Trump Calls for Constitution to Be Terminated After "Twitter Files" Dud: A Closer Look

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  • Seth takes a closer look at the Republican Party finally coming out in full force to condemn Donald Trump after he called for the Constitution to be "terminated" after expressing support for the January 6 insurrectionists.
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  • @scottyharp
    @scottyharp Рік тому +127

    "Definitely one of the funniest 'A Closer Look' segments in a while."
    -Johnny Bananas

  • @aporia6873
    @aporia6873 Рік тому +1972

    I would just like to say that watching the Johnny Bananas gag get absolutely beaten into the ground is precisely why I love this show

    • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
      @lawrencedoliveiro9104 Рік тому +120

      There is a saying: “If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth overdoing”.

    • @Omni0404
      @Omni0404 Рік тому +119

      I love his Mike Lindell impression. It's more fun than the last time I was at the zoo and I fell into the animal enclosure and got mauled by da Bears.

    • @erinball7781
      @erinball7781 Рік тому +63

      I honestly didn't think I'd laugh each time, but for some reason, I couldn't help myself . Good stuff

    • @Knulppage
      @Knulppage Рік тому +22

      That was a great ape not a monkey. Chimps are not monkeys.

    • @shikamarunara2480
      @shikamarunara2480 Рік тому +35

      And Johnny Bananas became a legend🍌

  • @avacatherine5646
    @avacatherine5646 Рік тому +98

    Thank you to the reporter who didn’t let him get away with saying a non answer and asking him to answer it properly.

  • @hongkongcantonese501
    @hongkongcantonese501 Рік тому +94

    Seth turns us all into 12 year olds because calling back to that Johnny Bananas gag kept getting funnier the more we saw it.

    • @peggedyourdad9560
      @peggedyourdad9560 Рік тому +1

      It was a great gag tho. repetition can be great comedy if done well.

  • @mattbarker97
    @mattbarker97 Рік тому +202

    I've never witnessed a "rule of 7" in comedy until today, and let me say it absolutely landed

    • @RansomeStoddard
      @RansomeStoddard Рік тому +21

      It was bananas.

    • @jasonhenson7948
      @jasonhenson7948 Рік тому +2

      Seven? Seven?! Why seven? If it was nine then it might be a rule of three's rule of three. Or with four a rule of three callback's to the original. But seven? Seven?!?

    • @DennisMoore664
      @DennisMoore664 Рік тому

      @@jasonhenson7948 Man, that's a great movie -- "What's in the box?! OH GOD, NO!"

    • @henrikhanssen6321
      @henrikhanssen6321 Рік тому +3

      Prime number, baby!

    • @joshgottlied8209
      @joshgottlied8209 Рік тому +1

      The "My Pillow Wing" of the republican party 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @kristencolliermusic
    @kristencolliermusic Рік тому +664

    I'm literally crying from the Johnny Bananas callbacks. This Closer Look is absolute perfection. Thank you, Sal 😂

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one Рік тому +5

      4:00
      XD

    • @AlerieHightower
      @AlerieHightower Рік тому +18

      I've watched it twice now, and I'm still wiping tears and having trouble breathing.

    • @S.Pociecha
      @S.Pociecha Рік тому +18

      Lindell was very good to contribute those goofy moves that propel the clip into orbit. (What were they supposed to represent??) The editing job is impeccable too. Besides cracking himself up, Seth is beaming with pride in his team for getting it so perfect. >>*Bravissimi!*

    • @STSWB5SG1FAN
      @STSWB5SG1FAN Рік тому +2

      How many times was he mentioned anyway?🤔

    • @markmac2206
      @markmac2206 Рік тому +11

      this was a crazy show! it was bananas!

  • @Batman25JM
    @Batman25JM Рік тому +41

    They could have 10 Johnny Bananas callbacks every episode going forward and I’d still laugh every time.

    • @dl8785
      @dl8785 Рік тому +1

      EVERY TIME!
      And, in reality, Johnny Bananas, IS lindell

    • @uriasbrian
      @uriasbrian Рік тому

      Yes!

  • @Willow_The_Whisp
    @Willow_The_Whisp Рік тому +45

    You know you're getting older when late night television starts to get funny and relatable

    • @Jolenelpz
      @Jolenelpz Рік тому +1

      Exactly thats what i was thinking

    • @leelammachacko1811
      @leelammachacko1811 Рік тому +1

      @@Jolenelpz kapple thanks lapple kapple kapple wake

    • @leelammachacko1811
      @leelammachacko1811 Рік тому +1

      George kapple wake

    • @Willow_The_Whisp
      @Willow_The_Whisp Рік тому +2

      @@Jolenelpz Like I used to hate Late Night television but....Idk something about it keeps my attention 🤷‍♀

    • @Rugelacharugula
      @Rugelacharugula Рік тому +1

      And past your bedtime

  • @TheRealLeesyKate
    @TheRealLeesyKate Рік тому +186

    When Johnny Bananas is handed to you on a platter, you have to milk it for all it's worth. Nice one, writers team. Also Seth.

    • @QueenNGtheGreat
      @QueenNGtheGreat Рік тому +9

      Johnny Bananas is on the TV show The Challenge.

