Donald Trump’s first joint address to Congress of his second term set a record for longest address in modern history on Tuesday. So on Wednesday night, Seth Meyers recommended some movies that would fill that same amount of time.
Usually, the NBC host encourages viewers to remember that he hosts a comedy show, so no one should be getting their news solely from him. But after Trump’s speech, Meyers kicked off his “A Closer Look” segment by walking that back indefinitely.
“All I can say is, from now on, you can get your news from me. Don’t put yourself through this s–t anymore,” he said. “When there’s a big old, dumb speech like this, instead of watching, just do other things. Reconnect with family, watch ‘Severance’ or just go to bed early and dream sweet dreams about simpler times when you didn’t need to take out a loan for a three egg omelet.”
In total, Trump’s speech clocked in at an hour and 40 minutes, and of all the names Meyers has called Trump in the past, the late night host never expected “boring” to be one of them.
“It was the longest presidential address to Congress in modern history. I mean, so long you couldn’t bring in DOGE to make any cuts,” Meyers joked. “His speech was so long, Adrien Brody played him off.”
“In fact, here’s a bunch of movies, full movies, that are all shorter than last night’s speech,” he continued. “Any of these movies would be more worth your time, and I’m including ‘The Emoji Movie,’ which apparently stars Marco Rubio as the nervous emoji.”
Also on the list was “Airplane!,” “Shrek,” “Toy Story,” “Rambo,” “Spinal Tap” and more.
You can watch Seth Meyers’ full “A Closer Look” segment in the video, above.
