Late night with Seth Meyers Presenter Seth Meyers said that when David Letterman was a guest last season to celebrate the night show’s 40th anniversary, Letterman was still nervous.
Letterman was the original host on NBC’s 12:30 am talk show and returned for an interview on the show’s anniversary in February. Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees awards season event, Myers said Letterman still communicated with him during commercial breaks.
“The funny thing about Letterman is that I think he said something like, ‘I hope you’re doing well,'” Myers said. Six. Don’t worry, David Letterman, you’re on a talk show and you … you’re doing great. “
Letterman’s presence in the house kept Mayers and his staff in check. “The hardest thing about being with David Letterman is not getting mad because he hates him,” Myers said. “He would really hate it if I did it in a room full of people. He was just trying to keep us alone and realize he only liked him if he did a good talk show. “
Late night with Seth Meyers Nominated this year for Best Variety Speech Series, the first since Meyers took office in 2014. As the only 12:30 show nominated in the category, the host is enjoyed by the DVR and online replay by the voters and the Emmy audience.
“The internet is helping us there,” Meyers said. “It’s amazing, the longer we do this show, how many people I’ve met watching the show in the morning. Greetings to online viewers “.
The show is also nominated for directing and its segment “The Fixes” is in the short content category. Myers said the inspiration for “Tweaks” came from the Covid pandemic. After leaving the live studio audience, Myers turned to YouTube for feedback.
“If you wanted to interact with the audience, there wouldn’t be anyone in the room with you, but there would be people in the YouTube comment section,” Meyers said. “My ego was so desperate for some kind of feedback that I went there. Next thing you know, you have an Emmy-nominated segment talking to online jackals. “
Watch the panel video above.
Source: Deadline
