Chaos and a Near-Brawl as McCarthy Humiliates Himself to Win Speaker Vote: A Closer Look

[@dynomiterecords4348]

Amazing how McCarthy can still walk after having his spine removed.

[@cheshirecat6518]

He never had one.

[@Hawk7886]

He had it reinserted through his rectum

[@elmerfudd5193]

It’s not because of his spine he has difficulty walking it’s getting phqued by 214/215/216/217 People 14 times that has him walk-in’ funny 😳

[@couragekarnga8735]

He had one?

[@appletile2887]

Trump had them take classes

[@TheGamePlanShow]

Let it be said: no one and I mean NO ONE embarrasses Kevin McCarthy a 15th time…

[@losertrumpno1]

i need to give you your internet winner award!! Excellent answer. 11780 reasons

[@oneirishpoet]

Hahaha that's hilarious 😂

[@carterfrvr]

Because he'll embarrass himself! ;)

[@hiramhackenbacker9096]

A man can only take so much

[@LordSkella]

Fool me once shame on me; fool me fifteen times…I can’t get fooled again!

[@TheKindredTrucker]

It just SLAYS me every time he does the bit about, "...big guy, strong guy, comes up with tears in his eyes and says SIR,..."🤣🤣🤣

[@sherinameless1618]

Me too. I think every Trump news story, even on CNN, should include this whenever Trump is quoted.

[@amywarhaft8297]

Me tooooo! I love it so much, it's so hilarious and brilliant

[@Glitch_in_the_Matrix]

The Dragon, big guy, strong guy, he grabbed me in his giant claw and said Mr President....Rawrrre

[@alumpyhorse]

same. Seth = sanity saver

[@jaquanpowell4605]

Mel!!

[@anoriolkoyt]

Please don't ever stop with the "tears down their face" running gag.... It's now part of my life.

[@darhaha3391]

Making fun of your own show's writing is just another dimension of hilarious. I needed this on a boring super early Tuesday morning. Thanks Seth.

[@Lil_Puppy]

They didn't make a decision, they capitulated to the child throwing a fit so he'd shut up.

[@adamchristopher6917]

More like the child capitulated and the bullies finally relented... ^^;

[@losertrumpno1]

a child was all that was available. We witnessed 2 full years of loser crybaby 1st grader denial.

[@Backwardspajamas44]

@@adamchristopher6917acquiesced

[@couragekarnga8735]

And they made quite a mess in the process!

[@garfield2439]

They just wanted to leave. The only thing they could agree on was to quit "working".

[@RansomeStoddard]

“Because we failed so miserably in front of the world, now we know how to govern.”

[@losertrumpno1]

It makes sense to the new speaker of our gov. house. Yikes

[@denisehenry3427]

Amen ♥

[@KingBobXVI]

At least it's an admission that before this, they had absolutely no fucking idea what they were doing.

[@velikovskysghost]

@RansomeStoddard Attorney at Law! The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance, good call!

[@Julia-lk8jn]

@@KingBobXVI And now they know: dig in your heals like a spoiled six year old until you get what you want, and never mind that you humiliating your whole family in public.

[@cindysaroya1251]

I've been enjoying Cheryl Johnson's wardrobe, and I'm going to miss her sense of style. She was the best thing about this deeply ridiculous time.

[@cherylleech785]

💯✔️

[@mihajlo961x]

I love how much fun that Seth and the team are having! The real and authentic laughter from the audience is infectious!

[@roughhabit6496]

Both of them?

[@stinger115]

“Tony get Tony outta here so he doesn’t embarrass Anthony!” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lindseycherry314]

I’m loving the “Corrections” vibe of this “A Closer Look.”

[@pseudonym8791]

Although it is rather enjoyable,, I’m forced to correct Seth in that this is “A Closer Look” and not “Corrections” - so disappointing! 🤪😆🙃

[@barbaracasler1858]

I don’t know what I’d do without Seth Meyer’s take on the news! So grateful.

[@rickjohnson4887]

Seth Meyers is a complete wimp who is incapable of supporting his views other than to run his "real pretty lips" mouth.

