Seth Meyers is trading politics for parenting in new standup special
Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids and he can’t help immediately thinking about making it into a bit
NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Meyers admits there are times when he’s in a disagreement with his wife or absurd situation with his kids and he can’t help immediately thinking about making it into a bit. The comedian and host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” has morphed several of those amusing stories into his latest HBO/Max standup special “Dad Man Walking.”
Meyers' last HBO special, “Lobby Baby” in 2019 also delved into his adventures in parenting, and Meyers says after being cooped up with the family during the pandemic he couldn’t NOT write about his kids and marriage to his wife, Alexi Ashe.
“I’ve always enjoyed how — unlike the nightly show, which is so tied to politics and the world we’re living in — this was more about sort of the universal experience of being part of a family,” Meyers said in a recent interview. “It’s really fun to be on stage and realize that you are not alone in the way you are feeling about things.”
The special was shot live at the Vic Theatre in Chicago where Meyers got big laughs when talking about mundane things like not knowing how to fold a stroller and the risks of playing board games with his children, who are 8, 6 and 3 years old.
