{"id":172082,"date":"2019-11-05T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1809377\/"},"modified":"2019-11-05T19:03:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:03:35","slug":"netflix-lets-viewers-skip-trump-jokes-in-seth-meyers-stand-up-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/05\/netflix-lets-viewers-skip-trump-jokes-in-seth-meyers-stand-up-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Lets Viewers \u2018Skip\u2019 Trump Jokes in Seth Meyers Stand-Up Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/netflix-seth-meyers-2-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">Seth Meyers&#8217; &#8216;Lobby Baby&#8217; stand-up special is available now on Netflix (via Netflix\/YouTube)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Politicians are a favorite target of many comedians\u2014and the sitting president is no exception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But between Alec Baldwin impressions and late-night-TV monologues, some folks are feeling Donald Trump fatigue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So Seth Meyers turned to Netflix for help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late Night<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> host&#8217;s new streaming special <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lobby Baby<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> debuts today with a segment poking fun at President Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those viewers who are sick of political satire, though, Netflix created a digital button that lets subscribers opt out of that particular bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think of it as a &#8220;skip intro&#8221; option for a portion of Meyers&#8217; show.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7FrHgiO2Jpo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It dawned on me that because it was on Netflix, there would be this opportunity to put in technology that would allow people to skip it,&#8221; he said in <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2019\/11\/04\/media\/seth-meyers-skip-politics-button-netflix\/index.html\"  rel=\"noopener\">a statement published by CNN<\/a>. &#8220;It was a way to build in the response to anyone who would say, &#8216;Oh, let me guess, there&#8217;s going to be jokes about the president.&#8217;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robbie Praw, Netflix director of original standup comedy programming, told the news site that Meyers came to the company with &#8220;this clever idea.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled he was able to take advantage of the Netflix experience in such a funny and innovative way,&#8221; Praw said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The skip button is just another joke in Meyers&#8217; special, the former <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> writer and cast member explained. The greenery on your up-scale dinner plate, if you will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I think, look, sometimes at a fancy restaurant they&#8217;ll put parsley on your plate, and you&#8217;ll think, &#8216;Well, that&#8217;s a nice touch,&#8217; but you&#8217;re not going to eat the parsley,&#8221; Meyers said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/television\/henry-cavill-hunts-eerie-monsters-in-netflixs-the-witcher-trailer-1809066\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Henry Cavill Hunts Monsters in Netflix&#8217;s &#8216;The Witcher&#8217; Trailer<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/television\/jeff-smiths-bone-is-your-next-netflix-fan-dream-come-true-1807713\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeff Smith&#8217;s &#8216;Bone&#8217; Is Your Next Netflix Fan Dream Come True<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/television\/teens-face-the-end-of-the-world-in-netflixs-hilarious-daybreak-trailer-1806588\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netflix&#8217;s &#8216;Daybreak&#8217; Trailer Throws Teens Into Hilarious Apocalypse<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/television\/heres-everything-coming-to-netflix-in-november-2019-1808650\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s Everything Coming to Netflix in November 2019<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/netflix-seth-meyers-2-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>Seth Meyers&#8217; &#8216;Lobby Baby&#8217; stand-up special is available now on Netflix (via Netflix\/YouTube)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Politicians are a favorite target of many comedians&mdash;and the sitting president is no exception. But between Alec Baldwin impressions and late-night-TV monologues, some folks are feeling Donald Trump fatigue. So Seth Meyers turned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/netflix-lets-viewers-skip-trump-jokes-in-seth-meyers-stand-up-special-1809377\/\">Netflix Lets Viewers &lsquo;Skip&rsquo; Trump Jokes in Seth Meyers Stand-Up Special<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/\">Geek.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/05\/netflix-lets-viewers-skip-trump-jokes-in-seth-meyers-stand-up-special\/\">\u95b1\u8b80\u5168\u6587 <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"slim_seo":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3192,2,7208,7209,2955,2047,7210,7211,2077,7],"tags":[364,398,402,397,414,413,410,409,407,408,406,399,400,394,10,401,372,396,403,412,374,411,395,371,405,404,366],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7prtj-ILw","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172082"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172082"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172171,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172082\/revisions\/172171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}