Date 14/06/2017 - News People
From "covfefe" to Sean Spicer's press briefings, the Trump administration has provided a steady stream of material for late-night shows. "Late Night" head writer Alex Baze says people are paying attention to politics. Sal Gentile, designated writer for the "A Closer Look" segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers says it's "a lot of rapid-fire joke writing." He says, "First you're processing news and on top of that you've got to write jokes." The "Closer Look" segment appears three or four times a week, and "Late Night" producer and showrunner Mike Shoemaker says it's "the thing that excites us." It is also on of the most viral segments from Seth Meyers late night show.