Versant<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cThat\u2019s proper, \u2018Versant,’\u201d he said, noting that it sounds like a pharmaceutical name. \u201cSo remember to ask your doctor if Versant is right for you. For real, \u2018Versant\u2019 seems like one thing you hear marketed through the information that makes you surprise, do I’ve moist AMD? When I heard the corporate was known as Versant, I believed it\u2019s official. There are not any good names left. Imagine being jealous that somebody beat you to \u2018Tubi.\u2019 Do we name it \u2018Roku?\u2019 Believe it or not, anyone already took \u2018Roku.\u2019 Snatched it up sooner than a \u2018Quibi.\u2019 <\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI was told Comcast named NBCUniversal\u2019s cable spin off \u2018Versant\u2019 to emphasize corporate versatility,\u201d he added. \u201cThey\u2019re so versatile. In fact, they\u2019re so versatile, they\u2019re willing to change it again when you don\u2019t like it. By the way, you know what\u2019s a catchy name? SpinCo. Here\u2019s the good news. It\u2019s not about the name, it\u2019s about quality. Versant will consist of USA Network, CNBC, E!, Oxygen, Syfy, MSNBC and the Golf Channel. So bad news, Mr. President, if you want the Golf Channel, you will have to also get MSNBC.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThat led to a point out of Trump\u2019s go well with in opposition to Paramount over \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d however Meyers used it to tweak his bosses. \u201cSpeaking of President Trump, his administration is currently suing CBS for $20 billion whereas NBC has managed to avoid Trump\u2019s wrath by very shrewdly not having $20 billion. Always staying one step ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tTaking goal at Bravo: \u201cOh, and before I forget, there are more than 25 Real Housewives here today. I legally have to tell you that it\u2019s like when there\u2019s an announcement that strobe lights are being used during the performance,\u201d he stated. \u201cThis is cool. Bravo has ordered a new Real Housewives spin off the \u2018Real Housewives of Rhode Island.\u2019 And while I\u2019m excited, if we\u2019re going to do one in New England, do it someplace where the accents are heavier, you know, the Real Housewives of Southie. Nobody\u2019s drinking wine. They\u2019re just pull little Fireball bottles from their purse. \u2018I\u2019m not having her at my birthday dinner. She\u2019s a backstabber. Literally, she stabbed her first husband in the back!\u2019 \u2018Oh, come on, Kathy you\u2019re being dramatic.\u2019 So this \u2018The Real Housewives of Southie,\u2019 they\u2019re gonna call it VERSANT!\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tMeyers took benefit of the brand new Pope Leo XIV from Chicago to get in just a few Dick Wolf gags: \u201cCan I just say, as a proud member of the NBC family, this has been a huge year for us. \u2018The Traitors,\u2019 \u2018SNL 50,\u2019 \u2018Chicago Pope!\u2019 You know Dick Wolf\u2019s agent is on the phone with the Vatican right now saying, \u2018Dick gets a cut. You never would have thought of Chicago Pope without Dick!\u2019 What a time to be Dick Wolf. NBC has renewed \u2018Chicago Med,\u2019 \u2018Chicago PD\u2019 and \u2018Chicago Fire.\u2019 It\u2019s all part of our ongoing commitment to making sure people are terrified of Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAlso, as NBC introduced Monday that it might air a particular subsequent yr marking its a centesimal anniversary, Meyers joked, \u201cNBC is 100 years old, so that\u2019s something you can sell the 18 to 49 demo on, right? Might as well put your ads on the side of an old church. That\u2019s right. NBC next year will celebrate its 100 year anniversary, but it hasn\u2019t really been funny since the first season.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tOK, that one didn\u2019t fairly fly with the advert crowd, which didn\u2019t get the reference at first. \u201cThat\u2019s an \u2018SNL\u2019 joke,\u201d Meyers needed to clarify. \u201cDid you know \u2018SNL\u2019 turned 50 last year?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tMeyers additionally joked that he admires NBC\u2019s \u201cconsistency\u2026 I just feel like everything\u2019s gonna be okay in the world when I wake up to Hoda Kotb and end my day with Lester Holt. What\u2019s that? They\u2019re both leaving? We\u2019re all gonna die.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThat could also be true, however at the very least we’ve got \u201cWicked For Good\u201d to sit up for later this yr. After director John M. Chu revealed the movie\u2019s trailer to the gang, asking the viewers to not file it, Meyers quipped: \u201cI said it at last year\u2019s upfront, and I\u2019ll say it again this year. I filmed the \u2018Wicked\u2019 trailer on my phone backstage, and I\u2019m happy to airdrop it to anyone here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tMeyers opened his set with a tongue-in-cheek provide to the media consumers in attendance: \u201d I\u2019m Seth Meyers, or for the best worth, \u2018Tostitos Presents Seth Meyers.\u2019 I host the 12:30 slot. I\u2019m open to something. If I may promote the naming rights to my youngsters, I might. Verizon can be an incredible title for my seven yr previous, contemplating how usually I scream at him, \u2018Can you hear me now?\u2019<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cMy daughter\u2019s name? Maybe it\u2019s Adelaide, maybe it\u2019s Maybelline\u2026 maybe it\u2019s Ford F-150. I\u2019m not picky. You guys, everything is for sale. For example, the second part of \u201cWicked\u2019 is set to premiere later this year, and I\u2019m just saying for the right price, she could fly a Swiffer. They could melt her with Aquafina water. We will do the reshoots. The industry is in flux. We\u2019re open to a lot!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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