[@7Bandit7]

Lol brainwashed

[@7Bandit7]

Lol brainwashed

[@7Bandit7]

Lol brainwashed

[@matthewshadrick3094]

You’re strange

[@Roseforthethorns]

I love-hate how good Seth’s impression of Trump is

[@MrDsturman]

“I remember Seth came up to me, tears running down his eyes…”

[@trumpisgoingtoprison177]

@@MrDsturman lmao

[@robkirchhof133]

Incredible.

[@drunkengamer1977]

@@MrDsturman Sir!

[@MzSandi]

Great impression of frump for sure.

[@davidlundquist1979]

"Drunken Redneck Kangaroo" is the Saturday Night Live sketch I didn't know I needed. Also, Seth completely losing it after having to say "acquiesced" one too many times made me laugh harder than I have in a while.

[@ConstantChaos1]

It's also my fursona (Not actually a furry the joke was just too easy)

[@pacohack85]

So appreciate your humor and ability to lift up spirits when things are as crazy as they are. Keep ‘em coming Seth your awesome!

[@Whatatroopa]

“ACQUIESCE..everyone watching at home like wow a genius must of wrote this one” 😂😂😂 Seth has a very poignant point of view on topics that I enjoy so much in similar fashion to Jost’s work on SNL, but his style and delivery keeps it fresh & unique as it’s own entity separate from SNL. Him having his own show was a fantastic decision & he’s successfully carved out a admirable place as one of the major voices of reason on TV. We love to see them thriving. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@jaquanpowell4605]

Didn't Palpatine say that? I heard it from a movie and its pissing me off that I can't remember 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@alvallac2171]

*must've writeen (contraction of "MUST haVE") Similarly, it's could've, should've, would've, may've, and might've. The 've sounds like "of" when spoken, so that's why you misunderstood it. *its own (possessive) it's = contraction of "it is" or "it has" All contractions have apostrophes. Possessive pronouns never do.

[@IMelkor42]

It is indicative of a person's intellect, to think that genius = 'Knows a bunch of words'

[@SipLeila]

Seth is a nutcase like most in Hollywood. The liberal Democrats who were closely aligned with COMMUNISTS back in the 60's.

[@sempressfi]

The way Seth said, "or whatever it was back then, I dunno, horseshoes" out of self preservation cause of jackals 🤣🤣🤣 This was seriously one of, if not THE, best installment of A Closer Look

[@danbsports6760]

yeah, the swing from kites in a thunderstorm to batteries was painfully obvious.

[@ruslbicycle6006]

he is a genius who will not acquiesce

[@resileaf9501]

It's an amazingly strong start for the year! I'm sure everyone will acquiesce that the bar has been raised!

[@nerd3d-com]

McCarthy claiming they can count is the most unbelievable part of this.

[@couragekarnga8735]

I mean, if they could count, Matt Gaetz would've been able to count Biden's electoral votes.

[@sshza2143]

🙌🤣🍻🙋‍♂😁✌😎

[@jaketaylor3901]

McCarthy: i counted Morgan freeman: he counted, incorrectly.

[@Elel765]

Damn but you still lost

[@pipedown1246]

Republicans should be ashamed and embarrassed of themselves and don't involve the rest of us in your freak show circus by chanting USA

[@lighthouse_23_]

"God forbid we GIVE IN and find a synonym for acquiesce, oh no, Sal wouldn't CAVE!" I see what you did there! Such a smart joke. He found not just one synonym but two!

[@cindyhill9091]

An absolutely genius Closer Look made greater by Seth's ad-libs. Standing O, Seth!

[@miskatonicalumni5612]

Lose vote for speaker of the house once, shame on me. Lose vote for speaker of the house 14 times, Kevin McCarthy.

[@gozinta82]

Almost got it. One more edit.

[@couragekarnga8735]

He's going to have one hell of a time...

[@danmcgriff1421]

Here's a fun fact Nancy Pelosi had 32 Democrats vote against her she just didn't need their votes

[@barkobama7385]

Can't get fooled again

[@sherinameless1618]

If he makes it a House rule that rednecks can't drink on the floor, they will probably have another insurrection.

[@colmastro4373]

Imagine being mcarthy lol. After 15 votes, giving up 100% of the speakership power only to have the end result being you're the weakest speaker in U.S history and a complete LITERAL puppet to 5 extreme individuals. Imagine that, and THEN being "proud" of the result in a hilarious lack of ANY self awareness 🤣

[@hitreset0291]

He is doing it for his pension.

