Seth Meyers has built a dedicated fanbase with his digital spinoff, ‘Corrections’, which has garnered significant attention and acclaim.
Seth Meyers’ Favorite ‘Corrections’ Episodes
Jackals, assemble! Seth Meyers has cultivated a dedicated following for his digital spinoff of Late Night on NBC over the past four and a half years.
Continued Popularity of ‘Corrections’
It’s surprising that Corrections, which began in March 2021, is not only still running—having produced close to 150 episodes—but also thriving, with some episodes attracting over half a million viewers on YouTube.
The Concept Behind ‘Corrections’
“When I make mistakes and you guys call them out, and then I take time on the show to correct them, that doesn’t mean you should keep pointing them out,” Meyers stated in the inaugural episode.
Despite this, the Jackals—his term for the audience who comment on his main show’s videos—continue to point out errors, and Meyers indulges them.
Award Recognition
Corrections is also Emmy-nominated, having received four nominations in the Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama, or Variety Series category. It lost the first three years to James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke and a web spinoff of Only Murders In The Building.
This year, he faces off against three late-night rivals: The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains, The Rabbit Hole With Jimmy Kimmel, and The Tonight Show: During Commercial Break.
Meyers’ Thoughts on Winning
As Meyers told Deadline in April, prior to his latest nomination, Corrections “should definitely win.” He humorously added, “If you don’t vote for it, there’s a chance that 20 years from now, it’s like The Wire, where people say, ‘You know that never won an Emmy?’ Am I saying that Corrections is the The Wire of short-form digital content? Yes, and I think anyone who watches both would agree.”
Fans’ Concerns
There is a concern among his fans—many of whom also post on Reddit—that he might one day stop producing Corrections, which he records with a small crew after his last show of the week, leaving inside jokes unresolved.
Meyers’ Favorite Episodes
To celebrate his latest Emmy nomination, Deadline asked Meyers to list his favorite episodes, a task he knows will upset and surprise some Jackals.
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“Here’s the problem with this exercise: In order to fully appreciate Corrections, you have to watch every episode,” he explained. “It is a living, breathing thing demanding your full attention. But if forced to pick seminal episodes…”
Corrections #1
Where it all began. How to pronounce “Babar.” How Germans say, “Cliffhanger.” How badly I butchered “Surreptitiously.” Three minutes long with the intention that after I addressed these, the Jackals would stop hounding me. How wrong I was.
Corrections #41
The culmination of a weeks-long bit (See Corrections #39 and 40) about how the ending to Stuart Little sucks, in which I read letters from E.B. White’s personal archive. I also share a comment from a Jackal: “WTF did I just watch that was horrible.”
Corrections #66
What if my producer Mike Shoemaker’s Christmas wish was for everything to turn into chocolate? What if that’s how this episode ended? And what if I accidentally bit something on my desk that wasn’t chocolate and hurt my tooth? This episode also includes a callback to our Australian sound man.
Corrections #122
Eddie Redmayne “stops by,” and we finally clarify the difference between ferrets and weasels with our most expensive SFX budget to date ($55). I also address my new outfit, which Shoemaker criticized, saying I looked like Lex Luthor.
Corrections #137
We have a writer named Alex Baze. The Star Wars film, Rogue One, features a character named Baze Malbus. In this episode, I prove that the latter was based on the former with my favorite moment in Corrections history.
Corrections #69
My favorite joke in Corrections history reveals that the Roadrunner wasn’t actually saying “Meep-meep”; rather, that was the sound of WB censors “meeping” his many obscenities.
