Seth Holds a Surprise Inspection of His Monologue Writers in January

[@eduardoaguirre4839]

Love that at some point during this, Seth straight up forgets that he was supposed to be roasting his writers and just starts delivering the jokes as if in the monologue XD

[@DrEcho]

He can't turn it off Also he knows some of them had potential or were just straight-up good 😂

[@joshuastanek3317]

Yeah, he's usually more consistent in showing their mugs after each joke.

[@apples5565]

its because the jokes were getting big laughs and claps. if they fell dud he would have to interrupt the flow.

[@dps8629]

I love how he always says they're unusable, but this has turned into one of my very favorite segments.

[@marsilies]

Some of those jokes only landed due to Seth's delivery. Like, he may think they suck, but even in this segment saying they suck, he gives the joke 100% in the delivery.

[@rwmorey71]

Agreed!

[@user-ih6we9kq2q]

Charisma

[@daviddoxtater6749]

You have favorite Seth Meyer's segments? The dudes a facist mouthpiece. That kind of makes you a facist mouthpiece fan. Sooo sad

[@dps8629]

@@daviddoxtater6749 The only sad thing here is that you are probably not receiving the required counselling for your emotional well-being. Being able to admit you need help is a strength, not a weakness.

[@kennedye2112]

The audience going "awwwww" at Karen's picture was very heartwarming.

[@commaJim]

Karen is precious. She's so great, lol.

[@yeurslovingly]

The bee-honey joke was ACTUALLY good! More of this pls seth!!!

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

There were actual funny jokes, but lord, that was not one of them.

[@qnxvr576]

I dunno, I buzzn't impressed 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@supervelous]

Fellow dad here, and I agree!

[@SilverRAM777]

I thought that joke was pretty sweet

[@jenni8982]

I liked that one as well. It actually made me lol.

[@Rebecca-ez3nl]

Seth, you just straight up forgot to roast your writers at some point in this script 😂

[@YarrBr0]

At this point "surprise inspection" is less about Seth roasting writers for bad jokes and more about Seth delivering the edgier (and often funnier) jokes they didn't fit into the monologue

[@canaisyoung3601]

Can't it be both?

[@Cancun771]

The Honey joke got a much bigger laugh than some jokes that actually did make it to the regular show. The Kenya and Scream jokes were awesome. All of this is making me highly suspicious. There is an international joke-hiding conspiracy at play here!

[@ashlachman5880]

I think it's the context and people are laughing at how painful the jokes are.

[@Spandau-Filet]

Oh… you’re highly suspicious of this segment?

[@alias093001]

I was hoping for a callback to the attic murder hornets as the punchline to the bee joke. Honey was funny, but a reference to the Meyers boys would have been even better.

[@Cancun771]

@@alias093001 You are a godess.

[@user-ih6we9kq2q]

@@Cancun771 you are

[@CalabiYauShape]

I will never forget Karen's "That's an oeuf" joke from when Macron got egged. Sometimes I'm just doing dishes or whatever and remember that joke, and then laugh. After that joke, she can make all the bad jokes in the world and I'll still think she's a genius.

[@poisonhemlock]

Her jokes may get panned, but shell always have a place in our hearts.

[@istdochallesegal3427]

Totally agree! "That's an œuf" belongs in the Top-100-Jokes-EVER canon

[@JokerTONG]

It's an old joke. Aaron Sorkin on used it on West Wing.

[@sie4431]

@@JokerTONG I remember a comedy rap song that went "I only eat one egg because one egg is un ouef" but It's probably even older than that because it's a pretty obvious joke

[@CalabiYauShape]

@@JokerTONG Damn, thanks for the info. Good friggin' joke though.

[@tree2me]

The bee joke made me spit out my water. So simple yet powerful.

[@brianjackson598]

I'm only 2:00 in, but so far, Ian is on FIRE! (I think Seth expected groans but got solid laughs from the audience on both the Honey and Santander jokes)

[@alienjournalism]

Agreed!

[@bargdaffy1535]

I may be a little bit high, but "A little bit of Marjorie" was a top shelf laugh.