[@nahuelma97]

Oh, but the news has shown us that most of them are very much self aware. They're well aware of what they're doing. They know exactly what they're doing. It's mostly premeditated. Maybe not Marjorie TG or Lauren B but certainly Kevin McCarthy and the republican leadership

[@colmastro4373]

​​​@hitreset0291 what position? He has no position lol. He is speaker in name only and has zero speaker powers and zero authority. I mean, he even gave into the concession that if a single republican decides they don't want him as speaker he could be kicked out, that's how pathetic and desperate he is. also, he acts like record keeping and video footage isn't a thing, he acts like history won't make him the butt of every joke along with trumpty Dumpty

[@jimreily7538]

He is not a literal puppet. Had this process turned him into a puppet, certainly that would be the most important news in human history.

[@marih3286]

It will be interesting to see how long he lasts. Something tells me this is only the beginning of the next MAGA/Republican Circus.

[@vaxstiel]

omg Seth's meltdown over "acquiesce" had me wheeze laughing. 🤣

[@ConstantChaos1]

I loved to see it, I love when large shows use more colourful and eclectic verbiage, I think it enhances communication

[@MicheleEngel]

I love how the House Clerk announced fourteen times "A speaker has not been elected" objectively and without a hint of judgment, let alone disdain for those incompetent legislators.

[@LaineyTsang]

I love the awesome “Who’s on 1st” reference!!! And Seth even nails Lou Costello’s “3rd base!” Thank you, Seth!!

[@sallyatticum]

Yeah, Except Colbert and David Tennant did that bit already...

[@LaineyTsang]

@@sallyatticum They did what bit already??

[@janeeyre1990]

@@sallyatticum , I haven't seen that, and I still love Seth doing it here

[@janeeyre1990]

With "THIRD BASE" and the Philly accent, excellent vocal work from Seth this episode

[@LaineyTsang]

@@janeeyre1990 I’m just wondering if Laura is even aware of Abbott & Costello 😅

[@rgwak]

No surprise that Gaetz waited until the vote turned 15 before he found it acceptable. 🤣

[@joachimschoder]

This one needs more votes please.

[@howtomeetwomen-]

oh my god

[@susu_m]

Daaamn! The fact that he still has a job though 😬

[@paulnguyen954]

Hahah

[@johnobrien2373]

Almost got too old! Hahahaha!

[@kayladawn]

He made it to speaker of the house by "just now" learning how to govern!?!, oh great!🤯🤦🏽‍♀️

[@joachimschoder]

His party doesn't want to govern. Some just want to burn it to the ground. And the rest hands it to them in search for power.

[@michaelbayer5094]

I must acquiesce and admit that Seth's Closer Look is the best bit in TV.

[@dolores2716]

You sound like a genius and I must agree with you.

[@gregoryjenkins8645]

Better than Stephen Colbert.. 😎😌😏

[@lizardog]

@@gregoryjenkins8645 If it makes you feel better to think that....

[@mayberelevant3237]

His trump impression is hands down the Best ❤

[@bennyshambles]

@@lizardog Best late night show by far. Miles better than Fallon and his impression game, way out in front of Kimmel’s LCD middle school boy humor, and yes, smarter and more charismatic than Colbert. Fight me. (But seriously, I was a Colbert fan and respect him, but he hasn’t been that funny the last few years).

[@petuniapop7819]

This monologue was so off the rails lmaooooo. This show is hands down the most improved in the post Covid era. They are just pure gremlin chaos.

[@benjaminsagan5861]

Seth riffing on "acquiescence" before finally acceding to his writers' demands is some of the most fun I've had all year.

[@dandeliondown7920]

"A speaker has not been elected." Actually, I think that's still true.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

An _effective_ speaker has _still_ not been elected.

[@aaronpeart]

This is the finest Closer Look I have ever seen. Absolutely unhinged, bravo.

[@blancheknox4171]

How are we going to survive the next two years with these fools? Love to all.💜

[@jerrywilliford6840]

Your lack of intelligence says "you won't"!

[@bmbiz]

" We're all going to die! Have a nice day. ♥"

[@thevine2010]

Wait till the 23 tax provisions and the expiration on the tax cuts from the Republican Tax plan of 2017 falls on these idiots (expires 2025).

[@rickjohnson4887]

you've had a good taste of abject failure for 2 years already, good we can stop there now.

