Carolina Productions to host ‘Weekend Update’ star
Columbia, are you ready to be updated?
Carolina Productions will host comedian Seth Meyers Thursday night, promising an evening full of political humor, celebrity mocking and all the current events fit to poke fun at.
The comic, whose Saturday Night Live career has spanned more than 12 years, first garnered critical acclaim for his dual roles as a subtly hilarious improv actor and head writer for many of the late-night show’s most popular political satires. In fact, Meyers is credited with spearheading many of the wildly notorious “Sarah Palin” sketch scripts featuring SNL alumna Tina Fey. He is also well-known for his celebrity impersonations of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” host Ty Pennington and bad-boy actor Sean Penn as well as a number of Meyers-made characters like Nerod of the “Appalachian Emergency Room”
sketch series.
Currently, Meyers writes and stars as the solo host of SNL’s long-running “Weekend Update” segment, featuring a number of recurring interview characters and commentary on the world’s most newsworthy issues. No matter the topic, Meyers supplies a heavy dose of his personal wit and distinguishing quirk that have made him a fan favorite for over a decade.
Meyers will be performing at the Koger Center at 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are free to USC students, faculty and staff. They can be picked up at the Russell House Information desk.
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