‘Late Night’ Writer Jenny Hagel: ‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’ and ‘Day Drinking’

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The Last Laugh

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‘Late Night’ Writer Jenny Hagel: ‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’ and ‘Day Drinking’

The Last Laugh

50 minutes 33 seconds

4 months ago

‘Late Night’ Writer Jenny Hagel: ‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’ and ‘Day Drinking’

‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ writer Jenny Hagel has spent the entirety of Donald Trump’s political career writing and telling jokes that ride a precarious line between funny and offensive. But the difference between Hagel and Trump’s anti-woke comic crowd is that she only ever targets her own demographic. In this episode, Hagel breaks down her and Amber Ruffin’s long-running “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” segment, including how they got Hillary Clinton to join in after losing the 2016 election and why they are able to get away with outrageous punchlines that could get people with the wrong intentions canceled. She also discusses how ‘Late Night’ has changed during the second Trump term, reveals some secrets behind Seth Meyers’ popular “Day Drinking” bit, shares her reaction to NBC’s decision to kill ‘The Amber Ruffin Show,’ and teases her live comedy show ‘Jenny Hagel Gives Advice’ in which she bolds tells audience members how to live their lives.