Destroy are largely unknown to UK audiences. This is their big screen debut, following a series of comedy sketches that lead to them becoming regular contributors to Saturday Night Live in the US. As such, it’s something of a hit-and-miss affair, but the hits are just about good enough to make it worth your while.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain centres on twenty-something buddies Martin, John and Ben, all of whom work for Ben’s grumpy dad (Conan O’Brien) at sporting goods superstore Trout Plus. When John discovers that an antique...
- 12/12/2023
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Tonight on SNL, the writer-performer trio known as Please Don’t Destroy — consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy — saw their digital sketch disrupted by technical issues.
“Disclaimer: Due to a hard drive malfunction, some of Emma Stone’s footage from this week’s Please Don’t Destroy video was corrupted,” says the narrator. “But, using advanced AI technology, we were able to seamlessly replace any lost shots of her. Now please enjoy.”
The actual Stone is present immediately thereafter as she enters the trio’s office, one writing night after 10 p.m.
Marshall lets Stone know that they are “such big fans,” with Higgins exclaiming, “Yeah, when we saw your name, we were like, ‘Are you kidding? Emma Stone is hosting?'”
But when we cut back to Stone for a reaction shot, it’s not the actress at all. Instead, it’s a horrifically bad AI version of her,...
“Disclaimer: Due to a hard drive malfunction, some of Emma Stone’s footage from this week’s Please Don’t Destroy video was corrupted,” says the narrator. “But, using advanced AI technology, we were able to seamlessly replace any lost shots of her. Now please enjoy.”
The actual Stone is present immediately thereafter as she enters the trio’s office, one writing night after 10 p.m.
Marshall lets Stone know that they are “such big fans,” with Higgins exclaiming, “Yeah, when we saw your name, we were like, ‘Are you kidding? Emma Stone is hosting?'”
But when we cut back to Stone for a reaction shot, it’s not the actress at all. Instead, it’s a horrifically bad AI version of her,...
- 12/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
This post contains spoilers for "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain."
The comedy trio known as Please Don't Destroy has been making a splash at "Saturday Night Live" for the past couple years. Creating fast-paced, absurd, pre-recorded sketches starring themselves, as well as being part of the writing staff, the trio has made a quite name for themselves. Last weekend, their first movie debuted on Peacock, "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain," and it's the kind of comedy that we wish could have been given a theatrical release in order to have that communal experience of laughing out loud with a crowd. But at least it's getting a chance to find an audience. Plus, director Paul Briganti is used to people watching his stuff at home anyway.
Briganti worked at "SNL" for six years before departing the series late in 2021, just as Please Don't Destroy had joined the series.
The comedy trio known as Please Don't Destroy has been making a splash at "Saturday Night Live" for the past couple years. Creating fast-paced, absurd, pre-recorded sketches starring themselves, as well as being part of the writing staff, the trio has made a quite name for themselves. Last weekend, their first movie debuted on Peacock, "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain," and it's the kind of comedy that we wish could have been given a theatrical release in order to have that communal experience of laughing out loud with a crowd. But at least it's getting a chance to find an audience. Plus, director Paul Briganti is used to people watching his stuff at home anyway.
Briganti worked at "SNL" for six years before departing the series late in 2021, just as Please Don't Destroy had joined the series.
- 11/21/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
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- 11/18/2023
- avclub.com
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is a coming-of-age adventure comedy film directed by Paul Briganti, from a screenplay by the Please Don’t Destroy guys Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, and John Higgins, who also stars as the three main leads in the film. The Treasure of Foggy Mountain revolves around three childhood best friends Ben, John, and Martin who live and work together, but lately, John is getting the feeling that all of them are drifting apart. To get them all closer once again he takes them on a treasure hunt on the titular Foggy Mountain. The Treasure of Foggy Mountain also stars Conan O’Brien, X Mayo, Nicole Shakura, Bowen Yang, Megan Stalter, Cedric Yarbrough, John Higgins, and Sunita Mani. So, if you loved the Peacock film here are some similar movies to watch next.
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Synopsis: Ride high on the Pineapple Express,...
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- 11/18/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
CinemaBlind’s Review – 75%
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is a coming-of-age adventure comedy film directed by Paul Briganti, from a screenplay by the Please Don’t Destroy guys Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, and John Higgins, who also stars as the three main leads in the film. The Peacock is the first SNL film since 2010’s MacGruber and I have to say that it doesn’t disappoint.
The Treasure of Foggy Mountain revolves around three childhood best friends Ben, John, and Martin who live and work together, but lately, John is getting the feeling that all of them are drifting apart. To get them all closer once again he takes them on a treasure hunt on the titular Foggy Mountain. This adventure is filled with hilarious gags, witty dialogues, and silly comedy which keeps you laughing from the beginning to the end.
