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Event Program
TUE, SEP 19
DISCUSSION
Leslie Jones & Seth Meyers
A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUDIENCE
There will not be a book signing at this event.
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Leslie Jones is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee as well as a Writer’s Guild Award and NAACP Award nominee for her work on Saturday Night Live. She has also been honored as one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Jones recently wrapped production on season two of the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death. The week of January 17th, 2023, Jones kicked off a new era of The Daily Show as the program's first guest host. In 2021, she starred opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America, for which she won an MTV Movie Award and was nominated for a People’s Choice Award. Jones will next produce an untitled Christmas comedy for Lionsgate, which she is currently developing as a potential future starring role. Additionally, Jones co-hosts the podcast THE FCKRY with comedian Lenny Marcus. Each week, Jones and Marcus interview guests and answer listener questions, while exposing “the fckry” of any given topic. Leslie F*cking Jones was published on September 19th.
Leslie Jones is a three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee as well as a Writer’s Guild Award and NAACP Award nominee for her work on Saturday Night Live. She has also been honored as one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Jones recently wrapped production on season two of the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death. The week of January 17th, 2023, Jones kicked off a new era of The Daily Show as the program's first guest host. In 2021, she starred opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America, for which she won an MTV Movie Award and was nominated for a People’s Choice Award. Jones will next produce an untitled Christmas comedy for Lionsgate, which she is currently developing as a potential future starring role. Additionally, Jones co-hosts the podcast THE FCKRY with comedian Lenny Marcus. Each week, Jones and Marcus interview guests and answer listener questions, while exposing “the fckry” of any given topic. Leslie F*cking Jones was published on September 19th.
Seth Meyers is an award-winning writer, New York Times bestselling author, and host of NBC’s Emmy Award–nominated Late Night with Seth Meyers. He began his TV career with Saturday Night Live in 2001, where he was a cast member for 13 seasons. In 2019, he released his debut standup special, Lobby Baby, on Netflix, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. Meyers is also the co-creator and executive producer of IFC’s Emmy-nominated docu-parody series Documentary Now! In all, Meyers has garnered 30 Emmy nominations for his work in television. Meyers released his first picture book, I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared, in March 2022. He has hosted the Emmys, Golden Globes, ESPY Awards, and headlined the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2011 to rave reviews. Meyers was named one of the 2014 TIME 100, Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.
Seth Meyers is an award-winning writer, New York Times bestselling author, and host of NBC’s Emmy Award–nominated Late Night with Seth Meyers. He began his TV career with Saturday Night Live in 2001, where he was a cast member for 13 seasons. In 2019, he released his debut standup special, Lobby Baby, on Netflix, which was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. Meyers is also the co-creator and executive producer of IFC’s Emmy-nominated docu-parody series Documentary Now! In all, Meyers has garnered 30 Emmy nominations for his work in television. Meyers released his first picture book, I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared, in March 2022. He has hosted the Emmys, Golden Globes, ESPY Awards, and headlined the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2011 to rave reviews. Meyers was named one of the 2014 TIME 100, Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of Susan Bay Nimoy, Estate of Douglas M. Matheson, Seedlings Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Charina Endowment Fund, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, PECO Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Mustang Foundation, Michael Tuch Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold and the Arnhold Foundation, The Grodzins Fund, and The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Society of North America.
This program is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Symphony Space thanks our generous supporters, including our Board of Directors, Producers Circle, and members, who make our programs possible with their annual support.
Kathy Landau Executive Director
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Isaiah Sheffer*
Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director (1978-1988)
Artistic Director (1988-2010)
Founding Artistic Director (2010-2012)
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