{"id":1980591,"date":"2025-08-26T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1980591"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:13:09","slug":"andy-samberg-reacts-to-seth-meyers-dogs-death-after-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andy-samberg-reacts-to-seth-meyers-dogs-death-after-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Samberg Reacts to Seth Meyers&#8217; Dog&#8217;s Death After Feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For some of <em>Us<\/em> who are chronically online, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/andy-samberg\/\"><strong>Andy Samberg<\/strong><\/a> was the first person who came to mind after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/seth-meyers\/\"><strong>Seth Meyers<\/strong><\/a> announced the death of his dog, Frisbee.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers, 51, broke the news earlier this month that Frisbee, his beloved Italian greyhound, died at age 14. During the Tuesday, August 26, episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-lonely-island-and-seth-meyers-podcast\/id1738121304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast,\u201d<\/a> cohosts Samberg, 47,<strong> Jorma Taccone<\/strong> and <strong>Akiva Schaffer<\/strong> asked how Meyers was coping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrisbee passed away and it is very sad,\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/late-night-with-seth-meyers\/\"><em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em><\/a> host began. \u201cAs sad as it was, equally funny that there were multiple major news organizations that wrote articles about it that talked about how she was Andy\u2019s archnemesis. \u2026 My kids kept coming over saying, \u2018What is that?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018It\u2019s another article about how your dog died.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samberg joked, \u201cNever in my wildest dreams did I think that I would have the privilege of being so inextricably linked to Frisbee\u2019s demise [or] that good ol\u2019 Fris would get so much love and coverage. I mean, what a dream come true across the board. \u2026 Like, is Frisbee breaking the net?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-beloved-pets-through-the-years-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-beloved-pets-through-the-years-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Beloved TV Pets Through the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhile human actors often get top billing in beloved TV comedies and dramas, it\u2019s sometimes their four-legged companions who steal the spotlight. Comet, the lovable golden retriever on\u00a0Full House, become one of the most iconic TV pets though he is far from the only animal companion the sitcom cast worked with on set. While the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meyers conceded that his dog did, in fact, break the internet \u201ca little bit.\u201d He also pointed out that Frisbee \u201cwas worth more than just how much Andy f***ing hated her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/12-unexpected-celebrity-feuds-we-never-saw-coming\/\">Samberg\u2019s yearslong feud<\/a> with Meyers\u2019 dog has been well-documented online, with some fans even making TikTok compilations of every time Samberg expressed his distaste for Frisbee. Last month, Meyers even got mutual pal <strong>Amy Poehler<\/strong> in on the joke by convincing her to prank Samberg with the (then-fake) news of Frisbee\u2019s death on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/andy-samberg\/id1795483480?i=1000716305038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her \u201cGood Hang\u201d podcast<\/a>. Meyers announced Frisbee\u2019s (real) death via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNiqM1lNZaP\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on August 19 \u2014 one day after Samberg\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4081439\" style=\"width: 240px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:125%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4081439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"How Andy Samberg Reacted to Seth Meyers Dogs Death 2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-Death-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Seth Meyers and his dog, Frisbee<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Seth Meyers\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that also the news broke right around my birthday didn\u2019t help things,\u201d Samberg joked on Tuesday. \u201cLook, I\u2019ve grappled with how to handle this a lot. There was a stretch of time where I was like, \u2018You know what, this is like a hot item right now. This might be Chris Rock refusing to talk about the slap till he gets paid for it.\u2019 You know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samberg later revealed that he learned about Frisbee\u2019s death before the Instagram post went live, insisting he gave Meyers \u201ca normal response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was absolutely exactly what you\u2019d want for a friend,\u201d Meyers agreed. \u201cI also reached out and said, \u2018Well, the awkward moment has finally arrived.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-saddest-pet-deaths-of-all-time-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pass-Tissues-The-Saddest-TV-Pet-Deaths-All-Time-Feature.jpg?crop=66px%2C0px%2C1737px%2C980px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Pass Tissues The Saddest TV Pet Deaths All Time\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pass-Tissues-The-Saddest-TV-Pet-Deaths-All-Time-Feature.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/tv-shows-saddest-pet-deaths-of-all-time-photos\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Pass the Tissues! The Saddest TV Pet Deaths of All Time<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSaying goodbye to their TV best friends. While many series feature adorable pets in their episodes, a few have aired heartbreaking scenes after the animals\u00a0died. \u201cWith the season 10 finale also comes Tuesday\u2019s last episode on\u00a0Chicago Fire,\u201d\u00a0dog trainer Christine Mahaney wrote via Instagram in May 2022, announcing the death of the TV dalmatian. \u201cIt breaks [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meyers said he was \u201creally proud\u201d of how his friend <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/saturday-night-live-stars-where-are-they-now\/\">committed to the bit<\/a> until the very end. \u201cI feel like I have been throwing hints out for about a year that she\u2019s not going to live forever, and we were in her last 12 months, and you did not take your foot off the gas,\u201d he added as Samberg joked that giving up on the Frisbee feud \u201cwould have been disrespectful to her, in a lot of ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Hot Rod<\/em> actor did briefly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/breaking-down-the-pettiest-scandals-and-feuds-of-2024\/\">put the bad blood aside<\/a> to check in on Meyers\u2019 kids. \u201cThen once I was told that was all in order, I did fire back a couple things that were maybe mean,\u201d Samberg said. \u201cWe were texting this whole thing [and] there was definitely a little discussion between us about how it was sad but also undeniably very funny that he had to have the conversation with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the idea of getting \u201canother one of those creatures\u201d had already crossed his family\u2019s mind, Meyers hesitated. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a long break,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4081437\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:65.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/How-Andy-Samberg-Reacted-to-Seth-Meyers-Dogs-DeathGettyImages-2148777115.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Amanda Edwards\/FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lonely Island trio then posed the possibility of cloning Frisbee. \u201cI will say, we dug a hole and buried her, so I know where she is,\u201d Meyers joked. \u201cBy the way, I loved Frisbee very much. At no point was I ever like, \u2018I gotta get one just like this.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Despite his loss, there was one silver lining for Meyers after seeing the extensive coverage about Frisbee\u2019s death. \u201cIt made me laugh and smile that her legacy was that my friend hated her for 14 years,\u201d he said. \u201cLike, it was also nice to be like, \u2018Oh, my God, Andy and I have been friends for so long.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samberg admitted that his feelings were \u201cmixed up,\u201d explaining, \u201cMy love for you and your family is now tied to my disdain for the dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For their friend and former <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> producer <strong>Mike Shoemaker<\/strong>, there\u2019s only one way to give Frisbee the send-off she deserves. \u201c[He] was saying that Frisbee should maybe, probably, be in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/why-jerry-springer-and-more-late-stars-were-cut-from-emmys-in-memoriam\/\">Emmys In Memoriam<\/a>,\u201d Meyers revealed. \u201cBut then Andy correctly pointed out \u2026 it would be extra bad if you forgot a really famous sitcom director, but then Seth\u2019s dog was in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some of Us who are chronically online, Andy Samberg was the first person who came to mind after Seth Meyers announced the death of his dog, Frisbee. Meyers, 51, broke the news earlier this month that Frisbee, his beloved Italian greyhound, died at age 14. 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