Overview

• Seth Meyers delivered a satirical monologue at NBCUniversal's upfronts, targeting the company’s new spin-off, Versant, with jokes about corporate naming practices.
• Meyers revisited NBC’s past controversies, including a pointed joke referencing Matt Lauer’s 2017 misconduct scandal.
• The comedian humorously critiqued the commercialization of media, joking about selling naming rights to his children and referencing the event's overt focus on advertising.
• Acknowledging NBC’s upcoming 100th anniversary, Meyers quipped about its relevance to younger demographics in a nod to shifting viewership trends.
• Seth MacFarlane opened the event with a musical number mocking NBC’s competitors, contrasting with Meyers’s insider-focused roast of the network.