While The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is funny,...
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is a coming-of-age adventure comedy film directed by Paul Briganti, from a screenplay by the Please Don’t Destroy guys Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, and John Higgins, who also stars as the three main leads in the film. The Peacock is the first SNL film since 2010’s MacGruber and I have to say that it doesn’t disappoint.
The Treasure of Foggy Mountain revolves around three childhood best friends Ben, John, and Martin who live and work together, but lately, John is getting the feeling that all of them are drifting apart. To get them all closer once again he takes them on a treasure hunt on the titular Foggy Mountain. This adventure is filled with hilarious gags, witty dialogues, and silly comedy which keeps you laughing from the beginning to the end.
While The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is funny,...
- 11/18/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Plot: The adventure of Ben, Martin, and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers, and a hypocritical cult leader in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey.
Review: After achieving success with YouTube sketches during the Covid-19 pandemic, the trio known as Please Don’t Destroy joined Saturday Night Live in 2021 to produce digital shorts in the wake of The Lonely Island’s departure. After just two full seasons under their belt, Please Don’t Destroy has been given a feature film platform for their comedy. Following in the footsteps of countless movies from SNL veterans over the last forty years, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is premiering on Peacock, the perfect platform for this strange odyssey of ideas forced together into the semblance of a movie.
Review: After achieving success with YouTube sketches during the Covid-19 pandemic, the trio known as Please Don’t Destroy joined Saturday Night Live in 2021 to produce digital shorts in the wake of The Lonely Island’s departure. After just two full seasons under their belt, Please Don’t Destroy has been given a feature film platform for their comedy. Following in the footsteps of countless movies from SNL veterans over the last forty years, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is premiering on Peacock, the perfect platform for this strange odyssey of ideas forced together into the semblance of a movie.
- 11/17/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The Saturday Night Live trio’s first feature comedy is a mediocre, misfiring sketch that’s 90 minutes too long
Like The Lonely Island and Pete Davidson before them, Please Don’t Destroy, the trio of NYU-bred comedians known for their Saturday Night Live digital shorts, are spinning off from the variety show into their own feature film. It’s a trend of diminishing returns. Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, their feature comedy debut, was originally slated to premiere in theaters before it got dumped on Peacock, and for good reason. I imagine most people involved don’t want viewers to notice. As comedy writers and movie actors, the members of Please Don’t Destroy – Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall – are out of their depth.
That’s not a knock on their brand of comedy, which works in small doses. I’ve been a fan of some of their sketches,...
Like The Lonely Island and Pete Davidson before them, Please Don’t Destroy, the trio of NYU-bred comedians known for their Saturday Night Live digital shorts, are spinning off from the variety show into their own feature film. It’s a trend of diminishing returns. Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, their feature comedy debut, was originally slated to premiere in theaters before it got dumped on Peacock, and for good reason. I imagine most people involved don’t want viewers to notice. As comedy writers and movie actors, the members of Please Don’t Destroy – Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall – are out of their depth.
That’s not a knock on their brand of comedy, which works in small doses. I’ve been a fan of some of their sketches,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
Please Don’t Destroy, the comedy troupe comprising NYU alums Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, broke through the haze of hopeful comedians with quick-hitting sketches on social media. Soon after their speedy Internet fame, the three writers joined Saturday Night Live to produce more short videos, this time for a show that had already employed two of their fathers. The group weaves together a mixture of Gen Z and Millennial charm, striving for weirdness just as much as witty comedy. Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain serves as the trio’s first foray into film, the three leading and sharing co-writing credits––an apt reminder that some jokes shouldn’t run for 90 minutes.
The Treasure of Foggy Mountain begins with Marshall, Higgins, and Herlihy playing versions of themselves, albeit much less successful, as three roommates all working for a Bass Pro Shops-esque establishment. Like their skits,...
The Treasure of Foggy Mountain begins with Marshall, Higgins, and Herlihy playing versions of themselves, albeit much less successful, as three roommates all working for a Bass Pro Shops-esque establishment. Like their skits,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Michael Frank
- The Film Stage
Sketch comedy is inherently hit-or-miss. When you watch any given episode of the comic staple "Saturday Night Live," it's hard to imagine a single installment over its nearly 50-year run that is wall-to-wall perfection; some sketches and running gags and characters are just stronger than others. The same can be true for movies either inspired by famous sketches or created by sketch-comedy writers and performers. The latest example is the straight-to-Peacock feature film "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain," in which the three guys of Please Don't Destroy, best known for their sketches on recent seasons of "SNL," team up to save their friendship and locate a multi-million-dollar treasure before anyone else does. Portions of this film are clever or funny (though not often to the level of laugh-out-loud hilarious), but even clocking in at 90 minutes, it wears out its welcome.
