This removal of the band marks the first time that Late Night with Seth Meyers has dropped the band in its 10-year run.
, broke the news to the band in a meeting, during which they expressed their “regret and frustration.”
“They had been trying to work it out for months, but in the end NBC was adamant about where they wanted the budget to go,” Janney said. “It’s not just the band; there’s a whole crew that works with the band, so there’s a lot of people employed. I think this was an easy way for them to cut the budget. Easy is not the right word.”
Seth Meyers arrives at a screening of Late Night with Seth Meyers during PaleyFest, Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. , noting how streaming is eating away from the share of attention that television used to have. He compared it to how Spotify affected theWhen asked if Meyers’s show would still have walk-on music, Janney said the band will still work on music for the show, but the difference is that the band would not be playing it live.
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