List of Late Night with Seth Meyers episodes (2021)

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List of Late Night with Seth Meyers episodes
Season 2021
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	155
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	January 4 (2021-01-04) – December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

This is the list of episodes for Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2021.^[1][2]

2021[]

January[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1083A	January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)	Amy Poehler	Burna Boy
A Closer Look
1084A	January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)	Chelsea Handler, Maika & Maritza Moulite	N/A
A Closer Look, R&B Singer from the 50s
1085A	January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)	Nicolle Wallace, Killer Mike	N/A
Seth acknowledges the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol at the top of the program
1086A	January 7, 2021 (2021-01-07)	Bill Hader, Fran Lebowitz	N/A
A Closer Look
1087A	January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)	John Goodman, Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar	Future Islands
A Closer Look
1088A	January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)	Carey Mulligan, Leslie Jordan, Neil Gaiman	N/A
A Closer Look
1089A	January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)	Bobby Moynihan, Representative Andy Kim	N/A
A Closer Look
1090A	January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)	Anne Hathaway, Jane Levy	N/A
A Closer Look, Bad Sponsors
1091A	January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)	James Spader, Anthony Atamanuik	Julia Michaels
A Closer Look
1092A	January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)	Rachel Maddow, Billie Piper	N/A
A Closer Look
1093A	January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)	Chris Hayes	N/A
A Closer Look
1094A	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)	Senator Bernie Sanders, Abby Phillip	N/A
A Closer Look, Ally Hord and Seth promote Heineken 0.0, Jokes Seth Can't Tell
1095A	January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)	Gillian Anderson, Kate Flannery	Bartees Strange
A Closer Look
1096A	January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26)	Ted Danson, Brooks Wheelan, Ann Patchett	N/A
Ya Burnt
1097A	January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)	Stanley Tucci, Kate Berlant & Jacqueline Novak	N/A
A Closer Look
1098A	January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)	Desus & Mero, Ryan Shazier	N/A
A Closer Look

February[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1099A	February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)	Post Malone, Mary Steenburgen	N/A
A Closer Look
1100A	February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)	David Duchovny, Elizabeth Olsen, Wright Thompson	N/A
Hey![3]
1101A	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)	Amy Schumer, Thomas Middleditch	N/A
A Closer Look
1102A	February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)	Michelle Pfeiffer, Joe Gatto, James "Murr" Murray, Sal Vulcano & Brian "Q" Quinn	N/A
A Closer Look
1103A	February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)	Bill Burr, Justin Hartley	N/A
A Closer Look
1104A	February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)	Casey Affleck, Anthony Atamanuik	N/A
A Closer Look
1105A	February 10, 2021 (2021-02-10)	Allison Janney, Representative Cori Bush	N/A
A Closer Look, Back in My Day
1106A	February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)	Will Forte, Annie Mumolo	N/A
A Closer Look, Jeff Wright on financial stimulus
1107A	February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)	Secretary Pete Buttigieg	The Hold Steady
A Closer Look
1108A	February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)	Colin Jost, Harvey Guillen	N/A
Seth Explains Teen Slang, Andy Samberg checks in with Colin Jost during the interview
1109A	February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)	Ice-T, Tracey Wigfield	N/A
A Closer Look
1110A	February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)	David Spade, Jason Mantzoukas	N/A
A Closer Look, Crew Poetry: An Ode to Gene (final show of cameraman Gene Kelly)

March[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1111A	March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01)	Kenan Thompson, Steven Yeun	Julien Baker
A Closer Look
1112A	March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)	Regina King, Kathryn Hahn, Chang-rae Lee	N/A
Amber Says What
1113A	March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)	Jake Tapper, Glynn Turman	N/A
A Closer Look
1114A	March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)	Ike Barinholtz, Harvey Guillen, Lilly Singh	N/A
A Closer Look
1115A	March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)	Eddie Murphy, Guy Fieri	N/A
Amber Ruffin recaps Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey, A Closer Look, Guy Fieri sends Seth food from his delivery service
1116A	March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)	Don Johnson, Christina Hendricks	Fruit Bats
Amber Ruffin portrays Melania Trump
1117A	March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)	Bill Gates, Audra McDonald	N/A
A Closer Look
1118A	March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)	Amy Poehler, Phoebe Bridgers	N/A
A Closer Look
1119A	March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)	Jennifer Garner, Representative Jamie Raskin	Valerie June
Amber Ruffin recaps the Grammy Awards in one minute, A Closer Look
1120A	March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)	Joel McHale, Yara Shahidi, Mark Harris	N/A
Jokes Seth Can't Tell
1121A	March 17, 2021 (2021-03-17)	Dr. Anthony Fauci, Diane von Furstenberg	N/A
A Closer Look
1122A	March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)	Sarah Silverman, Nico Hiraga	N/A
Seth acknowledges the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings and writer Karen Chi comments, A Closer Look
1123A	March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)	Ken Jeong, Eddie Izzard	Griff
A Closer Look
1124A	March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)	Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman, Sebastian Stan, Baratunde Thurston	N/A
Seth acknowledges the 2021 Boulder shooting, Ya Burnt
1125A	March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24)	Kevin Bacon, Retta	N/A
A Closer Look
1126A	March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)	Sacha Baron Cohen, Viet Thanh Nguyen	N/A
A Closer Look

