Seth Meyers to Lose ‘Late Night’ Band in Budget Cuts
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC isn’t cutting “Late Night” off the network’s regular schedule, but it is going to cut the show’s budget.
The 8G Band, a signature element of the Seth Meyers-led program since it launched in 2014, will stop appearing on the after-hours NBC show, commencing in the fall.
Eli Janney, the combo’s keyboardist, told Vulture Tuesday that the trio was informed in recent weeks that the band would cease to be a regular part of the program due to budget cuts. “In the end, NBC was adamant about where they wanted the budget to go,” Janney told the entertainment-news site. “It’s not just the band; there’s a whole crew that works with the band, so there’s a lot of people employed.
I think this was an easy way for them to cut the budget. Easy is not the right word.” NBC declined to make executives available for comment, but a person familiar with the program confirmed that the band will not appear starting in the fall.
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