Lady Gaga Sings ‘Dick in a Box’ With Andy Samberg Before Wild Lonely Island Medley at ‘SNL50’ Concert – Variety
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Thania Garcia
Audiences watching the “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert” were perhaps expecting Lady Gaga to sing one of her new singles for the long-anticipated occasion, or the musical kick-off for the 50th anniversary special airing on NBC on Sunday.
The reality was Bradley Cooper — wait, no — that was Andy Samberg in a wig and a cowboy hat singing with Gaga. The pair started with an almost-cover of Gaga and Cooper’s “Star Is Born” hit, “Shallow,” (“I gotta stop you, because it’s bad,” Gaga told Samberg) until it eventually detoured into “Dick in a Box.”
The comedic single became a staple of “Saturday Night Live” history thanks to The Lonely Island, featuring Justin Timberlake, who wasn’t on stage Friday night.
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“Justin’s not here to do his parts!” Samberg exclaimed. Gaga responded, “Andy, Don’t be a bitch. I’ll do it with you.”
With Gaga on piano, the duo sang a dramatic rendition of “Dick in a Box” that turned into a blistering medley featuring everyone from T-Pain to Bad Bunny. Also joined by Chris Parnell, Jorma Taccone and Eddie Vedder, Samberg and crew free-styled through medley, even building on an instrumental of Kendrick Lamar’s “TV Off” (made complete with Parnell yelling “Mustard!”).
The star-studded “Homecoming Concert,” hosted by Jimmy Fallon, has a lineup that also features Post Malone, Mumford & Sons, Jack White, David Byrne, Robyn, Chris Martin, Cher, Dave Grohl, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, St. Vincent and Wyclef Jean, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Jelly Roll, the B-52s, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Roots.
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Source: https://variety.com/2025/music/news/lady-gaga-sings-dick-in-a-box-andy-samberg-snl-50-1236308844/
