What Seth Meyers has said about Late-night television hosting
4 quotes · 2 episodes · May 13, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026
Seth Meyers, American comedian and host of Late Night with Seth Meyers, has been quoted on Late-night television hosting 4 times in 2 episodes of SmartLess and Strike Force Five, most recently on September 28, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Meyers says his show tapes in the afternoon and skips post-mortems, a schedule that allows family life.
“we tape. our show at four in the afternoon. Right. And we don't do a post-mortem”
SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 48:52
Meyers says doing his show benefits his mental health as an outlet for anxiety.
“So my mental health is a lot more locked in when I have the show as a way to sort of like, you know, anxiety dump”
SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 51:33
Meyers says he hopes to still be hosting late night in five years and is not tired of it.
“I would love to say in five years from now, I'm still doing late night. I have no, I'm not tired of it at all”
SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 55:54
Meyers relayed Steve Martin's observation that hosts only spend time with young people because of their jobs.
“He goes, you only hang out with young people because you have this job”
Strike Force Five: Ep 13: Strike Force Five Returns to Celebrate Stephen Colbert (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 0:47
Episodes
"Seth Meyers"SmartLess · Sep 28, 2026 · 60 min
Seth Meyers talks with SmartLess hosts about Chicago improv, Boom Chicago, his Saturday Night Live years as writer and Weekend Update anchor, and hosting Late Night.
Ep 13: Strike Force Five Returns to Celebrate Stephen ColbertStrike Force Five · May 13, 2026 · 48 min
Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver reunite to celebrate Stephen Colbert during the final week of The Late Show.
Others on Late-night television hosting
- Stephen Colbert · 8 quotes
- Glenn Greenwald · 2 quotes
- David Letterman · 2 quotes
- Mike Solana · 1 quote
- Megyn Kelly · 1 quote
- Jimmy Fallon · 1 quote
- Joe Rogan · 1 quote
- Arsenio Hall · 1 quote
Seth Meyers on other topics
- Saturday Night Live · 5 quotes
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · 2 quotes
- Weekend Update · 2 quotes
- Boom Chicago · 1 quote
- Careers in entertainment · 1 quote
- Fatherhood · 1 quote