The Best of Surprise Inspection with Seth Meyers

Seth checks in with his monologue writers by holding surprise inspections to review the quality of their jokes.


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[TwoWrights]

Man, I miss the show and all its writers so much. Stay strong though. Don’t give up the strike just for me. Don’t quit until you all get what you need.

[randc]

Attention Writers: Stay strong!
As much as we miss you we know you’re worth the wait.❤

[razvanzamfir]

My favorite Late Night show for sure. From Seth going casual and casually roasting his writers and the crowd, but also putting a shine to his writers, to just having writers come in for some skits - it's been a phenomenal show and it always makes me laugh. I miss it dearly!

[RobTonge]

The fact that this nugget feels like a glass of water in the desert, should really drive home how important the writers are on multiple levels

[lozenger]

These writers are treasures and deserve everything they're asking for.

[MrFireSpy]

Keep fighting for what you deserve writers.. We're all with you!!

[wifiguy]

Writers: STAY STRONG! We support you!

What I love about this segment is how they make each of the writers their own characters on the show. Very few shows even acknowledge their writers, so it's fantastic!

[onyxvermillion]

Nothing but solidarity to the writers and their loved ones at this time. Always looking forward to this show most days out of the week. Hopefully you can return to what you do best when the timing and circumstances are right.

[elucier]

To all the writers: please stay strong. No show — whether it be late night shows or streaming — would be anything without you guys.

[cynsabonorris]

"the heart intended for your grandma" is so so good

[Vagajammer]

Pay the writers what they deserve so we can get quality jokes like these ones!

Seriously though, I appreciate Late Night joining The Daily Show in releasing retrospective clips to remind us why we watched and why the strike needs to be resolved favorably to the writers

[randyhowey]

And I was SO hopeful an agreement with the writers finally happened. 😢 I miss you all immensely. Hope to see you soon !

[b.n]

Thank you for providing this for us during this writer's strike! We miss the show a ton ❤

[YeeSoest]

Best job in the world: Comedy writer for a show that celebrates both the good and the bad jokes!!

[MartinRich]

Missing you guys and the Closer Looks so much but solidarity to all those striking! Hope there can be an agreement reached soon!

[mashobane]

It’s safe to say life without the late night shows is tough. There are so many things that have happened and l thought, Seth would have really covered this so well. We support you and will wait as long as it takes. Thank you for this content fix 🥰

[rmzxlni]

This has turned out to be a bit that really shines. Allows the audience to get to know the writers, sometimes to the point you think you know who wrote a certain joke because it feels like their voice. But wrapped up in a sketch about Seth being a jerk and roasting his staff. Well balanced comedy, can always get the second laugh on the back of a failed first attempt, very clever structure.

[BeanSproot]

We love all of you writers! No matter how long this strike takes, we'll be right here waiting so see what happens next. Stay strong!

[hospicedragon]

Scollins is a trip I loved his triple play

[Kotapises]

I really miss this show but of course fully support the writer strike! No show would be anything without their writers, and there are so many incredibly talented people who deserve to be properly appreciated for it.

I love how present both the writers, but also other staff are on this show, surprise inspections and corrections are two of my favourite series!

Stay strong, take care and hopefully we'll see you again soon ❤