Seth Meyers on How the Pandemic Helped Turn ‘Late Night’ Into an Even Better Show

variety.com:

Seth Meyers tested positive for COVID-19. He was immediately sent home, and a week’s worth of shows were canceled.“I had no symptoms, so I was fine,” Meyers recounts. “But the whole family had it.

So, it wasn’t the worst group of people to be stuck with, obviously.”It’s one of the more unusual aspects of hosting a talk show in 2022, something that others including Jimmy Fallon, James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel (twice!) have also experienced: A positive COVID diagnosis that sends your show either into repeats or guest hosts.Meyers spoke to Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast during a recent stop in Los Angeles, his first trip to the city in three years, before the pandemic began.

To kick off the conversation, we unearthed a copy of his alma mater Northwestern University’s 1996 freshman facebook, and flipped to the page featuring a baby-faced Meyers’ high school photo from Manchester West in Bedford, N.H.For the facebook, they asked you to pick your two hobbies or passions.Yep.

I said “film” and “baseball.” And there you go. And then years later, I starred in “Fever Pitch.” That was me, right? Yes. I feel like that was me.Look at that photo of you!