LONGEST CORRECTIONS TO DATE!! - Corrections began as a 3 minute and 4 second long clip and now we've officially reached the length of a half-hour network show! D'ya hear that Shoemaker... we've made it! Sincerely, E. B. White.
I genuinely love how long corrections is getting. I think we should all be grateful for the jackals who nitpick and for Seth and his team who can’t leave well enough alone. We all benefited.
I want to see a 1 hour corrections just to annoy us. For example one good way to stretch it is Seth read all the comments and shoemakers senior yearbook.
Strangely -- an absolute first for me -- I did not find this funny. Especially, prolonged, got less funny. But I love that you liked it! It's probably just me. It's such an unfamiliar feeling to find something unfunny, I want his joke to be verified.
Imagine someone finding this by accident. It's 19 minutes of inside jokes with an entire cast of imaginary characters with back stories and call backs. It's a linguistic version of a weird Conan bit...and the ending has me howling.
It's so true! I have been gone a few weeks because I have myself a news and late night hiatus and I've missed so much! I can't imagine someone stumbling on this for the very first time.
@@Delight96 I feel like it’s going to become my life’s work to document all of this in detail lol. It’s just astonishing from a world- and community-building perspective
I called out his pronunciation of aster-Rick and have never been so delighted to be Rick-rolled. This segment is a true gem and I hope it continues forever!!!
And for middle schoolers: "I'm not wrong, you're wrong." subtitle: and yes, I know there should be a semi-colon where the comma is. Just testing you. hahaha
I'm the jackal who pointed out that Seth says "asterik" a week ago. At the time, I thought it was an accident on his part. But now, I feel like the victim of a week-long Rick Roll. We're playing checkers, and Seth is playing 4D chess
YES! They got me with that ending, they did. Was cackling pretty good as E. B. White penned the final "damn" to his very real and very old missive. :P :)
"... is first children's book", a haring title he is certainly worthy of bearing. and is the implication that post the "rust" flavor of diet Dr pepper, turpentine is required?
So, I know Corrections is just the height of passive aggressive love, and we the jackal masses are meant to nitpick and complain, but I genuinely loved that story about the Tina and Amy skit.
Actually I don't get it. Sarah Palin said it, everyone laughed, and then they used it in the skit. OF COURSE they would use it in a skit -- how can that be considered a great idea. It was funny, but seems an obvious joke. Sarah Palin wrote it for them.
This is incredible, they’re never long enough! Seth is cementing himself as a late night legend already. Way to breathe life into a tired genre, Seth! Not you Shoemaker.
The E.B. White letter ending the same way you talked about Eminem’s letter to Stan, was perfect.👌 I love when these episodes come full circle. You’re so much fun
... I'll take it from Seth, although the hostility bewilders me. I fiercely disagree that Jackals want to make Seth unhappy. We're doing the job he created for us, and adore him for it.
@@wakeupbell2491, don't fret; my reply was just a demonstration of passive aggression's power over direct aggression. "I like that it makes you unhappy" vs a bewildered canine hopefully stretching a paw out to the taskmaster she unconditionally loves
ROFLMAO at Seth rinsing his mouth out with "turpentine" after that sip of Diet Dr. Pepper. Holy crap. I missed the subtlety on the first view. Slayed me.
The 'pter' in pterodactyl is a pretty common Greek root meaning 'wing' or 'feather', my favorite instance of which is in the word 'helicopter'. It can be broken down into 'helico' (spiral) + 'pter' (wing).
But then the obvious question is: How do the greek pronounce 'helicopter'? Because if our pronunciation of 'pterodactyl' is correct, should we be saying 'helicoter'?
that sound (pt) in greek is not silent; it is silent in english, I guess for euphonic reasons; in greek is ελικόπτερο (elicoptero). If you want to hear how it is pronounced, google translator is the friend you're looking for:)
@@paulheckbert the use of the Greek root helico has evolved to mean spiral OR helix according to Google, but yeah the root obvi comes from helix which is not the same. Good catch, jackal.
Will my friend, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but he was talking about his OTHER, Emmy nominated, TH-cam exclusive, "Corrections" web series, devoted solely to mistakes made by prison guards named, Jacklyn. I know, I know, it's easy to get them confused, so I want hold it against you this time........................THIS. TIME!!!
As an infection control expert I need to share that you can 't sterilize skin you can only sanitize it. Even doctors or surgeons only sanitize their skin. You are correct that you can use alcohol hand rub if your hands are visibly clean!
Oh boy... I'm amazed about how corrections is spiraling upwards getting more complex, intertwined, funnier and craftier every week... I'm honestly asking myself if there's a limit... This is one of the highlights I look for every week. A true and envious admirer of your craft from Spain... Vaya crack.
@@flaneur5560 I do the same thing 💀 and I have mad ADHD so it still ends up taking me like an hour to get through it because I'll start thinking about something he says and 5 minutes later realize I've missed everything that came later
First off, I absolutely love corrections. It's the best part of the week. 😁 You're awesome Seth. That said, there were quite a few deaths in The Lord Of The Rings. Boromir, Saruman, Theoden, Haldir, Denethor, Smeagol, and Sauron just to name a handful.
I also came to say how dare he, HOW DARE HE, leave out two of the most beautifully tragic cinematic deaths of Boromir and Theoden, AND the best yule log on film, Denethor. I mean it's probably a complete set up, but still, bruh was covered in flames and plummeted to his death for being a bad father and it gets zero mention. I wonder what that says about Seth as a father? (that is a joke, I am joking)
Sauron didn’t “die” as Maiar are immortal, his spirit essence was tied to the ring and when it was destroyed, his spirit lived on but he was unable to take form again. Sorry lol I’m a huge nerd.