    • @Marijuanifornia
      @Marijuanifornia Рік тому

      America legalized weed to fight the Nazis, and getting high had nothing to do with it.
      Watch the 1942 USDA film, *Hemp for Victory.*
      What is wrong with this world today is that people know what a "Johnny Bananas" is but don't know how the legalization of "Marihuana" saved the world from fascism and genocide and will save the world from climate change. There is an official .gov link to the video from the US National Archives.

    • @kevinstrother8712
      @kevinstrother8712 Рік тому

      @@QueenNGtheGreat I'd love to milk HIM!

    • @shotgun6X
      @shotgun6X Рік тому

      Milk it as hard as Mike is milking that cow

    • @obgfoster
      @obgfoster Рік тому +1

      The monetization of this video is called "banana bread."

  • @dannyfa7x
    @dannyfa7x Рік тому +114

    I love that Seth just stopped wearing suits after Covid lockdowns. Dude looks like he’s chilling on the couch in his comfy sweater.

    • @MrIncendiarydevice
      @MrIncendiarydevice Рік тому +6

      Heck yeah, plus the writing team has had some great lines the past couple of years

  • @jshreck
    @jshreck Рік тому +14

    I am in literal, physical pain from laughing at the Johnny Bananas callbacks. There are tears streaming down my face, and many people are saying I may have torn rib cartilage from LOLing.

  • @cliftonmanley3882
    @cliftonmanley3882 Рік тому +154

    "They'll never overturn Roe vs Wade."
    Said Every Republican until they did overturn it.

    • @turdfurgeson1643
      @turdfurgeson1643 Рік тому +14

      We don't want to choose Supreme Court justices only over their stance on abortion. *Choose justices they know will abolish abortion. Hypocrisy knows no bounds.

    • @anacorreia8058
      @anacorreia8058 Рік тому +2

      Wait, are liberals actually mentally insane and crazy enough to be pretending like the Twitter files isn’t a huge freaking deal? The audacity of these people

    • @firestream93
      @firestream93 Рік тому

      The oy thing the Supreme Court did, was give the decision to the states.
      Since some of you say you love the Constitution, go look up the 10th amendment.

    • @cliftonmanley3882
      @cliftonmanley3882 Рік тому +2

      @@firestream93 the States had the Desicion until Roe V Wade took it away for good reason...youmoron

    • @turdfurgeson1643
      @turdfurgeson1643 Рік тому +6

      @@cliftonmanley3882 It's almost like the states had so many lawsuits trying to decide this issue the only way to settle it was through some sort of um, Supreme type of court. As if there were like, United States that needed to be united. They weren't United at one time, I think it was less than Civil.

  • @k33elly
    @k33elly Рік тому +394

    He said "Terminate" the Constitution. Not suspend it. Let's make that clear.

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Рік тому +33

      This man was once called the leader of the free world! Yikes, America!

    • @JootjeJ
      @JootjeJ Рік тому +25

      @@couragekarnga8735 Not by the rest of the free world though. Just by the Americans.

    • @diannebaginski4787
      @diannebaginski4787 Рік тому +34

      That is sedition... Ban him from office.

    • @anonymous-ts5ih
      @anonymous-ts5ih Рік тому +2

      So he wants to get rid of the constitution, and maybe replace it with let’s say a white Trump dictatorship.
      I think this should alarm every US American.

    • @anonymous-ts5ih
      @anonymous-ts5ih Рік тому +1

      So he wants to get rid of the constitution, and maybe replace it with let’s say a white Trump dictatorship.
      I think this should alarm every US American.

  • @seentake1
    @seentake1 Рік тому +448

    Sometimes, Seth is perfect. This was absolutely one of those times. Kudas to whoever timed the clips, too.

    • @harrylazard805
      @harrylazard805 Рік тому +4

      His ratings reflect his perfection, lol....

    • @kevindwelle1625
      @kevindwelle1625 Рік тому +7

      Seth's Ted Cruz impression! "Priceless"!!!

    • @ngotemna8875
      @ngotemna8875 Рік тому +4

      My favourite part was when Seth said "It's closin' time" and closed all over the place.
      Truly one of the episodes of all time

    • @williambock1821
      @williambock1821 Рік тому +5

      Seth cracks me the heck up! Best late night comedy hands down.

    • @reg2611
      @reg2611 Рік тому +5

      You can tell that Seth really loves his job and has fun doing it!

  • @GdoubleWB
    @GdoubleWB Рік тому +12

    Seven Johnny Bananas callbacks in a single monologue. What a legend

    • @vxxbc3291
      @vxxbc3291 Рік тому

      Really. Funny. In what universe

  • @tech-nomadic5218
    @tech-nomadic5218 Рік тому +44

    Far and away the best segment on late night TV. This show is way too underrated

    • @neebs929
      @neebs929 Рік тому +2

      It's Johnny Bananas how much better and more personal this show is than the others. Best show ever.

  • @A_Knight44
    @A_Knight44 Рік тому +807

    Calling Mike Lindell "America's Wally" is *BY FAR* the meanest thing Seth's ever said on this show. Poor Wally doesn't deserve to be associated with something like that...

