How many drummers does it take to make a late-night show?
Well over 300 if youreLate Night with Seth Meyers.
Boys Eli Janney and Seth Jabour.
Eric LeidermanNBC
Thats how it started.
While there have been hundreds of drummers filling in, its never been massively promoted.
Its niche stuff, Im a drummer, its for drummers.
Drums in late-night is a thing.
Drums in late-night is very much a thing.
Then theres Max Weinberg on Conan and Questlove on Jimmy Fallons shows includingThe Tonight Show.
Quest is a great foil for Jimmy, he keeps it serious and sometimes he has sketches with them.
Max became a comedy focal point for [Conans] show alongside Andy [Richter], he said.
Not that those guys over did it, it was just like, a different show format.
Its crazy to think how important they all are.
They all guide the tone of the show in different ways.
If youre Seth, you think Ive got one of the worlds best improvisers sitting behind the drum kit.
Okay, great, I got it, and Ill nail it.
He believes that drummers are the truth tellers of a band.
Theyre kind of the mirror of the band.
Theres something with a drummer that reflects a truth.
I would still probably still always look at the drummers perspective first.
Whos on his list that he hasnt managed to snare yet?
Leiderman admits there are a few white whales on his spreadsheet.
Im not a big chaser.
This is a daily show.
This is a part of my job.
Theres only so much time to go after the white whales.
It just comes down to scheduling, he says.
But its going to be a great week.
Freds going to be there as well.