John Higgins, Martin Herlihy, and Ben Marshall play (unsurprisingly) John,...
John Higgins, Martin Herlihy, and Ben Marshall play (unsurprisingly) John,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
Like a Gen Z version of The Lonely Island but with a lot more smash-cuts and screaming, comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy — Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall — has made a name for themselves on the strength of the surreal and frequently self-deprecating digital shorts they contribute to “Saturday Night Live.” In “Plirts,” they pitched Austin Butler on the idea of wearing a shirt made out of plastic. In “Tommy,” the boys make the shocking discovery that their best friend is actually a 67-year-old Irish man (Brendan Gleeson). “We Got Her a Cat” is nominally about trying to surprise Zoë Kravitz with a new pet, but the real punchline is the reveal that Paul Dano has been living in the Please Don’t Destroy office while doing research for a movie about “three guys who suck.”
Where their forebears poked fun at pig-headed masculinity with skits like “Dick...
Where their forebears poked fun at pig-headed masculinity with skits like “Dick...
- 11/17/2023
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Even before they turned up on “Saturday Night Live,” taking over the Digital Shorts duty from the Lonely Island trio—which is still the best element of ‘SNL’ these days—the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy were seemingly destined for greatness. Their viral videos about the Covid-19 pandemic that blew up on Twitter and TikTok were hysterical, and when they landed that coveted ‘SNL’ gig in short order, it felt like a well-deserved no-brainer.
Continue reading ‘Please Don’t Destroy’ Review: ‘The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain’ Has Lol Moments, But Is Largely An Absurdist Mess at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Please Don’t Destroy’ Review: ‘The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain’ Has Lol Moments, But Is Largely An Absurdist Mess at The Playlist.
- 11/17/2023
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
If you’re wondering about the ungainly title of the new comedy film premiering on Peacock, then you’re probably not a sketch comedy aficionado or regular Saturday Night Live viewer. The first part of Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain refers to the comedy group consisting of 20-somethings Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy, whose absurdist videos have been a regular feature on SNL for the past couple of years. The second part of the title calls to mind the sort of old-fashioned adventure movies geared toward kids that have inspired this ramshackle spoof reminding you that sketch comedy is best appreciated in small doses. For proof, look no further than such misfires as Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, It’s Pat, MacGruber and, well, you get the idea.
Written by the trio, directed by SNL veteran Paul Briganti and produced by Judd Apatow, Foggy Mountain...
Written by the trio, directed by SNL veteran Paul Briganti and produced by Judd Apatow, Foggy Mountain...
- 11/17/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s rare that Conan O’Brien plays a character rather than himself in on-screen cameos. But he happily took on the role of Farley in Peacock‘s The Treasure of Foggy Mountain comedy, created by the guys of Saturday Night Live‘s Please Don’t Destroy, Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy. In The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, three deadbeat co-workers fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers, and a hypocritical cult leader while searching for a priceless treasure. O’Brien, Meg Stalter, Bowen Yang, John Goodman (as the narrator), and more comedic favs appear in the movie, premiering exclusively on Peacock on Friday, November 17. In the video interview above, director Paul Briganti (who worked on Please Don’t Destroy videos on SNL before signing on for this flick) shares what O’Brien was like on set, working with producer Judd Apatow on the film, deleted scenes, and more.
- 11/16/2023
- TV Insider
Center: John Higgins, Martin Herlihy, and Ben Marshall (Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images) / Background: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain (Anne Marie Fox/Peacock/Universal Studios)Graphic: Jimmy Hasse
The Please Don’t Destroys guys haven’t really been gone, but they’re back nonetheless. Sure, Ben Marshall, John Higgins,...
The Please Don’t Destroys guys haven’t really been gone, but they’re back nonetheless. Sure, Ben Marshall, John Higgins,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Drew Gillis
- avclub.com
“Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain” premieres on Peacock, November 17 this weekend. The feature-length debut effort of the eponymous comedy team Please Don’t Destroy, the trio who are currently the “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts creator, the film is a hilarious absurdist treat. And it is perhaps the most wacky, out-there, and oddball film the movie’s producer, Judd Apatow, has ever produced.
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- 11/15/2023
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
“Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain” premieres on Peacock, November 17 this weekend. It is the feature-length debut of the titular comedy team Please Don’t Destroy, the trio currently the “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts creators. Directed by Paul Briganti (who already directs many of the trios’ SNL’ shorts), ‘The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain’ was written by and stars Marshall, Higgins, and Herlihy and centers on three friends who live together with aimless lives.
