Fans of Saturday Night Live (SNL) were delighted to see the temporary return of alum Andy Samberg during its landmark 50th season, which covered comedic takes on this year’s presidential election, where Samberg played Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris. 

What was originally set as a short stint playing a political figure transformed into an even bigger surprise for fans as the Oct. 5 pre-election show featured a more-than-welcome new song from SNL trio Lonely Island, featuring Samberg with his musical partners and lifelong friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.

“Sushi Glory Hole” was a natural, clever, and lightly crude return to form for the comedy group. Just like their heyday in the 2010s, an excited murmur from the live SNL audience grew as a familiar “An SNL Digital Short” panel flashed on the screen, followed by a deceptively catchy song from Samberg and Schaffer.

While Samberg and Schaffer have both been present for the past two SNL digital short releases, Taccone has been absent from the festivities while he continues to direct Jason Segel and Samara Weaving in “The Trip“, an action comedy currently filming in Finland. For those fans looking to see the trio together, Taccone has been (mostly) present for the Lonely Island rewatch podcast that launched earlier this year.

The pleasant surprise was followed up by a second song, “Here I Go”, where Samber sings as a nosy neighbor who delights in calling the cops on the people in his neighborhood, this time accompanied by the show’s musical guest, Charlie XCX. Both songs have already received rave reviews from fans, who seem to be relishing the new Lonely Island content, while looking forward to Taccone’s upcoming film next year. 

For fans looking to hear the latest film and music updates from the beloved trio, you can check out “The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers” rewatch podcast, which releases every Monday morning, and discusses classic SNL episodes, and occasionally peeking at newer projects coming out.