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17.11.2023 - 22:59 / variety.com
Ethan Shanfeld Paul Briganti describes the first week of filming “Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain” as “a miserable nightmare.” The movie, which follows the “Saturday Night Live” comedy trio John Higgins, Ben Marshall and Martin Herlihy as they hunt for hidden treasure, was shot primarily in North Carolina state parks — in the sweltering summer. “There were ticks and snakes, and it was over 100 degrees and very humid. It thunderstormed a lot,” Briganti, who joined “SNL” as a director in 2016, tells Variety.
In one scene, the Please Don’t Destroy boys are chased by a hawk while traversing rocks. But there was a more pressing danger on set: “No one realized the entire ground was filled with underground hornet nests.” Still, Briganti wouldn’t have made the buddy comedy, produced by Judd Apatow and now streaming on Peacock, any other way. “There is something to shooting in the elements that gets you into the mindset and pushes you,” he says.
“Especially now, it feels like people are turning on things that are clearly shot on a soundstage because it feels a little dead.” Briganti called up Variety to discuss the film’s most absurd moments, directing Conan O’Brien and why theatrical comedy movies might soon experience a “new boom.” The film was written by the Please Don’t Destroy guys, who also obviously star in it. How much room did they leave themselves to improvise? There was a lot of that, especially if you ask the handheld camera operators. A lot of long takes.
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Even before they turned up on “Saturday Night Live,” taking over the Digital Shorts duty from the Lonely Island trio—which is still the best element of ‘SNL’ these days—the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy) were seemingly destined for greatness. Their viral videos about the COVID-19 pandemic that blew up on Twitter and TikTok were hysterical, and when they landed that coveted ‘SNL’ gig in short order, it felt like a well-deserved no-brainer.
Michael Nordine author Over the last couple years, Please Don’t Destroy has gone from little-known comedy troupe to “Saturday Night Live” mainstays. Their pre-recorded sketches, most of which involve that week’s celebrity host, are routinely a highlight of the show — bits like “Three Sad Virgins,” “Molly Shannon 2K23” and “Hard Seltzer” are as off-the-wall as they are hilarious.
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“Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain” premieres on Peacock, November 17 this weekend. The feature-length debut effort of the eponymous comedy team Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy), the trio who are currently the “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts creator, the film is a hilarious absurdist treat.
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