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Continue reading Judd Apatow Says He’s Co-Directing A Maria Bamford Comedy Doc & Producing A Series Pitch With ‘The Bear’s Chris Witaske at The Playlist.
- 11/14/2023
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
As the 118-day actors strike came to an end, late night hosts shared their thoughts on stars returning to work.
During Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, host Jimmy Kimmel started off the show by declaring it “take your actor back to work day here in Hollywood.”
On Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal on a new three-year contract with studios and streaming, following weeks of renewed negotiations. The move officially brought an end to the grueling months-long actors strike.
“One member of the actors negotiation committee said that there were tears of exhilaration and joy in the room after the deal was approved. And it only took them a few takes. It was very realistic,” Kimmel quipped.
Now that the strike has ended, projects are finally able to resume production. But Kimmel had an idea on who jumped to return to filming first, saying, “The Hallmark Channel immediately...
During Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, host Jimmy Kimmel started off the show by declaring it “take your actor back to work day here in Hollywood.”
On Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal on a new three-year contract with studios and streaming, following weeks of renewed negotiations. The move officially brought an end to the grueling months-long actors strike.
“One member of the actors negotiation committee said that there were tears of exhilaration and joy in the room after the deal was approved. And it only took them a few takes. It was very realistic,” Kimmel quipped.
Now that the strike has ended, projects are finally able to resume production. But Kimmel had an idea on who jumped to return to filming first, saying, “The Hallmark Channel immediately...
- 11/10/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The end of the actors strike is the talk of the town, and late night is no exception.
“Thank you for joining us on ‘take your actor back to work day’ here in Hollywood,” Jimmy Kimmel said during his opening monologue. “Where most of the movie and TV business has been at a stop, a standstill, since May.”
He continued: “Writers’ Strike started in May. But at long last, the actor’s strike is finally over. A lot of people were affected. The Hallmark Channel immediately started shooting all 1,200 of its Christmas movies this morning. One member of the negotiating committee said that there were ‘tears of exhilaration and joy’ in the room after the deal was approved, and it only took them a few takes. It was very realistic.”
Jokes aside, Kimmel concluded: “Finally, actors can get back to their real jobs…which is…playing people with real jobs.
“Thank you for joining us on ‘take your actor back to work day’ here in Hollywood,” Jimmy Kimmel said during his opening monologue. “Where most of the movie and TV business has been at a stop, a standstill, since May.”
He continued: “Writers’ Strike started in May. But at long last, the actor’s strike is finally over. A lot of people were affected. The Hallmark Channel immediately started shooting all 1,200 of its Christmas movies this morning. One member of the negotiating committee said that there were ‘tears of exhilaration and joy’ in the room after the deal was approved, and it only took them a few takes. It was very realistic.”
Jokes aside, Kimmel concluded: “Finally, actors can get back to their real jobs…which is…playing people with real jobs.
- 11/10/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Seth Meyers is congratulating actors after SAG-AFTRA made a deal with the studios to bring their 118-day strike to an end.
“I’m happy to report something happened yesterday that will affect the quality of this show in a very nice way and also the quality of life for actors everywhere,” he said during Late Night With Seth Meyers on Thursday. “Congratulations to SAG-AFTRA. Congratulations to every worker who organizes and gets the deal they deserve. Well done.”
Meyers also discussed a bit more about how the end of the strike would impact his show. Late-night shows resumed following the end of the WGA strike. While they’ve booked plenty of talent during that time, guests have largely been unable to discuss any film or television projects.
Well, Meyer joked, don’t expect that to start on Thursday with the Please Don’t Destroy cast Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy.
“I’m happy to report something happened yesterday that will affect the quality of this show in a very nice way and also the quality of life for actors everywhere,” he said during Late Night With Seth Meyers on Thursday. “Congratulations to SAG-AFTRA. Congratulations to every worker who organizes and gets the deal they deserve. Well done.”
Meyers also discussed a bit more about how the end of the strike would impact his show. Late-night shows resumed following the end of the WGA strike. While they’ve booked plenty of talent during that time, guests have largely been unable to discuss any film or television projects.
Well, Meyer joked, don’t expect that to start on Thursday with the Please Don’t Destroy cast Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy.
- 11/10/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Next week, on November 17, the comedy “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” hits the NBC’s streaming service Peacock. It’s a wild, absurdist comedy produced by Judd Apatow for its stars and creators, “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts comedians Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall. We’ll be getting to that interview soon, focusing on Apatow’s mentoring and how he’s spent much of his career—when not writing and directing his feature films— mentoring and producing films for comedians who were or are on the rise at the time (see Amy Schumer in “Train Wreck,” “The Big Sick” for Emily V.