[@ecnalreleam]

I'm not high and it was great. As was your "little bit" in your comment. I kinda want to take a huge hit of sativa and rewatch this, now.

[@gsf747]

Seth's delivery on the bee joke was too good

[@JMErlendson]

Your whole team is beautiful chaos. All heroes. All bees.

[@ptolover7]

Whenever there's a dad joke I can never tell if it's going to be Ian or Karen. I love them so much.

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

Correction: The number 1 rated show in the US in 1999 was Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Tuesday), followed by Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Thursday), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Sunday), ER, and then Friends in 5th.

[@zmaxx21]

Party pooper! 😋

[@rodneystevenson4057]

Jackal Alert 😂😂

[@katherynemero4118]

We had terrible taste in television.

[@kalvineldridge]

@@katherynemero4118 Still do. I'd argue it's gotten worse. See: Masked Singer.

[@JokerTONG]

Hilarious

[@JLee-oy8ug]

I love these so much, it's like second chance theater for the writing staff's jokes

[@rabbit251]

You gotta love how Seth includes his writing staff in his show. Conan had some bits, but he's gone. But none of the other talk show host do this. Some have a band, but no one spreads the joy around like Seth.

[@e-manr.486]

The Scream and Bee joke were on point. No need to cut those 😄

[@matthewmacdonaldchannel1]

The Mel Gibson joke was brutal, and perfect. Thanks team!

[@IMelkor42]

I don't get it. Candle... Juice? Like candle wax?

[@dbone3356]

I'm surprised they actually showed that one. Not sure if this is online only like Corrections, but even so... Wow.

[@dbone3356]

@@IMelkor42 Not juice. What do you do when you blow out the candles on your birthday cake?

[@IMelkor42]

@@dbone3356 Ah. Hadn't had my coffee yet. Cheers!

[@professoraviva4628]

@@IMelkor42 Punchline = "unfortunately, when he blew out the candle there were still some Jews." Gibson is an anti-semite. When you blow out candles in a birthday cake, you make a wish. So, basically, the joke is that Gibson didn't get his wish.

[@tiffany4934]

Even though these are bad Seth Delivers them so well, I always laugh so hard at this segment.

[@Youtube221B]

Seth's writers are so good that their unusable jokes are actually funny compared to what you see in other shows.

[@theurbanshaman]

This is one of my favorites, right after corrections.

[@jb888888888]

Correction: you didn't say who wrote the Lou Bega, Tweet, Ellen, Mel Gibson, valentine, or Scream jokes. That's like 50% of the entire list this week. What's the point of "Surprise Inspection" if you're not calling out the writers who wrote particular jokes?

[@qazzaqstan]

I'd say he changed his mind after all of those got a good response from the audience except the Lou Bega joke is in that list.

[@pop5678eye]

Wasn't he implying he was the bad writer on those?

[@SafLynx]

Lou Bega joke was perfect.

[@stoverboo]

My partner and I laughed out loud at the "Honey!" joke. Well done, Ian!

[@sadlystuckinreality]

Genuinely had a very bad day and seeing this upload really turned it around. I look forward to these so much!

[@spcasualwatcher]

Hope tomorrow is good enough to make up for it! :)

[@sadlystuckinreality]

@@spcasualwatcher Thank you!💗

[@reg2611]

Dearest Seth! Ian's honey bee joke was so sweet! You even made it better with "cereal killer" so thanks for supporting your writers during the inspection. Additionally any time you can remind me that MTGreen's hateful words are banned from Twitter, I smile more. We still love you Karen, and we will not flip you off as Seth instructed.

[@spinnwebe_]

That Mel Gibson one was a perfect Norm MacDonald joke

[@123haninhk]

I love he roasts the audience as well 😹

[@surfgator8294]

everytime I'm doubled-up laughing - Seth blames it on Scollins! I love it!

[@adamhansard4647]

Scollins is THE BEST! Gotta think he wrote the Mel Gibson joke. Absolute GOLD.

