Fred Armisen Deadpans His Way to Instant Late Night Approval
Without a doubt, the highlight of the first few Late Night with Seth Meyers broadcasts has been the host’s post-monologue banter with band leader Fred Armisen. That’s not to say Meyers is stumbling. Relatively speaking, especially when compared to Conan’s rocky start so many years ago, Stefon’s Significant Other is ably feeling his way around the new territory and scoring a number of solid monologue hits.
Not so fortunate is the Late Night set. We’re not sure why Meyers’ desk is so small, or if the NBC production design team realized that the arch above the curtain when camera-framed during the monologue would make it look like Meyers’ head is glued to the top of the structure.
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