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Time flies when you host a late-night show four times a week. But Seth Meyers He admits that it took him a while to feel comfortable hosting “Late Night with Seth Meyers” which celebrates its tenth anniversary.
“It’s a journey that everyone goes on when they watch a show like this,” he said recently in a Zoom interview.
It took about six months to establish “a foundation of trust.” Eventually, she also decided to skip the nightly tradition of standing during the opening monologue and preferring to sit at her desk throughout the show.
“Once people stopped seeing my legs, we pivoted,” he jokes. He also wears more casual clothing instead of suits.
Over the last decade, Meyers has launched exclusive segments, including “A Closer Look”, the comic take in depth about current events. He also embarks on day drinking trips with celebrities like Rihanna and Dua Lipa and it gives its writers a chance to explain a joke they wrote that didn’t work.
“It’s fun to talk about jokes that go wrong because, any writer will tell you, you work just as hard on jokes that fall flat,” he says.
There’s also the digital series “Corrections,” where Meyers responds to YouTube comments by pointing out their mistakes. It is written exclusively by Meyers and recorded on Thursday nights in front of the team members, with a Negroni on the desk.
Meyers will celebrate the show’s milestone on Monday’s episode, with his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum. Amy Poehler. In a conversation with The Associated Press edited for brevity and clarity, Meyers reflects on his favorite moments and his goal of marking 25 years working in the NBC building. at number 30 Rockefeller Center.
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AP: Some of your favorite moments from your show were the crazy stories of your son’s (very quick) births. Are you happy you shared?
MEYERS: Both times my kids were born, it was really special to walk in and spontaneously talk about it, knowing that it would be a really nice historical record to show them one day. Ashe, who I would have thought had the craziest story, was born first. He was born on a Sunday and I took Monday off. And then Axel’s birth was so good. I remember saying to my wife on Sunday, “I think I have to go to the set.” She said, “Yes, I understand.”
AP: Why did you decide to stop wearing open suits and dress more casually?
MEYERS: It seemed silly to wear a suit without an audience there (during the pandemic), so I was in casual clothes. Then, when the public came back, I felt more in my own skin. Dressing more like me allows me to be more like myself. And I don’t know if it will be permanent, but it’s a nice feeling. The other day I wore a suit for something else and it was just “Blech!” I like that I never feel that way.
AP: “A Closer Look” emerged during the Trump administration. And here we are in another. presidential election year,with Trump running for re-election. What are your thoughts creatively?
MEYERS: We simply have to respond to what’s happening in the world. “A Closer Look” has always been cathartic for us to write, and we hope it will be cathartic to watch. We are happy to have created this segment in our program that can cover all the news. Certainly it feels like deja vu in some way. It is what it is.
AP: You often mention your writers by nameduring the show and bring them. Because?
MEYERS: Probably still. identify more with writers than anything else, and I love being part of the writing team. During the pandemic, when it was just the team, you could blame a writer for a joke and laugh because you knew him. …You’re showing the people behind the curtain a little bit.
AP: You also have a very conversational interviewing style, without cue cards. Does that suit the type of guests you ideally want on the show?
MEYERS: There’s a level of guests that we would all accept, and I’m sure you and I could name those names. And then you have the opportunity to be selective in a way that you think reflects what the DNA of your program is. We’re always looking for guests who are a little more original or who maybe just fit my vibe better. The more you do the program to build a good relationship with people, you get very excited when, for example, James Spader come back, he is one of my favorite guests. You just have to ask him a question and talk all day. dakota johnson She was also a recent guest who has a vibe of her own. Interviewing her I don’t feel like interviewing anyone else, and that makes it really fun.
AP: Will you be doing this job in 10 years?
MEYERS: I don’t know. In my career I have never tried to think that far ahead. I would like to do it a few more years. I can’t imagine anything more fun than that. I’m approaching 25 years on 30 Rock and I’m pretty sure I’ll get a watch. Or maybe a nice pen. I’ll tell you this, if I don’t make it to 25, there should be an investigation because that might mean they don’t want to spend that money on watches.