[@Hawk7886]

I'd love to say we had a good run, but we didn't.

[@cehaver]

I’m around Seth’s age and his comment on taxi cab confessions vs finding a discarded Penthouse in the woods is so friggin accurate 😂

[@Dermatillomaniac]

Closer Look segments have been extra spicy lately and I'm *here* for it!!

[@Typhis19]

I legitimately love that you used all 14 "a speaker has not been elected"s XD

[@annmccurdy5856]

When Seth talks about a third kangaroo, "described as a drunken redneck", there is actually a species of kangaroo called the red-necked wallaby. My husband and I saw a lot of them years ago when we were in Australia. According to Wikipedia, during courtship "the male and female will fight briefly, standing upright like two males. After that they finally mate. A couple will stay together for one day before separating." Sounds pretty redneck to me.

[@aaroncampbelldm]

As someone who lives in Appalachia, I can confirm.

[@locadisa]

Ooooouu! Low blow

[@janeeyre1990]

As a working-class genderfluid Midwesterner, that sounds like my ideal relationship

[@tylerspeegle108]

@@janeeyre1990 lmfao relationship

[@roughhabit6496]

Does the female kangaroo marry the government?

[@eric2500]

I really still think we should have made that woman Speaker. I nominate that calm competent clerk.

[@andethidialbubabibub3261]

Mccarthy saying 'yes' to himself after that is pretty insane...

[@mysterialite]

Depressing shenanigans from the GOP aside... I love Seth's giggle when he flubs a word or a line and retakes it -- it's so much more personable and fun than when hosts or politicians just try to keep going as if nothing happened!

[@chelseaclerke3582]

When in doubt always just make fun of yourself.

[@gomatgo]

This A Closer Look feels a LOT like a Corrections episode far more than I expected and frankly I want more.

[@lethalenoki]

They are finally properly Synergizing. He turned a future anticipated correction someone might give about correcting "Doctor Who is called 'The Doctor'" into a proper Trump rant.

[@ro2670]

Exactly what I thought. So happy we got some Monday night corrections.

[@amymaxey9038]

The barriers between the worlds is thinning… and I’m here for the magic!

[@reannas2225]

Seeing McCarthy being extremely confident about having the votes gives me major second hand embarrassment😭😭

[@dekai7992]

This.

[@pipedown1246]

I had second hand embarrassment from them chanting USA...It actually makes me mad as it should every American when they clearly don't care about the U.S. by downplaying jan 6 and trying to sweep it under the rug😡

[@CostcoBeefSupreme]

And 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th hand embarrassment

[@prisonmike4971]

Time and again we prove that our politicians are not effective to any of their constituents unless that coincides with their own greed.

[@johnmurphy9550]

Well said, now get Democrats to understand it. At least the Republicans have some new blood, if they can work towards clearing swamp creatures like McCarthy and McConnell, that'll help, then it's waking up Democrats to do the same so the people MIGHT get heard...

[@fionamackie3357]

I think your voters are defective. Just saying.

[@lexslate2476]

I mean, you can count on the Democrats to argue among themselves as to whether they should do the right thing, and you can count on the Republicans to argue among themselves as to which of the worst possible things imaginable they should do first.

[@MrsBarker97]

Sadly the people who vote these clowns in dont pay attention or care for the reality and prefer to believe the bs because it’s easier for them, thinking is hard for them, even though they lose in the process.

[@humboldthammer]

WE THE PEOPLE heh-heh we have proven, beyond a shadow-government of a doubt, that WE are Liars, Cheats. Thieves. and Murderers who never should have been trusted with governing ourselves. The NEON GAUD will be unveiled at the Re-Set on 09/23/26. IT has the Plan to Perfect Humanity. You Will Be Happy.

[@rebekahburgette365]

Love you, Seth!! Thanks for making me laugh my ass off in-between seeing patients. You make me a better therapist.

[@nicolebrown1927]

The word " ACQUIESCE " has never ever been funny to me. Then came Seth! Because of him, I'll never be able to hold my uncontrollable laughter no matter what setting or scenario I hear the word " ACQUIESCE " in!💙😂

[@eunicekalu8965]

Happy Monday Everyone!!!!!!!!!! It's Time For A Closer Look!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@craffte]

can i have some of what you're having? cause I ain't feelin it.

