My Box in a Box
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"My Box In A Box" is the female parody of a Saturday Night Live skit featuring Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg that aired on Dec. 16, 2006, called "Dick in a Box" (also known as "Junk in a Box", "A Special Box" and "A Special Christmas Box").
Millions of people have seen "My Box In A Box" on YouTube. On January 8, 2007, MSNBC Countdown with Keith Olbermann called "My Box In A Box" the "#1 most viralist video" in the world. And on January 11, 2007, the song was the No. 1 requested show for 93.7 KRQ-FM in Tucson, AZ.[citation needed]
The singer in "My Box In A Box", named "Bunny", who was listed as a 20-year-old from New York City is actually two women, which was revealed by several blogs including the Huffington Post: Melissa Lamb, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, who lipsynchs in the video and Leah Kauffman, a junior at Temple University, who does the actual singing, and at the time of the video shooting, studying in London, England, hence, Ms. Lamb serving as the replacement. The box that was used as a central prop was sold on eBay for $1,525 (US), of which $1,000 went to Philabundance, a charity in Philadelphia, and the rest went to VH1's "Save The Music" campaign. Kauffman's friend, Rick Fredrich, produced the song and viral video which followed.
Melissa Lamb gave an interview to the dl004d blog, saying she thought her version was better than the Justin Timberlake version on Saturday Night Live.
[edit] Sequel
On February 6, 2007, a sequel to "My Box In A Box" was released on YouTube, called "My Box In A Box: The Movie." This second video was a trailer for a movie about the fictional "Bunny," and her road to stardom. The video parodies films about the "tough path to fame" that many celebrities must take in order to achieve success.
