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OCTOBER 02, 2007

SNL's "Iran So Far" - The New "D**k in a Box?"

He may not make great movies or offer much of a Zac Effron impersonation, but Andy Samberg has found his groove doing digital short films for Saturday Night Live.

Fresh off creating the most improbable Emmy winning video in history, Samberg offers this latest one from Saturday's show, mocking the Iranian president, his views on gay people and the numbing predictability of hip-hop pop love songs all in one swoop. And any clip which can get a shout out from Maroon 5's Adam Levine AND Jake Gyllenhaal deservs some notice.

Enjoy....

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