First Draft Episode #347: Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers, host of Late Night with Seth Meyers and former head writer for Saturday Night Live, talks about his debut picture book, I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared with Rob Syegh.

Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant, the first book in the Babar series by Jean de Brumhoff

• Spider Man: The Short Halloween written by Seth Meyers and Bill Hader

• Richard Scarry, author and illustrator of Trucks, A Day at the Airport, Cars and Trucks and Things That Go! and many more

• Jill Benjamin, Seth’s writing partner from his Improv Olympic days

• Documentary Now! on IFC

• Watership Down (movie)

• The Secret of NIMH (movie)

• The Black Cauldron (movie)

• The Hobbit (movie)

• Seth Meyers on Sesame Street (with The Count and with Elmo)

• Sandra Boynton, author and illustrator of picture books like Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Song, Barnyard Dance!, Pajama Time! and many more.

• Where’s Waldo by Martin Handford

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