Seth Meyers Says He Was ‘Shamefully Petty’ In ‘SNL’ Days: “Things Ran Very Hot”

Seth Meyers says he was “shamefully petty” successful immoderate of his interactions pinch his Saturday Night Live co-stars passim his clip connected nan show from 2001-2014.

The comedian and late-night big reflected connected his clip connected nan show, which included a stint connected Weekend Update, claiming that he utilized to person a short temper.

“I consciousness for illustration I was acold much temperamental erstwhile I was younger and things ran very basking astatine SNL,” said Meyers connected NPR’s Wild Card podcast. “And location were decidedly times wherever my instincts were to opportunity thing that would person been relationship-ending to people.”

He added, “You know, conscionable you’re having an statement and, looking back, each shamefully petty, you know?”

Meyers says his friend and shaper Mike Shoemaker, who’s worked pinch him connected some SNL and Late Night, gave him immoderate valuable penetration that prevented him from burning immoderate bridges.

“I retrieve erstwhile saying, ‘I’m going to spell show so-and-so he’s a you-know-what,’” he recalled. “And he utilized to ever say, ‘It’s a agelong life. It’s a agelong life. And nan group you activity pinch here, what you are going done pinch them is going to — moreover for nan ones that aren’t your favourite group — this is bonding. And you will need, for nan remainder of your life, you will request these relationships to retrieve what this clip was like. And these people, much of them are going to beryllium astatine your wedding than aren’t.’

“And truthful I’m very happy I lived by nan adage of, ‘It’s a agelong life.’ Because if it’s personification you deliberation mightiness beryllium your friend successful nan future, there’s nary logic to pain it down successful nan present,” said Meyers, who was caput writer connected SNL from 2006 until his departure.

Meyers besides admitted to being somewhat “covetous” of his SNL co-stars, who had gone onto bigger movies and different roles, noting he “wasted a batch of clip and put myself done a wringer.”

“And past you make this correction of, you locomotion down a hallway and you spot pictures of erstwhile formed members and you deliberation because you activity astatine nan aforesaid spot they do, you’re going to person nan aforesaid profession path, you know?” Meyers added. “But it’s a correction to opportunity conscionable because you sewage hired astatine nan aforesaid spot arsenic Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell, that doesn’t mean you’re going to person their career. And a batch of different group pinch a batch of different accomplishment sets travel done SNL. And so, you know, I’m very grateful that location was a patience pinch my clip location that allowed maine to find my fit.”