Iconic 'SNL' character Ras Trent inspired by a Bay Area poser
Live” likely fondly remember Ras Trent, the white Ivy League Rastafarian who debuted on a short in 2008. It turns out that ...
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Andy Samberg says an encounter at a Petaluma concert inspired a ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch
Live” cast member Andy Samberg recently revealed that a stairwell encounter at a concert in Petaluma inspired one of the show’s popular sketches.
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The Lonely Island Explain Joanna Newsom's "Fucking Fantastic" Contribution to "Ras Trent"
It's been a decade since Joanna Newsom's last album, 2015's Divers, but if you're dying for some more of her mystical harp folk, here's one of her lesser-known credits: she sang backing vocals on ...
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Andy Samberg Shares the Surprising Origin of SNL’s ‘Ras Trent’ Sketch from a Petaluma Theater Encounter
This unique encounter laid the groundwork for the ‘Ras Trent’ digital short that Samberg and his Lonely Island colleagues later produced. Released in 2008, the sketch humorously reflects on how some ...