Anti-jackal... or possibly a jackal-ception, I don't even know which anymore: Modern crossbows fire arrows, and it's only because of Dungeons and Dragons that you believe otherwise. Both bolts and quarrels were only used for a specific purpose that have been outmoded by technology: bolts had blunted ends so as not to cause too much damage during hunting; quarrels were shorter and heavier so as to be more useful in crude medieval crossbows but even back in the Renaissance we figured out how to make crossbows that could be long enough to fire a standard arrow. Gary Gygax even admitted, in retrospect, that he shouldn't have added the differentiation, as it set people's idea of medieval weaponry back by quite a bit (as is proven by this video); but he wanted to make crossbows sound more exotic. There was also the small fact that he worried about crossbows being overpowered, and, hilariously, couldn't get the idea that players tying 50 of the things together, trigger-to-trigger, in the back of a wagon and going dragon-hunting out of his head. Assigning different, more expensive ammunition to crossbows helped alleviate that.
I'd say rpg video games are where most people are getting it from these days it's pretty common to have crossbows using bolts in those. Although I'm sure the origins for that ammo type choice came from D&D .
yeah I'm gonna need some citations for that, because it sounds urban-mythy and crossbow missiles have been called various relations of "bolt" in languages other than English (Bolzen, bełt) long before Gygax.
@@JamesCalbraith I wish I could, but sadly this channel blocks links. It's easy to google, though: "do crossbows" even auto-completes with "use arrows". By modern definitions, a 'bolt' is less than 16" long and/or has no vanes (feathers), both of which would make them unacceptably inaccurate for modern competitions or hunting.
I love this one... AND, the ALL of the "knitter" episodes... Especially the first one, where she makes him the "vest" - But, it's actually a sleeveless sweater... The absolute sagas that we've been on since the beginning of these... It's a sickness that I gladly have...
My biggest complaint about CORRECTIONS is I have NO IDEA HOW MANY EPISODES I NEED TO TELL MY WIFE & FRIENDS TO GO BACK AND WATCH IN ORDER TO BE LAUGHING AS HARD AS I AM!
I think the correct answer is all of them. No Corrections episode is solely on its own because of how many corrections are based on previous corrections, to the point that now there's a whole Corrections Universe and you need to see the whole progression to truly understand and appreciate the jokes and callbacks. For instance, you can't truly appreciate the Shoemaker impression unless you've seen the earlier episodes with Mikey the Shoe. Plus, they're all fantastic, so it's no hardship to watch this hilarious segment!
Corrections is legitimately my favorite part of each week. It is a small, reliable delight granted in a time of so much doubt and uncertainty. Thank you Seth and the Late Night staff for continuing this segment.
I like to think that sometimes Seth's team are trying to get his opinion on something important regarding the show, but he's too busy marinating some paper in tea for Corrections to engage...
CORRECTION: Since Seth films his show during the day he wouldn't have to "be home sick" to watch Wheel of Fortune which airs in the evening. He's probably thinking of the Price is Right.
The genuine joy this segment brings me, especially after another long and terrible week, I really can't even describe it. I'm just really happy to watch corrections when it comes out every week and enjoy it for the absolute brilliance it showcases. Thanks Seth for letting the crack jackal commenters provide the improvement your show needed to truly shine, they couldn't do it without you!
I've been wanting to comment for weeks but couldn't come up with anything clever, so I'll just be sincere. Corrections is my favorite weekly entertainment and I've been telling my friends and coworkers about it constantly. I love the length, the inside jokes, how they continue to build on each episode, all of it. Keep up the great work!!!
As someone who has made passive aggression into an art, CORRECTIONS is my life blood. The fact that a genuine TV network and show produces this spite fueled tirade every week keeps me going lmaooo
I feel the same. Although I do comment it's always later as I don't get to watch corrections until later in the day Friday. By then my comment or correction gets lost and there's no way Seth or his interns delve that deep into the comments. As far as something clever you can try "hey that Sunday Today pic looks like you got caught on 'to catch a predator'." Or something like that.
Man, was doing my regular, Friday morning thing. Come on TH-cam to watch Corrections. Start the video without looking at the length. It gets going. I'm watching. I'm enjoying. I get a message. I pause the video (because I want to pay attention to Seth when he's on and not split my attention up). That's when I see it. 22:31! I was like, "Daaaaayum! Long Corrections!" This. Is. Not. A. Complaint! Every week, it's like we get an original, new Stand-up routine (even though he's sitting down. A new Sit-down routine?). Absolutely love it. Thank you, Seth and the crew, for giving us these videos each week.
Correction: You said, in discussing Wheel of Fortune, that you haven't been home sick in a while. You were famously sick with Covid back in January. Plenty of time to watch the Wheel!
Also, where I live, Wheel of Fortune is on in the evening (and has been back-to-back with Jeopardy since my childhood many, many years ago). Perhaps he's thinking of The Price is Right? Now, THAT'S a sick day game show.
Oh so good!! We love Corrections and this one was particularly wonderful. But, Seth… First time Jackal, longtime fan here. I *know* you’ve received hand-written letters because my partner and I sent you one a few months ago. We wanted to thank you for making the last few years infinitely more digestible, so we put it in writing and stuck a stamp on it 😁
Boromir, Theodin, Smiegal, and Sauron are the big character deaths in LOTR. Although, you could interpret Gandalf, Frodo, Bilbo, Elron, and the elves leaving on the ship at the end of Return of the King as deaths, since Frodo never healed from being stabbed in Fellowship (not to mention them saying that it was end of the age of elves). 🧙🏻♀️
So I'm going to be that nerd: Gandalf and the elves don't die. At all. Even if you physically kill them they don't die, their spirits still go to Valinor, they just go to the halls of mandos to reconstitute, and then they can rejoin the elves. However time moves differently in Valinor so when other beings like hobbits, or dwarves go to Valinor they age faster but they can be healed of their pains there and die peacefully, it's the only way for a living ring bearer to find peace. So it's only a euphemism for death for the hobbits but for the elves and Gandalf they literally can't die so or them it's just another life on a beautiful and peaceful continent with their gods
So the Gibson was the favorite drink of Sandra Bullock's character in the extremely 90s film, The Net. It even has lines explaining the drink and it's a plot point and everything. This is because she is supposed to be a sort of cyberpunk character, making it a nod to the author William Gibson, who is a pioneering author in the cyberpunk genre. This is not a correction, this is just me trying to validate my life by getting other people, someone, anyone, to think that I am smart and clever because of my ability to remember useless trivia. Aren't you glad you took the time to read this comment, Seth?
