Seth Meyers is 0 for two on film references throughout “A Nearer Look” this week, and he is aware of it. On Wednesday night time, the NBC host even took a second to roast himself for it.
The second got here as Meyers regarded again on the numerous, many occasions President Trump promised to finish “endlessly” wars and expel warmongers, earlier than he launched assaults on Iran this week, and instantly started referring to it as struggle. One specific second Meyers was keen on occurred in 2025, when Trump lamented that “Generally we don’t combat to win. You recognize, we’ll keep across the nation for 15 years, simply bomb the hell out of all people.”
“My God, he’s so philosophical. I like when Trump begins sounding like certainly one of Wooderson’s stoned buddies in ‘Dazed and Confused,’” Meyers joked, earlier than doing his personal impression.
However, as he did that impression, he was largely met with silence, prompting the “Late Evening” host to start out mocking himself (whereas nonetheless doing his Trump impression).
“As soon as once more, Seth threw in a reference to a film that he thought would work, and it didn’t actually land,” he joked, incomes an enormous snicker from the viewers. “Seth’s actually over his skis this week, dialing it again. He thinks all people remembers the 90s, however they don’t!”
“Struck out with a ‘Dave’ reference on Monday, and now he’s again on Wednesday, consuming s–t with ‘Dazed and Confused.’ And he was so — you must have seen him earlier, was so assured.”
Certainly, Meyers did strike out with a reference to the 1993 movie “Dave,” starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver throughout Monday’s “A Nearer Look,” and he referred to as it out then too. That exact flop got here as Meyers made enjoyable of Trump for killing his high selections to run Iran within the army strikes he executed on Iran.
“This does strike me as a job you don’t need to simply get thrust into. It’s a rustic of 90 million folks, not a Hollywood film. ‘We’re hoping for a ‘Dave’ scenario the place a Kevin Klein-type steps in to fill the void,’” Meyers joked on the time, as soon as once more met with silence.
“‘Was Dave too dated a reference? You bought to pin that one on Seth. It wasn’t within the unique draft, and Seth mentioned ‘They’ll all keep in mind Dave,’ and now he’s the one — oh, I wouldn’t need to be Seth Meyers proper now.’”
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