Seth Meyers’ beloved canine, Frisbee, has crossed the rainbow bridge — and naturally, Andy Samberg discovered a strategy to preserve their long-running “feud” alive even in her reminiscence.
On August 19, Seth introduced that his household’s Italian greyhound had died on the age of 14, simply someday after Andy’s birthday. The Late Night time host shared a heartfelt carousel of pictures of the pup on Instagram, writing, “RIP to Frisbee, our OG IG who I used to be completely happy to go gray with. She was at her finest curled in your lap and affected person after we dressed her up like a pilgrim. Thanks for 14 superb years, lady.”
The put up was met with an outpouring of affection from buddies and followers alike. Amy Poehler commented, “Frisbee perpetually 🥏.” Rachel Dratch added, “Noooo! Frisbeeee! sorry in your loss.❤️.” Kenan Thompson despatched his assist with, “Oh nooooo!!! So sorry buddy!!! ❤️❤️.”
However for some, the information instantly delivered to thoughts Frisbee’s notorious “nemesis” — Seth’s longtime pal Andy Samberg. In truth, the 47-year-old Brooklyn 9-9 star cheekily acknowledged the pup’s passing by resharing a Vulture headline on his Instagram Story that learn: “Frisbee, Seth Meyers’s Canine and Andy Samberg’s Nemesis, Lifeless at 14.”
The within joke between the 2 comedians goes again years. Throughout a fan Q&A on Late Night time, Seth as soon as revealed that Andy hadn’t appreciated Frisbee “since she was little,” recalling how Andy even scratched the canine’s face out of a household Christmas card “like a serial killer” and mailed it again.
In 2020, the bit resurfaced when Seth confirmed Andy a photograph of Frisbee throughout a video chat section. Andy admitted, “There was a second the place I used to be, like, ‘Oh, sure!’ As a result of within the image, it nearly appears to be like like Frisbee is useless, you already know?” He added that the considered Frisbee dying “was jubilation.” When Seth introduced Frisbee on digital camera, the canine turned away, prompting him to giggle, “Look how a lot she hates you. She hates you a lot.” Andy tried to melt the blow — “Frisbee, I simply need to say, it’s all in good enjoyable, you’re a superb canine” — earlier than flashing a sticky observe that bluntly learn: “Frisbee sucks.”
Andy saved the bit alive in March 2023 when he guest-hosted a parody section referred to as A Grosser Look, roasting Frisbee as “Seth’s nightmare-inducing hellspawn” and “the worst greyhound for the reason that bus.” And only a month later, Amy Poehler pranked Andy on her “Good Hold” podcast with Seth by pretending Frisbee had died. Andy’s response? “Don’t even play, ’trigger I’ll be so completely happy,” he stated with out hesitation. “That canine sucks, dude. That canine is sort of a rat carcass.”
Nonetheless, the continued gag was all the time rooted in humor — and followers at the moment are treating it as a part of Frisbee’s legacy. One commenter summed it up completely: “Could her ghost hang-out Andy Samberg perpetually 🙏🏻♥️.”
