Political benefits. He also frequently attended comedies at fords theater and he was known for telling jokes, for his witty stories and selfdeprecation. The ability for a leader or politician to laugh at oneself and at politics more broadly is a hallmark of our democracy. In humor we not only have a to callvalve but a way attention to ideological differences while still maintaining the balance of democratic discourse. Today in these polarized times and as we head toward a president ial election we bring together a panel known for their ability to laugh about the business of leadership and politics. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished guest today. Log before Stephen Colbert and jon stewart mark russell dared to joke and sing about the often absurd political process. Though he actually knew little about politics when he first began performing russells ability to find humor in anything made him an immediate hit. His career spanned from a piano is mark0 years working russell comedy s
Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers, ethan hawke, comedian lewis black an all new closer look, featuring the 8g band with carter mclean. And now seth meyers. Seth good evening, im seth meyers and this is late night. How is everybody doing tonight thats fantastic lets get to the news. When asked about President Trumps refusal to concede the president ial election, president elect joe biden yesterday said, quote, i think it will not help the president s legacy. Oh, yeah it would be a shame to tarnish that what was it going to be . The man who finally stood up to the sun . President trump tweeted today that he was, quote, now preparing to win wisconsin. And next week they will beat hillary according to estimates, President Trump has been offered book and Television Deals that could be worth 100 Million Dollars but he still wont come out. President trump visited Arlington National cemetery today in observance of veterans day and while he was there, he helped put out a fire. Yo
Were first coming in. If youre a big fan of uncertainty, youre going to love this. Also, youre going to love life because does god throw some curveballs. Lets sit back, relax, then tense up and give a look at the first time we didnt know what the hell was happening. The most contentious election in u. S. Histories. Still hours until the polls close. The Ugliest Campaign weve ever seen. The nation still reeling from the deadliest pandemic ever seen. The question all of america is asking are we bleep . With millions of mailin ballots still to be counted, cnn is now ready to project. Too early to call. Too early to call, huh . Wait till they get a lod load o. laughing this election, so historic, so crucial. Who will the People Choose . Perhaps a president who does not wish to murder me. Only time will tell. Sorry to interrupt, world, its your once and future president here, with an important election update. I smell a landslide cheering . Excuse me, senator, masks are required beyond this
Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers, chris hayes, author, david sedaris, an all new closer look, featuring the the 8g band with fred armisen and now, seth meye seth welcome to late night, everybody. Its day three of the election, but whos counting seriously, who is counting hurry up im teetering on the edge. Today i opened the fridge and saw a carton of 2 milk and i yelled, from what county . Lets get to the news. According to the associated press, former Vice President joe biden is currently just six electoral votes shy of winning the presidency six electoral votes, or as its also known, one block in manhattan. A nevada man in a barbecue, beer, freedom tank top interrupted an Election Press conference yesterday and screamed conspiracy theories about former Vice President joe biden. And after his coworkers saw him on tv, the man was demoted to lieutenant governor. President Trumps Campaign filed a lawsuit in michigan yesterday to stop counting of ballots. Dude, youre behin
[ cheers and applause thank you all for watching stay safe out there. Wash your hands. Dont touch your face. Stay tuned for late night with seth meyers. Good night, everybody [ cheers and applause announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers chat and music from john legend, comedienne sarah cooper, an all new closer look, featuring the 8g brand with Carter Mclean. And now seth meyers. Seth good evening, everybody and welcome to late night. Sorry, wally, is that the only thing on the card . Thats it seth huh, i guess we were over relying on him. [ laughter ] all right, let me tell a story when we first started the show about six years ago, our First Episode in this studio we had two guests amy poehler, my dear friend, and joe biden. And it was important to me that amy poehler was our first guest. Because i really did not believe then, and do not believe now that i would ever have this job if it wasnt for her which meant that we had to ask the then, Vice President of the United State