Seth Meyers, the host of The end of NBC nightwas frank on the uncertain future of television late at night and the fear that accompanies it.
In a recent appearance on the Chair expert with Dax Shepard Podcast, Meyers spoke of industry and what he will feel if his program ends.
Meyers admitted that he feared that his career at the end of the evening could “end tomorrow”. “I do it. I mean, only because it is such a period in which we live, with regard to the entertainment industry,” he said.
“There is this strange thing that I have the impression of going from the fear of not being good enough. And now my fear is strangely more outside my control, which is … just at one point, the ecosystem might not support [late night]. “”
Meyers said he had learned to focus on what he can control, who is “to introduce himself and do the work”. “This is the only part they pay to you to do. This is the only part in which you are good,” he said.
“All other problems, we have people who are as good in this area that you are what you do – and don’t play with it.”
Meyers also made the point of her career saying: “I sometimes take stock of, oh, this is not the best time to do what I do, but at least I have entered. So I sometimes think that, well, the body of my work counts enough for the world to know Seth Myers in a way that I am satisfied.”
The host also talked about the way he diversified his skills to facilitate his concerns Late at night arrive at its end. “I would worry about myself, as, when it comes to mental health,” he said.
“But I thought a lot about the diversification of my skills. Certainly, financially, I could have done the show well in the past eleven years. But then it was like, Oh, you know what? I have the impression that there is something to try to build a standing career and try to do other things.”
After announced that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Would end in May 2026, Meyers brought his Instagram story to pay tribute to his late evening friend.
“For such a big actor and host, he is, [Stephen Colbert] is an even better person, “he wrote.” I will fail to have it on television every night, but I am delighted that he can no longer use the excuse that he is “too busy to go out” with me. “”
