Late-night host Seth Meyers voiced concern over his mental health if NBC were to cancel his show, just weeks after CBS announced the end of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show. Speaking on The Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard, Meyers admitted that losing his show would deeply affect him and force him to reassess his future in comedy.
Meyers said that while he would consider stand-up and expanding his skills, the emotional toll of a cancelation would be real. “I would worry about myself, like, mental health-wise,” he said, noting that although he would be financially stable, the loss of structure and purpose could impact him significantly.
He added that the decision wouldn’t be in his hands. “The ecosystem might not support [late night]” much longer, he warned. Meyers acknowledged the shifting media landscape and the reduced demand for traditional late-night programming, an industry that has struggled with declining ratings and changing viewer habits.
His concerns follow the cancelation of Colbert’s show, which CBS attributed to financial reasons. Executives said the decision had “nothing to do with the show’s performance, content, or other matters,” despite Colbert’s on-air criticism of CBS’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump. The network cited losses of over $40 million annually and a bloated production staff of 200 as key factors.
President Trump responded to Colbert’s ousting with a pointed statement, calling him talentless and predicting that Jimmy Kimmel might be next. He praised Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld, calling him “better than all of them combined,” and also took aim at NBC’s “Moron” host, a likely reference to Meyers.
Colbert responded with a vulgar retort on-air, escalating the political tension that continues to surround the late-night landscape.
With Colbert’s departure scheduled for May 2026 and questions lingering over the future of late-night television, Meyers’ candid remarks underline growing uncertainty in an entertainment format that has become increasingly ideological and financially burdensome.
