Hulu Nabs One Of Andy Samberg's Most Underrated Comedies

Hot Rod might be an endlessly enjoyable comedy, but when it came out, it didn't fare particularly well with critics or at the box office. Over time, though, it's become a beloved cult film, especially for fans of Samberg. (One of the movie's only original champions was actually famed film critic Roger Ebert, who gave the film a positive review.) However, that didn't bother Samberg, Taccone, and Schaffer, as the Lonely Island anticipated bad reviews for their extremely weird passion project.

If you already love Hot Rod, however, Samberg and the Lonely Island have plenty of other projects you should check out. Beyond the trio's Saturday Night Live Digital Short series — which helped define an entire era of the late night show with sketches like "Lazy Sunday" and "D*** in a Box" — they also went on to produce another feature film, 2016's Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. A loose parody of music documentaries like Justin Bieber's Never Say Never, Popstar, directed by Schaffer and Taccone, stars all three members of the Lonely Island, with Samberg headlining as the self-absorbed and mostly talentless popstar Conner4Real.

The Lonely Island is still going strong — in 2019, they even embarked on their first ever concert tour — and their newest Samberg-fronted effort, Palm Springs, will join Hot Rod exclusively on Hulu. A Groundhog Day-style story about a time loop that traps both Samberg and his co-star Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs earned rave reviews after its premiere at Sundance, with distribution rights selling for a record amount. Taccone and Schaffer produced the film along with Samberg, proving that the Lonely Island always sticks together.

Palm Springs will premiere on Hulu on July 10, 2020, and Hot Rod is available to stream now.