Late Night with Seth Meyers

On Wednesday afternoon, myself and two of the girls attended a taping of Late Night with Seth Meyers at NBC studios in Rockefeller Centre. Watching a show being recorded was one of the things I was dying to do while in New York, in particular Late Night, The Tonight Show or Saturday Night Live, so I was thrilled to get tickets. These shows don't cost anything to go and watch! You just have to apply for tickets through websites like 1iota, and if you're lucky enough you'll get given some. It's definitely worth looking in to if you're ever in New York. They tend to go up at the beginning of each month for the following month.

Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take any pictures once we were actually in the studio. It was crazy to see how much smaller the sets look in real life compared to on television. Another thing that shocked me was how fast they managed to film the show. I expected there to be a few slips ups and lots of takes, but you could tell it was very well rehearsed, and Seth Meyers is such a pro! He was super friendly the entire time of the filming, but as soon as he got on camera he just switched it on. He suddenly became fast and witty, reeling of lines and lines of script from the cue cards without batting an eyelid. It was so entertaining to watch! One particular bit from the show that amazed me was a segment about the election. He compared the reasons why people didn't like either of the candidates, suggesting just one reason for Hilary, but then going on a hilarious two minute rampage of the multiple reasons why people may not like Trump. He was spurting out the lines so fast, cue cards were flying, and he didn't stumble once! I have a new found admiration for TV show hosts. 

If anyone fancies keeping an eye out for my face in the audience then you can watch the 2nd November episode on nbc.com. I'm yet to check it out myself so fingers crossed I make a quick appearance. Our seats were right near the front so we may have been just out of the frame of the camera which was right next to us. 

Aderyn x