[@surfgator8294]

@@adamhansard4647 That's actually the joke that made me write, but since seth didn't give credit for that one I went with the next joke, which was awesome also, but I swear that the Mel Gibson joke was Scollins' fault !! I'd love someone to prove me wrong!

[@SpaceForceCommander]

If this is going to be a regular thing (monthly), fantastic!

[@jiena____6464]

Only for fans over 18 years old FOREPL4Y.COM/RACHEL 💌 mañas no se la Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy . Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım'' Erinder: ''Sezimdüü'' Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak'' Dene: ''Muzdak'' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾 Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente 💗❤️💌💘

[@Omni0404]

Like a woman's period

[@jakebyday]

The honey joke good

[@rjwade00]

My cheeks hurt from smiling so much during this sketch. Definitely one of my favorite segments. Keep it up guys!

[@muchobossa]

That Scream joke was great 😂😂😂😂

[@rabbit251]

Yeah, it was a scream!!

[@DavoToGo]

These are so great. Ian is a goldmine

[@shirljohnson9876]

The Mel Gibson joke was hilarious. Plus, you can replace Mel with the racist of your choice.

[@roi2426]

“What I also like about this joke, is that if you hate an alternative group of people, then you can replace the Jews” - said Adolf

[@maremacd]

The Obama joke was gold! 😂🤣

[@sambartol8579]

Ian deserves an apology. That "honey" punchline was amazing.

[@depoalkevin]

The first 2 Ian jokes were actually good. I really laughed out loud 😄

[@tobiasbenedictdrager965]

The Lou Bega joke was fantastic. Mambo No. 5 is simply an evergreen.

[@nickchristensen6376]

I died

[@jenniferm9448]

This is one of my favorite bits but please tell us who wrote ALL the jokes!! We need the public shaming!

[@rabbit251]

Yeah, were there no Amber bombs?

[@reg2611]

@@rabbit251 Of course NOT! Amber is a delight!

[@Rabcup]

A number of these jokes were actually better than many of the ones from recent monologues…

[@silentjay01]

I'm beginning to suspect that these jokes are a way for the writers to get in jokes that they thought of the next day/too late for the taping. Like a kind of realizing in the shower the next morning what you SHOULD have said during that one discussion at work.

[@MirazSyed]

This was fun and enjoyable, please do more. Relay this message to Seth, whoever-runs-the-KZbin-channel.

[@hotdamndan9892]

Seth's delivery for these jokes made it all perfect. That Honey! And how he stretch that Mambo No. 5 joke are just freaking hilarious. 😂

[@exessex3522]

3:05 Was going to comment in a know-it-all kind of way that the picture is a budgerigar and not a parakeet. But Wikipedia tells me: "In American English, the word parakeet usually refers to the budgerigar. The budgerigar is a species of parakeet." Apparently, I don't know it all...

[@javieroliveras344]

I love Seth ❤️

[@jakebella5683]

😂😂😂 oh Seth, keep this one going! Too funny!

[@bhm6677]

Love this as a new segment - miss that segment where the writers said stuff to/at Seth and he had to take it…it’s been a while, don’t remember it too well, but loved it as a surprise on Seth

[@MagicTimeTravel]

seth's affirmations?

[@CasualGamer11]

that Mel Gibson joke definitely feels like it came from Scollins 😂

[@MariaVosa]

Whoever wrote it deserves a standing ovation.

[@pop5678eye]

Actually, if you re-watch it in the context of the entire clip it may have been counter-trolling by Seth himself.

[@KonradvonHotzendorf]

Seth is an Awsome person. That pause and smile before he let's loose😂

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

4:21 So, somebody named “Chee K” came up with that “Cheek” joke? #TotalCoincidence

[@TheSlick44y]

Omg this was the funniest one by a mile. No spoilers but the second to last joke completely got me on the floor laughing

[@Edninety]

I WANT THIS TO NEVER END

[@carriefrazier1809]

Seth’s loathing of the intro will never not be funny to me

[@dire_5]

The honey joke was pretty sweet, though.

[@MarceldeJong]

It stung a little bit though

[@BenKickert]

I see what you did there.

