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2 hours ago
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Seth Meyers Gets Karoline Leavitt to Roast Trump in Fake Press Conference
The NBC host asks about the Epstein files, funding cuts and more The Trump administration has had quite a few press briefings in recent weeks, but they haven't answered some of the biggest questions that Seth Meyers has. So, 'Late Night' had its own White House briefing on Tuesday night, in which the NBC host led press secretary Karoline Leavitt to roast her boss. It's a recurring bit on the late night show, in which Meyers pretends to be a member of the press and asks silly questions. The response comes in the form of previous clips of Leavitt, utilized as unexpected punchlines. Up first on Tuesday, Meyers tackled Republicans' recent funding cuts. More from TheWrap Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells to Star in 'Stay Tuned' TV Adaptation in Development at Hulu Jimmy Fallon Jokes the Only Reason Trump Says He 'Never Had the Privilege' of Visiting Epstein Island Was Summer Heat | Video How to Watch 'South Park' Season 27: When Is Episode 2 Coming Out? 'Watson' Casts Robert Carlyle as Sherlock Holmes for Season 2 'Tariffs have thrown the economy into chaos. Billions in funding for Medicaid recipients is being cut, and now Republicans are shutting down Congress to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files,' Meyers said. 'Are you doing anything we can be excited about?' 'You don't need to take off your shoes anymore at the airport,' a clip of Leavitt responded. Meyers conceded that that was indeed a good thing, but then turned his attention to Epstein once more. The host questioned who Trump would throw under the bus for the Epstein files, to which a clip of Leavitt said Donald Trump Jr. 'Oh, right. Same name, it will work with the list,' Meyers joked. He then questioned what exactly Trump has sold on his website ('$9 billion worth of crap,' Leavitt responded), what makes toucans such cool birds ('One big beautiful bill'), and more, including quizzing her on music lyrics. The 'Late Night' team even imagined Leavitt's response to 'who really killed Jeffrey Epstein?' 'Hunter Biden,' a clip retorted. You can watch the full fake press conference in the video above. The post Seth Meyers Gets Karoline Leavitt to Roast Trump in Fake Press Conference | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
CTV News
15 hours ago
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- CTV News
Seth Meyers worries for the future of his late night show because of ever-changing TV ‘ecosystem'
Seth Meyers, who has hosted 'Late Night' on NBC for over a decade, spoke on this week's episode of the 'Armchair Expert' podcast about dealing with the uncertainty that comes with hosting a show. (Lloyd Bishop/NBC/Getty Image via CNN Newsource) When it comes to late-night television, Seth Meyers knows the future is largely out of your control. Meyers, who has hosted 'Late Night' on NBC for over a decade, spoke on this week's episode of the 'Armchair Expert' podcast about dealing with the uncertainty that comes with hosting a program. 'There is this weird thing that I feel like I shifted from fearing that I wouldn't be good enough and now my fear is weirdly more outside of my control, which is (that) just at some point the ecosystem might not support it,' Meyers told hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on the podcast, which was recorded before the recent cancellation of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.' 'I guess that's better than thinking it's your fault, but it is weird to not feel any control over it.' Meyers said his big takeaway from his experience on the late-night program is just to 'show up and do the work.' 'That's the only part they're paying you to do, that's the only part you're good at,' he said. Meyers acknowledged that while the TV business has evolved since his show debuted, he's grateful that 'at least I got in.' 'The world knows Seth Meyers in a way that I'm happy with. I've taken my opportunity to build a thing,' he said. 'I know what it means and I think other people know what it means. So I'm happy about that.' In a Story posted to Instagram after Colbert's show was cancelled, Meyers called him a 'great' comedian and host and 'an even better person.' 'I'm going to miss having him on TV every night. but I'm excited he can no longer use the excuse that he's 'too busy to hang out' with me,' he wrote. Earlier this month, CBS announced the network was cancelling 'The Late Show' citing financial reasons, but the move drew much criticism and speculation. Colbert has long been an outspoken critic of Trump and has been making jokes about CBS's motives for axing his show since it happened. The show's cancellation came weeks after CBS's parent company Paramount entered into a US$16 million settlement agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve Trump's lawsuit against '60 Minutes.' And just last week, Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of Paramount received approval from federal regulators. On Tuesday, Trump denied that he was 'solely responsible for the firing' of Colbert, writing on Truth Social, 'The reason he was fired was a pure lack of TALENT, and the fact that this deficiency was costing CBS $50 Million Dollars a year in losses — And it was only going to get WORSE.' CNN has reached out to CBS for comment. 'The Late Show' has been on the air since 1993 when David Letterman served as host before Colbert took over in 2015, will end in the spring of 2026. By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
The next TWO late-night hosts who face ax after Stephen Colbert cancellation: Insiders reveal fear and loathing behind scenes
Two late-night mainstays could find themselves on the chopping block after helping NBC lose an eye-watering $100 million-plus per year. The shows of longtime hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, combined with the network's iconic sketch comedy series SNL, have created the nine-figure shortfall, .