"this is just me trying to validate my life by getting other people, someone, anyone, to think that I am smart and clever because of my ability to remember useless trivia. " spiny echidnas have 4 penises.
Seth didn't read this, but I did, and it's my favorite comment in this week's Corrections thread. Why? Because knowing that Sandra Bullock drank Gibsons in The Net, AND that it was even a plot point, is perhaps the most useless bit of info I've ever heard. Outstanding, soldier.
Fun fact the P is on Pterodactyl due to the prefix "Ptero" meaning "wing" in greek. It's also the same root for the word "Helicopter" meaning "Spinning (Helico) Wings (Pter)"
A way to remember: fewer is for individual things making up a group. So if you can individually remove one or more then use "fewer". But if you can only reduce what's there like pouring out a liquid, use less. -There are fewer bricks than yesterday. Guess we need less mortar. We have fewer lemons today. We'll have less lemonade to sell.
Oh my goodness, these just get better and better! The callbacks, the diet Dr Pepper, the asteRicks.... love it! Perhaps not quite jackal perfection, but clearly, headed in the right direction. 🙂 Thank you for these gems!
4/12/2022 Dear Seth Meyers, Thank you for being so very intelligent, witty, and funny. I am writing this because you asked for someone to just say something nice. I've read some of the comments and I'm not alone in thinking you are on top of your game. Your impressions are wonderful, and if there is an impression camp this summer I'd like to go with you. The length if corrections is just fine, but I hope the O'Reillys forgive you. I do feel sometimes that corrections ends abruptly and I don't know where to go when it ends. Perhaps you can re-write the ending? Sincerely, E. A. Tracy P.S. I just finished writing my book about watch making! I know what you're going to say, it's about time!!
I look forward to this every week!! When you dragged it out because some people complained that it was too long, was priceless!!! This is the kind of nonsense we need right now!! Makes me laugh every time!!
Correction: At 9:20, Seth advises to skip two minutes to avoid spoiler. The bit is wrapped up at 10:20, so would’ve been more accurate to say “skip one minute.” When skipping two minutes, you’re in the middle of another correction and that’s a little unacceptable.
@@Tao_Tology well, no, it is inaccurate like Tyler said, while the spoilers were skipped by fast forwarding 2 minutes, the specificity of the time skipped does matter, especially in a format that moves from one point to the next quickly.
It is concerning just how much of my weekly happiness quota comes from Corrections. This magnificent jackal fest is my lifeline right now. And it's concerning. And I'm so so f*cking grateful for it.
Correction! (and actually something I have experience in!) You don't sterilize your hands (or at least you shouldn't), you sanitize your hands. Sterilization removes all microorganisms and typically requires treatment with incredibly high heats or gassing a sealed off room to be achieved (common procedure for operating rooms in hospitals). Sanitization reduces the amount of microorganisms present to a safe level. This is what we see with standard handwashing and use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Let's just say that if you attempted to sterilize your hands, you would not experience the tactile feeling of an old letter.
Your less/fewer switch was an example of a super common linguistic phenomenon called "hypercorrection," which is when you incorrectly apply real or imagined grammar rules in the wrong context - i.e., trying to be correct and being incorrect as a result. Robert Menner described it as "leaning over backward to be correct," and basically said it doesn't occur when you trust your instincts. Aren't our brains amazing? Without realizing it, in that split second before you said "less," you were participating in a vital part of the process that allows human beings to communicate with one another and form connections. If we can't experiment with language as a means of connecting, language will become ineffective as it fails to adapt. Of course, we all know what someone means regardless of whether they use "less" or "fewer," but our ability to connect with one another is built off of tiny instincts like the one exhibited here. Fun!
The "hypercorrection" classic is the misuse of "I" and "me," using the subjective "I" in the objective position, "She invited Dave and I to the party." To my ear, very ugly. You wouldn't say "She invited I to the party."
OH dear gawd, Seth Meyers can reduce me to helpless, tearful laughter talking about EB White and Diet Dr. Pepper and any other damned thing he wants to talk about. This is the best Corrections yet.
Oh my goodness, talk about twists! You all got me with that ending on the E.B. White letter. Should've seen it coming but because of your carefully crafted writing and delivery it blindsided me. haha Best corrections yet perhaps? Keep this train a-moving please, thanks so much for all the laughs and feelings of fun in a time that is distinctly lacking in it.
Ok, who's got the mailing address? I love that, the longer that Corrections gets and the more they embrace the nit pickers, the longer and more informative the comments get. I don't know how, but I've found my people. On TH-cam. What a world.
I LOVE "Corrections". I NEVER remember that it's a thing... until it shows up in my youtube feed every week. It's like a surprise gift. Also, are we just gonna overlook that Seth said he's nitpicky with Eminem? He basically admitted to being a jackal.
CORRECTION: Stan is actually the eponymous character of the song, as he is the one lending his name to the title. Titular simply means "relating to the title."
I LOVE CORRECTIONS but… why didn’t Seth’s phone light up when he got the call in the dark? This episode was so close to perfection but I have to be true to my jackal nature.