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- 11/7/2023
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Peacock is nothing if not a goldmine of content, with basically something to watch for everyone, and today we are making a list of the best new movies coming to Peacock in November 2023 that you can watch in the upcoming month. The movies in this list are ranked according to their availability dates.
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (November 1)
Synopsis: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is a satirical comedy starring Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs – the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, who together with her husband Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown), once served a congregation in the tens of thousands. But after a scandal forces their church to temporarily close, Trinitie and Lee-Curtis must reopen their church and rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen.
Jurassic World Dominion (November 2)
Synopsis: Two worlds collide as the epic saga...
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (November 1)
Synopsis: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is a satirical comedy starring Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs – the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, who together with her husband Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown), once served a congregation in the tens of thousands. But after a scandal forces their church to temporarily close, Trinitie and Lee-Curtis must reopen their church and rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen.
Jurassic World Dominion (November 2)
Synopsis: Two worlds collide as the epic saga...
- 11/2/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
As October turns to November, it is a great time to be a subscriber to Peacock as not only is the NBCUniversal streaming service able to bring audiences a ton of titles perfect to watch in preparation for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s, but it also is the streaming home to some of the best football action at both the college and NFL levels. When you throw in new movies and series that are original and exclusive to Peacock and from across the NBCU family of networks, it is a good time to sign up for either a Peacock Premium ($5.99) or Peacock Premium Plus ($11.99) plan.
So, we here at The Streamable have put together a list of the five most exciting things coming to Peacock in November, and down below, you can take a look at everything new coming to the streaming service in the month.
What Are the...
So, we here at The Streamable have put together a list of the five most exciting things coming to Peacock in November, and down below, you can take a look at everything new coming to the streaming service in the month.
What Are the...
- 10/30/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
“It’s funny because it’s true,” goes the old folk wisdom. The flip side of that is, if it’s too true, it might cross the line between comedy and uncomfortable truth. So — for anyone who’s ever had meal replacement bars, powders, or shakes — this is your warning. Everyone else: please enjoy the latest Please Don’t Destroy video from this weekend’s Saturday Night Live.
Combining two great comedy staples — the gross-out, and dumb things dudes do — “Dawg Food” features Ben Marshall trying to come to grips with his writing partners John Higgins and Martin Herlihy eating…...
Combining two great comedy staples — the gross-out, and dumb things dudes do — “Dawg Food” features Ben Marshall trying to come to grips with his writing partners John Higgins and Martin Herlihy eating…...
- 10/29/2023
- by Robert Clarke-Chan
- TVLine.com
The 49th season of “Saturday Night Live” premiered on October 14, 2023, just a couple of weeks later than usual due to the writers’ strike and actors’ strike. In a move of solidarity, none of the cast members from last year’s truncated 48th cycle departed. The one addition to this year’s cast is Chloe Troast, a comedian, writer and actress who has worked with “SNL” writers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall of the comedy group “Please Don’t Destroy.”
Scroll through our photo gallery below to see the full “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 cast for “SNL” 2023-24. Brand new episodes of NBC’s late night sketch comedy series will air live coast-to-coast this season on Saturday evenings at 11:30 Et/ 10:30 Ct/ 9:30 Mt/ 8:30 Pt. Darrell Hammond returns again as the show’s announcer, while Lorne Michaels still serves as the showrunner and executive producer.
Scroll through our photo gallery below to see the full “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 cast for “SNL” 2023-24. Brand new episodes of NBC’s late night sketch comedy series will air live coast-to-coast this season on Saturday evenings at 11:30 Et/ 10:30 Ct/ 9:30 Mt/ 8:30 Pt. Darrell Hammond returns again as the show’s announcer, while Lorne Michaels still serves as the showrunner and executive producer.
- 10/20/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
After "Saturday Night Live" ended season 48 a little prematurely back in the spring due to the Hollywood strikes beginning, the late night sketch comedy show returned for season 49 this weekend. Despite the fact that the Screen Actors Guild is still on strike while negotiating for a new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), SAG-AFTRA gave its full support for the cast of "SNL" to return to work, which meant former cast member Pete Davidson finally got to make his hosting debut.
While it might seem like a quick turnaround for Davidson to return as host so soon after leaving at the end of season 47, plenty of other more recent cast members have come back to the show as host just as quickly, such as Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, and Bill Hader. However, since Davidson wasn't exactly known for many recurring characters or impressions, it didn't...
While it might seem like a quick turnaround for Davidson to return as host so soon after leaving at the end of season 47, plenty of other more recent cast members have come back to the show as host just as quickly, such as Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, and Bill Hader. However, since Davidson wasn't exactly known for many recurring characters or impressions, it didn't...
