LOL. As a former NPR employee, I can also confirm that this is spot-on. Musicians using quirky instruments for the stripped down sets, employees complaining about the noise, and newbies trying to "find their voice," but basically emulating Ira Glass. And yes, there were 30+ year-old interns. Also, props to the set design team, y'all nailed all the details!
I worked at NPR and saw over a hundred Tiny Desks. Beyond the detail some inside nods here suggest that someone who wrote this sketch must’ve worked at NPR
can you share what the details and inside nods youve noticed? how many 35 year old interns from SUNY Newark wanting to start a podcast about queerness and AI are there haha
@@broncotrolly on the streaming platform Dropout (formerly Collegehumor), there is a show called Make Some Noise. It came from another show called Game Changer, where cast members would participate in a game show that was different every time and the contestants would have to figure it out by playing. One of the games was played by Brennan Lee Mulligan, Josh Ruben, and Zac Obama. They have been referred to as the noise boys because they did three episodes together of impressions. Two were before Make Some Noise became its own thing. Zac was given a similar prompt to the snl sketch on a recent episode and they had a disclaimer that they filmed before the SNL episode.
Right?! It's Ira Glass, Sabrina Tavernise and Phoebe Judge rolled into one. The cadence of rushing your words and then slowing down again... Chef's kiss
The setup for this with all the props and set decorations must have been insane to achieve in a quick turn around. The shelf contents don't just looked slapped together, but very natural "displaying stuff but also gradual storage build-up of stuff".
@@thatboybear But it's not like it was a standing set or one of the opening skits where it could be set up in advance. It would still have to break down and be stowed back stage to one degree or another. And then moved and reset (with all the stuff on the shelves readjusted, fixed, stacked, etc) between other skits/performances.
@@The2ndQuestI’m willing to bet their sound stage is big enough to house several pre-set scenes for their skits. It’s a one hour show shot live; there’s no way they’re actually setting up and tearing down every set mid-show. That’s not how professional productions work.
@@thatboybear And most of their sets are modular for that purpose, I'm sure. They just usually do not have the crazy amount of props requiring placement by hand. They only have 3-4 stages free for sketch sets, I think (the other 2-3 are for music guests, monologue, Weekend Update, etc), and some are probably built in front of others to reuse the space. But the overall point is that, with all those prop placements, it's not something that can just be moved into place easily, or broken down into a few segments. Even if it was partially set up behind another set in advance, there's still an above average amount of work for something that was put together in a day or two at most.
My high school teacher was an employee at NPR before working at my (very rural) high school. He was very gay,very flamboyant .honestly one of the best teachers I've ever had . This was uncanny. The only thing missing is him being fashionably late to 1st period and him walking in dressed all spiffy waving with two hands and an iced coffee saying "hellooo everybodyyyyy. Sorry I'm late!! ".
Dropout's Make Some Noise did this same skit, not only first but better. They delivered everything SNL did in the same amount of time it took them to present the actual idea in the skit. Each actor in MSN clearly supports each other, each change made is to support the main actor. SNL's cast is fighting against each other the entire bit. This skit is about coherency and cramming in as many things as they can think of. It's fine to find this funny but it didn't really offer anything.
Man as much as I love dropout shit the fans are insufferable. Nobody needs to hear about how much better your sense of humor is than everything else. This isnt the first place I’ve seen their fans act like this. Just go enjoy the thing you enjoy
It's a really funny joke made funnier when you explained it, even funnier when someone pointed out that a lot of people think Newark is part of NY, funnier still when someone else said nobody really thinks Newark is part of NY it's just that the airport's close... Promptly dispensed by someone who admits they did indeed think Newark was in NY which made it funnier still 🤣I appreciate all of you! ❤❤❤
@@jjsingh04 I think some people consider Newark part of the greater NY metropolitan area because of all the people who commute in for work who live in Newark, which is also true of Hoboken, Jersey City, and Montclair but also true of parts of Westchester and Long Island and probably even Greenwich CT.
