Seth Holds a Surprise Inspection of His Monologue Writers in March

Seth checks in with his monologue writers in March and holds a surprise inspection to review the quality of their jokes.
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[@alternativespicer]

I love that how portraits of every writers looks happy and nice and clean. Until Scollins.

[@MariaVosa]

He will never be allowed to forget the time he dressed in a tank top for a zoom call

[@yousufahmed5675]

@@MariaVosa as it should be

[@sethescope]

I refuse to believe that Scollins is capable of both showering and wearing crisp clothes on the same day

[@_emory]

You could have completely omitted who wrote the lent joke and we would have all silently, collectively, known and agreed with 100% certainty who wrote it

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Is it the guy in the tank top? Edit: got it😆

[@canaisyoung3601]

That Lent joke feels like a Saturday Night Live Weekend Update joke that either Michael Che says to piss off the women in the audience yet again or Michael Che writes for Colin Jost so he can come off as a misogynist creep.

[@lonewolffisherman7092]

That dog joke made me actually laugh out loud. Ally has a special place in my heart.

[@tyrant-den884]

She was killing it.

[@squirrel8185]

Remember some of them don't make it not because they're not funny but because they're just downright offensive which I think that was probably the reason there. Because honestly it was f****** hilarious.

[@sunnydaze2359]

I love Seth but honestly, most of these jokes were just as funny as the ones he tells. 🙄

[@svilenvasilev3819]

You sure the special place is in your 👖 ?!

[@lonewolffisherman7092]

@@svilenvasilev3819 possibly 😏

[@bubblesezblonde]

The casket joke was great and on point.

[@Sentient_Zee]

How this segment isn’t a weekly thing I will never know. Also, that dog joke was fucking brilliant.

[@cricketcricket91]

Like a giant cookie, too much of a good thing can be bad

[@reg2611]

@@cricketcricket91 If this segment is a cookie, then I want to be Cookie Monster! Nom nom nom!

[@esdisaysaloha]

@@cricketcricket91 Cool, cool cool cool.

[@General_Nothing]

It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if they did it on a schedule.

[@Lowlandlord]

Need to build up a collection of "good" ones. Probably loses a bit if done weekly.

[@adamcharming]

That dog joke was actually great. Ally also crushed it last surprise inspection

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

Agreed! More death jokes, please!

[@TheAnticorporatist]

Eh, a little dark.

[@manu-tonyo9654]

I liked both her jokes :)

[@michaelhake2291]

She urned a laugh

[@ImmortalTreknique]

@@michaelhake2291 Nice.🤣

[@krylesangerbeaver]

I dunno, if those are Ally's bad jokes, shr's killing it!

[@teimon91]

she urn that joke

[@AnimefortheLazyman]

Agreed! I see what you did there but i still agree! Haha. Should have kept hers. I like her. She’s savage 🤣

[@tobiasbenedictdrager965]

The fact that one can recognise immediately when a joke is from Scollins, is kinda scary. Ally's jokes were the best, the worst one was from Matt.

[@ajzekind]

Scollins Joke: When you feel physically wrong in the middle of saying the joke, because you just glanced at the punchline. SCOLLINS!

[@ZeroKool7140]

Scollins is the real star.

[@ajzekind]

@@ZeroKool7140 It's like Avengers: Infinity War. Scollins may be a star, but he's still definitely a crazed villain who wishes to snuff out half of all brain cells with his comedy. Scollins...is...inevitable. *TANK TOP SNAP*

[@jaynehurley411]

@@ZeroKool7140 Except his jokes were terrible.

[@kmaries7]

I absolutely loved being in the audience yesterday! Such an amazing crew! I was sitting right next to Amber during this and I couldn’t believe it

[@giorgiabalsarin4363]

You lived my dream

[@johnmccotter182]

Did you get your tickets online of just show up?

[@kmaries7]

@@johnmccotter182 I got tickets online ahead of time! It was very easy, and it’s nearly impossible to get in line without it. They’re free!

[@markfairbanks3533]

@@giorgiabalsarin4363 my dream only starts with amber sitting next to me.... After that it's her telling me how bad I've been....as a middle aged white guy with privilege.

[@johnmccotter182]

@@kmaries7 ya i tried last time I was going to NYC but i didn’t get any, hopefully next time

[@dietotaku]

As soon as Seth said "so ladies," I immediately yelled "SCOLLINS!"

[@123haninhk]

I love hearing Amber’s cackle in this segment 😆

[@davidknightx]

Same!

[@S.Pociecha]

"Cackle"?! You mean Amber's melodic peals of joy?

