Robin Thede | Jokes Seth Can't Tell
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2019
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
There are some jokes that just sound wrong coming from Seth, like the one about Mayor Pete Buttigieg saying he’s almost certain that America has already had gay presidents. Writers Jenny Hagel and Amber Ruffin join Seth for another edition of Jokes Seth Can't Tell.
Then, Robin Thede talks with Seth about A Black Lady Sketch Show and the creative process behind developing her characters. After that, Late Night's Amber Ruffin chats with Robin in an exclusive interview recorded before her appearance on the show.
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| 0:00.0 | You're what up this is Rob Markman watch Rotation Roundtable Live on Amazon Music's Twitch |
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| 0:18.6 | See y'all next week. |
| 0:26.9 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:30.7 | with Seth Meyers. |
| 0:31.7 | Today you'll hear Cessar N'Ruby with Robin Thede, who created and stars in HBO's |
| 0:35.3 | Black Lady Sketch Show. |
| 0:36.9 | She also talks backstage with Late Night's Amber Ruffin exclusively for this podcast. |
| 0:41.2 | But first, some jokes Seth can't tell. |
| 0:43.2 | Here at Late Night Every Night, I deliver monologue, comprised of jokes written by a diverse |
| 0:49.4 | team of writers. |
| 0:50.4 | As a result, a lot of jokes came across my desk that, due to my being a straight white |
| 0:54.2 | male, would be difficult for me to deliver. |
| 0:56.2 | But we don't think that should stop you from enjoying them, so we'd like to share them |
| 0:59.5 | with you now in a segment called, Joke Seth Can't Tell. |
| 1:02.4 | Hey, buddy, these are two of our writers. |
| 1:08.2 | That's Amber right there, and that's Jenny. |
| 1:10.7 | I'm Black, and I'm gay, and we're both women. |
| 1:13.9 | And I'm not. |
| 1:14.9 | So how this works is I will read the setups for these jokes, and Amber and Jenny will |
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