[@strawbarry7834]

Only Seth could make a simple word like "acquiesce" so funny.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

His sense of comedy is very fluid. . . . One might say, “aqua-esque”.

[@Rebar77_real]

It's a cromulent word.

[@slowpoke6743]

​@@Rebar77_real oohh "Cromulent" this comment must be written by a fuc&;ng genius! ///SSS😑

[@stephenbell9257]

It would have been interesting to look at the cue cards to see how many attempts Wally had to make at spelling "acquiesce".

[@jimreily7538]

@@stephenbell9257 Who's Wally ?

[@marcavonevans]

I love Seth’s accents and impersonations. Especially when he’s cutting up and laughing at himself.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Can we just praise the lady who led the procedures so consistently? I agree SHE should be speaker!

[@lizlandry3388]

That lady is democrat Cheryl Johnson. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@colinvandenberg3446]

The Philly bit had me in stitches. Seth defends his own jokes more than Bill Burr.

[@poocrafter2]

I was watching live when that Alabama Rep ran down and nearly burst a vein yelling at Gaetz, I couldn't stop laughing about it.

[@garfield2439]

I was hoping his rug would go flying. Igl I wanted fists to be thrown

[@christopherloyd8938]

Me I thought he was going to punch Matt in the mouth for wasting time now what the hell but then they grab him out of nowhere and said okay it's okay we got to get this guy out of here Democrats is looking like damn they are not in control of themselves😂🤣

[@firewolfandrewb]

@@christopherloyd8938 Ngl if he did that it'd be the coolest thing Alabama has ever done.

[@alexandradaniele]

@@christopherloyd8938 Matt is totally punchable!

[@alexandradaniele]

That guy shouldn't have held his colleague back. Matt is way overdue for a punching!

[@1969kodiakbear]

Chaos. By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)

[@mariag.8242]

Great to hear from you through your wife - not being able to talk to others is about the worst emotionally so terrific job by both of you getting through that

[@nataliaochoa2486]

This has got to be the best Closer Look ever !!! ABSOLUTELY HILARRRRRRRRRRRR. I went back several times to laugh even harder at all of this, thank you for existing Seth

[@janeeyre1990]

Same 😂

[@JadenKaye]

I constantly rewound that BBC moment, wish it was a bit longer. Also loved that shout out to "Taxicab Confessions".

[@Sloggin]

Damn I wrote my first comment after about halfway through the video but I got to say holy crap Seth looks like he's having so much fun in this video. I've never heard the audience laugh so much and him crack up so much. Great bit

[@jimtokheim1422]

Only Seth's writers can reference Jefferson, Franklin, The Count, Cookie Monster and Elmo in the same bit and make it work - beautifully.

[@danielacruz1881]

As whovian the DT joke made my all night exams cram session WAYYYY better. Thanks Seth from 4 AM sleep deprived law student

[@missdarque]

We all know The Doctor would never talk to her except to tell her she has one last chance to give up like the villain she is.

[@jannagriffith5101]

Tears pouring down his face....my favourite part of Seth's Trump impression 😂

[@tomokolovecraft3792]

It's not a big strong man if tears aren't pouring down his face :3

[@janeeyre1990]

My family and I have started saying, "We love our [NOUN], don't we, folks?" about anything and everything around the house. "We love our humidifier, don't we, folks? Beautiful split-level humidifiers."

[@anure1134]

Big kangaroo, strong kangaroo... We love our pouches, don't we folks...

[@emilyb.8219]

If I was the lady reading out the votes, I would start putting an emphasis on a new word every time, just to spice things up. "A speaker HAS not been elected... A SPEAKER has not been elected... A speaker has not BEEN elected."

[@apollyon1]

Best closer look in ages. And they’re all great.

[@usaskjock]

As a word nerd the whole 'acquiesced' call back pleased me to no end

[@moonclawvt]

Closer look crossover with Correction? A Masterpiece.

[@alumpyhorse]

absolutely 🐾

[@tarantine3]

That poor woman. She could have done a lot of things in her life than continously invoking the losing streak of Kevin Mcarthy.

[@ericminch]

She'll be OK. She's probably got multimillion dollar offers for her autobiography. She'll be all over the talk shows. Don't worry.

[@sagesufferswell]

Someone should make a song out of that sound clip 🤣 She absolutely should be Speaker.

