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'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping' Oral History: The Lonely Island and Cast Reflect on the Cult Classic 10 Years Later

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David Fear

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Summary

An oral history of the 2016 mockumentary 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping' from The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer), Judd Apatow, Adam Levine, and others, reflecting on the making of the film 10 years later. The article traces the creation of the faux pop star Conner4Real, the film's satirical take on the music industry, its initial box office disappointment, and its eventual cult classic status.

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Child prodigy, co-founder of the boy band Style Boyz, multiplatinum solo artist, pitchman for White Butt Jeans, record-holder for the most catchphrases dropped in a single song — Conner Friel, a.k.a. Conner4Real, is all of these things, and more.
Following the rise, fall, and rebound of a character that's a little bit Bieber, a little bit Timberlake, a little bit Macklemore...
The faux pop star of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is such a great representation of a modern musical megastar that if he weren't played by Andy Samberg, you might not realize he's fictional.
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Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer, plus Judd Apatow, Adam Levine and more, recall making 'Popstar' 10 years later.

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