Late Night with Seth Meyers

Since day one, I watched every episode but he has succeeded to finally turn me off. The show should be renamed Late Night MSNBC. I don't want to end my night getting aggravated by politics. I am an independent who voted for Obama but Seth's constant bashing of Republicans is totally turning me off. I have noticed his mean attacks are even aimed at Sanders, as if Seth has made it his mission to get Hillary "Republicans are my enemy" Clinton elected. Bravo Seth! Good job making a loyal viewer give up on you. Even though I think your comedy is funny (Love the Venn Diagrams, Florida or Truth, Dog Shaming) your politics is not. Goodbye for now. If you decide to be a true comedy show in the future, I may consider watching again.

Although I tend to skip the monologue because it's overtly political. I get that's his niche. I really look forward to the thanksgiving episodes. I tear up at the family video clips sometimes. He seems very approachable. I like the more relaxed look.

The show has improved a lot. Seth definitely seems in control whenever he is pushing his political agenda (even though he needs to tone that down a bit). The "Closer Look" segment is the best part of his show and I am always looking forward to that. His show is different from the other late night shows because it is more educational. The show has taken itself seriously. The regular complain about the show not being funny enough is valid but that's a direction that the makers have decided and they want to attract a certain kind of audience. Conan is funnier than any other talk show host but its not your traditional late night show, is it?

Premise: I'm european.

And I find most US talk shows of this kind way over the top. It feels ridiculous most of the times.

I understand why, historically: there used to be two or three absurdly relevant ones, with universally loved hosts that were as important as the president but lasted much longer and developed this incredible devotion over the years.

Fine but now there's a dozen brand new talk shows like this so maybe calm down. You have to earn that crazy respect instead of faking it: take yourself less seriously, be kind and rewarding with your selected audience, make it a nice time among friends.

This is exactly what Seth does best.

If you follow the show, most of the things that people seem to hate in reviews seem to fit perfectly. Guests are rarely superstars for the easy youtube clicks, they're people Seth likes and can have a fun conversation with. Jokes are soberly funny and sometimes just silly, to the point that Seth often jokes about how insecure he is about them. He doesn't show the absurd and pathetic confidence that other hosts have, even when they deliver a bad joke with no irony about it. That really makes me cringe.

All talk show writers have to deliver way too much material for it to be always good. But I enjoy much more a lame joke when it's delivered in a humble way. That's why I perceive Seth more like a friend than other God-like hosts.

The whole writing process is exposed and demystified in the show through jokes about his writers. They become characters and make you feel like the team is just a group of friends. These grew even stronger after the lockdown and massively rewarded the audience loyalty. Many new segments are self-referential but not in an arrogant way, just to make fun of the show.

Then, of course, there's a strong political element, which I find myself quite in tune with or I probably wouldn't enjoy the show. He's very open about it and I don't agree with all of the points of view but it makes fine segments.

It's not a talk show everyone enjoys. But it gets better and better for those who do.

I absolutely love this show. The opening monologues and the sections like A Closer Look or Ya Burnt are hilarious.

I was never ever a letter to stand SNL, this is not the same humor. This humor is sharp, it reminds me of The Colbert Report. I didn't like David Letterman either, he was too pretentious. And Jay Leno was OK, sometimes a bit too simple.

I find Seth Meyers' humor just right. But then again - I'm never into the popular stuff, so seeing other users' negative reviews doesn't surprise me a bit!

A lot of people complain about too much political jokes. That's exactly what I love the most. Our political class is a joke, nothing wrong with laughing about it.