At NBCUniversal Upfront, Seth Meyers Jokes He Found $20 on the Street and Is Now a ‘Finalist for Paramount’

The late night host also drops a dig at former NBCUniversal exec and now X CEO Linda Yaccarino

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Host Seth Meyers during the monologue on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

Seth Meyers kicked off upfronts week with a dig at NBCUniversal competitor Paramount, whose fate hangs in the balance amid a potential sale.

“Not to brag, a very good day for me — I found $20 on the street this morning,” Meyers told advertisers in New York City on Monday morning. “Long story short, I’m one of the two finalists for Paramount.”

As the NBCUniversal presentation started off the week in Radio City Music Hall, which Meyers joked makes NBCU executives feel better about the state of TV since “it could be worse — we [could] be in radio”, Meyers also quipped about where Fox News might have set up shop for its presentation.

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