Tonight marks Seth Meyers’ eleventh anniversary as a late-night host, but don’t expect a big celebration on his show tonight.
That’s because Late Night with Seth Meyers is on break this week.
It was on February 24th, 2014 that Meyers took over NBC’s Late Night franchise with his guests Amy Poehler and then-Vice President Joe Biden. (Both Poehler and Biden returned to the show a year ago tonight to mark the show’s tenth anniversary.)
Meyers is the show’s fourth host, after David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, and Jimmy Fallon. In just a few months he’ll become the second-longest tenured Late Night host when he surpasses Letterman’s eleven years and four months at the desk. (Conan O’Brien hosted the show for sixteen years.)
Meyers has spent the bulk of his career working within 30 Rock. The comedian joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2001, and was promoted to writing supervisor four years later. In 2005, Meyers began serving as SNL’s co-head writer alongside Tina Fey and Harper Steele. When Fey departed the legendary sketch series in 2006, Meyers took over her spot on “Weekend Update” and served as the show’s sole head writer for the next season.
Meyers, ever the workhorse, performed his final episode of SNL on February 1, 2014 just three weeks before taking over Late Night from Jimmy Fallon.
Like each of predecessors, Meyers has made the show his own, with his iteration of Late Night best known for its sharp political humor and, well, binge drinking (but only once every few months).
Under his stewardship, Late Night has won two Critics Choice Awards, and has been nominated for seven Writers Guild of America Awards and eleven Emmys.
Last year Meyers signed a four-year contract renewal that will see him continue to host the show through 2028.