[@eoghanfla6343]

Absent fathers everywhere frantically grabbing pen and paper, thats a keeper, unlike my children. 😬

[@-A-L-]

Dad?

[@ellec7276]

@@-A-L- 😅😅

[@shthh1086]

This commentary should be a bit! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jaynehurley411]

@@shthh1086 It WAS a bit.

[@christopherlundgren1700]

"Lisbians" was a solid joke. It would have fit right in in a Jokes Seth Can't Tell segment.

[@Zenologia4673]

Yea that’d have been great for Jenny to do 😂

[@literaterose6731]

That was my first thought too! Along with the Lent joke… although maybe that one is more like “jokes Seth *shouldn’t* tell”…

[@elucier9]

I genuinely thought Jenny wrote that one.

[@romxxii]

@@Zenologia4673 I was surprised it wasn't a Jenny joke

[@StephanieAly]

​@@FlameOnTheBeat I'd be surprised if she were still on the monologue team between working on A Closer Look and everything else she's involved with, but I do like the idea of Jenny Hagel just killing it on every team

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

I liked the dog joke. When you said 12 years, I immediately thought, yeah that dog is going to die soon. I wasn't the only one apparently.

[@ann-cathrinbee2702]

Oi Brian, don't let Seth fool you. The Schmalz-Joke was a hit here in Germany.

[@scaram0uche]

I just saw Donny in Vegas and he did a tribute to the Donny & Marie show - it was pure schmalz and brought us all to tears!

[@Actionbronco1]

Isn’t Schmalz Pig Fat?

[@1crackaddict]

Ich lache immer noch.

[@KyleRayner12]

If Scollins ever shows up for a bit in person, I'm 90% sure he'll be completely shirtless and reveal that that picture is his professional attire.

[@dcquence]

That pic is from a bit and he's been on since then

[@tylerkochman1007]

No. Big sleeve has gotten to him. He has worn long sleeves in recent bits

[@jennifergridley8111]

I really need this to happen now 😂😂😂

[@nickatwork]

I love Seth's casual look, show is much more laid back and enjoyable

[@mr.mrs.d.7015]

We moved to Portugal a couple years ago. Loved the Lisbian joke 😂😂😂

[@FeelItRising]

the best one one imo

[@ChristopherHallett]

I like how this segment quietly suggests that ALL of Karen's jokes made it into the monologue.

[@tylerkochman1007]

Well, she is the youngest writer (as far as I know), maybe they lean on her to keep the monologue “current” to balance some of Seth’s more loveably dated riffs in “A Closer Look”

[@TheGreatAtario]

Or perhaps that they don't let her write monologue jokes, only other segments?

[@carolineschneider7419]

@@TheGreatAtario she's been included in this segment before so she does write for the monologue (in fact I'm pretty sure it was either this week or last week Seth specifically called her out during the monologue for one of her jokes)

[@faerietaleshutterbug]

I loved the coffin joke. That was pretty good.

[@witchdoctor6502]

Ally was killing it! Great jokes, hope we get more of those

[@StephenKoplin]

I'm a little proud of myself for guessing Scollins wrote the Lent joke.

[@homerj.simpson7562]

Yay, someone else is playing the "Who wrote it?" game!

[@hawkandchick1182]

I was so mad that I laughed out loud at a Scollins joke.

[@giorgiabalsarin4363]

SAME HAHAHA

[@Tao_Tology]

While I don't approve of the message in it, that Lent joke was perfectly crafted.

[@muchmining7672]

The dead dog joke was 100% awesome and 100% dark. Love it!

[@ericklein6796]

Ally clearly wins this episode. It’s always the normal looking ones you gotta watch out for. By that criteria, Scollins is probably a sweetheart.

[@allisonturner5571]

Laughin till I'm coffin

[@mmuller199]

@@allisonturner5571 I died laughing

[@AccelerateYourSuccess]

He's good looking though.

[@AccelerateYourSuccess]

Wait, now I'm doubting my memory of what he looks like. He's the one who dressed up like a justice in the Intn'l Women's Day skit, right?

[@ericklein6796]

He’s the writer that looks like most like a homeless car windshield cleaner.

[@Crocogator]

I audibly said "Oh my fucking god." at the urn joke.

[@kazza6078]

Hearing Amber's laugh from off screen makes me so happy

[@LindaC616]

But it sounded like she was miked, it was so loud ! 😄

[@christineherrmann205]

I'm pretty sure by now the writers know about this segment, and are now in competition to see which of them can get the worst one, and get their picture on TV. There might even be betting.

