It seems that one of many recipes for viral success these days is to play off of an already viral phenomenon. Of course, it helps if you have the broadcasting power that comes with that of Saturday Night Live. This past weekend’s show was hosted by Adam Levine, who participated in one of the classic-to-some digital shorts.
The video would be YOLO, and features, in addition to Levine, comedy troupe The Lonely Island (which includes SNL vet Andy Samberg) and rapper Kendrick Lamar:
The video has the web abuzz here on Monday morning, and people all over Twitter are talking about how hilarious it is.
Yolo is now my ringtone! #snl
— Ciara Mc Donnell (@ciaramcdonn) January 28, 2013
yolo with kendrick lamar n adam levine LOOOOOOL #snl
— suzie (@suzanaodzala) January 28, 2013
Can’t get the chorus to “Yolo” out of my head.Also, cook your meat until it’s done. #TheLonelyIsland #SNL #AdamLevine #KendrickLamar
— Beth (@bethalicious83) January 28, 2013
Loved YOLO on #SNL and even better was @adamlevine as the Neil Diamond impersonator.
— Shannon Fitzgerald (@safitz2) January 28, 2013
Honestly, that #YOLO song the lonely island is really amazing. #teamadam #SNL #YouOughtaLookOut
— Craig Chavez (@ListDeCraig) January 28, 2013
Adam Levine Hosted SNL this week…this “YOLO” music video was a highlight of the show!!A must see! fb.me/InkyZJpG
— Bill & Shelly (@Lite98WakeUpSho) January 28, 2013
Can someone just pay me to sleep until noon and then watch the #YOLO digital short about a billion times? #SNL
— Jennifer Ballard (@itsjentastic) January 28, 2013
DVR’d#SNL. Heard there was a Digital Short. Yep, I went straight to it. #YOLO
— Ronnie (@texmexinjersey) January 28, 2013
THE LONELY ISLAND AND ADAM LEVINE!!! OMG!! SO HAPPY!!! lol #YOLO (only time I will ever use that) #SNL
— Sandra Porter (@Miss_SLP) January 28, 2013