Seth Meyers and A Closer Look supervising writer/producer Sal Gentile catch up on the news they’re missing while Late Night is on hiatus. In this episode, they discuss Trump’s insane trade war with Canada, the escalating drama around Natalie Harp’s role in the White House and Abdul El-Sayed’s appearance on Fox News.
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Trump-Canada Trade War Erupts, Natalie Harp Drama, El-Sayed on Fox News: A Closer Look Out of Office
This is what happens when your administration is really dumb. Democrats said they oppose racism and Trump and his team heard Democrats oppose *races*, so they got extra… racy…ist… to prove the libs wrong!
This is where the smart Americans are. Glad I found you.
Canadian here. I don’t agree with Doug Ford on many things, but I have to admit, he’s got style.
One is a noun and the other an adjective.
I vote for proof of life
Is the show cancelled?? Why is this happening? No complaints … just curious.
if there's anything more irrelevant in 2026 than Melania talking into a mic, I have yet to see it lmfao
lmfao, the race being Indy car, and not nascar … he really knows his base 🥴🤣
as always, thank you seth and crew
What happened to the show??? What did I miss???
Travel with Natalie on the apparently defenseless plain gifted from the Emir of Quatar
I hear a lot of graphics dept in your supreme CT impression 😀
39:41 Scott Bessent always sounds like he's on the brink of a complete breakdown.
I love a closer look proof of life, much better than a closer look out of office, it is hilarious in a dark way. Seth is awesome for doing these podcasts instead of a long break.
Doug Ford's use of language is SPECTACULAR. Lunch money/took/running shoes, real estate on his ass, and throw everything in the kitchen sink. That last one … is not a phrase.
For a real proof of life video, there ought to be a picture of the sea captain and a copy of The Thorn Birds.
We miss you 😢
If you don't take a photoshopped picture with Elaine Chao, how are we supposed to know you're actually alive? I call shenanigans on this so called "proof of life."
DCA airport was closed to all traffic 1015L-1315L. Closing a major a/p in the middle of the day due to car racing is crazy!
Now that you mention it…those blue eyes are hypnotic!! ❤❤
You know who wants the Gordie Howe Bridge? Detroit, Michigan in the US. You know who doesn't? Trump's rich buddy who OWNS the Ambassador Bridge and wants no competition for tolls.
Thanks for explaining something. As a Canadian I couldn't figure out why American cabinet officials were dissing Canada in the free trade talks while behind them the sound of roaring car engines would drown out their interviews. I just thought that the director or soundman was incompetent for shooting the scene that way or trying to record interviews against sound at a race track. So they held a dangerous car race inside a city, on regular streets, and then thought that was suitable background to discuss world trade. I kept wondering if they were government officials or sportscasters.
Junk in the trunk is good, jump in the trunk is not. 🤣
Thank you so much for doing this
Mikey the SHOE strikes again
This is wonderfully funny! You're making us laugh at what's driving us to despair. The voice imitations are spot on.
We don't trust you
Slash proof of life! U got lots of wrinkles. The camera is looking rough on ya. The other guy looks good tho
I wanna say that I am loving this thank you for making this content. You guys are great at riffing off each other. I was wondering what you think about keeping the camera on 2 person view rather than switching between faces every once in a while? Again, love the content!
Canada has their own lobster. 🙄
You better be holding today’s newspaper or it didn’t happen.
Proof of Life!!! 😂😂😂
Yeah… No tax on tips… I smiled in agony. It would have played.
I had not heard about the ride in the trunk. I hope this story hangs around until SNL comes back. I am sure a table of comedy writers can make a great skit out of that headline
I prefer out of office
Please stop platforming Ford, he quite literally is selling off the province for money and starving public institutions so he can sell it to his friends.
Why is Sal's video out of focus for the first 10 minutes of the video?!? Content is good, jokes are funny and all I can focus on is why TH is he not clicking on his face or smth. Is this meant to be just listened to like a podcast with no video? But you show visuals to support the content so, what gives? Don't get me wrong, I love this videos that give us some morsels of content while they're on break more often than the US congress, but that little detail was distracting me and I just wanted to vent it out
It’s funny to me so many highly intelligent people in a massive diverse country just accept a narcissistic maniac as there leader . I expect more from you
This is so desperate. With Seth away for a bit, I've taken to making my own Closer Look headline 1-liners to entertain myself.
Such as the (genuine) BBC News report this week about a man who attended a Christian festival and was killed when the entry sign fell on him. Mike's comment: Organisers are appealing to visitors not to ask for "a sign from God" again until further notice.
Or the Sunday Express headline saying "Free condoms to be given out to Asylum Seekers". Mike's comment: UK Border police asked to clarify whether illegal immigrants are coming or going.
Yeah, they would've been funnier if Wally had it on a card for me to read.
@mike.gledhill