  • @guildedtalleywacker4627
    @guildedtalleywacker4627 Рік тому +110

    Wally sneaking in a line to get paid was a definite "Ya burnt" moment.

  • @linzalabamaawake5230
    @linzalabamaawake5230 Рік тому +16

    The Johnny Bananas 🍌 part might be one of the best comedy moments of all time. It hit jussssst right. I wasn’t expecting it (which instantly made me bust out laughing) then I kept laughing THAT HARD bc of the mix of SILLY and ABSOLUTELY CLEVER AF. What an awesome mix.❤❤🤓

  • @taylortanner8082
    @taylortanner8082 Рік тому +9

    This was an amazing segment. Absolutely bananas.

  • @silvanwegenast8695
    @silvanwegenast8695 Рік тому +66

    At some point it stops being a callback and becomes a running gag and I'm here for it

  • @nicks1451
    @nicks1451 Рік тому +417

    I love how much Seth interacts with his staff. Makes the show infinitely more entertaining.

    • @tnkwwc
      @tnkwwc Рік тому +4

      I LOVE that too!!! I fell in love w that during Covid. It was and is so genuine. ❤

    • @harrylazard805
      @harrylazard805 Рік тому +1

      Yeah, it's like multiplying 100 x 0....

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Рік тому +4

      They clearly have a good family dynamic going on there.

    • @arisrayden
      @arisrayden Рік тому +4

      yes but i miss the sea captain.... undervalued part of the crew.....

    • @jameyneff6441
      @jameyneff6441 Рік тому

      ​@user-fu1nr6wz1l0⁰

  • @conky221
    @conky221 Рік тому +5

    EFFIN’ JOHNNY BANANAS had my husband laughing so hard we thought that he was crying. So we kept rewinding to see if we could get him every time and 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹! We love you, Seth. Laughter really is the best medicine, thank you ❤️

  • @wakingcharade
    @wakingcharade Рік тому +96

    Finally a late night show team that knows how to handle bits and keep them funny. Seth and his writers are the only ones on the current field that can pull off these kinds of jokes and they do so over and over again. Please tell whoever at colbert's show is STILL trying to make "is potato" a laugh point to take some notes.

    • @Crew9696
      @Crew9696 Рік тому +16

      Huge fan of Colbert. And “Is potato” cracks me up. But I love Seth Meyers also. Definitely have different styles.

    • @jjaa_joyjoyartist
      @jjaa_joyjoyartist Рік тому +1

      Yess like I love Colbert but "is potato" was always just culturally offensive and never funny

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 Рік тому

      @ JJAA //JoyJoyArtist. You’d think Idaho and Ireland would be offended. Huh.

    • @NuiYabuko
      @NuiYabuko Рік тому

      "Is potato" gets hardly used in recent shows.

    • @p0pimp2004
      @p0pimp2004 Рік тому

      Colbert has the best writers. U trippin. These two are the best. Kimmel seem like he be super high every night

  • @calvinsaxon5822
    @calvinsaxon5822 Рік тому +334

    "Can you suspend a candidate who called for suspending the Constitution?"
    Republican: "...Look, it's early."

    • @neebs929
      @neebs929 Рік тому +31

      It'd be Johnny Bananas to endorse someone who said that.

    • @geewiner1520
      @geewiner1520 Рік тому +3

      I belive that you can, we will see.

    • @pipedown1246
      @pipedown1246 Рік тому +4

      Seth's writers forgot trump does the same with imaginary people

    • @argirypanagopoulos8928
      @argirypanagopoulos8928 Рік тому +5

      @@neebs929 these are Republicans we are talking about

    • @naryanr
      @naryanr Рік тому +8

      when they say _“look it's early”_ like that
      i can only assume what they mean is,
      _“look he should be dead any day now”_

  • @ItsNikolai
    @ItsNikolai Рік тому +432

    Words do not do justice to how much I missed Seth and the entire staff.

    • @SaturdayClothes
      @SaturdayClothes Рік тому +1

      Seth Meyers looks just like Mort on the Bazooka Joe Commics. somebody give him a turtle-neck. That was certainly a look to laugh at!

    • @carrite
      @carrite Рік тому +3

      Except for Wally. That guy's a prick. /jk

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Рік тому +5

      Our week is now complete!

    • @christycarter746
      @christycarter746 Рік тому +4

      AGREED!!! Seth & the gang were sorely missed by me as well... I may manage a few giggles, but nobody can get me going with the full-on belly laughs like Seth & crew (thank you, btw, as they are DESPERATELY needed!)!!!🥰

    • @andethidialbubabibub3261
      @andethidialbubabibub3261 Рік тому

      Watched a terrible Brandon Frasier movie yesterday and Seth had a small role xd

  • @willblamethelag
    @willblamethelag Рік тому +9

    "We will look and talk about this really really strongly" Former president said this amazing!

  • @realworkoutsforrealpeople5041
    @realworkoutsforrealpeople5041 Рік тому +14

    I just love Seth and his crew.
    That is all.

  • @scottcrainey
    @scottcrainey Рік тому +294

    This was one of the best Closer Looks ever. The Johnny Bananas callbacks deserve to become their own meme.