[@elphieofkiamoko]

Hey, Ian's joke about honey was great xD

[@spiceyhotpot]

Love how Seth gives the "bad ones" an airing and a chance, while still giving the writers air time

[@Hundo_Mo]

Okay the bee one was pretty funny and just out of “dad joke” range 🤣

[@dmblum1]

The unvaccinated audience was actually a good one.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

I thought that too!!

[@Kampela99]

, yeah - liked that one...

[@jeanetteandersson7152]

That one was awesome, had me rolling in the aisles!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣⚰️

[@Mythraen]

Good, but perhaps a bit too edgy. Like, you're asking the audience to laugh at people dying. I'm cool with that, but maybe it's not suited to Late Night.

[@tomitstube]

agree, that's a keeper.

[@needmusicnow7]

The Santander joke was the first one to actually get a groan out of me. Ian is killing it

[@leodegas7731]

It must have been a good week, because some of the rejected jokes are pretty funny. 😆😆😆😆

[@1Onigun]

The scream joke was hilarious! 🎤

[@katla_phc]

Correction! You pronounced Santander wrong. The "-der" syllable is pronounced as "-dehr" (rhymes with air) rather than "-dr" (rhymes with her).

[@Omni0404]

How dehr you

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

@@Omni0404 you have to dehr to dream!

[@qnxvr576]

@@Omni0404 "Ya dehr me, dr ya?" - Seth's pirate sea captain

[@jbuster9]

Came here to say this. My understandinhg is that the Spanish pronunciation is Sahn-tahn-dare. That's even worse for the joke since the punchline doesn't work.

[@ljrowlsie4230]

I was just going to correct this too, it’s san-tan-dare but you wrote it in a far more educational manner. I tip the jackal cap

[@DiscordBeing]

That Mel Gibson joke made me die in laughter.

[@ecnalreleam]

I laughed at all of them. Some even landed better than a lot of the monolog jokes that make it through. The Lou Bega one is gold. I don't care what anyone says. And the Mel Gibson one? Dude! Trashing Mel never gets old. That's why Gervais did it at so many awards shows. Well, that or because it's low hanging fruit.

[@nancyaustin9516]

Would've been funnier if I'd ever heard of Lou Bega.

[@zigzag4462]

Oddly, this was the second reference to Lou Bega I’ve heard this week-MBMBAM also referenced him in their latest episode.

[@aaronleverton4221]

It's decidedly low-hanging fruit, hitting addicts for what they did at the depth of their addiction is basically punching down. RDJ was so high he walked into his neighbour's house by mistake and went to sleep in their teen daughter's bed. He was also convicted and sentenced for his multiple episodes of drug possession and intoxication. Nobody brings that up at every opportunity.

[@ecnalreleam]

@@aaronleverton4221 It's not about the addiction. It's about the antisemitism. Alcoholism doesn't suddenly make you antisemitic.

[@aaronleverton4221]

@@ecnalreleam It's amazing the things addiction will make you. Unless you want to tell me about all the addicts you've had the pleasure of knowing.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Seth is the only one with the courage to correct and critique himself in the media, it's beautiful.

[@leahtigers771]

it's all in the delivery Seth and you're doing a marvelous job 😚 Totally worth my time - thank you 🤗

[@whataboutbob1192]

4:31 omg shes so cute

[@lanafelix8649]

Seth finding monologue writers in trouble again 🤣😭

[@jiena____6464]

Only for fans over 18 years old FOREPL4Y.COM/RACHEL 💌 mañas no se la Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter Asi con toy y sus mañas no se la lease que escriba bien mamon hay nomas pa ra reirse un rato y no estar triste y estresado.por la vida dura que se vive hoy . Köz karaş: ''Taŋ kaldım'' Erinder: ''Sezimdüü'' Jılmayuu: ''Tattuuraak'' Dene: ''Muzdak'' Jizn, kak krasivaya melodiya, tolko pesni pereputalis. Aç köz arstan Bul ukmuştuuday ısık kün bolçu, jana arstan abdan açka bolgon. Uyunan çıgıp, tigi jer-jerdi izdedi. Al kiçinekey koyondu gana taba algan. Al bir az oylonboy koyondu karmadı. ''Bul koyon menin kursagımdı toyguza albayt'' dep oylodu arstan. Arstan koyondu öltüröyün dep jatkanda, bir kiyik tigi tarapka çurkadı. Arstan aç köz bolup kaldı. Kiçine koyondu emes, çoŋ kiyikti jegen jakşı dep oylodu.#垃圾 Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente 💗❤️💌💘

[@Adam-sg6ey]

Best way to start the day, with a laugh.

