Intermediate
Seth Meyers Celebrates 10 Years on Late Night TV
February 23rd, 2024
Seth Meyers is a man who talks on TV at night. He has been doing his show "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for ten years. At first, he stood up to tell jokes, but now he sits down at his desk for the whole show. He also wears clothes that are more comfortable, not suits.
Seth has some funny parts in his show. One is called "A Closer Look," where he talks about news in a funny way. He sometimes has drinks with famous people like Rihanna and Dua Lipa. He also talks about jokes that didn't make people laugh, and he answers to what people say about his show on the internet.
He feels special about the days his sons were born. He talked about it on his show, and he wants to show them one day. When there were no people watching his show because of sickness, he wore casual clothes. He liked it, and when people came back, he kept wearing them. He says that wearing the clothes he likes helps him be more himself.
Seth likes to have guests on his show who are interesting and fit with his style. He really enjoys talking to James Spader and Dakota Johnson because they are different and make the interview fun.
He doesn't know how long he will do his show, but he hopes to be at 30 Rockefeller Center, where his show is, for 25 years. He jokes that if they don't give him a watch or a nice pen when he reaches that time, people should find out why.
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💭 Discussion Questions
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. What does Seth Meyers do for a living?2
. Can you name one of the funny parts of Seth's show?3
. What is one thing Seth changed about his show after people returned from being away due to sickness?📖 Vocabulary
🌐 Cultural context
Seth Meyers is a television host in the United States. He is known for engaging audiences with humor and celebrity interviews. His show follows a late-night talk show format popular in the U.S., where hosts often discuss current events, have guest interviews, and perform comedy.
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Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler is a famous woman from America. She tells jokes, acts in shows, writes books and sometimes hosts TV shows. She had her own show at night called "Chelsea Lately" from 2007 until 2014. She also made a special show called "Chelsea Does" and another talk show, both on a website called Netflix. In 2012, a big magazine named her one of the most important people.
Chelsea was born in a place called New Jersey. She was the youngest of six kids. Her mom stayed at home and her dad sold used cars. Her dad was Jewish and her mom was from Germany and a Mormon, but Chelsea chose to be Jewish. She had a special Jewish ceremony when she was young. She found out her grandpa was in the German army a long time ago. Chelsea went to school in New Jersey but didn't like it much. She lost her older brother in an accident when she was nine.
When Chelsea was 19, she moved to a big city in California called Los Angeles. She wanted to be an actress. She had to work as a waitress to make money. When she was 21, she made people laugh by telling a story about a mistake she made, and that's when she decided to make people laugh for her job. Her mom had a sickness called breast cancer. Chelsea is a strong woman with a big story.
Dress shirt
A dress shirt is a type of shirt that has a collar and buttons down the front. It can be worn with a tie, suit, or by itself for a more casual look. In the UK, "dress shirt" can mean a special shirt for very formal events. Some dress shirts for fancy occasions have hard fronts and collars that you can take off.
A long time ago, usually only men and boys wore dress shirts, but over time, women began to wear them too. Now, both men and women wear dress shirts.
Dress shirts have different parts like the back, sleeves, cuffs for the wrist, and collar. Usually, the collar folds over the neck and has points at the front. The front of the shirt has two parts that button together.
Shirt collars come in many styles. They help to show how formal a shirt is. All of the collars we talked about are sewn onto the shirt and are not meant to be taken off.
Interview
An interview is like a special talk where one person asks questions and the other person gives answers. Usually, two people talk face-to-face, but they can also talk on the phone or on a video call. Sometimes they even chat by typing to each other.
There are different ways to do an interview. Some are just natural talks without a plan. In these talks, people may speak about many things. Other times, interviews have a list of questions that must be asked in a certain order. The person who asks the questions can write down the answers or record them.
Interviews help us learn information from one person and share it with others. This is helpful for jobs, news stories, or understanding what people think and why they do things.