Seth Meyers' 'Late Night' Challenge: What To Do With His Hands

Fresh Air

Published August 25, 2014 at 1:24 PM EDT

Meyers is hosting the Emmys Monday. In April, he told Fresh Air why he left a dream job at Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update to take over Late Night from Jimmy Fallon. Meyers says not having a mic in hand — like he did in standup — took some adjusting.

Originally broadcast April 23.

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