{"id":82588,"date":"2024-05-10T00:02:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T04:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/05\/10\/ever-wonder-how-vampire-weekend-got-their-name-these-maya-rudolph-snl-promos-definitely-wont-help\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T00:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T04:02:44","slug":"ever-wonder-how-vampire-weekend-got-their-name-these-maya-rudolph-snl-promos-definitely-wont-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/05\/10\/ever-wonder-how-vampire-weekend-got-their-name-these-maya-rudolph-snl-promos-definitely-wont-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever Wonder How Vampire Weekend Got Their Name? These Maya Rudolph \u2018SNL\u2019 Promos Definitely Won\u2019t\u00a0Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIf you\u2019ve ever wondered how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/vampire-weekend\/\">Vampire Weekend<\/a> got their name, new promos for their appearance this weekend on <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> with host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/maya-rudolph\/\">Maya Rudolph<\/a> will be of no help whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn one of the new promos that arrived Thursday (May 9), <em>SNL<\/em> castmember Kenan Thompson asks the band about the origin of their moniker and gets this fantastical story in return. \u201cOh, it\u2019s just a combination of our real names,\u201d frontman Ezra Koenig says. Chris Baio chimes in, \u201cI\u2019m Vampire Friday,\u201d followed by Chris Tomson claiming, \u201cI\u2019m Vampire Saturday,\u201d and Koenig wrapping, \u201cAnd I\u2019m Vampire Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/tv-film\/maya-rudolph-snl-promo-1235677359\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Maya-Rudolph-Has-Been-Hiding-in-an-SNL-Closet-for-17-Years-snl-promo-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Maya Rudolph Has Been Hiding in an SNL Closet for 17 Years\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMaya Rudolph Reveals She\u2019s Been Living in \u2018SNL\u2019 Closet Since 2007 in\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t05\/08\/2024<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cSo does that answer your silly little question during <em>my<\/em> promo, Kenan?\u201d Rudolph snips at her former castmate, who replies with a simple \u201cyes, ma\u2019am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn fact, the rock trio originally got the handle during their Columbia University days, when Koenig worked on a short film by the same name that was intended to be an updated version of the \u201980s vampire movie <em>Lost Boys<\/em> set in Cape Cod.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSaturday\u2019s episode will mark Vampire Weekend\u2019s fourth time on <em>SNL<\/em>, after making their first appearance in March 2008, not even two months after the release of the self-titled debut album that put them on the map.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRudolph was a castmember on <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> from 2001 to 2007 and has made frequent returns to Studio 8H since, including two other turns as the host. The actress is currently starring on the Apple TV+ comedy <em>Loot<\/em>, which wraps its second season on May 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch all the promos for this weekend below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0HTRnE1jMdw?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/tv-film\/vampire-weekend-maya-rudolph-snl-promos-1235679748\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered how Vampire Weekend got their name, new promos for their appearance this weekend on Saturday Night Live with host Maya Rudolph will be of no help whatsoever. 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