Jokes Seth Can’t Tell
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"Jokes Seth Can’t Tell" is a recurring Late Night with Seth Meyers comedy segment where writers of diverse backgrounds deliver punchlines to jokes that Seth, as a straight white host, sets up but “can’t” appropriately tell himself.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jokes Seth Can’t Tell canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jokes Seth Can’t Tell Context triple: [Late Night with Seth Meyers, notableSegment, Jokes Seth Can’t Tell]
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Shenanigans
Shenanigans is a 2002 compilation album by American punk rock band Green Day, featuring B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.
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B.
Knock Knock
"Knock Knock" is a prominent work by the artist Smog, known for its introspective, lo-fi indie sound and emotionally resonant songwriting.
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C.
Knock Knock
"Knock Knock" is a song that appears as the B-side to Monica's single "So Gone."
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Funny You Should Ask
Funny You Should Ask is a comedy game show featuring stand-up comedians who deliver punchlines and jokes as part of a trivia-style format.
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E.
Funny People
Funny People is a 2009 dramedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow that follows a famous comedian confronting his mortality and relationships, starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jokes Seth Can’t Tell Target entity description: "Jokes Seth Can’t Tell" is a recurring Late Night with Seth Meyers comedy segment where writers of diverse backgrounds deliver punchlines to jokes that Seth, as a straight white host, sets up but “can’t” appropriately tell himself.
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A.
Shenanigans
Shenanigans is a 2002 compilation album by American punk rock band Green Day, featuring B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.
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B.
Knock Knock
"Knock Knock" is a prominent work by the artist Smog, known for its introspective, lo-fi indie sound and emotionally resonant songwriting.
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C.
Knock Knock
"Knock Knock" is a song that appears as the B-side to Monica's single "So Gone."
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D.
Funny You Should Ask
Funny You Should Ask is a comedy game show featuring stand-up comedians who deliver punchlines and jokes as part of a trivia-style format.
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E.
Funny People
Funny People is a 2009 dramedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow that follows a famous comedian confronting his mortality and relationships, starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
recurring sketch
ⓘ
television comedy segment ⓘ |
| basedOn | Late-night monologue joke format ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionPlatform |
NBC digital platforms
ⓘ
linked to:
NBC
YouTube ⓘ broadcast television ⓘ |
| features |
Amber Ruffin
ⓘ
Jenny Hagel ⓘ |
| filmedAt | NBC Studio 8G ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnProgram | Late Night with Seth Meyers ⓘ |
| format | host sets up jokes and writers deliver punchlines ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ topical humor ⓘ |
| hasHostIdentityAsPremise |
Seth Meyers is a straight white man
ⓘ
linked to:
Seth Meyers
|
| hasTheme |
gender
ⓘ
race ⓘ representation in comedy ⓘ sexual orientation ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Late-night television viewers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English title ⓘ |
| mainConcept | jokes that a straight white host avoids telling himself ⓘ |
| medium |
online video clips
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television ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
addressing identity and privilege through jokes
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highlighting diverse comedy writers on camera ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Late Night with Seth Meyers ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Seth Meyers ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Broadway Video
ⓘ
Universal Television ⓘ |
| productionLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| recurringCharacters | Late Night with Seth Meyers writing staff ⓘ |
| typicalSegmentLength | short sketch within a late-night episode ⓘ |
| usesDevice | meta-humor about who can tell which jokes ⓘ |
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Subject: Jokes Seth Can’t Tell Description of subject: "Jokes Seth Can’t Tell" is a recurring Late Night with Seth Meyers comedy segment where writers of diverse backgrounds deliver punchlines to jokes that Seth, as a straight white host, sets up but “can’t” appropriately tell himself.
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