Seth Meyers in a Tank Top Won Late Night This Week

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Late night is back to something resembling normal after Jimmy Kimmel returned to his show on Tuesday. He’d been suspended last week, but the reason for that suspension was never really clear. There’s been conflicting information about the situation – what the head of the FCC said last week doesn’t match what he said this week, and both versions differ from what Kimmel actually said about comments made by Charlie Kirk. Kimmel marked his return by starting his monologue with a quote Jack Parr used in 1960 after a similar disagreement with NBC about freedom of speech: “As I was saying before I was interrupted…”

Kimmel’s return to hosting was a massive success, becoming the most-watched regular episode of his show in history – even though it wasn’t shown in some areas! This viewership even surpassed ratings from the early 2000s, when more people watched live television. It seemed like all late-night talk shows benefited from the excitement. The hosts were energetic, and the guests delivered fantastic performances. Here’s a look at who had the best moments this week in late night.

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Louis Partridge Does His Party Tricks

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tGMntbFsaYs?si=vFuZ6P3U-SJYUclJ

For the show *House of Guinness*, Louis Partridge mastered two impressive skills. First, he worked with a dialect coach to learn various Dublin accents from different time periods and social classes, and can now switch between them seamlessly. Second, he learned to perfectly separate the ‘G’ from the head of a Guinness – a feat accomplished entirely from memory. He even flawlessly poured and drank a Guinness while filming a segment on *Late Night*, maintaining the perfect head separation throughout. Seeing someone do this in person is remarkable, and it was just as impressive during the live taping.

4.
The Daily Show Gets Raptured

https://youtube.com/watch?v=watch?v=RTf2MdntsF0

With its huge cast, *The Daily Show* was the perfect place to do a sketch about the failed Rapture prediction. Host Jordan Klepper created a segment where the show’s correspondents were comically ‘sucked up’ to heaven, and the visual effects were some of the best the show had done in a long time. The sketch included a running gag of the correspondents being baffled to find O.J. Simpson waiting for them at the gates of heaven – and honestly, you’d probably be surprised by that too.

3.
Stephen Colbert Is One Cool Dinosaur

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xHzgYTzpfxU?si=9emK4y_UKlw5atjP

The most significant moment on *The Late Show* this week was Gavin Newsom’s stark warning that, at the current trajectory, we might not have elections in 2028. However, the most amusing clip featured Stephen Colbert hilariously attempting to light a cigarette with arms resembling those of a Pachycephalosaur (like a T. rex). Colbert is known for his dedication to his comedic bits, always neatly putting away the props he uses. This funny image of a smoking dinosaur feels like a natural progression of that commitment. It would have been even better if he’d actually pretended to take a puff!

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Lisa Ann Walter Gives America What It Wants

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0shWVdTEQBI?si=7f3hm_iSE5xFbe2n

Lisa Ann Walter made a memorable entrance on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*, arriving in a pageant gown and carrying a pasta dish she’d prepared herself. She playfully told Kimmel she was giving America two things it loves: a delicious home-cooked meal and a good look! It was a brilliant move – she perfectly combined her comedic style with the current atmosphere, acknowledging Kimmel’s recent positive attention without dwelling on it, something most guests struggle to do.

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Seth Meyers Queerbaits America

https://youtube.com/watch?v=watch?v=f6Ukgpag63w

The connection between Seth Meyers and the hosts of *Las Culturistas* is genuinely fantastic – it’s always a joyful and fun interaction. This is reflected in Meyers winning the “Best Vibe, Hands Down” award at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards for the past two years. Their playful, but clearly platonic, dynamic is already providing plenty of content for fans on TikTok. Plus, the game created by the *Late Night* producers – identifying iconic pop songs in just one second – is a guaranteed hit that will be played at Gay Guy Music Video Nights for years to come. It was clear Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang were having a blast and didn’t want the game to stop, and it won’t be ending anytime soon in many homes, especially in West Hollywood.

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2025-09-26 19:03