[@monikak7327]

As a Polish person schmaltz joke hit me right in the heart. Just like high cholesterol from all the schmaltz. I also enjoyed Ally's jokes, and the one about giving it up for lent was a classic dad joke, and I loved it lol

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

I never knew that about schmaltz. I only came across its colloquial usage, and based on that, I guessed it had to be something sickly sweet.

[@monikak7327]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 it's essentially fat rendered from chicken or pork, can be seasoned etc. When it sets you spread it on bread and where I'm from it's also served with brined cucumbers or pickles for that nice balance.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

@@monikak7327 Sounds horribly bad for you. Why is my mouth watering?

[@monikak7327]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 because things that are bad for you are usually the best ;)

[@hallie8314]

@@monikak7327 schmaltz is from poultry only, pork fat is called lard.

[@h7opolo]

gave me joy. mission accomplished, seth et al.

[@MicJaguar]

What makes it so funny is that I imagine the joke writers sprinked in the audiance watching their own roast. 😆

[@damdamfino]

4:30 “we got our first boo.” Creepy timing, because I was literally just thinking that if I were there, I would have totally booed.

[@rjpittman4510]

I like this segment not just because of the jokes, most of which are funny because they are so bad, but because it helps the audience learn who the joke writers are. Writers are unsung heroes on most staffs so it is nice to be able to watch this and know who wrote the joke even outside this segment. I have definitely watched monologs and went "Bet that was Scollins"

[@JoannaHammond]

My spring/summer plans are to look forward to autumn/winter. I hate warm weather.

[@sacrilegiousboi]

National Grammer day is every day Seth does corrections.

[@sydismine]

The “Schmaltz Joke…?!” 🔥 I fell OUT 😂😂😂and I don’t care who knows it! Happy to be an audience of one. It’s brill. ✌🏼

[@DemonEyes23]

Thanks for the explanation of the chicken fat joke. That one went way over my head 😂

[@stephenschultz9901]

C'mon! The Lisbions only drive Subaru's was awesome 🤣

[@hammadsheikh6032]

I don’t even get the joke. How is this related to a burning container ship? What am I missing?

[@telocho]

@@hammadsheikh6032The ship had Porsches but sunk in front of Lisboa, Portugal. People of Lisboa are called Lisbians. Lesbians are stereotyped to be driving Subaru’s, not Porsches. Lesbians and Lisbians sound almost the same.

[@hammadsheikh6032]

@@telocho oh, I see. Didn’t know that people from Lisboa are called Lisbians! Thanks for clarifying.

[@brunofichtner1075]

When in mid joke you already know it is from Scollins 😂😂

[@OPAnaya]

Ooh wee, spring is in the air and Seth is looking good. I wish I could write even one joke. I love the family and spotlight of writers on this show and gotta love an Amber chuckle

[@VianneyCreates]

I love that Allie's jokes even got graphics for them!

[@tomflanigan3594]

When you add the pic of the writer in a tanktop shrugging after a bad joke, it makes it funny again. He looks like he's saying "What? You don't think that's funny? Eff you guys."

[@dvolsung1527]

The dog joke and cruise joke were great. So delightfully dark!

[@umarzilla]

Need more of these segments!

[@agentxchannel6640]

This is a great bit, Continue!!

[@emmarodden7178]

The casket and Kelsey Grammer jokes 😂😂 my mom and I have watched frasier mostly every day for like 17 years, so yeah, can confirm

[@Midori_Seabreeze]

The last two were amazing. I laughed pretty hard at the coffin joke.

[@KaiserSaucy]

This is fast becoming my favourite returning segment! 👏👏👏

[@tommytalks77]

This was really funny, they should do more of these!

[@DarrenNakamura]

My main takeaway from this is that Karen Chee has been perfect since the last inspection.

[@nycstreetpoet]

The dog joke was great. I love dark humor. Ali is killing it, pun intended.

[@misslojo6598]

As soon as the "so ladies.." line came up you knew it was scollins. I have said "HeyYo" after it

[@ellec7276]

😂😂

[@JustMeJH]

I love this segment

[@danielmuller4823]

Truly one of my favorite segments

[@douglasmennella4525]

I like that the still use the picture of Scallens in a tank top.

[@timsiemssen1148]

I loved the dog urn joke.

[@C.Y.123]

Love this bit

[@Al69BfR]

Here in Germany we like our Schmalz. Especially with Grieben. And slightly salted with fried onions on a nice slice of rye-wheat grey bread made by our grannies in middle of autumn in the old „Backhaus“ in our village‘s center after local farmers were harvesting all the wheat and rye necessary using the sourdough fed for generations and handed over from mothers to their daughters with the secret recipe for making a good ol‘ loaf of bread. 😉

[@lifjyruss]

I love this segment. I wish it were longer.

