-Now, many of you
probably don't know this,
but, in addition to being one
of the best crews in television,
all the people who work behind
the scenes here at "Late Night,"
from the camera operators
to the sound engineers,
are extremely respected
and accomplished poets.
It's true.
[ Laughter ]
In fact, a lot of them
work at the show during the day
and write and teach poetry
at night.
So we thought,
why not let them share
some of their poetry with you
in our latest edition
of "Crew Poetry"?
[ Classical music plays ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
First up is the recipient
of the
Poetry Society of America's
prestigious
Robert Frost Award.
He's also our cameraman,
Gene Kelly.
He'll be reading a poem entitled
"Showbiz."
♪♪♪♪
-"Showbiz" by Gene Kelly.
[ Light laughter ]
Working in showbiz,
the lights, cameras, the works.
I won't deny it --
it certainly got its perks.
[ Light laughter ]
At this show,
you're treated like a king,
and it's the best.
[ Light laughter ]
One great benefit --
I get to sleep
with all the guests.
[ Laughter ]
I go to bed with actresses,
actors, politicians --
I don't care.
[ Laughter ]
They come right over
to my apartment
after they leave
the guest chair.
Who is the best in the sack?
That's one question
you'll never get me to answer.
But here's a hint --
her last name was different,
and her first name
rhymes with "Kathie Lee."
[ Laughter,
cheers and applause ]
-Thank you so much, Gene.
[ Applause continues ]
Next up --
and this is very special --
is a group-written poem
by four members
of our tech crew,
Mike Knarre, Kenny Coyle,
Mike Zecca, and Charlie Friend,
all of whom are professors
of poetry at Oxford University.
They will be reading a poem
entitled "The Four of Us."
♪♪♪♪
-"The Four of Us."
The four of us are the coolest
guys in the whole crew.
-Everybody wants to be us.
We're better than you.
-We're sassy, secretive.
We pretty much run
"Late Night with Seth Meyers."
-I guess you could say
we're like the four girls
from "Pretty Little Liars."
[ Laughter ]
-I'm like Spencer,
the smart, overachieving one.
I could have gone to Yale.
-And I'm like Aria.
I'm kind and caring,
and I look like Lucy Hale.
[ Laughter ]
-I'm Hanna,
'cause I'm a bitch
and a winner.
[ Laughter ]
-And I'm Emily,
the lesbian swimmer.
[ Laughter and applause ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you, guys.
That was very beautiful.
And, Charlie,
you are a total Emily.
-Thanks, Seth.
-Next up, we have the
2017 Griffin Poetry Prize winner
and our show's I.T. guy,
A.J. Hamami.
He will be reading a poem
entitled
"Admit It, You're Surprised."
♪♪♪♪
-"Admit It, You're Surprised,"
by A.J. Hamami.
Admit it.
When you heard "I.T. guy,"
you didn't think
this is how I'd look.
I bet you pictured
some skinny, four-eyed nerd
with his head buried in a book.
Yeah, I set up our whole
intraoffice firewall protection
and make sure
people's e-mails can be read.
I'm also the best player
on our softball team
and have a shar-- a tattoo
of a shark eating a guy's head.
[ Light laughter ]
So if you're
a "Late Night" writer
having problems
with Microsoft Word,
just remember,
I'm a badass I.T. guy,
and you're the [bleep] nerd.
[ Laughter and applause ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you, A.J.
[ Applause continues ]
And, lastly,
our cue-card guy, Wally.
♪♪♪♪
-"Slumbering Angel"
by Wally Feresten.
The night is silent
in the cozy house.
No one's astir.
The love of my life
sleeps soundly.
Each breath, a gentle purr.
I gaze ever so longingly,
watching my dearest one
count sheep.
Every night,
I sneak into Seth's apartment
and watch him sleep.
[ Laughter ]
What do you dream, sweet prince?
A liberal utopia?
A Trump-free life?
[ Laughter ]
Don't you worry, my sweet Seth.
I almost never sneak a peek
at your wife.
[ Laughter ]
You may be wondering, "How does
someone who looks like me
commit
this stunning infiltration?"
I dress up
like a police officer
and pretend I'm conducting
an investigation.
[ Laughter ]
Watching you sleep fills me
with the utmost glee.
Don't believe me?
Take a look at this selfie!
[ Laughter ]
[ Applause ]
-This has been "crew poetry."
