What Seth Meyers has said about Saturday Night Live

Meyers says Lorne Michaels gives too much weight to candidates' experience living abroad or playing sports.

“he gives way too much credit to living abroad and athletes”

SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 27:57

Meyers says Lorne Michaels should have hired him as a writer rather than as a cast member.

“Lorne made a mistake and should have hired me as a writer. He hired me. He hired me as a cast member”

SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 29:56

Meyers recounts Mike Shoemaker advising him to write ensemble scenes rather than sketches built around himself.

“What you should do is you should try to think of group scenes where you can score, but it's not like a Seth sketch”

SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 30:57

Meyers praises Chris Parnell's dry, effortless delivery.

“But Chris Parnell was just a metronomic delivery system for information that he would do in a way”

SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 33:40

Meyers says being head writer of SNL is the title he is proudest of.

“the thing I'm proudest of is the fact that I was the head writer on SNL”

SmartLess: "Seth Meyers" (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 46:29