David Letterman | Jokes Seth Can't Tell: Black History Month, Dolphins Enjoy Lesbian Sex
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
There are some jokes that just sound wrong coming from Seth, like the one about a lesbian opera.
Then, Seth interviews David Letterman, the original host of Late Night on NBC, on the 40th anniversary of the show.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's say you love sports, but are also, you know, a busy person. |
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| 0:18.1 | The New York Times is reportedly paid in the low seven figures to acquire the daily |
| 0:25.5 | word game wordle, but I got it in six. |
| 0:30.1 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:37.6 | with Seth Myers. |
| 0:39.0 | On today's show, Seth Chats with the man who first hosted NBC's Late Night on February |
| 0:42.8 | 1st, 1982, David Letterman. |
| 0:45.7 | But first, Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagle has some jokes Seth can't tell. |
| 0:51.8 | Late Night, every night, I deliver a monologue made up of jokes written by a diverse team of |
| 0:55.8 | writers. |
| 0:56.8 | As a result, a lot of jokes come across my desk that, due to my being a straight white |
| 1:00.8 | male, would be difficult for me to deliver. |
| 1:03.1 | We don't think that should stop you from enjoying them, so we'd like to share them with you |
| 1:06.1 | now in a segment called, Joke Seth Can't Tell. |
| 1:09.0 | Hey, buddy, these are two of our writers. |
| 1:15.8 | That's Amber and that's Jenny. |
| 1:17.8 | I'm Black. |
| 1:18.8 | And I'm gay. |
| 1:19.8 | And we're both women. |
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