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Fresh Air

Seth Meyers / Stephen Merchant

Fresh Air

NPR

Arts, Society & Culture, Books, Tv & Film

4.336.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We continue our series of some of our favorite interviews of the year with Seth Meyers, the host of NBC's Late Night. Also, we hear from comedian, writer, director and actor Stephen Merchant. He co-created the British comedy series The Office with Ricky Gervais. His most recent series is called The Outlaws. And critic Ken Tucker shares his picks for the best music of 2022.

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From WHY Wine Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend.

0:05.0

I'm Sam Brigger in For Terry Gross.

0:07.0

Today, we continue our series of some of our favorite interviews of the year.

0:12.0

First we'll listen to Terry's interview with Seth Myers.

0:14.0

As the host of NBC's Late Night, it's his job to be funny, even when the news is catastrophic.

0:20.0

Myers has written a children's book called, I'm Not Scared, You're Scared.

0:25.0

And we'll hear from comedian, writer, director, and actor Stephen Merchant.

0:29.0

He co-created the British comedy series, The Office, with Rick Ujraves.

0:33.0

His most recent series is a comedy thriller called The Outlaws, about people court order

0:38.0

to do community service for low-level crimes.

0:41.0

It co-stars Christopher Walken.

0:43.0

Plus, rock-credit Ken Tucker will talk about his favorite music releases of 2022.

0:48.0

That's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.

0:52.0

This is Fresh Air Weekend.

0:54.0

I'm Sam Brigger in For Terry Gross.

0:57.0

Today, we continue our series featuring some of our favorite interviews of the year,

1:01.0

with Terry's interview with Seth Myers, the host of NBC's Late Night.

1:06.0

Many of us first got to know him when he anchored Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live,

1:11.0

a position he held from 2006 to 2013.

1:14.0

He was also a head writer at SNL.

1:17.0

This interview was taped in March when he had just finished a children's book called,

1:21.0

I'm Not Scared, You're Scared.

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