    • @joachimschoder
      @joachimschoder Рік тому +13

      Please with an animated gif with his hands moving like he is reaching for ... bananas I guess.

    • @daddymuggle
      @daddymuggle Рік тому +7

      Yes, it's very wholesome to see Seth defending Johnny Bananas' honor

    • @CrimsonGamer23
      @CrimsonGamer23 Рік тому +5

      #johnnybananas

    • @StephaneBura
      @StephaneBura Рік тому +1

      Because it's starting to match the tone of Corrections.

    • @jcoopes5604
      @jcoopes5604 Рік тому +4

      So where’s bananas at? I thought Johnny was gonna show his face! Did I show my age? Those were the best seasons of road rules!

  • @C.Chandler_May
    @C.Chandler_May Рік тому +49

    "Johnny Bananas, you're my only hope". That was a good one.

  • @adrianmetzler2523
    @adrianmetzler2523 Рік тому +8

    Seth is the best of these late night show hosts.

  • @davidmcconnell-booher2443
    @davidmcconnell-booher2443 9 місяців тому +4

    How many times have you come back and watched this again? I'm up to 15.

  • @davidlundquist1979
    @davidlundquist1979 Рік тому +49

    Wow, the (first) Johnny Bananas bit was a full minute of a ten second joke, and I loved it. It really felt like Seth actually has a friend named Johnny Bananas. Then later, when the Sue Smith/ Johnny Bananas switcheroo happened, I laughed so hard I woke up my cats, who are now demanding to be fed. Totally worth it.

    • @davidlundquist1979
      @davidlundquist1979 Рік тому

      @Omar Zazzle Wow, that's quite the diagnosis to come to, based on my appreciation for a lame (yet hilarious) running joke. I'm guessing you thought you were replying to a different comment than you were, but if not, I have just one word for you: projection!

  • @ronkirk5099
    @ronkirk5099 Рік тому +141

    Lindell is such an easy target for making fun of his crazy and Seth's impression is always right on point.

    • @judydean7489
      @judydean7489 Рік тому +3

      Pillow guy never needs a microphone. Such a piece of work.

    • @UncleDumu
      @UncleDumu Рік тому

      It’s all the fault of DA BEARS

  • @michaelallen185
    @michaelallen185 Рік тому +9

    This might have been one of my favorite "Closer Looks" ever haha

  • @louiebee6745
    @louiebee6745 Рік тому +8

    Thank you Mike Lindell for the Christmas gift that just keeps on giving!🎄🎁👍
    Johnny Bananas approves this message.

  • @simonmandrakejones
    @simonmandrakejones Рік тому +398

    That was just brilliant. I feel like Seth and his writers hit their stride since the pandemic. The show is a lot sillier and more joyous.

    • @tanadarko6991
      @tanadarko6991 Рік тому +10

      A lot of is it's like Seth Meyers found the 4th wall in a comedy news show.

    • @turdfurgeson1643
      @turdfurgeson1643 Рік тому +7

      I want to thank impressions camp and the Sea Captain. I love the Sea Captain. In my lonely place.

    • @DONTTREADONME66
      @DONTTREADONME66 Рік тому

      You must live in a cave then if you think this is brilliant 😜🥳clown

    • @turdfurgeson1643
      @turdfurgeson1643 Рік тому +1

      @@DONTTREADONME66 Better to live in a cave than be a troll.

    • @jefferyyoung2580
      @jefferyyoung2580 Рік тому +1

      Pt.trump is not winning 😑

  • @skidstar28
    @skidstar28 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for making my stomach hurt I laughed so hard!

  • @belindareid3059
    @belindareid3059 Рік тому +24

    This segment has become so deliciously meta. A masterclass in both comedy writing and delivery.

  • @crowchannel3891
    @crowchannel3891 Рік тому +203

    Ok, this is one of the best Closer Looks ever. I was literally LOL’ing throughout. Love this show!

    • @NexuJin
      @NexuJin Рік тому +6

      So you went Johnny Bananas ?

  • @jaketheberge1970
    @jaketheberge1970 Рік тому +709

    I like how Trump is standing under a picture of him and Kim Jong Un while he talks about freedom.

    • @couragekarnga8735
      @couragekarnga8735 Рік тому +25

      He's the king of metaphors!

    • @kimclarkson9083
      @kimclarkson9083 Рік тому +20

      Right?!!

    • @geminigirltwo
      @geminigirltwo Рік тому +12

      Is that the missing picture?

    • @jodyjm13
      @jodyjm13 Рік тому +23

      That looks like it was taken just before he stepped into North Korea. And from its angle, it looks like it was taken by one of the NK photographers.
      But I'm sure that means nothing special. Just another memento of his time in office, of no particular significance.

    • @jameskelly3502
      @jameskelly3502 Рік тому +28

      Trump would make a great comedian, if he was joking.

  • @hashpoc
    @hashpoc 11 місяців тому +1

    I hardly ever re-watch old ACL's but I keep coming back to this one and it's "Johnny Bananas" callbacks... "*chef's kiss*

  • @PJR89
    @PJR89 11 місяців тому +2

    I MISS YOU SO MUCH SETH😭😭😭 please stop striking. Just come back and me laugh again???

