Seth Meyers Skewers Will Smith, Golden Globes & Reboots, Pitches ‘That Was Them’ Series In NBCUniversal Upfront Roast

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Will Smith got double-ribbing at NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation Monday morning by both of NBC’s late-night hosts.Following Jimmy Fallon’s subtle reference at the start of the event to “nailing” the timing of Peacock’s Fresh Prince of Bel-Air drama reboot, whose run coincided with Will Smith’s infamous slap at the Oscars, Seth Meyers went further in his traditional NBCU upfront roast.“We are joined today by the talented cast of Peacock’s Bel-Air, a gritty dramatic reimagining of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, he said. “We were also treated this year to a gritty drama reimagining of Will Smith.”A longtime NBC staple, the Golden Globes, which Meyers hosted in 2018, also were in the comedian’s crosshairs.

After multiple controversies, including a lack at diversity at the HFPA which organizes the awards show, the network dropped the 2022 telecast.“It was a great year for live events on NBC, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the Golden Gl… the Super Bowl,” he said. “I don’t want to pick on the Golden Globes and pile on the HFPA but you have to work pretty hard to have less diversity than the Winter Olympics.”Meyers also pointed out NBC’s heavy reliance on spinoffs and reboots — as well as the old-fashioned nature of the networks’ upfront presentations.“I don’t need to tell you that the last two years have been transformative not just for the TV business but across all industries – we needed to be inventive, agile, forward-facing, and yet and this is still how we are doing upfronts,” he said. “That’s not to say that NBC is not embracing the future — this next year promises exciting new shows and ideas like, Law & Order, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, Night Court and Quantum Leap.”Sequels to Night Court and Quantum Leap are a new