Please Don't Destroy
Please Don't Destroy is a comedy group in New York City consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, who began collaborating as students at New York University. The group was originally founded in 2017 and based on an act entitled Please Don’t Destroy My Farm.[1] Since 2021, they are writers for Saturday Night Live (SNL) and appear in prerecorded sketches.[2] They recorded the song "Three Sad Virgins" with Pete Davidson and Taylor Swift.[3]
Please Don't Destroy | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Satire, surreal humour, off-color humor |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | pleasedontdestroy |
| Members | Ben Marshall John Higgins Martin Herlihy |
Martin Herlihy's father is former SNL head writer and producer Tim Herlihy. John Higgins is the son of long-time SNL writer, announcer and producer Steve Higgins, currently sidekick to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[4]
List of prerecorded sketches
Season 47 (2021–22)
| Title | Original airdate | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Seltzer | October 9, 2021 | Three SNL writers; Martin, Ben and John, discover a variety of hard seltzers. |
| Rami Wants a Treat | October 16, 2021 | Host Rami Malek explains why he deserves to be rewarded for being on his best behavior at Saturday Night Live. Recorded for Malek's episode but cut for time. |
| Calling Angie | November 6, 2021 | John tries to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend Angie (Sarah Sherman), but the call goes off the rails. |
| Three Sad Virgins | November 13, 2021 | Pete Davidson creates a music video about three sad virgins (Marshall, Higgins, Herlihy) and is joined by special guest Taylor Swift. |
| Touch Up | November 20, 2021 | Martin, Ben, and John discuss the work they've had done, including Ben's botox and John's longer fingers. Written for the Simu Liu episode but cut for time. |
| Future Selves | December 11, 2021 | Martin, Ben, and John are visited by their future selves who warn them of disasters, but they become distracted by how disappointing their future lives are. |
| New Personalities | January 22, 2022 | The three writers try out some new personalities such as 'Dude whose years of research got rocked' and 'The Subway Guy'. Written for the Will Forte episode but cut for time. |
| Martin's Friend | January 29, 2022 | Martin introduces his new friend Connor to John and Ben. Initially John and Ben dislike Connor but the four end up becoming friends. Connor wants to pitch jokes to Colin Jost for Weekend Update, and Jost appears telling Connor he loves them. |
| We Got Her a Cat | March 12, 2022 | The three writers plan to surprise host Zoë Kravitz with a cat, but it doesn’t go as expected. Paul Dano is found to be living in the writers' office as he is doing research for a movie about "three guys who suck". |
| Good Variant | February 26, 2022 | A celebration breaks out after news of a new COVID variant that's actually good. Host John Mulaney plays a news anchor reporting on the new variant. Paul Rudd tests positive for the variant and passes it to Martin, Ben and John. Al Roker and Sarah Sherman also join the celebrations. |
| Three Normal Goths | April 2, 2022 | A group of goths with conventional tastes live completely normal lives. Host Jerrod Carmichael appears and is judged by the goths for his fashion choices. Filmed for Carmichael's episode but cut for time. |
| Lizzo Has Writer's Block | April 16, 2022 | Lizzo needs help writing two new songs for her SNL performance. Andrew Dismukes appears as himself and threatens to kill Lizzo if her new songs aren't good enough. |
References
- Alter, Rebecca (July 19, 2021). "Boys, Interrupting". Vulture. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- Gularte, Alejandra (October 10, 2021). "Please Don't Destroy Make Their Hilarious SNL Debut". Vulture.
- Truitt, Brian. "'SNL': Taylor Swift sings 'Three Sad Virgins' and 'All Too Well,' joined by famous friends". USA TODAY.
- Anderton, Ethan (October 10, 2021). "What Is Please Don't Destroy? Meet Saturday Night Live's Latest Successor To The Lonely Island". /Film. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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