For the past twenty-four years, Seth Meyers has built a comedy career inside the walls of 30 Rock. We join him there today for our Father’s Day special, reflecting on the past decade of Late Night.

At the top, we talk about making the show four nights a week (3:35), his approach to parenting as seen in his HBO specialDad Man Walking (10:38), and the formative lessons that shaped his comedic voice (14:25). Then, we unpack the characters he brought to his SNL audition (18:45), what it takes to get a sketch from read-through to air (25:09), and an infamous 2004 scene Seth performed opposite Donald Trump (30:40).

On the back-half, Meyers revisits his legendary White House Correspondents Dinner monologue (38:09), how that night unexpectedly set him on the path to Late Night (44:00), and how his singular approach to the talk show was born (45:10). To close, we take A Closer Look at hisStrike Force Five co-hosts (46:30), the future of SNL (52:40), and an early memory of Seth’s father that inspired his creativity (55:12).

Watch this conversation on our new YouTube channel.

Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at mail@talkeasypod.com.

For the past twenty-four years, Seth Meyers has built a comedy career inside the walls of 30 Rock. We join him there today for our Father&rsquo;s Day special, reflecting on the past decade of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers">Late Night</a>.
At the top, we talk about making the show four nights a week (3:35), his approach to parenting as seen in his HBO special<a href="https://www.max.com/movies/seth-meyers-dad-man-walking/785e5ee6-cf73-4187-a0c8-afc3889437cd"> Dad Man Walking</a> (10:38), and the formative lessons that shaped his comedic voice (14:25). Then, we unpack the characters he brought to his SNL audition (18:45), what it takes to get a sketch from read-through to air (25:09), and an infamous 2004 scene Seth performed opposite Donald Trump (30:40).
On the back-half, Meyers revisits his legendary White House Correspondents Dinner monologue (38:09), how that night unexpectedly set him on the path to Late Night (44:00), and how his singular approach to the talk show was born (45:10). To close, we take A Closer Look at his<a href="https://strikeforcefive.com/"> Strike Force Five</a> co-hosts (46:30), the future of SNL (52:40), and an early memory of Seth&rsquo;s father that inspired his creativity (55:12).
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mCLSSzBxW4&amp;t=2101s">Watch this conversation</a> on our new YouTube channel.
Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at <a href="mailto:mail@talkeasypod.com">mail@talkeasypod.com</a>.

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