Seth Meyers joined many other late-night hosts by taking his show live after the first presidential debate, desperate to get the heat off of whatever craziness came from the first showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. A lot of them seem to have their vein into the same joke pond, but Seth Meyers went in a little deeper with his coverage in order to highlight the entire leadup to the event.
He was not short for content and he didn’t even have to bring up Mark Cuban or Gennifer Flowers, the weekend’s biggest narrative heading into the event. That’s likely because Trump gave everybody plenty with his sniffing, blatant lying, and need to interrupt Clinton at a constant pace throughout the debate.
As he’s proven so far in this election, Meyers was on point with keeping Trump to the fire and allowing Hillary Clinton to stand on the narrative she likely would be in a normal, typical election. This was no different, as the host runs down the lopsided coverage that preceded the event — like the comical MSNBC tips for victory that sound a lot like the kind of junk they spill out on Sunday morning football shows. Meyers devoted the entire opening segment to the debate, making some jokes about being live and the differences in preparation that went into each candidate’s debate performance.
(Via Late Night)
