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Seth Meyers and Beaker
Seth Meyers (b. 1973) is an American comedian and host of NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers. Meyers was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2014, he also served as head writer of the show and as anchor of the Weekend News Update segment.
Meyers hosted the 2009 Webby Awards, where the Muppets' "Ode to Joy" music video (featuring Beaker) won the People's Voice Webby Award for "Best Music Video".
Kermit appeared with Meyers on the November 19, 2011 broadcast of Saturday Night Live where they performed a "REALLY?!?!" segment on Weekend Update. At the same Weekend Update desk, during the October 6, 2012 show, Meyers interviewed Big Bird.
Meyers appeared on Sesame Street during season 45, presenting the word "greeting" with The Count as the Word of the Day. He is also a guest on the second season of The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (he regretted wearing a tailored Italian suit to an egg race).
Along with SNL staff-writer John Mulaney, Meyers wrote the lyrics for the song "I Can't Believe I'm Hosting SNL" which was sung by the Muppets and Jason Segel on Saturday Night Live in 2011.
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- In Meyers' 2019 stand-up special Lobby Baby, Meyers compares the sight of him away from the Weekend Update desk to "that time Kermit rode a bike."