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Andy Samberg on Pioneering Digital Shorts, the 'Rocky' Franchise, and Hosting Awards Shows

Plus: a discussion on the best ‘SNL’ casts

By Bill Simmons
Fox's 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' FYC @ UCB - Panel Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images

Bill Simmons is joined by comedian Andy Samberg to discuss the Oakland sports scene (6:00), producing the first digital shorts on SNL (10:00), the best casts ever on SNL (15:00), impersonating Nicolas Cage (22:00), making mockumentaries with HBO Sports (28:00), selecting the essential Rocky movies (36:00), preparing to host awards shows (44:00), and finding the right roles on TV (55:00).

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