Latest SNL Digital Short “The Creep” Goes Viral, Of Course Dan Koelsch, January 31, 2011 Saturday Night Live‘s Digital Shorts have been one of the shows few saving graces in recent years, and it seems like any time the feature is a music video, it goes viral immediately. SNL castmember Andy Samberg and SNL writers Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone make up the comedy group The Lonely Island that produce the Digital Shorts. Their latest video, “The Creep” featuring Nicki Minaj, has done it again, racking up almost a million views in just one day. Check it out after the break. The video was featured on this weekend’s episode, where Facebook co-founder (and subject of The Social Network) Mark Zuckerberg also made an appearance. Viral Marketing Viral Videos Nicki MinajSaturday Night LiveThe Lonely IslandViral video
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