April[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1127A	April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12)	John Oliver, Chloé Zhao	N/A
A Closer Look
1128A	April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13)	Denis Leary, Cristin Milioti, Patrick Radden Keefe	N/A
Amber Says What
1129A	April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)	Gayle King, Mary Lynn Rajskub	Anderson East
A Closer Look
1130A	April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)	Rob Lowe, Domhnall & Brian Gleeson, Emerald Fennell	N/A
A Closer Look
1131A	April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)	Catherine Zeta-Jones, Wyatt Russell	N/A
A Closer Look
1132A	April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)	Hank Azaria, Brandi Carlile, Dulcé Sloan	N/A
The entire crew eats weed gummies, Hey!, Dina Gusovsky comments on weddings during the pandemic[4]
1133A	April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)	Christine Baranski, Melissa Villaseñor	N/A
A Closer Look
1134A	April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)	Gwen Stefani, Adam McKay	Gwen Stefani
A Closer Look
1135A	April 26, 2021 (2021-04-26)	Anna Kendrick, Phil Donahue & Marlo Thomas	N/A
Amber Ruffin recaps the 93rd Academy Awards in one minute, A Closer Look
1136A	April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)	Ed Helms, Michelle Buteau, Senator Jon Tester	N/A
The Kind of Story We Need Right Now
1137A	April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)	Elisabeth Moss, Ari Melber	Moon vs. Sun
A Closer Look
1138A	April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)	Justin Theroux, Leslie Jordan	Ashnikko featuring Princess Nokia
A Closer Look

May[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1139A	May 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)	Michael Che, Richard Kind	N/A
Seth Tries to Think of Literally Anything More Pathetic, A Closer Look
1140A	May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)	Pete Davidson, Jodie Turner-Smith, George Saunders	N/A
COVID Keepers, Jodie Turner-Smith brings Seth a gift
1141A	May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05)	Senator Amy Klobuchar, Robin Thede	Ryan Hurd featuring Maren Morris
A Closer Look
1142A	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)	Dave Grohl, Ziwe	Foo Fighters
A Closer Look, Jeff Wright offers an inside look at the Derek Chauvin trial verdict
1143A	May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)	Tracee Ellis Ross, Paula Pell	N/A
Dammit, That's Really Funny, A Closer Look
1144A	May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11)	Amy Adams, Stacey Abrams	Ashe
Ya Burnt
1145A	May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12)	Aidy Bryant, Barry Jenkins	N/A
A Closer Look, Aidy Bryant takes questions from characters she is playing in the audience
1146A	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)	Anthony Mackie, Jean Smart	N/A
A Closer Look
1147A	May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)	Julianna Margulies, Josh Duhamel	Alaina Castillo
A Closer Look
1148A	May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)	Nick Jonas, Sam Jay, Secretary Deb Haaland	N/A
Jokes Seth Can't Tell[5]
1149A	May 19, 2021 (2021-05-19)	Senator Bernie Sanders	N/A
A Closer Look, cue card guy Wally Feresten is interviewed when Action Bronson fails to show up
1150A	May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)	Rob McElhenney, Ryan O'Connell	N/A
A Closer Look
1151A	May 24, 2021 (2021-05-24)	Ewan McGregor, Casey Wilson	N/A
A Closer Look
1152A	May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)	Jake Tapper, Nicole Byer, Paul W. Downs	N/A
New York Mayoral Candidate Ad
1153A	May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)	John Krasinski, Donny Deutsch	dodie
A Closer Look
1154A	May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)	Joel Edgerton, Edward-Isaac Dovere	N/A
A Closer Look