Did anyone else have a moment of confusion with the video thumbnail?! My brain was like, "wait, tiny desk but who's the band, and wait, SNL what... oh my god, yes!"
Fun fact: the name doesn’t refer to the size of the desk. It’s called a tiny desk concert because it is a tiny concert at a desk, not a concert at a tiny desk
Kind of like, in the Denver area, a business called Wolff Child Psychology. It's Psychology for children founded by a guy named Wolff, not Psychology that's only for a wolf child.
“…Speaking of big, I’m brave enough to say it: THAT desk is NOT tiny. Never was. Just feels small ‘cause there’s so much crap on it.” Truer words were never spoken. ☠️
Love Bowen's character is a podcaster and he is a podcaster IRL! Also the Cellist turned milk carton insturmentalist is so random yet natural it's comedic genius
i'm about a minute into the video so far and what i'm taking away from it is "oh dang there's an Alex Ross book in that stack in the front that I haven't read" so I paused the video and bought it. A+ product placement.
Getting the signs on the top shelf right must've been impossible... so much so that I wonder if Bob and the gang loaned them to SNL expressly for this skit.
Yeahhhhh i came to check out what dropout meant by "filmed before snl's similar skit" and this is less entertaining than their 30 second improv bit. Reminded me why i dont watch SNL. good try tho, i guess.
Captures the over-the-top urban intellectual coffee house chic look of the original perfectly, in my opinion. Somebody took a lot of time and effort into putting that set together, including the choice of books.
"All I'm saying is What's with all the ruckus?" Somehow, Bowen really brings the snark lol. "Speaking of big, I'm brave enough to say it. That desk is not tiny. Never was. It looks small because there's so much crap on it. By the way, this could've been an email." Just hearing that line 😂
@@paulmarado irrelevant whether or not i listen to npr. Im not even a fan of snl these days, but I’m not commenting multiple times my bitterness about it. It seems like you were triggered by this skit.
Zac Oyama crouching in the corner on the phone - "Yeah, it's gonna be late."
After seeing both versions of this sketch, I think Zac Oyama trying to get work done and not interrupt the band it just a touch funnier.
Any one here after watching Dropout’s Make Some Noise😂✋
looks like we had the same thought at exactly the same time
I had no idea what NPR's Tiny Desk meant, so I decided to check out the sketch. I feel like Dropout had a funnier take on it.
Same here 😂 I was going to post “Dropout did it first!” That was such a good episode too I was dying the whole time. No problem 😊
LMAO yup
Dropout was much funnier. Perhaps this is too highbrow for my sense of humor…😂😂😂
Guess he wasnt ready to hear them...MAKE...SOME...NOISE
The cellist playing milk carton was absolutely crushing it. 🔥
I love the idea that a cello, already an acoustic instrument, was still too much for their TDC
Drummer crushed the facial hair - stash & beard!
Too many people take a really good milk cartonist for granted.
@@chasbodaniels1744YES!
@chasbodaniels1744 I think cigarettes ruined the carton game.....and millions of lives, but the carton makers suffered also
"What do we owe each other," is taking the NPR vibe to 11.
Scanlon
I think they owe make some noise quite a lot in regards to this sketch.
This is cool and all but have you guys heard of the new "No Problem" merch releasing at dropout?!?
i'm 80 years old and it still hasnt worn out at all!
There is definitely some skullduggery going on
@@Tzgrey77 I never liked him anyway
LOL. As a former NPR employee, I can also confirm that this is spot-on. Musicians using quirky instruments for the stripped down sets, employees complaining about the noise, and newbies trying to "find their voice," but basically emulating Ira Glass. And yes, there were 30+ year-old interns. Also, props to the set design team, y'all nailed all the details!
The emulating of Ira Glass was spot on
what a terrible establishment then. stop doing these things! please
@@bigseanprice What a weird thing to get so upset about
@@Greanestbean He obviously has a problem with NPR. Average Fox News viewer, I'm guessing.