“Fewer” is for anything that can be counted and numbered - i.e. “I need two fewer guess who’s backs.” “Less” is only for an innumerable concept, something that can’t be counted, as in “There’s less mystery after he tells us who is back.”
'Less' is when you are describing an overall quantity of something and not counting individual items in the group. 'less water' 'fewer water molecules'
To answer Seth's question about the ending of Stan I always thought of it as Eminem still writing the letter and as he figures out the Stan on the news and the Stan he is writing to are the same he just stops and says "damn" to himself. Kinda like we see in the music video.
To be fair, even though pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs, that wasn't a Seth/Late Night mistake. That's a mistake toy manufacturers have always made, selling them in sets and calling them all dinosaurs. Seth was just accurately stating what the product was, not taking a stance on archosaur taxonomy himself.
I know I'm getting old when science changes: Pluto: planet? Exo-planet? Flintstones: Brontosaurus burgers, or are they themselves Impossible Burgers because there are, in fact, no Brontosaurus? (Or Veggie-saur) if you prefer😉!
Can I state here, in honor of the year's anniversary of Corrections, that I REALLY miss "Tiny Secret Whispers"?? .. they got robbed at the Emmys, especially that 'searching for the yearbook in the bookcase' scene!!!
The nighttime drink of diet Dr Pepper drinkers hahahaha. This is the type of stuff that friends say after 6 hours of playing board games and drinking on a Saturday night together after the kids go to sleep. Thank you so so much Seth & co. We continue to love you.
LONGEST CORRECTIONS TO DATE!! - Corrections began as a 3 minute and 4 second long clip and now we've officially reached the length of a half-hour network show! D'ya hear that Shoemaker... we've made it! Sincerely, E. B. White.
Peacock, for your consideration? Greenlight plz?
But I feel like hes more likely to win an award ar if he keeps it in the short format
@@LindaC616could be split into 2 so it's a twice a week segment if it keeps staying at or going above 20mins in order to stay in short form category.
"i guess the network doesnt like money."
Totally read that in Mikey Da Shoe's voice in my head, even tho it's E. B.
I genuinely love how long corrections is getting. I think we should all be grateful for the jackals who nitpick and for Seth and his team who can’t leave well enough alone. We all benefited.
Seconded.
The longer the better.
I want to see a 1 hour corrections just to annoy us. For example one good way to stretch it is Seth read all the comments and shoemakers senior yearbook.
* “We ‘have’ all benefited.
(I’m just maintaining the spirit of this wonderful thing)
I am stuck on TH-cam because I yearn for corrections.
One of the best things in the world.
Keep up the great work.
Lol indeed, is excellent!
Seth choking on the diet Dr. Pepper in the dark is performance art at its finest. Bravo!
Colbert gags regarding food so much better though. He has been the master of that bit for decades.
Strangely -- an absolute first for me -- I did not find this funny. Especially, prolonged, got less funny. But I love that you liked it! It's probably just me. It's such an unfamiliar feeling to find something unfunny, I want his joke to be verified.
@@judylevitt4555 It’s just you. 😜
@@verdatum there has to be an eventual showdown over Seth's disrespect of the Rings, right? From Steven? Can't wait...
When he washed it down with turpentine 😂
"I like that it makes you unhappy"
This is the best nonexistent relationship I've ever had with a famous person.
That and let's admit it. The Corrections mug just wouldn't be right if it DIDN'T have something for the Jackals to correct, now would it?
The "her name was, it was you. Damn." callback was so perfectly timed and executed. It gave me the hardest laugh I've had all week.
Yes! Upper echelons comedy :)
Same!! I laughed so hard at that Stan callback!
Between that and the recurring Dr Pepper stuff, this was the best corrections yet
Yeah, that one sent me! 🤣🤣🤣
Bravo! Stan callback and *. Just, perfect.
That EB White/Eminem loopback was a Thing of Beauty.
Yaaaaaaazzzz
So artful.
Indeed! Just genius.
it's a shame such a relatively small portion of his viewers will see it, as it's probably the funniest bit he's ever done.
MrM Night Shyamalan can rest now.
Imagine someone finding this by accident. It's 19 minutes of inside jokes with an entire cast of imaginary characters with back stories and call backs. It's a linguistic version of a weird Conan bit...and the ending has me howling.
It's so true! I have been gone a few weeks because I have myself a news and late night hiatus and I've missed so much! I can't imagine someone stumbling on this for the very first time.
Theyd have to watch his show from 2019 up to keep up with the inside jokes. 🤣
THAT'S why I like these so much!
MAJOR Conan vibes!
You have to watch them in order!
@@Delight96 I feel like it’s going to become my life’s work to document all of this in detail lol. It’s just astonishing from a world- and community-building perspective
I lost it when Seth crumpled the letter and zipped it back in the bag lmfao
And zipped it closed.🤣Dead
Damn!
I called out his pronunciation of aster-Rick and have never been so delighted to be Rick-rolled. This segment is a true gem and I hope it continues forever!!!
I think I'm the only person who enjoys being Rick-rolled, and that was brilliant! I laughed so hard.
@@kathleen109 not the only one my friend
I’m catching up on these past corrections only now (reveling in them!) and count me in as another who dies laughing each time I’m Rick-rolled.
You need to write a follow up book for when those kids reach college "I'm not drunk, you're drunk". Just make sure it has the same Bear and Rabbit.
And for middle schoolers: "I'm not wrong, you're wrong." subtitle: and yes, I know there should be a semi-colon where the comma is. Just testing you. hahaha
When the bear and rabbit get a job in Congress: "I'm not racist, you're racist"
i'm not consenting, you're consenting!
I'd buy that!