- 10/15/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The comedy team known as Please Don't Destroy from recent seasons of "Saturday Night Live" have made quite a splash on the late night sketch comedy show. Acting as what is basically the newest equivalent of The Lonely Island, the trio comprised of Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall delivers hilarious pre-recorded sketches, and they're also part of the writing staff. Now, like many "SNL" cohorts before them, Please Don't Destroy is releasing their first movie, and the first trailer has arrived.
Originally intended for theaters, "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain" is coming to Peacock in November instead, probably because the title wouldn't fit on most marquees. But in all seriousness, don't let its streaming destination make you think this movie isn't worth your time. This is the kind of comedy that studios aren't making much anymore, and it likely feels like it's just too much...
Originally intended for theaters, "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain" is coming to Peacock in November instead, probably because the title wouldn't fit on most marquees. But in all seriousness, don't let its streaming destination make you think this movie isn't worth your time. This is the kind of comedy that studios aren't making much anymore, and it likely feels like it's just too much...
- 10/13/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
"Everyone is after this treasure!" NBC's Peacock has debuted an official trailer for Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, a feature comedy from the SNL comedians. This was initially set to play in theaters, but is now getting a streaming release in November on Peacock. "Please Don't Destroy" is a comedy group from NYC consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, who began collaborating as students at NYU. The group was originally founded in 2017, based on an act titled Please Don't Destroy My Farm. The film follows the three "Please Don't Destroy" friends as deadbeat grown-ups. When they realize that they don't like their life trajectory, they set off to find a gold treasure that is rumored to be buried in the nearby mountain. Martin, John, and Ben co-star, along with Conan O'Brien, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, Nichole Sakura, Cedric Yarbrough, Sunita Mani,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Peacock has shared the official trailer for Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, the first feature-length film from Saturday Night Live’s comedic trio. Watch the trailer below.
Starring Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, the new film is set to premiere on Peacock on November 17th, and was produced by Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller. It follows the trio’s search for the treasure of Foggy Mountain, rumored to be worth $100 million, as they face everything from broken-down cars, freaky cults, hairless bears, and more.
Joining Marshall, Higgins, and Herlihy is an ensemble cast including John Goodman, Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, Cedric Yarbrough, Nichole Sakura, Sunita Mani, and more. The film was directed by frequent SNL collaborator Paul Briganti.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain was first announced in 2022, when it was confirmed that the trio had partnered with Apatow.
Starring Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, the new film is set to premiere on Peacock on November 17th, and was produced by Judd Apatow and Jimmy Miller. It follows the trio’s search for the treasure of Foggy Mountain, rumored to be worth $100 million, as they face everything from broken-down cars, freaky cults, hairless bears, and more.
Joining Marshall, Higgins, and Herlihy is an ensemble cast including John Goodman, Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang, Meg Stalter, X Mayo, Cedric Yarbrough, Nichole Sakura, Sunita Mani, and more. The film was directed by frequent SNL collaborator Paul Briganti.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain was first announced in 2022, when it was confirmed that the trio had partnered with Apatow.
- 10/12/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
Saturday Night Live trio Please Don’t Destroy aims to deliver comedy gold and actual gold in the full-length trailer for the upcoming Peacock movie Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.
Written by and starring Please Don’t Destroy members Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall — all of whom write for SNL and regularly star in well-received digital shorts on the show — The Treasure of Foggy Mountain finds the men on a bizarre, eventful search for the titular loot, in an effort to make some money and not be perceived as losers by their friends and family.
Written by and starring Please Don’t Destroy members Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall — all of whom write for SNL and regularly star in well-received digital shorts on the show — The Treasure of Foggy Mountain finds the men on a bizarre, eventful search for the titular loot, in an effort to make some money and not be perceived as losers by their friends and family.
- 10/12/2023
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Three friends search for legendary riches but end up finding much more than they expected in “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.” And as the title indicates, the upcoming comedy comes from writers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall, otherwise known for “Please Don’t Destroy” digital shorts on “Saturday Night Live“. The trio joined the late night show in 2021, with their popular shorts usually involved that week’s host and increasingly large budgets.
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- 10/12/2023
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy, the “Saturday Night Live” trio better known as Please Don’t Destroy, have released the first trailer for their upcoming movie, “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain,” out Nov. 17 on Peacock.
The film, produced by Judd Apatow, follows the three friends as they search for a fabled treasure. Here’s the official logline: “John Goodman narrates the adventure of Ben, Martin and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers (played by Meg Stalter and X Mayo) and a hypocritical cult leader (Bowen Yang) in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey. Oh, and Conan O’Brien plays Ben’s dad in it.”
The feature was written by the trio and is directed by “SNL” alum Paul Briganti. After creating hit TikTok and YouTube videos,...
