Seth Meyers Explains the Upfront Joke He Didn't Get to Make This Year

At Adweek's Elevate: The Future of TV, the Late Night host said he's in no hurry to return to his studio

If NBCUniversal had been able to hold its annual in-person upfront presentation for advertisers as planned last month, Seth Meyers would not have held back on the jokes about his employer’s new streaming service, dubbed Peacock.

“My favorite part of Peacock is that the name was under wraps for 18 months,” the comedian-talk show host-producer said during Adweek’s Elevate: The Future of TV event on Tuesday. “They probably could’ve come up with it in one breakout session.”

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