I'm the jackal who pointed out that Seth says "asterik" a week ago. At the time, I thought it was an accident on his part. But now, I feel like the victim of a week-long Rick Roll. We're playing checkers, and Seth is playing 4D chess
Checkmate^^
Loved the "Asterisk & Obelix" comics as a kid.;o)
Actually I'm the jackal who accused him of saying asterick intentionally to provoke us... I was kind of a dick about it too, sorry Seth 😅
That's what you get for jacklyn.
@@dominikbeitat4450 i believe it's spelled jackalin' 😂
I don't think he's learned his lesson yet…
This was peak CORRECTIONS. Haven't had a laugh this good in a little while. Thank you.
Quite possibly the best long form comedy segment of all time. 🐐🐐🐐
YES! They got me with that ending, they did. Was cackling pretty good as E. B. White penned the final "damn" to his very real and very old missive. :P :)
"... is first children's book", a haring title he is certainly worthy of bearing.
and is the implication that post the "rust" flavor of diet Dr pepper, turpentine is required?
Not since he last one :)
@@thoms.2576 dealer d
So, I know Corrections is just the height of passive aggressive love, and we the jackal masses are meant to nitpick and complain, but I genuinely loved that story about the Tina and Amy skit.
Actually I don't get it. Sarah Palin said it, everyone laughed, and then they used it in the skit. OF COURSE they would use it in a skit -- how can that be considered a great idea. It was funny, but seems an obvious joke. Sarah Palin wrote it for them.
@@judylevitt4555 Sarah Palin never said that line - people just think she did because of how closely it became associated with her.
@@StephanieAly you beat me to it
@@StephanieAly She did say that there are places in Alaska that you can see Russia, in response to a question about her foreign experience.
@@StephanieAly 👏🐾
This is incredible, they’re never long enough! Seth is cementing himself as a late night legend already. Way to breathe life into a tired genre, Seth!
Not you Shoemaker.
The E.B. White letter ending the same way you talked about Eminem’s letter to Stan, was perfect.👌 I love when these episodes come full circle. You’re so much fun
It was a long burn, but he brought it back around!
That was ridiculously satisfying to me! 🤣🤣🤣
Correction: EB White did not write "children's books." You just established that _I'm Not Scared, You're Scared_ is the first children's book.
Applause
It’s canon in the Corrections cinematic universe
The the originator of the concept, he is the most qualified to retrospectively identify other potential candidates for the category.
I'm torn, some really great points here on both sides. Both sides.
Ladies and gentlemen... we got 'em.
That E.B White & Eminem crossover joke. Brilliantly setup. Never stop Corrections
I don't want to pile on the cancel culture bandwagon, but I think we can all agree that E.B. white was kind of a dick.
I was starting to feel like the EB White thing was getting a little stale, and then it won me back with the Eminem joke lol
"And I like that it makes you unhappy."
That sums up Corrections perfectly. From both the perspective of Seth, and the Jackals.
... I'll take it from Seth, although the hostility bewilders me. I fiercely disagree that Jackals want to make Seth unhappy. We're doing the job he created for us, and adore him for it.
@@S.Pociecha You are taking me too literally. I wrote it in the spirit of the tongue-in-the-cheek nature of Corrections.
@@wakeupbell2491, don't fret; my reply was just a demonstration of passive aggression's power over direct aggression. "I like that it makes you unhappy" vs a bewildered canine hopefully stretching a paw out to the taskmaster she unconditionally loves
ROFLMAO at Seth rinsing his mouth out with "turpentine" after that sip of Diet Dr. Pepper. Holy crap. I missed the subtlety on the first view. Slayed me.
You watched this segment two or more times??
@@Barnaclebeard I am watching it for the fourth time right now.
@@kaitzi But why
The 'pter' in pterodactyl is a pretty common Greek root meaning 'wing' or 'feather', my favorite instance of which is in the word 'helicopter'. It can be broken down into 'helico' (spiral) + 'pter' (wing).
But then the obvious question is: How do the greek pronounce 'helicopter'? Because if our pronunciation of 'pterodactyl' is correct, should we be saying 'helicoter'?
that sound (pt) in greek is not silent; it is silent in english, I guess for euphonic reasons; in greek is ελικόπτερο (elicoptero). If you want to hear how it is pronounced, google translator is the friend you're looking for:)
A spiral and a helix are not the same thing. A spiral is planar, while a helix most definitely is not.
@@paulheckbert the use of the Greek root helico has evolved to mean spiral OR helix according to Google, but yeah the root obvi comes from helix which is not the same. Good catch, jackal.
That's so funny to learn. I feel like everyone imagines it is heli + copter which admittedly makes no sense.
OK, Seth. That was a masterpiece! The length you went to tie in an Eminem joke was brilliant! Keep up the good work!
Perhaps the greatest corrections joke of all time
Guess Who’s back!
I can't wait until Colbert finds out that you disrespected LOTR and declares a new late night war.
Wrx is slow
Congrats Jackals on reaching the main stage during a closer look, April 6th, 2022. Proud of you all!
They're closing in!!
it felt like i just won an Oscar and didnt slap anyone.
step up to the podium ye Jackals!
Jackals on the main stage 😂🤣❤️
Will my friend, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but he was talking about his OTHER, Emmy nominated, TH-cam exclusive, "Corrections" web series, devoted solely to mistakes made by prison guards named, Jacklyn. I know, I know, it's easy to get them confused, so I want hold it against you this time........................THIS. TIME!!!
As an infection control expert I need to share that you can 't sterilize skin you can only sanitize it. Even doctors or surgeons only sanitize their skin. You are correct that you can use alcohol hand rub if your hands are visibly clean!
Actually, you can sterilize skin, it just wont be attached to you afterward and will be dead, I assume.
Oh boy... I'm amazed about how corrections is spiraling upwards getting more complex, intertwined, funnier and craftier every week... I'm honestly asking myself if there's a limit...
This is one of the highlights I look for every week.
A true and envious admirer of your craft from Spain... Vaya crack.
