Summer Friday '19: Episode 2
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.5 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2019
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Late Night writers Ally Hord and Mike Scollins interview Amber Ruffin in their new podcast segment, Late Night Legends of Comedy.
Then, hear some summer reading recommendations from Ann Beattie, Jason Mantzoukas and John Waters.
Finally, Late Night writer Ben Warheit and field producer Amanda Cowper debate the merits of consuming entertainment week-to-week versus binging in one sitting.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, Seth Meyers here. It's the end of the week and beginning of the weekend. |
| 0:05.7 | We hope you'll sit back, relax and enjoy this summer Friday edition of the Late Night |
| 0:09.6 | podcast. |
| 0:15.7 | On today's show, you'll hear a new podcast segment, Legends of Late Night. Then you'll hear |
| 0:19.8 | some summer entertainment recommendations from some late night guests. And finally, two |
| 0:23.7 | of our staffers go head-to-head in a new round of Late Night to Bay Club. Now let's get |
| 0:27.7 | to the show. |
| 0:47.9 | Welcome to the Late Night Legends of Comedy Podcasts, where we sit down and talk with |
| 0:51.5 | our favorite late night personalities. I'm Mike Skollins. |
| 0:54.3 | And I'm Allie Horde. Today, our guest is none other than the Late Night Luminary, writer, |
| 0:58.6 | actor and comedian, Amber Ruffin. |
| 1:00.6 | Hey, thanks for having me. |
| 1:02.6 | Well, we'll get to her in a minute. So, Allie, how was your day today? |
| 1:06.4 | Well, I was walking down that hall at work. You know that one with all the frame pictures |
| 1:10.1 | of SNL? |
| 1:11.1 | Yes, I love that hall. |
| 1:12.1 | Right. So, and I just had one of those moments, like, wow, think of all of the legends that |
| 1:16.8 | have passed through 30 Rock. |
| 1:18.3 | It's insane. But did you know it wasn't until 2014 when the first black female |
| 1:24.0 | late night writer was hired? |
| 1:25.2 | Is this where I chime in? |
| 1:26.7 | It sure is. Right after we take a break to hear from our sponsors, Comedy Business |
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