The film, produced by Judd Apatow, follows the three friends as they search for a fabled treasure. Here’s the official logline: “John Goodman narrates the adventure of Ben, Martin and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers (played by Meg Stalter and X Mayo) and a hypocritical cult leader (Bowen Yang) in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey. Oh, and Conan O’Brien plays Ben’s dad in it.”
The feature was written by the trio and is directed by “SNL” alum Paul Briganti. After creating hit TikTok and YouTube videos,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Zany comedy is alive and well, thanks to Paul Briganti’s Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain. Reminiscent of films like Dude, Where’s My Car, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Rat Race, today’s Please Don’t Destroy trailer finds three losers hoping to make a name for themselves by finally uncovering the lost treasure of Foggy Bottom. Unfortunately for the dim-witted trio, everyone and their grandmother knows about the jackpot and will stop at nothing to claim its prize of a rumored $100 million in spoils.
John Goodman narrates the adventure of Ben, Martin, and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers (Meg Stalter and X Mayo), and a hypocritical cult leader (Bowen Yang) in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey. Oh,...
John Goodman narrates the adventure of Ben, Martin, and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers (Meg Stalter and X Mayo), and a hypocritical cult leader (Bowen Yang) in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey. Oh,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
These childhood best friends are on a mission to solve the ultimate treasure hunt.
“Saturday Night Live” breakout trio Please Don’t Destroy, comprised of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, wrote and star in Peacock film “The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.”
The film follows three best friends on an adventure as they fend off hairless bears and desperate park rangers (X Mayo and Meg Stalter) in search of priceless treasure, a golden bust of Marie Antoinette. Conan O’Brien also stars as Ben’s father, with Bowen Yang in a cameo role as a hypocritical cult leader. John Goodman narrates the film.
The Please Don’t Destroy team started working together in 2017, with their name stemming from a stand-up show hosted by Marshall and Herlihy called Please Don’t Destroy My Farm about corporate greed. The group’s ties to “SNL” have been decades in the making: Higgins’ father Steve Higgins was a writer,...
“Saturday Night Live” breakout trio Please Don’t Destroy, comprised of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, wrote and star in Peacock film “The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.”
The film follows three best friends on an adventure as they fend off hairless bears and desperate park rangers (X Mayo and Meg Stalter) in search of priceless treasure, a golden bust of Marie Antoinette. Conan O’Brien also stars as Ben’s father, with Bowen Yang in a cameo role as a hypocritical cult leader. John Goodman narrates the film.
The Please Don’t Destroy team started working together in 2017, with their name stemming from a stand-up show hosted by Marshall and Herlihy called Please Don’t Destroy My Farm about corporate greed. The group’s ties to “SNL” have been decades in the making: Higgins’ father Steve Higgins was a writer,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Live from New York, it’s… Saturday Night Live‘s newest cast member, Chloe Troast!
The stand-up, improv and sketch comedian will arrive at Studio 8H as SNL‘s sole new hire this fall, so all eyes will be on Troast when she makes her debut on Oct. 14 (NBC, 11:30/10:30c). In the meantime, here’s a bit of background on the featured player:
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The New Jersey...
The stand-up, improv and sketch comedian will arrive at Studio 8H as SNL‘s sole new hire this fall, so all eyes will be on Troast when she makes her debut on Oct. 14 (NBC, 11:30/10:30c). In the meantime, here’s a bit of background on the featured player:
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- 10/6/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
NBC has announced that Chloe Troast is joining the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” the only new comedian rounding out the show’s talent lineup for the coming year.
Troast will make her “SNL” debut on Oct. 14, when the show’s 49th season premieres. The episode will also feature host (and former cast member) Pete Davidson and a musical performance by Ice Spice.
The up-and-coming Troast will star alongside regulars Michael Che, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Bowen Yang and Kenan Thompson, among several others.
Here are 5 things to know about the newest face on “Saturday Night Live”:
Troast is a New Jersey native currently based in Brooklyn
Troast hails from the northern NJ town of Ho-Ho-Kus, and crossed the Hudson River to study at New York University. She attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU, which she refers to as “basically just an English degree,...
Troast will make her “SNL” debut on Oct. 14, when the show’s 49th season premieres. The episode will also feature host (and former cast member) Pete Davidson and a musical performance by Ice Spice.
The up-and-coming Troast will star alongside regulars Michael Che, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Bowen Yang and Kenan Thompson, among several others.
