The prolific director, who made some of the shows best pretaped sketches, has died aged 39. Here are a handful of great moments, from terrifying coach Melissa McCarthy to The Wire: the Musical
You might not know the names of Matt Villines and Oz Rodriguez, but theyre behind some of the best pretaped bits on Saturday Night Live since they joined the show in 2012. Working under the name Matt and Oz, they completed almost 70 in their four-year stint, including everything from Justin Biebers Valentine to the Jay Z Story and Tina and Amys Dope Squad.
Villines has died of cancer aged just 39. He and Rodriguez completed their first feature, Brothers in Law, which is yet to be released, but we can remember Villines legacy with some of his best clips.
Naked and Afraid: Celebrity Edition
Peter Dinklage and Leslie Jones are the first famous people to take off all their clothes and head into the bush for three weeks in this parody of Discoverys survivalist hit. Naturally its Joness outrageous behavior that made this video a viral success earlier this year.
(Do it On My) Twin Bed
In SNLs long history of parody music videos, this one from 2014 is still a standout. The women of the show all return home for Christmas with their boyfriends and try to get frisky in their childhood bedrooms, among the least sexy locations on earth.
Outside the Lines
Melissa McCarthy is one of the modern masters of hosting the show, and shes at her best here playing a third-tier womens basketball coach who terrorizes her players.
Golden Globes
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