The dopamine rush I get from just seeing the thumbnail for Corrections is unbelievable
I am living the whole week for these precious minutes
I close all other tabs before starting to watch. Out of respect.
@@flaneur5560 I do the same thing 💀 and I have mad ADHD so it still ends up taking me like an hour to get through it because I'll start thinking about something he says and 5 minutes later realize I've missed everything that came later
This is slowly turning into a masterpiece of theatre and comedy and I'm so glad I'm here for the ride.
The passive-aggression on both sides of this is reallllly what makes it work for me.
Seth drinking the Diet Dr. Pepper at the end was as dramatic as my kids trying to eat broccoli 🤣
Also, that burp was perfection 👌
I laughed very hard. It felt like this episode was off the rails, but in such a good way. :)
as i'm eyeing the diet dr pepper that's sitting next to me, as one has for the past 20 years... lol
This episode should get an award - maybe the best Corrections ever!
Yes!
First off, I absolutely love corrections. It's the best part of the week. 😁 You're awesome Seth. That said, there were quite a few deaths in The Lord Of The Rings. Boromir, Saruman, Theoden, Haldir, Denethor, Smeagol, and Sauron just to name a handful.
Yeah I wanted to say Boromir but then I'm worried it will be another asterick setup!
Came here for this... love when corrections has corrections to be corrected, gives us something to look forward to in a week...
I also came to say how dare he, HOW DARE HE, leave out two of the most beautifully tragic cinematic deaths of Boromir and Theoden, AND the best yule log on film, Denethor. I mean it's probably a complete set up, but still, bruh was covered in flames and plummeted to his death for being a bad father and it gets zero mention. I wonder what that says about Seth as a father? (that is a joke, I am joking)
@@colleenparker3519 I know right! Boromir's death was the highlight of the first film, I cried every time I saw the scene.
Sauron didn’t “die” as Maiar are immortal, his spirit essence was tied to the ring and when it was destroyed, his spirit lived on but he was unable to take form again. Sorry lol I’m a huge nerd.
Crumpling the letter and choking on the Diet Dr. Pepper in the dark had me rolling! I love Corrections! 😂😂
Anti-jackal... or possibly a jackal-ception, I don't even know which anymore:
Modern crossbows fire arrows, and it's only because of Dungeons and Dragons that you believe otherwise. Both bolts and quarrels were only used for a specific purpose that have been outmoded by technology: bolts had blunted ends so as not to cause too much damage during hunting; quarrels were shorter and heavier so as to be more useful in crude medieval crossbows but even back in the Renaissance we figured out how to make crossbows that could be long enough to fire a standard arrow.
Gary Gygax even admitted, in retrospect, that he shouldn't have added the differentiation, as it set people's idea of medieval weaponry back by quite a bit (as is proven by this video); but he wanted to make crossbows sound more exotic. There was also the small fact that he worried about crossbows being overpowered, and, hilariously, couldn't get the idea that players tying 50 of the things together, trigger-to-trigger, in the back of a wagon and going dragon-hunting out of his head. Assigning different, more expensive ammunition to crossbows helped alleviate that.
Wow, that IS hilarious.💕
Truth!!!
I'd say rpg video games are where most people are getting it from these days it's pretty common to have crossbows using bolts in those. Although I'm sure the origins for that ammo type choice came from D&D .
yeah I'm gonna need some citations for that, because it sounds urban-mythy and crossbow missiles have been called various relations of "bolt" in languages other than English (Bolzen, bełt) long before Gygax.
@@JamesCalbraith I wish I could, but sadly this channel blocks links. It's easy to google, though: "do crossbows" even auto-completes with "use arrows". By modern definitions, a 'bolt' is less than 16" long and/or has no vanes (feathers), both of which would make them unacceptably inaccurate for modern competitions or hunting.
Of all the twists and turns corrections could take, "teaching Seth how to properly make a document look old" is perhaps the most surprising 😂😂
Cannot BELIEVE he rick rolled us. And I love this bit so much that I didn't even stop watching out of spite
Seth, your dedication to this bit every week has just been outstanding.
This edition of Corrections is possibly my fave ever. So many amazing callbacks and even rick-rolling! Perfect.
I love this one... AND, the ALL of the "knitter" episodes... Especially the first one, where she makes him the "vest" - But, it's actually a sleeveless sweater... The absolute sagas that we've been on since the beginning of these... It's a sickness that I gladly have...
My biggest complaint about CORRECTIONS is I have NO IDEA HOW MANY EPISODES I NEED TO TELL MY WIFE & FRIENDS TO GO BACK AND WATCH IN ORDER TO BE LAUGHING AS HARD AS I AM!
I think the correct answer is all of them. No Corrections episode is solely on its own because of how many corrections are based on previous corrections, to the point that now there's a whole Corrections Universe and you need to see the whole progression to truly understand and appreciate the jokes and callbacks. For instance, you can't truly appreciate the Shoemaker impression unless you've seen the earlier episodes with Mikey the Shoe. Plus, they're all fantastic, so it's no hardship to watch this hilarious segment!
ALL OF THEM!
S01E01 my friend.
There is no other option.
How many are there??
There are 43 i think?
A RICK ROLL!! DAMN YOU SETH!! You are the master. I bow to you!
Corrections is legitimately my favorite part of each week. It is a small, reliable delight granted in a time of so much doubt and uncertainty. Thank you Seth and the Late Night staff for continuing this segment.
It's amazing how much they make this seem like a long, mostly unscripted segment, when it's actually pretty highly choreographed and well-planned.
I like to think that sometimes Seth's team are trying to get his opinion on something important regarding the show, but he's too busy marinating some paper in tea for Corrections to engage...
I was JUST thinking along those lines. Hilarious!
I like how Seth can't just read the letter through the clear bag
Tactile feel.
