In his early years at Late Night, Seth Meyers was, in his own estimation, “competent” at the job. “I remember thinking, like, ‘Oh, this is a slightly worse copy of a thing that came before,’ ” he acknowledges over coffee on a recent work trip to Los Angeles. Then came an ugly election and a deadly pandemic, and the Saturday Night Live vet was forced to rethink his whole formula.
Tune in now, a decade later, and you’ll see Meyers start his just-renewed late night show at his desk, a familiar position for the former “Weekend Update” anchor, and proceed to lean into longer-form political comedy, notably with his “Closer Look” segment. He’s also ditched the stodgy suit and tie and perfected a viral segment in which the now-50-year-old dad…