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Рік тому +81

    Why... it's like... like he never meant a word of his 'I love The Constitution' talk way back in 2016! It's like he didn't mean it at all! Not one bit! If only someone had been there to tell us... screaming it at us the whole time... on TV, and in the papers... pointing it out! How, oh how could we have known?!?!?!
    * faints dramatically *

    • @sophierobinson2738
      @sophierobinson2738 Рік тому +9

      Quick! The fainting couch! Have some smelling salts….😊

    • @RJProbably
      @RJProbably Рік тому

      The /complete/ text of the Oath of Office:
      "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
      The problem, unfortunately, has never been that he lies. It’s that millions of people don’t care that he lies.

    • @denniswman
      @denniswman Рік тому +8

      He only loves them for a while, but then exchanges it for another when it's convenient

    • @NewMessage
      @NewMessage Рік тому +3

      @@sophierobinson2738 Whew... Glad the couch and salts are here, but... how'd we get in Lindsey Graham's office?

    • @sophierobinson2738
      @sophierobinson2738 Рік тому +1

      @@NewMessage Good Lord'amercy, we better scram!

  • @rangerthederpgoat2326
    @rangerthederpgoat2326 Рік тому +194

    Thank goodness you're back, watching you is like a therapy session.

    • @carojoso
      @carojoso Рік тому +8

      Agreed! I just cheered when I saw him on my feed!

    • @cherylleech785
      @cherylleech785 Рік тому +1

      ✔️

    • @dreathompson8623
      @dreathompson8623 Рік тому +6

      As a mental health therapist,I wholeheartedly agree.

    • @ytgytgy
      @ytgytgy Рік тому

      @@pietrojenkins6901 boo unfunny response

    • @MichaelSplatkins
      @MichaelSplatkins Рік тому

      It sounds like your shrink has just been trying out his standup material on you and you've mistaken a great time for therapy. ;)

  • @Dermatillomaniac
    @Dermatillomaniac Рік тому +5

    Seth's impish grin throughout makes this!!

  • @hannahreeves9838
    @hannahreeves9838 Рік тому +3

    This is such a slap in the face to Jonny Appleseed 😢

  • @Dgahn
    @Dgahn Рік тому +58

    Two things: 1. I can’t love the Johnny Bananas callbacks enough. 2. That said, has no one on the writing staff ever watched The Challenge on MTV? Johnny Bananas is a certified LEGEND!

    • @Steph87i
      @Steph87i Рік тому +6

      Got the distinct impression they have never seen him. Which is a tragedy.

    • @amycharowsky7550
      @amycharowsky7550 Рік тому +11

      Seriously! This deserves a Correction…

    • @citrusella-nomorecraptions
      @citrusella-nomorecraptions Рік тому +7

      I know Johnny Bananas from First Look... which airs at an obscene hour but on NBC.

    • @lighthouse_23_
      @lighthouse_23_ Рік тому +5

      Not to be confused with Johnny's Bananas, the show made during HBO's Entourage, although Johnny Bananas did confuse it and sued....and lost.

    • @jcoopes5604
      @jcoopes5604 Рік тому +3

      I was expecting bananas to pop out somewhere, they kept calling his name and like candy man he’d show up! Those were the best years for mtv!

  • @KrakenIsland64
    @KrakenIsland64 Рік тому +180

    I laughed so hard when he revealed that Wally posted the tweet. I missed this too much. Get rid of Thanksgiving give me 2 more weeks of Seth and the gang.

  • @michaellawton813
    @michaellawton813 Рік тому +8

    Seth loving Andor literally made my entire being smile!!!

  • @TagoJones
    @TagoJones 7 місяців тому +2

    Mike Lindel can’t be all the way right upstairs 😂

  • @SpaceForceCommander
    @SpaceForceCommander Рік тому +526

    Trump & the GOP about terminating the Constitution: “It was only locker-room talk…”

    • @undrwatropium3724
      @undrwatropium3724 Рік тому +13

      💀

    • @Lawsonomy1
      @Lawsonomy1 Рік тому +3

      Correction: it was only gallows humor, because now he should be taken to be executed.

    • @rockierocket
      @rockierocket Рік тому +3

      👻💩👻

    • @brianbirtcher431
      @brianbirtcher431 Рік тому +6

      He got what he needed out of it

    • @rockierocket
      @rockierocket Рік тому +11

      @@brianbirtcher431 Attention is the motive = Narcissism to the N’th degree…

  • @aidanmcardle6676
    @aidanmcardle6676 Рік тому +114

    I love A Closer Look but this was one of the best in ages. 😂

  • @AB-sp5hm
    @AB-sp5hm Рік тому +5

    This was an absolute master piece 😂

  • @BrendanBurkartSF
    @BrendanBurkartSF Рік тому +1

    Absolutely one of the best episodes

  • @bob7975
    @bob7975 Рік тому +137

    Mike Lindell running for the chair of the RNC is like watching a mutiny on the Titanic.

    • @kiki19822
      @kiki19822 Рік тому +1

      I'm for anything that would sink that party of fascists faster. Put the GOP out of our misery.