Apart from the exceptional NPR mics 👌
Here after Make Some Noise
“Nevertheless the ruckus persisted” didn’t get enough recognition
I want a t-shirt
can you describe the ruckus?..
I need this on a T-shirt 😂
Is the ruckus here in the room with us?
@@magy5011real. id love that on a shirt too lol
I worked at NPR and saw over a hundred Tiny Desks. Beyond the detail some inside nods here suggest that someone who wrote this sketch must’ve worked at NPR
can you share what the details and inside nods youve noticed? how many 35 year old interns from SUNY Newark wanting to start a podcast about queerness and AI are there haha
Please say more!
Elaborate!!!
Pretty much every tiny desk, javaun would jump out of a side door and tell, like, sting and shaggy to keep the ruckus down.
Bro thinks It’s Glass and Terry Gross are “inside nods”
Who's here from Dropout after Zac beat this sketch on The Noise Boys?
I am!
What does these words mean
@@broncotrolly on the streaming platform Dropout (formerly Collegehumor), there is a show called Make Some Noise. It came from another show called Game Changer, where cast members would participate in a game show that was different every time and the contestants would have to figure it out by playing. One of the games was played by Brennan Lee Mulligan, Josh Ruben, and Zac Obama. They have been referred to as the noise boys because they did three episodes together of impressions. Two were before Make Some Noise became its own thing. Zac was given a similar prompt to the snl sketch on a recent episode and they had a disclaimer that they filmed before the SNL episode.
@@broncotrolly comedic content better than anything that was on this video
@@day9811 well that's not difficult.
“In a divided America what is music?”
I ask myself that every day
A carton of milk
It's mostly like melodies and rhythm. Some times they'll throw in some lyrics, and those should be insightful.
MAKE. SOME. NOISE!!!!🎉🎉🎉
As an NPR employee, let me just say...yeah. This this is exactly what it's like.
Same, I had visceral flashbacks to the tiny desk noise complaint emails from 4th floor
Why do they have concerts at npr? I don’t get it
@@deviction9314because people like music
@@sumnersvensson7237 I get that part, but I don’t get why they have them in offices where employees complain I guess they don’t like music then lol
As a fan of Jeezy he needs a redo
"Don't speak for what I have said" is incredibly funny to me for reasons I cannot disclose.
I was gonna comment a reason but I honestly don't know either 😂
that line was
✨ b r i l l i a n t ✨
😂😂😂
It's so NPR 😂
Why?
Tell us! 😂
Bowen doing ira Glass is my favorite thing tonight.
Bowen nailed the This American Life tone!
😂
He's so so good!
i have no idea who's signature is on that red solo cup, but i hope it's the set designer because this set went CRAZY 👏👏👏
Right??
You can tell they really enjoyed making this one!
I kept thinking about how many items were on that set and how difficult it must be to move it onstage and offstage.
They went for it
I'm sure they put the Bruce Dickinson (famed producer of Don't Fear the Reaper) book on top of the stack intentionally
Love this tiny desk sketch bowen 's NPR voice was prefect 😂.
Right?! It's Ira Glass, Sabrina Tavernise and Phoebe Judge rolled into one. The cadence of rushing your words and then slowing down again... Chef's kiss
Here to add to the Make Some Noise chorus 🎉🎉🎉
SNL should donate the milk carton shaker to the actual tiny desk!
There's recycling, upcycling, and now cycling it forward.
Set decorations folks must be NPR fans!
Yesss! For a second I thought it was at the real location, lol
It’s almost like it’s a nationally famous show with a huge budget parodying a non-profit radio network. Who’d have thunk?
@@TeddScheckler A huge budget doesn't mean anything if no one knows what to do with it. The details here are amazing.
@@TeddScheckler Damn. You seem like you'd be fun at parties. lol
Shout out to set designers! Can be so underappreciated!
Yeah dropout did it better.
I came here from Make Some Noise too
Which episode though? Either I didn't notice this bit or I have missed an episode...
