Meyers opened with his mocking impressions of Matthew McConaughey, Owen Wilson and, of course, George W. Bush. Like most of his skits and “news reports” on SNL, Meyers’ sarcastic personality won the audience over.
Unlike many comedians who stick to their scripts, Meyers tested his witty improv skills by talking to the audience members, asking them questions about their love lives. As they answered he continued to make humorous side notes, which kept the audience on its feet and dying of laughter.
Meyers had a way of connecting with the younger audience as he reminisced of the times when he was in college at Northwestern University, relating stories about his social life and the often awkward moments. Now 38, Meyers continued to describe his awkward encounters with President Obama and his drunken bar fights, where his sarcasm didn’t get him far. Nevertheless, Meyers surprised me with the bout of humor he brought to his act; he was able to laugh at himself and gave the audience an insight into his rather unpublicized life.
He referenced the GOP candidates, imitating their somewhat stupid mistakes and often humorous runs in their race for candidacy, even bringing up the scandalous and publicized stories of the candidates’ pasts, which indeed, needed some mockery.
As he wrapped up, he read weekend update stories that were cut from their live airing. Undoubtedly he read the script as he would on SNL, which made the punchlines even more hilarious due to the seriousness he portrayed.
As he breezed through his act, it almost gave the impression that stand up comedy is easy, although that hardly is the case. Through his charm, I found myself laughing uncontrollably at relatable, everyday situations that Meyers turned into a comedic masterpiece. Having watch Meyers on SNL since age 12, I can tell you that there were no disappointments here and it was definitely a show to see.
By Carleigh Thrower
Cory Cullen • Mar 21, 2012 at 10:39 am
As a stage hand that worked the Seth Meyer show, I’d like to point out a few things. The auditorium was not packed. Since the show did not sell enough tickets the balcony was closed to give the impression that there were more people than there actually were. Also the “improv” is merely a ruse many stand up comedians do. When asking the audience about their relationships there are only a few different answers and he had a sheet of paper (hardly visible from the house) with the order and content of his jokes and responses.
All of this is not to say the Seth Meyers show wasn’t absolutely spectacular based on his charisma and content. I, as well as the rest of the crew, was very impressed by the comedy as we giggled over our comms to one another.
Maddie • Mar 20, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Sound like so much fun! Great wrap-up!!