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2 days ago
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Seth Meyers Gets Serious in Call for US Aid to Gaza: ‘If Even Trump' Acknowledged Their Starvation, It's ‘Long Past Time to Act'
"We are appalled by the unspeakable horrors currently unfolding in Gaza," the NBC host says Seth Meyers set aside his typical jokes for a few moments on Monday night to make a solemn call for U.S. aid to those suffering in Gaza — and to call out the Trump Administration for being 'complicit' in that suffering. During his 'A Closer Look' segment, Meyers noted that the 'horror of what is happening in Gaza' is 'so obvious' that even Trump himself was made to acknowledge it earlier on Monday. Indeed, the president was asked by members of the press if he agrees with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there's no starvation in Gaza. More from TheWrap Every Upcoming Marvel TV Show Coming to Disney Plus Seth Meyers Points Out Trump Says 'Worse Things About Windmills Than He Says About Jeffrey Epstein' | Video Anne Burrell's Final 'Worst Cooks' Co-Host Remembers Food Network Star as 'Larger Than Life' | Video Netflix's 'Untamed' Renewed for Season 2, Turning Limited Series Into an Ongoing Show 'I mean, based on television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry,' Trump said. In another press event, the president added, 'Some of those kids are — that's real starvation stuff. I see it, and you can't fake that.' 'If even Trump is forced to acknowledge the reality of the crisis, that means it is long past time to act and end the suffering,' Meyers said. 'Unfortunately, we have an administration that seems concerned mainly with golf, cover-ups and windmills.' The 'Late Night' host was quick to point out Trump's comments just a day prior, when the president was asked if Israel should be doing more to allow food into Gaza. In response, Trump immediately complained that Gazans aren't being grateful enough to the U.S. as is. 'Well, you know, we gave $60 million two weeks ago and nobody even acknowledged it, for food,' he said. 'And it's terrible. You know, you really at least want to have somebody say thank you.' 'So many responses you could go with first,' Meyers scoffed. 'We need to feed the children, we need to end the killing, we need a cease-fire and to free the hostages. But only Trump could respond with 'Ahem! Does anyone have anything to say to me?' like a DoorDash driver looking for a rating.' The comedian then pushed back at any critics who might argue that 'Late Night' is a comedy show and thus should only make jokes, rather than get serious on matters such as this. 'We try, every day. We try,' he said seriously. 'But we're also human beings, and we are appalled by the unspeakable horrors currently unfolding in Gaza. And our government is complicit, which is why we have a duty as Americans to speak out on a horrific crisis that has been foreseeable for a long time.' You can watch Seth Meyers' full 'A Closer Look' segment in the video above. The post Seth Meyers Gets Serious in Call for US Aid to Gaza: 'If Even Trump' Acknowledged Their Starvation, It's 'Long Past Time to Act' | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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2 days ago
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Seth Meyers Gets Serious in Call for US Aid to Gaza: ‘If Even Trump' Acknowledged Their Starvation, It's ‘Long Past Time to Act'
"We are appalled by the unspeakable horrors currently unfolding in Gaza," the NBC host says Seth Meyers set aside his typical jokes for a few moments on Monday night to make a solemn call for U.S. aid to those suffering in Gaza — and to call out the Trump Administration for being 'complicit' in that suffering. During his 'A Closer Look' segment, Meyers noted that the 'horror of what is happening in Gaza' is 'so obvious' that even Trump himself was made to acknowledge it earlier on Monday. Indeed, the president was asked by members of the press if he agrees with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there's no starvation in Gaza. More from TheWrap Every Upcoming Marvel TV Show Coming to Disney Plus Seth Meyers Points Out Trump Says 'Worse Things About Windmills Than He Says About Jeffrey Epstein' | Video Anne Burrell's Final 'Worst Cooks' Co-Host Remembers Food Network Star as 'Larger Than Life' | Video Netflix's 'Untamed' Renewed for Season 2, Turning Limited Series Into an Ongoing Show 'I mean, based on television, I would say not particularly, because those children look very hungry,' Trump said. In another press event, the president added, 'Some of those kids are — that's real starvation stuff. I see it, and you can't fake that.' 'If even Trump is forced to acknowledge the reality of the crisis, that means it is long past time to act and end the suffering,' Meyers said. 'Unfortunately, we have an administration that seems concerned mainly with golf, cover-ups and windmills.' The 'Late Night' host was quick to point out Trump's comments just a day prior, when the president was asked if Israel should be doing more to allow food into Gaza. In response, Trump immediately complained that Gazans aren't being grateful enough to the U.S. as is. 'Well, you know, we gave $60 million two weeks ago and nobody even acknowledged it, for food,' he said. 'And it's terrible. You know, you really at least want to have somebody say thank you.' 'So many responses you could go with first,' Meyers scoffed. 'We need to feed the children, we need to end the killing, we need a cease-fire and to free the hostages. But only Trump could respond with 'Ahem! Does anyone have anything to say to me?' like a DoorDash driver looking for a rating.' The comedian then pushed back at any critics who might argue that 'Late Night' is a comedy show and thus should only make jokes, rather than get serious on matters such as this. 'We try, every day. We try,' he said seriously. 'But we're also human beings, and we are appalled by the unspeakable horrors currently unfolding in Gaza. And our government is complicit, which is why we have a duty as Americans to speak out on a horrific crisis that has been foreseeable for a long time.' You can watch Seth Meyers' full 'A Closer Look' segment in the video above. The post Seth Meyers Gets Serious in Call for US Aid to Gaza: 'If Even Trump' Acknowledged Their Starvation, It's 'Long Past Time to Act' | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