@@JosephSchneider26 season 3 episode 1 at 12 minutes 49 seconds
The setup for this with all the props and set decorations must have been insane to achieve in a quick turn around. The shelf contents don't just looked slapped together, but very natural "displaying stuff but also gradual storage build-up of stuff".
Peak design
I mean, they’d have had a couple days to build it and decorate it, so not that quick a turnaround.
@@thatboybear But it's not like it was a standing set or one of the opening skits where it could be set up in advance. It would still have to break down and be stowed back stage to one degree or another. And then moved and reset (with all the stuff on the shelves readjusted, fixed, stacked, etc) between other skits/performances.
@@The2ndQuestI’m willing to bet their sound stage is big enough to house several pre-set scenes for their skits. It’s a one hour show shot live; there’s no way they’re actually setting up and tearing down every set mid-show. That’s not how professional productions work.
@@thatboybear And most of their sets are modular for that purpose, I'm sure. They just usually do not have the crazy amount of props requiring placement by hand.
They only have 3-4 stages free for sketch sets, I think (the other 2-3 are for music guests, monologue, Weekend Update, etc), and some are probably built in front of others to reuse the space.
But the overall point is that, with all those prop placements, it's not something that can just be moved into place easily, or broken down into a few segments. Even if it was partially set up behind another set in advance, there's still an above average amount of work for something that was put together in a day or two at most.
Who else is here from Make Some Noise??
honestly a better sketch over there than here :-/
@@MeadowGearSolid it's SNL, that's a low bar these days
My high school teacher was an employee at NPR before working at my (very rural) high school. He was very gay,very flamboyant .honestly one of the best teachers I've ever had . This was uncanny. The only thing missing is him being fashionably late to 1st period and him walking in dressed all spiffy waving with two hands and an iced coffee saying "hellooo everybodyyyyy. Sorry I'm late!! ".
Sounds like… the best human being in the United States 💕
Which is it… waving with 2 hands or carrying an iced coffee
bowen has that npr cadence down cold
Not really. Very contrived
Fred Armisen did it better.
NPR cadence drives me up the wall lol
He 100% listens to NPR 😂
That was the BEST Ira Glass "This American Life" voice impression
When Bowen called out that “Tiny” Desk, I felt seen.
That's how you know they're fans there. 😆
😂
It used to be tiny before OKGO helped them move to this less tiny desk 😂
@@7roach OF COURSE OKGO HELPED THEM
Okay, but doesn't tiny refer to the concert? So it's a desk concert, that's tiny
This set design is insanely accurate for just a 5 minute sketch. Much respect to the SNL crew!
Lol Make Some Noise just had the same idea
It said in the episode it was filmed before this homie
and we have no choice but to believe them
And MSN did better in a fraction of the time.
This sketch gave me a new appreciation for the SNL set designers. They NAILED the desk. I'm 90% sure they borrowed some of the props.
lmao 'hey man big fan of the pod' bruh
🤣🤣🤣
The Bruce Dickenson book laying in front is a nice touch 😆 More cowbell! 1:19
Could be an Iron Maiden memoir, which he did after producing Don't Fear the Reaper
THE Bruce Dickinson?
😂 OMG! How did you catch that??
Never question Bruce Dickenson.
I could go for more NPR parodies
"Your body is good but your mind! is! bad!" LMAOOOOO
Dropout's Make Some Noise did this same skit, not only first but better. They delivered everything SNL did in the same amount of time it took them to present the actual idea in the skit. Each actor in MSN clearly supports each other, each change made is to support the main actor. SNL's cast is fighting against each other the entire bit. This skit is about coherency and cramming in as many things as they can think of. It's fine to find this funny but it didn't really offer anything.
Man as much as I love dropout shit the fans are insufferable. Nobody needs to hear about how much better your sense of humor is than everything else. This isnt the first place I’ve seen their fans act like this. Just go enjoy the thing you enjoy
SUNY Newark is a very funny inside joke. SUNY is the State University of New York system. Newark is in New Jersey.
