Seth Myers New host of Late Night

[dfergie]

"Saturday Night Live" star and head writer Seth Meyers has his next gig set: the host of NBC's "Late Night." The comedian will be taking over the job from current host Jimmy Fallon, whom NBC last month named to succeed Jay Leno as "Tonight Show" host in 2014.

http://www.today.com/entertainment/seth-meyers-named-late-night-host-1C9888323

 

[KAB]

Did somebody bother to tell NBC Meyers (either on-air, or more significantly as head writer) is not the least bit funny. Oh wait...they should know that, shouldn't they. Lorne Michaels must be producing.

 

[Ramy]

Who else they going to get?

 

[MikeD-C05]

Just let the time be sold back to the local stations and be done with it.

 

[mike123abc]

Did somebody bother to tell NBC Meyers (either on-air, or more significantly as head writer) is not the least bit funny. Oh wait...they should know that, shouldn't they. Lorne Michaels must be producing.

Maybe SNL will improve with a different writer...

 

[Ramy]

Maybe SNL will improve with a different writer...

It couldn't get much worse.

 

[riffjim4069]

Although it no longer seems possible, Comcast/NBC continue to making boneheaded moves. It's going to get worse before it gets better.

 

[Dah-Henny]

With Meyers, at least I will get a bit more sleep from going to bed a few minutes earlier.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Maybe SNL will improve with a different writer...

It needs a new Producer too:Lorne Michaels. He has been in charge the entire 38 years it has been on tv. The show will not change with out fresh blood at the helm and the writing staff too.

 

[KAB]

It needs a new Producer too:Lorne Michaels. He has been in charge the entire 38 years it has been on tv.

Not quite. He left in 1980 and was replaced by Jean Doumanian for one year, then Dick Ebersol produced the next three until Michaels returned in '85.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Not quite. He left in 1980 and was replaced by Jean Doumanian for one year, then Dick Ebersol produced the next three until Michaels returned in '85.

I did not know that. Well then 34 years total then. Either way , he needs to go, because the show is predictable and stale now.

 

[dfergie]

Lorne Michaels will have 11:35 pm -- 1:35 am weekdays and 11:35 pm -- 1:00 am Saturdays under his control...