Please Don't Destroy

For the 2023 comedy film, see Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.

Please Don't Destroy
GenresSatire, surreal humour, off-color humor
Years active2017–present
MembersBen Marshall
John Higgins
Martin Herlihy
Websitepleasedontdestroy.com

Please Don't Destroy is an American comedy group in New York City consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, who began collaborating as students at New York University. The group was founded in 2017 and based on an act titled Please Don't Destroy My Farm.[1] The troupe performed monthly comedy shows, appeared at the New York Comedy Festival and produced sketch videos posted to YouTube.[1][2][3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, they began creating shorter videos for TikTok and Twitter.[1][4]

In 2021, the trio was hired as writers on Saturday Night Live (SNL) to produce prerecorded digital videos for the show's 47th season.[5][6] Please Don't Destroy debuted on SNL on October 9, 2021.[4][7] They recorded the song "Three Sad Virgins" with Pete Davidson and Taylor Swift.[8] In 2023, they wrote and starred in Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, a comedy movie that follows three friends as they struggle through early adulthood and search for treasure.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b c Alter, Rebecca (July 19, 2021). "Boys, Interrupting". Vulture. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ El Gafy, Fareid (November 7, 2018). "NYU Sketch Comedy Group Joins New York Comedy Festival". Washington Square News.
  3. ^ Pearis, Bill (October 12, 2021). "Please Don't Destroy made their SNL debut (watch), playing NY Comedy Fest". BrooklynVegan.
  4. ^ a b Abramovitch, Seth (May 19, 2022). "How 'Saturday Night Live' Breakout Please Don't Destroy Became Show's Viral Weapon". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  6. ^ Wright, Megh (September 28, 2021). "SNL Adds Ten New Writers for Season 47". Vulture.
  7. ^ Gularte, Alejandra (October 10, 2021). "Please Don't Destroy Make Their Hilarious SNL Debut". Vulture.
  8. ^ Truitt, Brian. "'SNL': Taylor Swift sings 'Three Sad Virgins' and 'All Too Well,' joined by famous friends". USA TODAY.
  9. ^ Lowry, Brian (November 17, 2023). "Please Don't Destroy gets a bigger canvas for the same shtick in 'The Treasure of Foggy Mountain'". CNN. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "The Cast of Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Is a Comedy Nerd's Dream". NBC Insider Official Site. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.