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Seth Meyers' Prime-Time Political Parody

Fresh Air
Published October 29, 2008 at 10:10 AM EDT
Seth Meyers shares SNL's "Weekend Update" anchor desk with cast-mate Amy Poehler.
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Seth Meyers shares SNL's "Weekend Update" anchor desk with cast-mate Amy Poehler.

Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers is making waves with a broader TV audience this election season as the show expands its political parodies to Thursday prime time.

A graduate of Northwestern University, Meyers joined the sketch comedy show in 2001 and became head writer in 2006. He has impersonated such figures as John Kerry, Michael Caine, Anderson Cooper, Prince Charles and Peyton Manning.

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