Last Night on Late Night

Seth Meyers jokes about Donald Trump’s latest cognitive test, his demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and plans for a $250 bill bearing his image. The monologue also covers musicians dropping out of the concert series and Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding plans.

Jimmy Kimmel mocks the collapse of Donald Trump’s state fair concert lineup, the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and his repeated claims of acing a cognitive test. He also examines Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign before testing pedestrians with fabricated election questions.

Brett Goldstein promotes Office Romance, his Netflix rom-com with Jennifer Lopez, and explains that he and Joe Kelly conceived it while filming Ted Lasso. He describes writing Lopez as an accomplished airline CEO, recalls terrifying turbulence that inspired a scene, and shares how returning to Sesame Street brought him and Jason Segel face-to-face with Muppet versions of themselves.

Olivia Wilde discusses directing and starring in The Invite, a tense dinner-party comedy that she and its cast rehearsed, shot chronologically and continued shaping during production. She also explains how working with Seth Rogen on The Studio inspired their pairing and recounts a playful trip to Tokyo with her son.

David Sedaris discusses his new book The Land and Its People, including the rejected title about the testicles of an old sparrow in winter and the deliberately melancholy cover. He also recounts accidentally spreading false claims about nipple regeneration, reveals he quietly married Hugh a decade ago and describes provoking a sour Duolingo AI chatbot.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje discusses Euphoria’s surprise series finale and the backlash after his character Alamo Brown kills Rue. He also explains remaining in a Southern accent throughout filming, learning to ride and play polo for the role and coping with an unruly pig during a strip-club scene.

Death Cab for Cutie performs “Riptides” from the album I Build You a Tower.