Seth Meyers Guests January 21, 2026

Episode clips

Claire Foy

Interview

Claire Foy's Unique Acting Tool Was Destroyed by a Software Update

Claire Foy explains how she builds playlists for the characters she plays and how losing years of music in a software update disrupted that acting tool. She discusses using songs to capture a character’s emotional life, her attraction to traumatic roles, and her film H Is for Hawk.

Bert Kreischer

Interview

Bert Kreischer Talks Free Bert, Pretending to Be a Gay Porn Star and Lying About Speaking Russian

Bert Kreischer discusses his scripted series Free Bert, which draws on his family life and premieres on Netflix. He explains how his shirtless stand-up persona began, recalls pretending to speak Russian when applying for a job, and describes how telling long stories helped him find his comic voice.

Other episode clips

Desk Segment

Trump Calls His Desire for Greenland “A Very Small Ask"

FAQ

Who were the guests on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Jan 21, 2026?

Claire Foy and Bert Kreischer were the guests on this episode.

When did this episode air?

Jan 21, 2026.