June[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1155A	June 7, 2021 (2021-06-07)	Patrick Wilson, Quinta Brunson	N/A
A Closer Look
1156A	June 8, 2021 (2021-06-08)	Joel McHale, Bill Cowher, Carmen Christopher	N/A
Amber Says What
1157A	June 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)	Will Forte, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	N/A
A Closer Look
1158A	June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)	David Harbour, Josh O'Connor	Garbage
A Closer Look
1159A	June 14, 2021 (2021-06-14)	Kenan Thompson, Juno Temple	MARINA
Jenny Hagel reviews In the Heights, A Closer Look
1160A	June 15, 2021 (2021-06-15)	Wendy Williams, Paul Rabil	N/A
Back in My Day, Paul Rabil and Seth do a lacrosse tutorial, The Conservative Perspective/The Progressive Perspective
1161A	June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)	Terry Crews, Ann-Margret	N/A
A Closer Look, Josh Meyers portrays Gavin Newsom
1162A	June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17)	Peyton Manning, Bowen Yang, Edgar Wright	N/A
A Closer Look
1163A	June 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)	Salma Hayek, Jacqueline Novak	N/A
A Closer Look
1164A	June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22)	Graham Norton, Zosia Mamet, Brandon Taylor	N/A
The Four New Animals, Lark Kimble: Conversation Coach
1165A	June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)	Bill Clinton & James Patterson, Titus Welliver	Weezer
A Closer Look
1166A	June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)	John Cena, Kristen Schaal	N/A
A Closer Look

July[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1167A	July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12)	Scarlett Johansson, Noah Syndergaard	N/A
A Closer Look
1168A	July 13, 2021 (2021-07-13)	Amy Poehler, M. Night Shyamalan	N/A
Really!?! with Seth & Amy
1169A	July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)	Florence Pugh, Questlove	Walk the Moon
A Closer Look
1170A	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	Alan Cumming, Damian Lillard	N/A
A Closer Look
1171A	July 19, 2021 (2021-07-19)	Shailene Woodley, Henry Winkler	N/A
A Closer Look
1172A	July 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)	Kristin Chenoweth, Tim Robinson, Simon Rich	N/A
Ya Burnt
1173A	July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Lorde	Lorde
A Closer Look, Lorde and Seth go day drinking
1174A	July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	Mindy Kaling, Jack Antonoff	Bleachers
A Closer Look

August[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1175A	August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)	Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard, John Stamos	N/A
A Closer Look
1176A	August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)	Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kevin Smith	N/A
Amy Poehler shows up during the monologue, Amber and Jenny Report on the Olympics
1177A	August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)	Andy Samberg, Hannah Waddingham	Tom Odell
A Closer Look
1178A	August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)	Ethan Hawke, Jodie Comer	N/A
Getting to Know the Lambda Variant, A Closer Look
1179A	August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)	Ben Platt, Dana Bash	Ben Platt
A Closer Look
1180A	August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)	Jennifer Hudson, Brendan Hunt, Lior Raz	N/A
Amber Says What, Dina Gusovsky talks about Britney Spears
1181A	August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)	Connie Britton, Ms. Pat	Sleater Kinney
A Closer Look, Seth's opinions on the stock market
1182A	August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)	Cecily Strong, Patton Oswalt	N/A
A Closer Look
1183A	August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)	Sean Penn, Sharon Horgan	N/A
A Closer Look
1184A	August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)	Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone, J. B. Smoove, Taylor Tomlinson	N/A
Back in My Day, the crew had a desk party (advertisement for Heineken)
1185A	August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)	Michael Keaton, Teyonah Parris	Chris Stapleton
A Closer Look
1186A	August 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)	Michael Shannon, Hannah Einbinder	N/A
A Closer Look, Michael Shannon plays guitar

September[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1187A	September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07)	John Mulaney, Regina Hall	N/A
Hey!, Amber's Minute of Fury
1188A	September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)	Selena Gomez, Glenn Howerton	Walker Hayes
A Closer Look, Seth tries Selena Gomez's beauty line
1189A	September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)	Amanda Peet, Paula Pell	N/A
A Closer Look
1190A	September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)	Sarah Paulson, Machine Gun Kelly	N/A
A Closer Look
1191A	September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14)	Kate Hudson, Jon Bernthal, Natasha Brown	N/A
Met Gala Outfit Names, Seth acknowledges the death of Norm Macdonald, Seth Explains Teen Slang
1192A	September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15)	Nathan Lane, B. J. Novak	Nessa Barrett
A Closer Look
1193A	September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16)	The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine	N/A
A Closer Look
1194A	September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)	Amy Adams, Lee Daniels	Girl in Red
A Closer Look
1195A	September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21)	Bill Burr, Keith Morrison, Abby McEnany	N/A
A Message from California Governor Gavin Newsom (Josh Meyers portrays Newsom), Shot or Not, Keith Morrison hypes up the next night's guests
1196A	September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)	Secretary John Kerry, Jim Gaffigan	N/A
James Corden makes a special appearance at the top of the program for Climate Night, A Closer Look
1197A	September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)	Ike Barinholtz, Jenny Slate	N/A
A Closer Look
1198A	September 27, 2021 (2021-09-27)	Billy Bob Thornton, Miriam Margolyes	N/A
A Closer Look
1199A	September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28)	Ray Liotta, Natasia Demetriou, Spencer Ackerman	N/A
Jokes Seth Can't Tell, The Wrong Take
1200A	September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)	Demi Lovato, Neal Brennan	Audrey Nuna featuring Saba
A Closer Look
1201A	September 30, 2021 (2021-09-30)	Colin Jost, Michael Gandolfini	N/A
A Closer Look

