The BEST episodes of Late Night with Seth Meyers season 8
Every episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Late Night with Seth Meyers season 8!
Beloved "Saturday Night Live" personality - and the longest serving "anchor" on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update" - Seth Meyers takes over as host of NBC's "Late Night," home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. Late Night with Seth Meyers is filmed at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY.
#1 - John Mulaney, Kristen Welker, Tracy Chapman
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/2/2020
Seth takes a closer look at Trump threatening to prematurely declare victory and steal the election through the courts, chats with John Mulaney and Kristen Welker and then welcomes musical guest Tracy Chapman.
#2 - The Meyers Family, Kurt Vile
Season 8 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/26/2020
Seth and his family sizzle through a list of topics and fire sick burns at some deserving subjects in an all-new Ya Burnt and then chat before welcoming musical guest Kurt Vile.
#3 - Rob Lowe, Domhnall & Brian Gleeson, Emerald Fennell
Season 8 - Episode 92 - Aired 4/15/2021
Seth takes a closer look at the GOP using the power of the state to punish critics and suppress votes, then catches up with Rob Lowe, Domhnall & Brian Gleeson and Emerald Fennell.
#4 - Carey Mulligan, Leslie Jordan, Neil Gaiman
Season 8 - Episode 50 - Aired 1/12/2021
Seth takes a closer look at House Democrats calling on Vice President Pence to remove President Trump through the 25th Amendment, then chats with Carey Mulligan, Leslie Jordan and Neil Gaiman.
#5 - Sen. Bernie Sanders, Abby Phillip
Season 8 - Episode 56 - Aired 1/21/2021
Seth takes a closer look at Joe Biden working to clean up the mess left by Donald Trump on his first full day as president, then chats with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Abby Phillip.
#6 - Amy Poehler, Phoebe Bridgers
Season 8 - Episode 80 - Aired 3/11/2021
Seth takes a closer look at President Biden signing his $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic before catching up with Amy Poehler and Phoebe Bridgers.
#7 - Sacha Baron Cohen, Viet Thanh Nguyen
Season 8 - Episode 88 - Aired 3/25/2021
Seth takes a closer look at Biden holding his first press conference as president before speaking with guests Sacha Baron Cohen and Viet Thanh Nguyen.
#8 - John Oliver, Joe Buck
Season 8 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/25/2020
Seth takes a closer look at Trump and his gang of very bad lawyers laying the groundwork to spend four years baselessly claiming the election was stolen from him and then chats with John Oliver and Joe Buck.
#9 - The Chicks, Jamie Demetriou, Christina Aguilera
Season 8 - Episode 41 - Aired 12/14/2020
Seth takes a closer look at the Electoral College voting to make Joe Biden the next president of the United States, then chats with The Chicks and Jamie Demetriou before welcoming musical guest Christina Aguilera.
#10 - John Goodman, Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar, Future Islands
Season 8 - Episode 49 - Aired 1/11/2021
Seth takes a closer look at the Republicans who incited the violent insurrection at the Capitol telling everyone it’s “time to move on,” then chats with John Goodman, Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar before welcoming musical guest Future Islands.
#11 - Jennifer Garner, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Valerie June
Season 8 - Episode 81 - Aired 3/15/2021
Seth takes a closer look at dozens of prominent New York Democrats calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, then catches up with Jennifer Garner and Rep. Jamie Raskin before welcoming musical guest Valerie June.
#12 - Kristen Wiig, Carrie Underwood
Season 8 - Episode 44 - Aired 12/17/2020
Seth takes a closer look at the president and his enablers continuing their attempt to end democracy, then chats with Kristen Wiig and Carrie Underwood before hearing a musical performance from Underwood.
#13 - Leslie Jones
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/4/2020
Seth takes a closer look at Trump and his allies falsely declaring victory, lying to discredit the results and trying to stop the count altogether and then chats with Leslie Jones.
#14 - Nicolle Wallace, Killer Mike
Season 8 - Episode 47 - Aired 1/6/2021
Seth takes a moment to address the surreal and horrifying scenes of an armed insurrection incited, directed and encouraged by Donald Trump before speaking with guests Nicolle Wallace and Killer Mike.
#15 - Stanley Tucci, Kate Berlant & Jacqueline Novak
Season 8 - Episode 59 - Aired 1/27/2021
Seth takes a closer look at Republicans doing everything possible to sabotage President Biden’s agenda before speaking with guests Stanley Tucci, Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novak.
#16 - The Cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Season 8 - Episode 155 - Aired 9/16/2021
Seth takes a closer look at the biggest scandal and mystery in current politics – Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s balls – before celebrating the series finale of Brooklyn Nine-Nine with the entire cast of the show.
#17 - Gwen Stefani, Adam McKay
Season 8 - Episode 96 - Aired 4/22/2021
Seth takes a closer look at the House voting to confirm Washington, D.C. as the 51st state before speaking with musical guest Gwen Stefani and Adam McKay.
#18 - Christine Baranski, Melissa Villasenor
Season 8 - Episode 95 - Aired 4/21/2021
Seth takes a closer look at former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd before speaking with guests Christine Baranski and Melissa Villaseñor.
#19 - Hank Azaria, Brandi Carlile, Dulcé Sloan
Season 8 - Episode 94 - Aired 4/20/2021
Seth calls out John Boehner in a new edition of Hey! before speaking with Hank Azaria, Brandi Carlile and Dulcé Sloan.
#20 - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Wyatt Russell
Season 8 - Episode 93 - Aired 4/19/2021
Seth takes a closer look at Republicans struggling to criticize Biden’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine before speaking with guests Catherine Zeta-Jones and Wyatt Russell.
#21 - Denis Leary, Cristin Milioti, Patrick Radden Keefe
Season 8 - Episode 90 - Aired 4/13/2021
Seth lets Amber Ruffin recap what’s been happening in the news with a new Amber Says What, then catches up with Denis Leary, Cristin Milioti and Patrick Radden Keefe.
#22 - Regina King, Kathryn Hahn, Chang-Rae Lee
Season 8 - Episode 74 - Aired 3/2/2021
Seth lets Amber Ruffin recap what’s been happening in the news with a new Amber Says What, then chats with Regina King, Kathryn Hahn and Chang-rae Lee.
#23 - Ice-T, Tracey Wigfield
Season 8 - Episode 71 - Aired 2/24/2021
Seth takes a closer look at some glimmers of hope on the horizon nearly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic radically changed our lives, then chats with Ice-T and Tracey Wigfield.
#24 - Casey Affleck, Anthony Atamanuik
Season 8 - Episode 66 - Aired 2/9/2021
Seth takes a closer look at the beginning of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, then chats with Casey Affleck and Anthony Atamanuik.
#25 - Michelle Pfeiffer, The Tenderloins, Baio
Season 8 - Episode 64 - Aired 2/4/2021
Seth welcomes actress Michelle Pfeiffer, comedy troupe The Tenderloins, a musical performance by Baio, and Matt Cameron sits in with the 8G Band.