Seth Wants to Keep Elbow Bumps, Work from Home and Hobbies After the Pandemic

-It's been over a year, now, that we've been living with the COVID crisis. Life has changed in a thousand different ways, from quarantines and travel restrictions to how we work and educate our kids and it's been an incredibly difficult and terrifying time. But, now that things are improving in America and restrictions are being lifted and life seems to be slowly returning to normal, I want to look at a few of the things from life under COVID that we should consider keeping, in our new segment, "COVID Keepers." ♪♪ Let's keep elbow bumps in place of handshakes. Let's face it -- handshakes were always gross. I don't know where we got the idea that the best way to greet people was with one of the three or four parts of our bodies that are reliably damp. Elbow bumps get the point across just as well and they kind of look cool. And, I can be 100% certain that you didn't have your elbow down your pants five minutes before this meeting. [ Laughter ] Let's keep elbow bumps. Let's keep... You guys, in normal times, everybody was so exhausted after a day of working and shopping and cooking, our only hobby was looking at our phone during commercials. During COVID, we made bread, we did puzzles, people learned weird dances and picked up the guitar, and the best thing is, you couldn't subject anybody to any of it, because they couldn't come over. You had your weird thing that you liked, that was definitely stupid, and it was all yours. Once things open up, we'll have to do other people's stupid things again, so let's keep hobbies. And let's keep them at home and to yourself. Let's keep working from home. At least, for some workers, some of the time. It's better for the environment, it cuts down on traffic, and, if you think coming into the office means you're more productive, then you have not visited my writers' room. One time, they spent the whole afternoon making chili in a Crock-Pot and, even then, it was just kind of funny. If you want to see what it looked like, they all Instagrammed it. [ Laughter ] I mean, I can buy a car and take out a mortgage with my phone. Surely, they can email me their janky sketch ideas. Your computer at home works great. You know what doesn't work? The office printer, the office coffee machine, and the office fridge. Let's keep working from home. Not you, Wally. You stay. Let's keep wearing... Look, we always knew, deep inside, it was a bad idea to be trapped in a metal tube, breathing each other's breath. Did you ever look around during your commute? Every single person looks like they're waiting for a biopsy. I have not only avoided getting COVID, I also haven't had a cold or the flu. I haven't swallowed a bug, and nobody's made fun of my nose. [ Laughter ] Let's keep masks on trains. Let's keep putting... And I know there are always scientists on TV, but they're almost all on kids' shows. It's like we turn eight and think, "Alright, I know why there are clouds. I think that's all the science I need." I mean, we may be close to ending COVID, but there are any number of topics a scientist can cover, from climate change and food insecurity to explaining why Paul Rudd is still 35. I like having someone on TV who can actually teach us something. I'm not getting any new information from Paul Begala, and that guy is on TV more than "SVU." Let's keep... Let's keep homeschooling. I'm just kiddin'. Get 'em out of my house, or I will throw myself down the stairs. [ Laughter ] This has been "COVID Keepers"! ♪♪

Channel: Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Length: 3min 19sec (199 seconds)

Published: Tue May 04 2021