[@maryjanerx]

I love this segment!!

[@clemens_lueer]

Doing some Kraut work again with the schmalz jokes 😂

[@shendrixfisher1]

If the Late Night writers don't know that you're doing "Surprise Inspection," how does it "keep them shipshape"???

[@Catherinzsl]

This sounds like a *CORRECTION*

[@ellec7276]

@@Catherinzsl 😄

[@anitaspencer7526]

:) You're right. Seth's intro belongs in the actual content part of the segment.

[@ThePatryn0]

Ally came out channeling Norm McDonald with that dog joke. CRUSHED IT

[@-xirx-]

4:27 never before seen angle!

[@ellec7276]

Right?!

[@deand6411]

This was great. I would like to see more. It humanizes the process. I’m sure the writes would be good occasional characters. It has to be a demanding job.

[@StephanieAly]

I agree - I really love getting insight into how the show is actually made, especially because the entire LNSM team seems to genuinely love what they're doing. btw, he does surprise inspection every couple of months! Here they are in order if you haven't seen them kzbin.info/aero/PL2pV8cC5vFg5fEiyQleRUEhWOa6mzo333

[@caru3257]

Karen Chee does occasionally.

[@kazza6078]

This is a great opportunity for some awesome and awful jokes I love it so much

[@FTNChicken]

The Dog Urn and Cruise Ship Casket jokes were a perfect one-two punch KO

[@blautens]

Casket joke was comedy gold.

[@Kalethekill]

I don't know, Ally's jokes... killed it.

[@RevYars]

This video is FUNNY AS! Thanks Seth and the joke writers! :)

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Brutal dog joke. Loved it.

[@tonyhailstone]

That Buddy joke was hilarious

[@enegmatixerebro]

Hey listen...this is my favorite late night show. Not saying the rest aren't good but this show just gets me. I love it.

[@johnfdm123]

That dog joke was solid.

[@Global00Vintage]

I did a spit take on the drool of law joke. I have no idea why but I laughed so hard I cried. Thank you: quality Stepdad who tries a little too hard joke. 😅😊😂😢❤

[@willfreese]

I love a doubly obscure joke. Thank you, Brian.

[@elijahcohen-gordon2572]

Amber's little chuckle around 4 minutes made my night

[@JAYBODDY]

Ally , killed it!

[@montananerd8244]

Amber's laugh ! 💖💖💖

[@PlanckRelic]

Amber's laugh is the best part of late night

[@wjbt3]

Ally had me 💀🙌🏻

[@SteveSmartPoetryandMusic]

Aww come on Seth, that Kelsey Grammer joke was gold! Scollins put a whole sleeve into that one.

[@elphieofkiamoko]

NO BUT THAT CRUISE SHIP JOKE WAS PEAK, thank you for that Ally!!

[@peerblickdicht8401]

LOL, instantly recognizable: so ladies = Scollins! top notch joke

[@cheesykitties7346]

Dear Brian, I too grew up in the hey day of Donnie and Marie. And that joke killed. Thank you.

[@andrewkohler9730]

The Carnaval Cruise joke was LEGIT good.

[@YeeSoest]

The Lisbon Lesbian pun is just SO MUCH OF A REACH...it's... It's AUDACIOUS, that's the word!

[@hannahbishop9639]

This is my favorite segment hands down

[@nighthawknina86]

i love the lent joke, that's hilarious

[@JMErlendson]

This is an amazing segment - maybe the second best after Corrections, but definitely top 3 :)

[@Ron_Dello]

Love this bit! Do it more often 😄

[@TheRealBlueValhalla]

Amber laughing at 3:58 made me think she needs a co-host chair like Ed McMahon

[@lynnhettrick7588]

I liked Matt's Subaru joke. lol I wasn't expecting that punchline for the dog joke! I liked the cruise joke better.

[@KiithNaabal]

As a german, I found the "Schmalz" joke very intuitive. :-D

[@IrvSauce]

The Kelsey Grammer joke was gold. Scollins is a mad man.

[@someguy1865]

Scollins always looks like the guy who shows up late to the office and forgot his pants😂

[@mmuller199]

Immediately looked up the difference between casket and coffin to see if Seth got it right. You're safe this time... -The Jackals

[@ktpinnacle]

Really good audience participation bit.

[@fatherofinvention4586]

By far best reoccurring segment

[@Macklive]

The dog joke and the Carnival Cruise joke were the best. Ally goes dark with her jokes, haha -Like that. Well done Ally.

[@mstbeta]

Dear God... I actually laughed out loud at the Lent joke. Go ahead Scollins...