Seth Meyers Guests May 22, 2026

Episode clips

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow reflects on finally watching Friends and closing The Comeback with an AI-focused final season. She also shares a funny moment working with her son Julian and remembers meeting Conan O’Brien in an early improv class.

Interview

Lisa Kudrow Watches Friends to Fall Asleep; Talks Conan O’Brien Friendship and The Comeback

Lisa Kudrow discusses the final season of The Comeback, which brings Valerie Cherish into an AI-written sitcom, and says she finally finished watching Friends as a bedtime comedy. She also recalls working with her son Julian on set and explains how meeting Conan O’Brien in an early improv class convinced her to keep acting.

Lisa Kudrow reveals she finally finished watching "Friends" 🫢

Nicholas Braun

Nicholas Braun promotes The Sheep Detectives and describes being starstruck by Hugh Jackman on set. He also reflects on learning acting with his father and receiving unexpectedly moving praise from Succession co-star Brian Cox after a stage performance.

Interview

Nicholas Braun Was Starstruck by Hugh Jackman While Filming The Sheep Detectives

Nicholas Braun discusses The Sheep Detectives, playing an ill-equipped British police officer opposite Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, and admits he became starstruck when Jackman approached for their first scene. He also recalls learning acting alongside his father—who helped design the Rolling Stones tongue—and the emotional praise Brian Cox gave him after an Off-Broadway performance.

Nicholas Braun shares he was a bit starstruck working with Hugh Jackman in "The Sheep Detectives"

Other episode clips

Desk Segment

Trump Says He’s Taken Three Cognitive Tests, Tells Kids About Nuclear War: A Closer Look

Seth Meyers examines Donald Trump’s repeated boasts about acing three cognitive tests, his fixation on elementary word spellings and the administration’s approach to mental health. He also criticizes Trump for turning a Presidential Fitness Test event for children into a lengthy account of war with Iran and nuclear weapons.

Monologue

Trump Promotes Unprecedented White House UFC Fight

Seth Meyers jokes about Donald Trump promoting a White House UFC fight, confusing sea with see, Kash Patel handing out personalized bourbon and Russell Wilson’s career options. The clip then turns to Trump’s cognitive tests and his alarming discussion of war with Iran during a children’s fitness event.

FAQ

Who were the guests on Late Night with Seth Meyers on May 22, 2026?

Lisa Kudrow and Nicholas Braun were the guests on this episode. The episode originally aired on May 7, 2026.

When did this episode air?

This was a rerun broadcast on May 22, 2026. The episode originally aired on May 7, 2026.