Come writing day, when does everyone get started? How do yall fuel up — Red Bull and Cheetos?
Meyers: Everybody pretends to get started around 3 o’clock, but you can tell that all everybody’s doing is waiting for dinner. Dinner comes around 6:30, and then around 7:30 you realize you’re just staring the rest of the night in the eye. So then you… go and get a coffee. Eventually people get down to it. TVGuide.com: And the show is typically “done” by 9 am Wednesday? Meyers: Yeah, it seems to get later every year. By Wednesday at noon, the first pass at everything is written. TVGuide.com: What was the most recent “brutal kill” for you? The last sketch of yours that you really liked but got cut? Meyers: That’s a very good question…. It’s going to take me some time to think about it because I go to a hypnotist every Wednesday who makes me forget all my failures. [Laughs] To be honest, I haven’t had any brutal kills this year. TVGuide.com: And when something is killed, does it stay dead, or can you try to “resell” it another week? Meyers: Oftentimes you’ll have a really funny idea