[@bricro87]

Let this be a lesson to you all. Nobody defeats Kevin McCarthy 15 times in a row!

[@sarniatownreggae]

If Kevin were an NFL franchise that had lost 15 straight, they would have revoked him!

[@chelseaclerke3582]

No, they just vote him out as speaker instead. 😂

[@dbone3356]

Correction: If your daughter is 21, it's not that she doesn't need a sitter. It's that she's too old for Gaetz. Edit: Also love that he acknowledged us Jackals during A Closer Look. It fills me with... Joy? Pride?

[@johnobrien2373]

Dude, first paragraph? Awesome burn!!

[@christopherjamesboudoir]

I have family that lives in PA. I remember the first time I heard them say "wooder" it was like my brain just stopped for a moment. I had no idea what they were saying, lol. And Kevin McCarthy did not get a true majority. He needed members to vote "Present" to get the threshold down. In politics that matters.

[@TheTardisDreamer]

I was absolutely not expecting an impression of Trump rambling on about David Tennant and Doctor Who. That had me cackling. 🤣

[@bmorgan7559]

Seth's little rant over "acquiesce" brought me so much joy XD

[@emptycradle1304]

I'd like to point out that throwing props to your crewmates during the show is very endearing and adds a personal touch to the show, everyone late nite show should do that...

[@trishaleroux7006]

the house clerk is the real hero in this story.. doing her job in the best possible professional way!

[@NewMessage]

Trolling their own party now... I mean, can anyone argue this isn't pathology now?

[@KingBobXVI]

Can't wait for them to make use of that "only takes one vote to demand a new speaker vote" clause they had him bend over for.

[@joachimschoder]

@@KingBobXVI I gave McCarthy less than a month. Let's see if he makes it to February.

[@darrenfalconer3267]

Pathology: the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

[@cbpd89]

Boy, did I need a laugh today! You did not disappoint. Thank you for keeping Late Night weird ❤️

[@alumpyhorse]

well said ! 💙

[@SpaceForceCommander]

It’s amazing people don’t burst out laughing like Steve Harvey when the House Clerk says “the honorable” Matt Getz, Kevin McCarthy etc.

[@boatymsboatface3929]

or 🤮!

[@theowl3756]

The fact that George Santos was even allowed to enter the U.S. Capitol as a member of congress speaks volumes about the lack of integrity of the likes of Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, and Elise Stefanik who knew that Santos had already confessed publicly that he lied to everyone about everything...!!!..There is no need for any additional data.

[@denisehenry3427]

It was not funny. It is a sad situation. Comecial, but not funny. Steve is a comedian, This was people in Congress acting like fools.

[@michaelrobertson4896]

Honorable my a$$. They don’t even know the meaning of the word.

[@alvallac2171]

@@denisehenry3427 *Comical

[@bob071855]

05:00 How the heck was Seth able to get the line out about finding the Penthouse Forum without losing it ? That’s the hardest I’ve laughed in a long time 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@phoenixluk]

So happy late night shows are back for this hilarious nightmare.

[@anonymoust8818]

As an Italian-American... "Tony, get Tony. This is Anthony's wedding." kinda hit home :-)

[@stereophonicsmom]

My Nonno, 2 uncles, 4 cousins and my son. 😂🇮🇹

[@v_wegs]

Several years of watching almost every Closer Look, this is my favorite episode yet. Seth and the staff are in top form

[@dolores2716]

Agree!

[@jessicahearts2009]

I really hope they start doing cage matches, I think forcing politicians to fight each other would be more productive than whatever they’re doing now. Also we’re at a point where everyone’s a little desensitized to violence, so I don’t think it would be that big of a deal if a few representatives went a little feral and started biting. 😊

[@adamchristopher6917]

Or retired early, one way or another.... ^^;

[@losertrumpno1]

they took out the metal detectors a cage match would be what we already see

[@themysterycook7320]

went feral/ ? the most rabid wild feral texan hog is less feral than 99% of the corrupt stupid incompetent, imperceptive gop!!

[@havable]

They used to beat each other with canes.

[@alansylvia4276]

You are a genius, Jessica! I will bet that BoBo and Large Marge would go all ten rounds without a winner.

[@QDWhite]

Me and a friend had to memorize and perform Who’s On First? for a high school play many (many) years ago. I just about had a stroke when Seth shouted “Third Base!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnobrien2643]

That was the greatest Closer Look of all time, which is truly saying something.

