# Lazy Sunday (SNL)

> SNL’s cupcake rap drew about 5 million YouTube views before NBC requested its removal.

- Owner: NBC / Saturday Night Live; The Lonely Island and Chris Parnell
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2005-12-17
- Milestone date: Feb 2006
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 50 (Notable, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Response chain, Press loop, Controversy, Maker origin

## Summary

SNL broadcast the rap, and viewers uploaded copies to YouTube. T-shirts and fan remakes followed. Press reported about 5 million views before NBC requested removal. NBC later partnered with YouTube; the clip's role in its growth remained disputed.

## Timeline

- 2005-12-17 — NBC / The Lonely Island / Chris Parnell (TV) — SNL aired Lazy Sunday, a rap about cupcakes and a trip to see The Chronicles of Narnia.
- 2005-12-18 — Viewers uploading broadcast copies (YouTube) — A viewer uploaded a recording to YouTube in the early hours after the broadcast.
- Week of Dec 19, 2005 — NBC (Open web) — NBC posted the clip on its own website after requests from viewers.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Lazy Sunday (SNL).” Case HIS-01486. Spread Score v1.3: 50/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01486