    • @brooklynguy4331
      @brooklynguy4331 Рік тому +4

      Lindell would just finish the job that Trump started, finishing off the Republican Party. Right into the ground.
      - BG

    • @kdmdlo
      @kdmdlo Рік тому +1

      I'm all for Mike getting the position. And if he doesn't win ... it'll be because of the deep state.

    • @vinsanity40k
      @vinsanity40k Рік тому +11

      i would be very worried about using a product sold by a man who behaved like lindell. especially one i would have to use near my brain on a nightly basis.

    • @agolftwittler1223
      @agolftwittler1223 Рік тому +4

      The rusty old steamer Trumptanic with Captain Pillow at the helm.
      That's gonna be absolutely hilarious 😂

  • @jamiegasbarro2400
    @jamiegasbarro2400 Рік тому +142

    So glad you guys are back! Tell Wally we missed him! 😆

  • @amehak1922
    @amehak1922 Рік тому +10

    Love the confidence with which Lindell lies and really expects people will believe him. Lol

  • @terrancekayton007
    @terrancekayton007 Рік тому +1

    I was about to punch the screen at the 5th Johnny Bananas but the 6th one was pretty good. Nice slide into Home with the 7th. I have to say, I was laughing the entire time.

  • @dancingwithflowers
    @dancingwithflowers Рік тому +83

    Once again, "A Closer Look" makes fun with hard topics that are sorrowful for many of us. We need to keep the humor to handle the bad news. Thanks for this program inside a program.

    • @Lat41
      @Lat41 Рік тому +1

      They want us all to wade into their pool of misery

    • @derkeheath5172
      @derkeheath5172 Рік тому +7

      Now that I know from experience that too much exposure to politics makes one horribly depressed and mentally unstable, I have a better understanding of politicians.

  • @All_Loves_Lost
    @All_Loves_Lost Рік тому +205

    Wally is so committed to his job-! He’s so talented and so good at what he does-! He plays such a major role in SNL and Late night and I just want to let him know how much I appreciate him-! 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks for all your hard work, Wally-!

    • @melevelent123
      @melevelent123 Рік тому +10

      Right there with you!! Love watching Late Night with Wally!

    • @Jadeskorpion
      @Jadeskorpion Рік тому +13

      I actually looked up to see the name of the user that posted this, fully expecting it to say wally.

    • @jordancunningham4962
      @jordancunningham4962 Рік тому +11

      I literally checked to see if this was Wally's account. 😅

    • @civlyzed
      @civlyzed Рік тому +2

      @@jordancunningham4962 Literally

    • @itsjeninMass
      @itsjeninMass Рік тому +3

      We all love Wally!

  • @hummingbird3771
    @hummingbird3771 Рік тому +6

    Your levels of meta comedy in this bit are the NEXT level!! Well done writing team, submit this one for the Emmy!

  • @ayb2522
    @ayb2522 Рік тому +27

    The “tears pouring down his face” bit is never not funny 😂

    • @neebs929
      @neebs929 Рік тому +3

      Big strong guy!

    • @Alan-cp1sb
      @Alan-cp1sb Рік тому +1

      Many people are telling me that.

  • @jamesgarvey8328
    @jamesgarvey8328 Рік тому +97

    Seth, you were great in this episode. You seem like you are rested and relaxed. You are in the zone.

    • @Ducky69247
      @Ducky69247 Рік тому +11

      That's because he doesn't use MyPillow

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 Рік тому

      @ Justin Kerr. Even a My Pilllow would rather use a cheese grater than use a My Pillow.

    • @therealdonaldtrump1646
      @therealdonaldtrump1646 Рік тому

      you got covid because you did not take the 7th booster

    • @judyadams9673
      @judyadams9673 Рік тому +1

      I bought two Pillows from my pillow guy. The hardest pillow, and the inside fell apart. I returned them and got my money back. Trash pillows like him.

  • @SamHeesen
    @SamHeesen Рік тому +184

    I've watched 'a closer look' for months. This was the best script and performance I've seen yet. You guys nailed this one. Thanks for cheering me up. :)

    • @carlrodrigues6919
      @carlrodrigues6919 Рік тому +5

      He's milking bananas

    • @awesometravis65
      @awesometravis65 Рік тому +3

      Idk the Johnny bananas thing was a bit much

    • @kuryakn
      @kuryakn Рік тому +1

      @@awesometravis65 How dare you.

    • @STSWB5SG1FAN
      @STSWB5SG1FAN Рік тому

      @@awesometravis65 That's the whole point of the sketch. Demonstrating the ridiculousness of the Republican party. Similar to classic Monty Python.

  • @colinfrederick2603
    @colinfrederick2603 Рік тому +4

    Wally being the secret guest star is the best innovation this show’s had since covid. And there’s been some great innovations 🎉

  • @JuggernautProductions
    @JuggernautProductions Рік тому +1

    that quincy adams johnny bananas joke was top notch lol

  • @Amanda57563
    @Amanda57563 Рік тому +366

    Wally's laugh makes this show so much better than it already is. 🥰

    • @arianaalioth
      @arianaalioth Рік тому +16

      I miss A Closer Look with just the staff as audience 😅😅😅😅

    • @ericminch
      @ericminch Рік тому +3

      What's with the Wally fandom? The writers give him line, he delivers them like a tree stump. I'm here for Seth.