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Cheryl Johnson was great. One of the best A Closer Look segments in quite a while.

[@shoagland3881]

Many Thanks, Seth - a Closer Look has helped me retain the little bit of sanity I had left! Please put your show closing lines back at the end - appreciated & missed!

[@parkermae]

I've been looking forward to this episode ever since McCarthy won. It's the only news source I can bear.

[@dragonwithagirltattoo598]

Oh I dunno. Steven Colbert is pretty awesome too. John Oliver. But Seth is great too.

[@bennyshambles]

Seth’s “Long Island Wedding” joke delivery was super funny. 😂

[@doctorfeelok8575]

I love when Seth gives us tiny glimpses into the inner workings of the writing team. 😅

[@gamepapa1211]

McCarthy: "I'm Speaker of the House." Reporter: "What did it cost?" McCarthy: "...everything."

[@lizardog]

Nay, just his nuts.

[@hawkeye5955]

@@lizardog : He lost his nuts at Mar-a-lago.

[@stevenwilkinson2031]

Make American great again put Trump in jail.

[@janeeyre1990]

So much news coming from federal US politics illustrates the costs of selling your soul for power. Pence did his deal with Satan (DT) to advance his conservative agenda. He was almost killed over it.

[@joshuacowling2237]

I Understood That Reference 😎

[@virginiatyree6705]

Yes Seth, the JACKALS are watching! Be kind to Philly, please. This is on 🔥. Thanks for posting.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

7:38 Seth's 1000 yard stare after describing how they chuck batteries at you like he's remembering Philadelphia back then when the batteries were flying.

[@timdahl]

McCarthy is like the kid who can't hit the ball off the tee in tee-ball and is then just allowed to walk to first base. Unreal.

[@craftergin]

Really great Closer Look. I was in hysterics 14 minutes!

[@domdawg9000]

Big guy..strong guy..giant nerd. Holy hell I busted up at that dt impression

[@Scarter63]

I'm gonna make "A Speaker has not been elected" my ringtone.

[@rebekahfischer218]

Can I copy this idea?! 🙂

[@gabriels2859]

As a native Pennsylvanian, I have to call it. Seth Meyers is the only performer on TV who can do good Pittsburgh and Philly accents.

[@Gildedmuse]

Impression school paided off again

[@davidlundquist1979]

Being from the west coast, I had no idea if his accent was good or not. Now I know.

[@CoolYami]

@David Lundquist his Philly accent, was impeccable 👌

[@PaulMcCannWebBuilder]

He's got a perfect Long Island accent too, at 6:09

[@SipLeila]

PA isn't looking so good as far as murderers go.

[@gratefuljackal8183]

Seth having fun and teasing Sal after flubbing acquiesced was delightful. Also he specifically mentioned us jackals 🐾 So nice that we don't even have to wait for Corrections to get some love 😀

[@Jaii_Park]

One of THE BEST Closer Looks Ever !!!!! 😂😂😂

[@cleverusername9369]

Man, it took trump four years to lose as many popular vote elections as Kevin managed to lose before lunch on a Thursday. That's a monumental level of unpopularity.

[@vforwombat9915]

you're right. now trump has NOTHING to brag about!

[@ws8080]

That's not the issue - he's popular in his party, it's the couple of dozen weirdos in the so-called Freedom Caucus stopping him from getting enough votes. They effectively held the whole process hostage to get themselves on committees.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Not so much unpopularity; the Karen-troup mostly was after getting an extra ice cream cone ... I mean, a couple of good positions out of it. Possibly because they don't expect to be in the House for long?

[@MrDanimal42]

Can't sit here :)

[@SipLeila]

Obviously, we don't need another Elizabeth Warren (Jeffries (with white name) running and pretending his skin is very dark and that he's a victim of prejudice.

[@walternullifidian]

Damn, I was really looking forward to Kevin having to move his stuff out of the Speaker's office. 🤨

[@BlaquePeople]

i love how the fear if the jackals has spilled into the show on tv. lol

[@sarajacobs4670]

I never get tired of "big guy, strong guy, tears running down his face".

[@jeanetteandersson7152]

Me neither, 😜🤪😂👍

[@locadisa]

You're right Seth. They did act like they won the Super Bowl! I laughed through ever ballot!