[@danni1993]

Oh, Seth... Angela, Pamala, Monica, Erica, Rita, Tina, Sandra, Mary (good for her), and Jessica, LOVED that joke! 😂

[@ssschtick]

Those last two were amazing!

[@qazzaqstan]

So actually loved a number of these, particularly the everyone is coming home with something joke. If these are the worst of joke the writers all deserve a raise. Also did anyone else grumble "Scollins" after the Valentines Day joke and then immediately get a double surprise of him a) being singled out for the next joke and b) the next joke actually being pretty good?

[@katherynemero4118]

Scollins is my absolute FAVORITE!!!!!!

[@leeschillinger4020]

You are such a funny man! Your delivery is without peer! No matter how bad the news of the day, no matter how erratic the weather and worldly conditions are, you make everything more bearable!

[@beansnrice321]

I love the sheer balls of this segment. XD

[@blackbird5634]

Best late night show out there!!

[@tylerwieczorek6011]

Collins and Allie are always my favorites. They need their own segment for dark humor 🤣

[@pipster1891]

If there's a studio audience there, let's see 'em!

[@BicoastalKate]

"Honey" is funny!

[@chaosactually311]

The first three jokes were absolute bangers

[@leightnite3056]

That Mel joke....good lort!

[@fraucarrar2812]

the lou bega joke was amazing!!!

[@cpmf2112]

I always try to give my boss a choice between what I want and what will work but no other options 😂

[@cpmf2112]

@@Stevie-J nope, I get what I want because I don't let them pick stupidly.

[@cpmf2112]

@@Stevie-J no, what I want will work exactly as needed but may cost more than they want to spend. What will work is the bare minimum, maybe not with all features but can be made to work adequately with some effort.

[@cpmf2112]

@@Stevie-J you are failing that I don't GAF about anything you think. Have a nice day.

[@cpmf2112]

@@Stevie-J I replied so that you might understand your failure, however unlikely that might be.

[@cpmf2112]

@@Stevie-J sorry, you are the only Karen that seems to be confused. Good luck with that.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

One of my top two favourite sketch bits (the Other: Ya Burnt!) 😄😆

[@ramontrevi10]

More of these!

[@lb5368]

Erica: Are you dating someone named Monica? Lou: A little bit 🤏 Erica: Since it's 1999 that's perfectly fine 🤦‍♀️

[@Necrapocalypse]

Usually I agree with not using the jokes they didn't... but this time a lot of them were pretty good.

[@TheBoogerJames]

That cheek joke was great.

[@TheMapleTurtle]

This is my fav Tuesday night section!

[@Hungry_Astrologer]

Please do more of these omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tonskudaigle]

Cheek is the most famous rapper in Finland. Filled up stadiums until he retired.

[@BenKickert]

The honey joke was GOLD!

[@lochfoot]

Favorite animation package

[@ValerieCH1]

Seth's videos are the highlight of my day.

[@tboyer86]

That valentines day joke was amazing

[@evenflowsteven]

These are great every time.

[@tracymuckle8512]

Seths pronunciation of Santander will be first in Fridays corrections!

[@travelwell6049]

You called it!

[@tracymuckle8512]

@@travelwell6049 🤣🤣

[@distractdelude7121]

The bee joke was A+ 🐝

[@anna13420]

The Valentine’s Day joke was good😂

[@SniffyPoo]

love this segment

[@LinksGirl05920]

Quite possibly the best surprise inspection yet xD

[@timjohnson5045]

This is absolutely my favorite new bit of any late night host on any station. So damn funny.