    • @appelblossom4311
      @appelblossom4311 Рік тому +3

      I love Wally! I realized I accidentally hit an E… No, this is not Wally this is appelblossom… Yes, I know I spelled Apple wrong, but there’s a reason it’s the first part of my last name

    • @squee599
      @squee599 Рік тому +3

      ​@@appelblossom4311 ok "Appel Blossom" or should we call you by your real name, Wally?!

    • @innagottadavida8538
      @innagottadavida8538 Рік тому +2

      Wally is the real star of the show.

  • @peterbuckmaster581
    @peterbuckmaster581 Рік тому +59

    I always feel like I've just had a laugh with friends after watching A Closer Look.

  • @bighornwoodworks2987
    @bighornwoodworks2987 Рік тому +1

    I want to see Johnny Bananas make a call back in every Closer Look. That is hilarious!

  • @deejayp9668
    @deejayp9668 Рік тому +1

    I HAD to pause watching, as I'm crying with laughter! Great job, Seth! I can't get enough of..."Johnny Bananas" apparently!

  • @juliaconnell
    @juliaconnell Рік тому +11

    3:45 - Mike Lindell saying "put the ballot in the box, put the ballot in the box" - is far more terrifying that "it places the lotion in the basket" 😱😨😱

  • @josephbrown8949
    @josephbrown8949 Рік тому +76

    i can now recognize wally's laugh out of the rest of the audience. no disrespect to the more official sidekicks on other late night shows, but wally is the best.

    • @hollyglass7147
      @hollyglass7147 Рік тому

      I gotta disagree. Wally is great but Guillermo is hands down the best lol

  • @CassielTrismigistus
    @CassielTrismigistus Рік тому

    Keep the Johnny bananas bit 🤣 I love it. 💚

  • @KathyAraujo-jb5st
    @KathyAraujo-jb5st Рік тому

    Brilliant!!! Love you, Seth!!!!!!!!

  • @steveangello6586
    @steveangello6586 Рік тому +158

    I love the banter between Seth and Wally, it's way better than the other late night talk shows. It's always with a band member or an Ed McMahon side kick. And Johnny bananas 2024 all the way

    • @228Brendon
      @228Brendon Рік тому +3

      Wally > Guillermo. Change my mind

    • @ukhawaja
      @ukhawaja Рік тому

      Wally has a side gig as the cue card guy on SNL? Well, as long as he stays with NBC and we don't see him on Colbert.

    • @princessjello
      @princessjello Рік тому +2

      @@ukhawaja wally late night takeover

  • @samwiserowe1834
    @samwiserowe1834 Рік тому +155

    It makes me very happy to see masking happening again when needed. Glad to know you are trying to keep your audience and staff safe!

    • @imback7937
      @imback7937 Рік тому

      Lmfao masking . Live in fear pawn

    • @--enyo--
      @--enyo-- Рік тому +9

      Yeah, it’s incredible to me here in Australia how no one wears masks anymore despite another massive COVID spike and our health departments and epidemiologists begging people to.

    • @meta37
      @meta37 Рік тому +3

      I’m Very happy about it. Because where I live the virus has already taken a lot of people out in one or two weeks and infected over 2000 people.

    • @Lat41
      @Lat41 Рік тому

      I flew recently. No
      Mask. No one wore one. Got covid for first time. I regret not wearing a mask, and that we weren’t required to wear one.

    • @christopherwelch136
      @christopherwelch136 Рік тому

      I agree.

  • @erichsabo
    @erichsabo Рік тому +2

    I find it hard to believe that the writers room is unaware of Johnny Bananas from MTVs The Challenge. Love him or hate him, he's the contestant with the most season wins on the show.

  • @MaxUltimata
    @MaxUltimata 11 місяців тому +2

    Okay, I had to look up Johnny Bananas to see what I'd come up with.
    *THERE IS A JOHNNY BANANAS!*
    Wikipedia: John Amadeus Devenanzio, also known as Johnny Bananas, is a television personality, best known as a competitor on the MTV reality game show The Challenge.

  • @ThrashMetallix
    @ThrashMetallix Рік тому +406

    Wally getting his five seconds of fame on A Closer Look will never get old.

  • @davidvillarreal4699
    @davidvillarreal4699 Рік тому +51

    I had to quarantine these past days, Wally and his Sponge made my night. Thank you! 😇 Please be safe during this holiday season, y'all!

  • @llamafirst
    @llamafirst 5 місяців тому

    I have watched this vid so many times! Perfect comedy timing, Seth (and Sal). I've watched it so much,I feel like people are gonna call me... Johnny Bananas 🍌

  • @sharonmollyparks
    @sharonmollyparks Рік тому

    OMGosh, You had me gassing up!!!!!!!

  • @gamepapa1211
    @gamepapa1211 Рік тому +753

    It never ceases to amaze me how Trump can open his mouth and spew so many words without actually saying anything at all. That's talent.

    • @dangraham6766
      @dangraham6766 Рік тому +50

      The man is bananas.

    • @moriahcreighton640
      @moriahcreighton640 Рік тому +59

      @@dangraham6766 that's why they call him...
      ...Johnny Bananas 🍌

    • @brianjamesavery
      @brianjamesavery Рік тому +12

      No this is PATRICK!

