For all the uncertainty surrounding the future of late-night television, Seth Meyers seems pretty certain about where he’d like to be five years from now: right where he is.
Appearing on the latest episode of SmartLess, Meyers was asked by Will Arnett where he sees himself five years from now.
“I would love to say in five years from now I’m still doing Late Night,” Meyers said. “I’m not tired of it at all. I really, really enjoy it.”
Five years would take Meyers comfortably past the end of his current NBCUniversal contract, which he signed in 2024 and which keeps him behind the Late Night desk through the 2027-28 season.
It’s not the first time Meyers has discussed what might come after Late Night, though his comments on SmartLess offer perhaps the clearest indication that leaving the show isn’t something he’s currently itching to do.
Last year, Meyers acknowledged on Armchair Expert that the future of late-night television increasingly feels “outside of my control,” saying he worried that “at some point, the ecosystem might not support” shows like his. He also said he’d deliberately expanded into stand-up and other projects so that no single company or show could determine his entire professional future.
But asked this time not what might happen but what he’d actually like to happen, Meyers put Late Night first.
He said the experience of hosting the show has also left him better prepared for whatever eventually follows it, much as his years at Saturday Night Live prepared him for Late Night.
“I think, like, what I’ve done at Late Night will be stuff that will help me figure out a great many things,” Meyers said. “And ultimately, the problem or the fear I had leaving SNL was like, ‘Oh, I’m so worried my next job’s gonna be boring,’ and this one isn’t.”
Asked at the end of the conversation about his fallback option, he joked that even after all these years he still has “no plan B.”
“That’s the good news,” Meyers added.
“Late Night” will probably be the next show to go after Kimmel’s ending possibly next year.
No one truly knows what the fate of late night is! Especially not an ignorant MAGAt like you, Feggy the Bitch!
My belief is that Lorne will retire when he hits 50 years as EP of “SNL.” Remember, he left for five years. No new producer will have his pull with the network. Or, so I think. LOL.
Here you have a host admitting it’s over but he doesn’t want it to be. Yet the boomers here will never acknowledge this because they are incapable. None of them watch any of these shows. It’s just another attack vector against Trump for them. This is why I am glad Iran is winning.
So, on one hand, you attack late night because they give your Dear Toddler Drumpf a sad! Then, you say you’re glad Iran is winning the war against Drumpf!
This is why nobody takes you losers seriously, Wee-Wee! Because you’re dumber than shit, boy!
Gaslighting much? Of course you are “toddler.” “Lighten up ‘Francis.'” Dix are for chix.
Do you find what Tommy Wee-Wee says enlightening? Of course you do, shit-for-brains! You’re as fucked up ignorant as he is! Maybe if the two of you small bus riding bitches got your heads out of each others cornholes, you’d discover just how embarrassing ignorant you two are!
But that would require some intelligence! Something you two fucking bitches lack!
First, Iran is NOT “winning.” Lol. Secondly, Gen Xers are NOT “Boomers.” Third. you are probably correct about Seth knowing the end is “a closer look” than he is admitting. All good things must come to an end, but the good left these shows a while ago.
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If Iran is losing what is winning? The Houthis are winning too. Nearly all Americans bases are wiped out in the region.
Seth is a national treasure like Jimmy Kimmel. The young people watch these guys on you tube. History will be very kind to them that they had more spine than the GOP stand up for the constitution and against a lawless wannabe 3rd rate mob boss in little Donny Trump