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Seth Meyers on 'Late Night' and Taking a Point of View
As the host of NBC's Late Night, Seth Meyers has been tearing into this unhinged election year -- and he feels no obligation to strive for fake balance. He defends himself against that and the semi-serious charge that his insults drove Donald Trump to run for president.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenComedian Seth Meyers was happily employed at Saturday Night Live when his former cast-mate, Jimmy Fallon, became host of The Tonight Show. Then, Lorne Michaels called. Meyers tells us about making the transition from SNL to Late Night, being written about in Donald Trump's book, and what went into the big decision to start his show sitting down.
Photo: Seth Meyers on the set of Late Night with Seth Meyers. (Lloyd Bishop/NBC)
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