Seth Meyers opened his first Late Night show in five months with a long list of thank yous. The comedian returns to NBC with an hour-long version of A Closer Look, his political segment, in which he touches on all of the news that broke over the summer.
But before he got into Trump indictments and lumpy pillows (see below), Meyers said that he was “grateful” to be back. “I never take this show for granted but being away from it for as long as I’ve been away from it really hits home how much I love having this as a workplace,” he said.
He thanked the WGA negotiating committee, which includes his friends Mike Schur and Kay Cannon, for their sacrifices to ensure a “fair” deal for the writers.
He also apologized for pestering these friends during negotiations. “I am so happy to be back in a room with my writers. I miss my writers so much.
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