In late May, the comedy group The Lonely Island released a “visual poem” on Netflix with virtually no prior promotion or explanation. Which was probably for the best. The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience landed from out of nowhere with an absurdity befitting its punchline of a premise: a half-hour of rap music videos recorded in 1988 by A’s sluggers Jose Canseco (played by Andy Samberg) and Mark McGwire (Akiva Schaffer).
Framed by a series of artsy, Lemonade-like interstitials ruminating on fame and deforestation, the cameo-laden special follows the duo as they grapple with roid rage, long for parental approval, and attempt to seduce (and bench press) the women of Oakland to mixed results.