{
  "id": 12639370,
  "title": "Seth Meyers Has to Restart Joke After Audience Is Startled by Graphic to Go With It",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/seth-meyers-has-to-restart-joke-after-audience-is-startled-by-graphic",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/seth-meyers-restart-joke-after-scary-graphic/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Occasionally, a \"Late Night\" graphic proves so unexpected that \"Late Night\" host Seth Meyers is taken aback. On Tuesday night, it was his audience that experienced a sudden fright, prompting Meyers to restart his joke as he suppressed a chuckle. The incident occurred during Meyers' monologue, where he made light of President Trump's recent target of criticism, Karoline Leavitt's new employment, and other matters. However, the joke that caught the audience off guard was not political at all; it was merely about a single individual. \"A man in Florida was arrested recently, after he allegedly exposed –\" Meyers began. As he prepared to deliver the punchline, the accompanying graphic appeared on screen, and the audience responded with audible surprise. The man in question was TikTok personality Mark Asea, who features prominent face tattoos that effectively form a mask. As the audience focused on Asea, Meyers had to stifle his laughter. The late-night host did not comment on the moment, as his joke provided him with the opportunity. \"A man in Florida was arrested recently after he allegedly exposed private information online and threatened to track women through their phone, which I'm sure you probably guessed by the photo,\" Meyers remarked. He then joked that one could hardly expect anything less than something unsettling, given the image. \"No one sees that and thinks the setup's going to be 'A man in Florida was recently promoted at work!'\" Meyers concluded. Viewers can watch Seth Meyers' full monologue in the video featured above. The article \"Seth Meyers Has to Restart Joke After Audience Is Startled by Graphic to Go With It\" was originally published on TheWrap.",
  "summary": "The NBC host has to stifle a laugh as his audience jumps The post Seth Meyers Has to Restart Joke After Audience Is Startled by Graphic to Go With It appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}