Ptactile feel
CORRECTION: Since Seth films his show during the day he wouldn't have to "be home sick" to watch Wheel of Fortune which airs in the evening. He's probably thinking of the Price is Right.
Not to mention he was home sick recently, with COVID a few months back.
I'm mildly surprised he didn't tag asking Shoemaker.
@@LE-te9vx my first thought, and then I remembered.... wasn't he home for months during the beginning of the pandemic?
Tentative Cross-Jackal Correction: @JoAnna Wheaton, I believe Seth's show is taped in the early evening, not during the day. But I may be wrong.
I don’t know about this show, but late night talk shows are usually filmed around 5 or 6pm, so he likely wouldn’t be home in time to watch it.
The genuine joy this segment brings me, especially after another long and terrible week, I really can't even describe it. I'm just really happy to watch corrections when it comes out every week and enjoy it for the absolute brilliance it showcases.
Thanks Seth for letting the crack jackal commenters provide the improvement your show needed to truly shine, they couldn't do it without you!
Right? Remember the bad times when there was no Seth Meyers to look forward to on Fridays?
This performance deserves a standing ovation (and an Emmy)
I've been wanting to comment for weeks but couldn't come up with anything clever, so I'll just be sincere. Corrections is my favorite weekly entertainment and I've been telling my friends and coworkers about it constantly.
I love the length, the inside jokes, how they continue to build on each episode, all of it. Keep up the great work!!!
You never need be clever. We're Jackals, after all!
As someone who has made passive aggression into an art, CORRECTIONS is my life blood. The fact that a genuine TV network and show produces this spite fueled tirade every week keeps me going lmaooo
I feel the same. Although I do comment it's always later as I don't get to watch corrections until later in the day Friday. By then my comment or correction gets lost and there's no way Seth or his interns delve that deep into the comments. As far as something clever you can try "hey that Sunday Today pic looks like you got caught on 'to catch a predator'." Or something like that.
You have found your tribe. Welcome!!
Same here. I love this segment so much.
The excellent thing about this is that Seth clearly loves the bit and the freedom it gives him to showcase the art. Keep up the work.
RUN WILD, RUN FREE SETH!!!
Man, was doing my regular, Friday morning thing. Come on TH-cam to watch Corrections. Start the video without looking at the length. It gets going. I'm watching. I'm enjoying. I get a message. I pause the video (because I want to pay attention to Seth when he's on and not split my attention up). That's when I see it. 22:31! I was like, "Daaaaayum! Long Corrections!"
This. Is. Not. A. Complaint!
Every week, it's like we get an original, new Stand-up routine (even though he's sitting down. A new Sit-down routine?). Absolutely love it.
Thank you, Seth and the crew, for giving us these videos each week.
twinsies ! also pause the video if I get interrupted, will not split my attention!
I plan my whole Friday around it. He can take as long as he likes. I'll be here.
Correction: You said, in discussing Wheel of Fortune, that you haven't been home sick in a while. You were famously sick with Covid back in January. Plenty of time to watch the Wheel!
Also, where I live, Wheel of Fortune is on in the evening (and has been back-to-back with Jeopardy since my childhood many, many years ago). Perhaps he's thinking of The Price is Right? Now, THAT'S a sick day game show.
Oh so good!! We love Corrections and this one was particularly wonderful.
But, Seth…
First time Jackal, longtime fan here. I *know* you’ve received hand-written letters because my partner and I sent you one a few months ago. We wanted to thank you for making the last few years infinitely more digestible, so we put it in writing and stuck a stamp on it 😁
Boromir, Theodin, Smiegal, and Sauron are the big character deaths in LOTR. Although, you could interpret Gandalf, Frodo, Bilbo, Elron, and the elves leaving on the ship at the end of Return of the King as deaths, since Frodo never healed from being stabbed in Fellowship (not to mention them saying that it was end of the age of elves). 🧙🏻♀️
Ok I'm done
Yes, I always took "sailing off into the West" as a euphemism
So I'm going to be that nerd: Gandalf and the elves don't die. At all. Even if you physically kill them they don't die, their spirits still go to Valinor, they just go to the halls of mandos to reconstitute, and then they can rejoin the elves. However time moves differently in Valinor so when other beings like hobbits, or dwarves go to Valinor they age faster but they can be healed of their pains there and die peacefully, it's the only way for a living ring bearer to find peace. So it's only a euphemism for death for the hobbits but for the elves and Gandalf they literally can't die so or them it's just another life on a beautiful and peaceful continent with their gods
i’ll need an expert on this one. Calling Colbert.
Correction: it's spelled Theoden, Smeagol, and Elrond. :-)
So the Gibson was the favorite drink of Sandra Bullock's character in the extremely 90s film, The Net. It even has lines explaining the drink and it's a plot point and everything. This is because she is supposed to be a sort of cyberpunk character, making it a nod to the author William Gibson, who is a pioneering author in the cyberpunk genre. This is not a correction, this is just me trying to validate my life by getting other people, someone, anyone, to think that I am smart and clever because of my ability to remember useless trivia. Aren't you glad you took the time to read this comment, Seth?
Classic jackal behaviour. Thanks for sharing this.
"this is just me trying to validate my life by getting other people, someone, anyone, to think that I am smart and clever because of my ability to remember useless trivia. "
spiny echidnas have 4 penises.
You're smart. You're clever.
You're SOOOOO validated 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Seth didn't read this, but I did, and it's my favorite comment in this week's Corrections thread. Why? Because knowing that Sandra Bullock drank Gibsons in The Net, AND that it was even a plot point, is perhaps the most useless bit of info I've ever heard. Outstanding, soldier.
Brava!
Correction: We love you Seth. You deserve all the nice letters. Thank you for helping us end the week with laughter.