It's a bit of a twist on how Newark is considered basically NYC, I guess. Like Newark Airport being considered one of NYC's airports.
Not really an inside joke
@@anahata2009I do so technically that's someone, lol
It's a really funny joke made funnier when you explained it, even funnier when someone pointed out that a lot of people think Newark is part of NY, funnier still when someone else said nobody really thinks Newark is part of NY it's just that the airport's close... Promptly dispensed by someone who admits they did indeed think Newark was in NY which made it funnier still 🤣I appreciate all of you! ❤❤❤
@@jjsingh04 I think some people consider Newark part of the greater NY metropolitan area because of all the people who commute in for work who live in Newark, which is also true of Hoboken, Jersey City, and Montclair but also true of parts of Westchester and Long Island and probably even Greenwich CT.
As someone who worked in two NPR partner stations, GOOD GOD THIS IS PERFECT 😂.
Bowen nailed the NPR podcast voice! 😂😂
“Well, this is NPR, so every day is like a big deal for us.” 😂
There he is. Bowen was almost invisible this week.
Good..he's not even that funny.
I love it when that happens 😊
@@yeskapanda So edgy
And that too on Gay Asian Visibility Saturday smh
He's never made me laugh.
major kudos to the set dept for going all out to recreate the office!
Did anyone else have a moment of confusion with the video thumbnail?! My brain was like, "wait, tiny desk but who's the band, and wait, SNL what... oh my god, yes!"
Haha yes exactly
Prop team did an amazing job! This was great! 😂
Pleasure to meet another Goose the drummer😂
Since you're the more established one, I reckon you're Goose, and he's Goose Deuce.
And the indie band Goose just got a new drummer.
@captsatch That person would be "The Goose Drummer" as opposed to "Goose the Drummer."
Goose is actually the term for female geese. Male geese are called ganders. There are only two genders of geese gen z. Calm down.😊
@@dogmosatchmo From one Satch to another.
Who is here from dropout make some noise?
Totally nailed the look of the Tiny Desk Concert and the vibe of NPR. Kudos to props and wardrobe!
I gotta have more milk carton!!!
Tiny Desk Concert is the best thing on NPR.
Hahaha “SUNY Newark” 😂
I mean, it makes sense, if you don't think about it too much. 😅
Now THAT'S niche. I remember when Armisen kept trying to put NPR sketches into the show
Npr sketches are classic. Alec Baldwin with molly shannon and amy gasteyer did the Schweddy balls sketch.
Fun fact: the name doesn’t refer to the size of the desk. It’s called a tiny desk concert because it is a tiny concert at a desk, not a concert at a tiny desk
Thanks for clearing that up for me; I always thought it was because the music was so insignificant.
Kind of like, in the Denver area, a business called Wolff Child Psychology. It's Psychology for children founded by a guy named Wolff, not Psychology that's only for a wolf child.
@@aljustal6554now that is funny!!
@@aljustal6554lmao
Could this be one of the most NPR replies possible?
Ramy: *harassed all concert by him
Also Ramy: huge fan of the pod
Lmao lost it at that 😂
All that’s missing here is the single skinny sennheiser microphone.
I never worked at NPR but this is exactly how it is
They're missing the most important part of Tiny Desk - the shotgun microphone! It's even in their logo.
That's the first thing I noticed! 😅
“…Speaking of big, I’m brave enough to say it: THAT desk is NOT tiny. Never was. Just feels small ‘cause there’s so much crap on it.”
Truer words were never spoken. ☠️
It was an awesome line!
Whoever did the props for this sketch deserves an Emmy
Love Bowen's character is a podcaster and he is a podcaster IRL! Also the Cellist turned milk carton insturmentalist is so random yet natural it's comedic genius
Goose "WEH!" 😂
It sounded like the Classic MacOS "quack" sound effect!
Lol I’ve been waiting for the tiny desk parody 😂
Now that you got it, you can go back to the woods. This is a parody of SNL doing a parody. And it rocks, sort of.
@@surfwriter8461 I love SNL parody-comments parodies.