Here are 5 things to know about the newest face on “Saturday Night Live”:
Troast is a New Jersey native currently based in Brooklyn
Troast hails from the northern NJ town of Ho-Ho-Kus, and crossed the Hudson River to study at New York University. She attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU, which she refers to as “basically just an English degree,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Even though the Screen Actors Guild strike is not officially over, negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are on the verge of bringing this whole debacle to an end. In the meantime, the Hollywood machine is starting to crank back to full power with the Writers Guild of America officially back at work. Though members of SAG continue to strike, there are some productions allowed to return to work under SAG-AFTRA's Network Code. That's why late night talk shows with Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers and more returned this week, and soon "Saturday Night Live" will join their ranks.
SAG-AFTRA has announced that "SNL" is allowed to begin the show's 49th season, starting on October 14. SAG-AFTRA also released an official statement addressing the return of "SNL" on their official site:
"SAG-AFTRA members appearing on 'Saturday Night Live' either as hosts,...
SAG-AFTRA has announced that "SNL" is allowed to begin the show's 49th season, starting on October 14. SAG-AFTRA also released an official statement addressing the return of "SNL" on their official site:
"SAG-AFTRA members appearing on 'Saturday Night Live' either as hosts,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The 49th season of “Saturday Night Live” will premiere on October 14, 2023, just a couple of weeks later than usual due to the writers’ strike and actors’ strike. In a move of solidarity, none of the cast members from last year’s truncated 48th cycle have departed. The one addition to this year’s cast is Chloe Troast, a comedian, writer and actress who has worked with “SNL” writers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall of the comedy group “Please Don’t Destroy.” (NBC is expected release Troast’s photo and bio in the coming days.)
Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the full “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 cast for “SNL” 2023-24. Brand new episodes of NBC’s late night sketch comedy series will air live coast-to-coast this season on Saturday evenings at 11:30 Et/ 10:30 Ct/ 9:30 Mt/ 8:30 Pt. Darrell Hammond...
Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the full “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 cast for “SNL” 2023-24. Brand new episodes of NBC’s late night sketch comedy series will air live coast-to-coast this season on Saturday evenings at 11:30 Et/ 10:30 Ct/ 9:30 Mt/ 8:30 Pt. Darrell Hammond...
- 10/4/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Saturday Night Live will once again be live in October.
The long-running NBC sketch comedy show will begin its 49th season on Oct. 14. Former castmember Pete Davidson will host the premiere; he had been slated to make his hosting debut in May before the show went dark during the writers strike.
Ice Spice will join Davidson on the season premiere as musical guest. On Oct. 21, Bad Bunny will serve as both host and musical guest.
SNL’s season 48 cast will all return — no surprise given the short turnaround time from the end of the writers strike on Sept. 27. The show has also added Chloe Troast as a featured player; she co-stars in Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, written by and starring SNL writers and performers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall (collectively known as Please Don’t Destroy).
Saturday Night Live’s return will further round...
The long-running NBC sketch comedy show will begin its 49th season on Oct. 14. Former castmember Pete Davidson will host the premiere; he had been slated to make his hosting debut in May before the show went dark during the writers strike.
Ice Spice will join Davidson on the season premiere as musical guest. On Oct. 21, Bad Bunny will serve as both host and musical guest.
SNL’s season 48 cast will all return — no surprise given the short turnaround time from the end of the writers strike on Sept. 27. The show has also added Chloe Troast as a featured player; she co-stars in Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, written by and starring SNL writers and performers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall (collectively known as Please Don’t Destroy).
Saturday Night Live’s return will further round...
- 10/4/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chloe Troast is the newest member of the cast of Saturday Night Live, Deadline reported exclusively today. She is the only addition for the upcoming Season 49.
Troast has worked closely with SNL’s Please Don’t Destroy trio – the writing and performing group that consists of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy.
Troast is set to appear in the trio’s forthcoming feature, The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, which has its Peacock debut on November 17.
Related: Michael Che & Colin Jost Forced To Move Radio City Musical Hall Show Due To ‘SNL’ Return
Troast, who we hear came close to landing a performer slot last year, is perhaps best known for or co-writing and starring in the popular webseries The Basics. The New Jersey native was recently named to Just For Laughs’ New Faces of Comedy Class of 2023 and will also soon be seen starring opposite Kiernan Shipka in the college rom-com Sweethearts,...
Troast has worked closely with SNL’s Please Don’t Destroy trio – the writing and performing group that consists of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy.
Troast is set to appear in the trio’s forthcoming feature, The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, which has its Peacock debut on November 17.
Related: Michael Che & Colin Jost Forced To Move Radio City Musical Hall Show Due To ‘SNL’ Return
Troast, who we hear came close to landing a performer slot last year, is perhaps best known for or co-writing and starring in the popular webseries The Basics. The New Jersey native was recently named to Just For Laughs’ New Faces of Comedy Class of 2023 and will also soon be seen starring opposite Kiernan Shipka in the college rom-com Sweethearts,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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