    • @mchu1988
      @mchu1988 Рік тому

      Biden does it all the time and doesnt even know it.

    • @Thadmotor1044
      @Thadmotor1044 Рік тому +1

      admits that he is a traitor , puty's puppet , a neo-nazi , corrupt liar and sez a lot and That is a mouthful

  • @danielb4923
    @danielb4923 Рік тому +33

    I love Wally’s show! His assistant, Seth can be quite funny too 😅

  • @michaelpotter1244
    @michaelpotter1244 Рік тому

    I kept thinking you were going to bring out the actual Johnny Bananas from The Challenge...

  • @aimformyheadplease
    @aimformyheadplease Рік тому +1

    Did anyone else notice what I first assumed as maybe a Bachelor's on the desk beside Mike Lindell? Upon freezing and zooming though I saw that it was actually a "Certificate of Expertise", lol, it sounds like something the Wizard of Oz gave him in a dream. What a putz.

  • @vaughn686
    @vaughn686 Рік тому +31

    “Like never before.” I’d love to hear a compilation of every time he’s said that in the last seven years. C’mon, Seth, that could be an entire Closer Look episode!

    • @skippermatt7939
      @skippermatt7939 Рік тому +5

      I'm sure they're "looking very strongly" into it!

  • @SongbirdAnalise
    @SongbirdAnalise Рік тому +61

    Correction(s):
    1. That is not a monkey in a dress, it is a chimpanzee, which is an ape.
    2. The first published lithograph in the US is recorded as being released in 1819, and Alexander Hamilton died in 1804, so he likely wouldn’t have written that in any part of the Federalist Papers.
    3. This is just me saying I’m so happy you’re back again. You help me get through finals every year! ♥️🤣

    • @elise_h
      @elise_h Рік тому +5

      Was looking for that first one to thumbs up. That pic had to be jackal-bait!

  • @whytemike363
    @whytemike363 Рік тому +2

    I’ve watched this like 10x already and it gets funnier every time. I do think the pillow dingus is a fan of the real world key west from 2006 and NBC’s 1st look which stars the great Johnny Bananas

  • @amzra9657
    @amzra9657 Рік тому

    Brilliant!

  • @ritafranco3020
    @ritafranco3020 Рік тому +41

    You’re such a kind person to stand up for JonnyBanana!🤣

  • @suitov
    @suitov Рік тому +25

    I'm hearing good things about this Jonathan Bernandez fellow. I hope he gets the nomination.

    • @tonywebert8326
      @tonywebert8326 Рік тому +1

      Jhony bannaz

    • @edvh88
      @edvh88 Рік тому +1

      I think that’s a Portuguese name right?

    • @pamelacass9642
      @pamelacass9642 Рік тому +1

      I thought Lindell mentioning Johnny Bananas was a parody of an Italian mobster's name. Instead, Johnny Bananas seems to be someone's actual name?
      America: what a country! 😏

    • @turdfurgeson1643
      @turdfurgeson1643 Рік тому

      Epic.

  • @_spoonvision
    @_spoonvision Рік тому +99

    Correction: Hamilton could not have mentioned a lithograph in any of the Federalist Papers because the lithograph had not been invented yet. The last Federalist Paper was Federalist No. 85 written in 1788. The lithograph was not invented until 1796.

    • @lb5368
      @lb5368 Рік тому +14

      Solid correction! As a fan of Hamilton's florid language, both in support of Federalism and in letters to his (probable, dreamy-eyed) lover John Laurens, I can only imagine the men's eyebrows and ladies' fans that might have been raised upon him mentioning an image of another man's genitals 😉

    • @Emanon...
      @Emanon... Рік тому +13

      Damn, that's some serious trivia knowledge! Impressive!

    • @mikelarson7856
      @mikelarson7856 Рік тому +3

      nice

    • @rainydayrescue6160
      @rainydayrescue6160 Рік тому +16

      Quality jackaling

    • @emmett.francis7894
      @emmett.francis7894 Рік тому +2

      Damned Industrial Revolution.

  • @piafunesbakker5095
    @piafunesbakker5095 Рік тому +1

    Seth,
    You and Wally are adorable!
    Each of you
    uniquely. In your own way!!!❣️

  • @henryholden4052
    @henryholden4052 Рік тому

    And they are back and more unhinged that ever before! Yessss 🥳👏🏻

  • @eunicekalu8965
    @eunicekalu8965 Рік тому +68

    Welcome Back Seth and Late Night Crew!!!!! We missed you guys so much! Happy Monday Everyone!!!!! It's Time For A Closer Look!!!!!!!!! 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @JMErlendson
    @JMErlendson Рік тому +35

    The relationship between Seth and Wally is peak goals.

  • @norarivers2744
    @norarivers2744 Рік тому

    Oh how I missed Seth & crew!! It felt like a really long break!! Johnny Bananas 🤣!

  • @timothydonovan5753
    @timothydonovan5753 Рік тому

    Seth Meyers, you are a genius for inventing the "Rule of Sixes" in comedy! Jonny Bananas bits were inspired! Keep up the outstanding work!