It was like a lost Portlandia sketch from season 2.
“More on this when we come back.” 😂😂
as a 40 year old intern, I felt represented here.
i'm about a minute into the video so far and what i'm taking away from it is "oh dang there's an Alex Ross book in that stack in the front that I haven't read" so I paused the video and bought it. A+ product placement.
I don't see it. Which book is it?
"Wagnerism", light brown cover, 0:37 in the bottom-left@@tonyyoung3985
"Wagnerism", light brown cover, bottom-left around 0:37 @@tonyyoung3985
@@tonyyoung3985 "The Answer You'll Never Find"
@tonyyoung3985 it's called "Wagnerism"
Zac Oyama did this 100x funnier without even saying a word.
"I have a sketch idea." "Great Bowen! What is it?" "It's me, being basically me, but this time I'm not in a weird full makeup."
Ramy Youseef. Is one of the best guest hosts. Easy and natural. Well done. SNL nailed the tiny desk/npr vibe!
I prefer Make Some Noise
I love how the sketch is as set up one way but surprise pivot to Bowen Yang!
was just speedrunning through the npr concerts and this pops up outta nowhere🤣🤣
the USB microphone was an excellent touch
They got the clutter just right
actually loving Bowen's hair like that!
Bowen been getting toned up, glad to see him!
Oh my God, who did the set design for this skit? This is amazing.
Bowen has that perfect TAL voice.
“Terry. Ira. Gross. Glass” 😅
"This could've have been an e-mail" 🤣
SNL Alex G can’t hurt me… SNL Alex G can’t hurt me
Can we give a shout out to the set dressers!
I worked at NPR and it wasn't like this the desk was much tinier
Finally a sketch with Michael Longfellow, but still completely under utilized.
He was in another one as well tonight
He doesn't have much range which is why he's used in few sketches.
Getting the signs on the top shelf right must've been impossible... so much so that I wonder if Bob and the gang loaned them to SNL expressly for this skit.
“I’m still on an important Zoom. With Ira and Terry. Glass. And Gross.”😂
My two favorite NPR programs, This American Life and Fresh Air!!
The way he says 'my species is human' kills me
Yeahhhhh i came to check out what dropout meant by "filmed before snl's similar skit" and this is less entertaining than their 30 second improv bit. Reminded me why i dont watch SNL. good try tho, i guess.
It doesnt help that i still have no clue what an NPR or tiny desk means
Same
Beep boop I’m gay now - unfortunately I now require this podcast
That desk is not tiny 😂
Glass and Gross ❤!
Captures the over-the-top urban intellectual coffee house chic look of the original perfectly, in my opinion. Somebody took a lot of time and effort into putting that set together, including the choice of books.
As the biggest fan of Ira & Terry (Glass and Gross) - this is a fantastic sketch
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Ramy totally pulls off the hipster musician look 😂
2:33 you can hear someone trying to hold in a laugh right in their mic😂
Was about to find another video to watch when Bowen walked in and I immediately started paying attention 😂
"All I'm saying is What's with all the ruckus?" Somehow, Bowen really brings the snark lol.
"Speaking of big, I'm brave enough to say it. That desk is not tiny. Never was. It looks small because there's so much crap on it. By the way, this could've been an email." Just hearing that line 😂
Nothing was funny, even your little snarkiness
@@paulmarado Your life must be sad with the only joy coming from projecting how much you hated this skit. Must’ve touched a nerve.
@@Bearedd and you listen to NPR? You thought this was funny? This guy wasn’t even close to be funny. None of it was funny.
@@paulmarado irrelevant whether or not i listen to npr. Im not even a fan of snl these days, but I’m not commenting multiple times my bitterness about it. It seems like you were triggered by this skit.
Goose is so funny man.
i swear i was just watching a tiny desk concert when this popped up!!!! perfect timing
This looks EXCACTLY like a One Eskimo appearance in a Portland Oregon record store 15 years ago. Gawddamn...it's exactly the same!
"Don't speak for what I have said" 😭