October[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1202A	October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)	Blake Griffin, David Chase	N/A
A Closer Look
1203A	October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05)	Jason Momoa & Dave Bautista, Alessandro Nivola, Anthony Doerr	N/A
Surprise Inspection!
1204A	October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)	Blake Shelton, Brett Goldstein	Cuco
A Closer Look
1205A	October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)	Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt & Joe Kelly	N/A
A Closer Look, Jenny Hagel Visits a Lesbian Bar
1206	October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)	Ron & Clint Howard, Secretary Hillary Clinton & Louise Penny	N/A
First show with studio audience and the 8G Band since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, A Closer Look
1207	October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)	Senator Elizabeth Warren, Matthew Macfadyen, Ricky Velez	N/A
Amber Ruffin comments on Donald Trump's comments on religion
1208	October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)	Chris Hayes, Sarah Snook	N/A
A Closer Look
1209	October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)	James Spader	Tate McRae
A Closer Look
1210	October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)	Anderson Cooper, Cobie Smulders	N/A
A Closer Look
1211	October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26)	Amanda Seyfried, Rebecca Ferguson	Caroline, or Change
Surprise Inspection!, Amber Ruffin discusses Halloween
1212	October 27, 2021 (2021-10-27)	Beanie Feldstein, Norman Lear	Lady A
A Closer Look
1213	October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)	Olivia Munn, Roy Wood Jr., Jason Blum	N/A
What's Actually Left in Build Back Better, A Closer Look

November[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1214	November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)	Tracy Morgan, Colin Quinn	N/A
A Closer Look
1215	November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02)	Willie Geist, Steve Schirripa & Michael Imperioli, Fortune Feimster	N/A
The Kind of Story We Need Right Now, Dina Gusovsky portrays Sheryl Sandberg[6]
1216	November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)	Keri Russell, Joe Pera	Jake Wesley Rogers
Animal–Themed Terms PETA Would Like to See Changed, A Closer Look
1217	November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)	Kumail Nanjiani, Jonathan Majors	N/A
A Closer Look, Mike Scollins wants to get tickets for a Late Night with Seth Meyers taping for a friend in June
1218	November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)	Pete Davidson, Emily Ratajkowski	N/A
A Closer Look
1219	November 9, 2021 (2021-11-09)	Sarah Silverman, Gary Gulman, Mark Ronson	N/A
Amber Says What
1220	November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)	Gayle King, David Copperfield	Aurora
A Closer Look
1221	November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)	Taylor Swift, Aisling Bea	N/A
A Closer Look
1222	November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)	Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd & Ernie Hudson, Ellie Kemper	N/A
A Closer Look
1223	November 16, 2021 (2021-11-16)	Aubrey Plaza, Peter Sarsgaard, Amor Towles	N/A
Ya Burnt, Todd Khan
1224	November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17)	Benedict Cumberbatch, David Arquette	Latto
A Closer Look
1225	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)	Paul Rudd, Jared Harris	N/A
A Closer Look
1226	November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)	Michael Che, Representative Adam Schiff	N/A
A Closer Look
1227	November 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)	Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rachel Dratch	Mastodon
Back in My Day
1228	November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24)	Andy Samberg, Jesse Plemons	N/A
A Closer Look, A Farthing Look
1229	November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)	The Meyers Family	N/A
Surprise Inspection!, Larry Meyers plugs his YouTube series

December[]

No.	Original air date	Guest(s)	Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1230	December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)	Javier Bardem, Kimberly Williams-Paisley & Ashley Williams	N/A
A Closer Look
1231	December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)	Halle Berry, Chris Kattan, Rutger Bregman	N/A
Jokes Seth Can't Tell
1232	December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)	Brian Cox, George Stephanopoulos	Wet Leg
A Closer Look
1233	December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)	Tom Holland, Anna Konkle & Maya Erskine	N/A
A Closer Look
1234	December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)	Patti LuPone, James Acaster	Joy Crookes
A Closer Look
1235	December 14, 2021 (2021-12-14)	Will Forte, David Baddiel	N/A
Getting to Know the Omicron Variant, Seth & Will Go Day Drinking
1236	December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)	Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei	Turnstile
A Closer Look
1237	December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16)	Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kyle Mooney	N/A
A Closer Look

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Lineups