Fun fact the P is on Pterodactyl due to the prefix "Ptero" meaning "wing" in greek. It's also the same root for the word "Helicopter" meaning "Spinning (Helico) Wings (Pter)"
And pterophytes (ferns - winged plants).
thanks for that.
Should we not pronounce the p in helicopter?
A way to remember: fewer is for individual things making up a group. So if you can individually remove one or more then use "fewer". But if you can only reduce what's there like pouring out a liquid, use less.
-There are fewer bricks than yesterday. Guess we need less mortar.
We have fewer lemons today. We'll have less lemonade to sell.
"I like that it makes you unhappy." Best line ever for annoying others.
Backfired though... it made me happy that he cares enough to bait the jackals.
"...and I like that it makes you unhappy."
I 100% knew where that was going and it still made me laugh out loud.
Oh my goodness, these just get better and better! The callbacks, the diet Dr Pepper, the asteRicks.... love it! Perhaps not quite jackal perfection, but clearly, headed in the right direction. 🙂
Thank you for these gems!
Astleyriks?
Well done Seth, well done. The E.B Letter at the end had me rollin'! Keep up the great work!
And...did you just bait us to write you letters?
4/12/2022
Dear Seth Meyers,
Thank you for being so very intelligent, witty, and funny. I am writing this because you asked for someone to just say something nice. I've read some of the comments and I'm not alone in thinking you are on top of your game. Your impressions are wonderful, and if there is an impression camp this summer I'd like to go with you. The length if corrections is just fine, but I hope the O'Reillys forgive you. I do feel sometimes that corrections ends abruptly and I don't know where to go when it ends. Perhaps you can re-write the ending?
Sincerely,
E. A. Tracy
P.S.
I just finished writing my book about watch making! I know what you're going to say, it's about time!!
I look forward to this every week!! When you dragged it out because some people complained that it was too long, was priceless!!! This is the kind of nonsense we need right now!! Makes me laugh every time!!
"Padding for time! PADDING for TIME!" It'll never get old!
Correction: At 9:20, Seth advises to skip two minutes to avoid spoiler. The bit is wrapped up at 10:20, so would’ve been more accurate to say “skip one minute.” When skipping two minutes, you’re in the middle of another correction and that’s a little unacceptable.
It might be unacceptable.......but it is an accurate instruction.
@@Tao_Tology well, no, it is inaccurate like Tyler said, while the spoilers were skipped by fast forwarding 2 minutes, the specificity of the time skipped does matter, especially in a format that moves from one point to the next quickly.
@@stentorion3669 "the specificity of the time skipped does matter"
Again, I didn't say it was an **acceptable** instruction, but it was correct. 😏
It is concerning just how much of my weekly happiness quota comes from Corrections. This magnificent jackal fest is my lifeline right now. And it's concerning.
And I'm so so f*cking grateful for it.
Keep watching and if you ever notice something, correct it! We jackals survive off the effort of the rest of us 😂
Same! Jackal fest indeed! Always look forward to it for a good laugh.
Correction! (and actually something I have experience in!)
You don't sterilize your hands (or at least you shouldn't), you sanitize your hands. Sterilization removes all microorganisms and typically requires treatment with incredibly high heats or gassing a sealed off room to be achieved (common procedure for operating rooms in hospitals). Sanitization reduces the amount of microorganisms present to a safe level. This is what we see with standard handwashing and use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
Let's just say that if you attempted to sterilize your hands, you would not experience the tactile feeling of an old letter.
Simply brilliant! Seth you have taken us to a magical place where corrections, is the highlight of many of us after a long week. Thank you
Your less/fewer switch was an example of a super common linguistic phenomenon called "hypercorrection," which is when you incorrectly apply real or imagined grammar rules in the wrong context - i.e., trying to be correct and being incorrect as a result. Robert Menner described it as "leaning over backward to be correct," and basically said it doesn't occur when you trust your instincts. Aren't our brains amazing? Without realizing it, in that split second before you said "less," you were participating in a vital part of the process that allows human beings to communicate with one another and form connections. If we can't experiment with language as a means of connecting, language will become ineffective as it fails to adapt. Of course, we all know what someone means regardless of whether they use "less" or "fewer," but our ability to connect with one another is built off of tiny instincts like the one exhibited here. Fun!
The "hypercorrection" classic is the misuse of "I" and "me," using the subjective "I" in the objective position, "She invited Dave and I to the party." To my ear, very ugly. You wouldn't say "She invited I to the party."
@@judylevitt4555 Yeah, I don't know whom would do that.
@@chezmoi42 *who
@@LindaC616 Haha!! Jackal bait works!
Hmmm.Trolling for jackals...
These threads could make it an Olympic sport.
"Gotcha"
Such an easy joke, such a simple joke.
So perfect.
Hell yeah Seth haha! Bang on :)
Those groans for the Asterisk joke are so genuine.
OH dear gawd, Seth Meyers can reduce me to helpless, tearful laughter talking about EB White and Diet Dr. Pepper and any other damned thing he wants to talk about.
This is the best Corrections yet.
Oh my goodness, talk about twists! You all got me with that ending on the E.B. White letter. Should've seen it coming but because of your carefully crafted writing and delivery it blindsided me. haha Best corrections yet perhaps? Keep this train a-moving please, thanks so much for all the laughs and feelings of fun in a time that is distinctly lacking in it.
Ok, who's got the mailing address?
I love that, the longer that Corrections gets and the more they embrace the nit pickers, the longer and more informative the comments get. I don't know how, but I've found my people. On TH-cam. What a world.
I LOVE "Corrections". I NEVER remember that it's a thing... until it shows up in my youtube feed every week. It's like a surprise gift.
Also, are we just gonna overlook that Seth said he's nitpicky with Eminem? He basically admitted to being a jackal.
He sees within us what he despises most in himself. 🐾
Did Seth just become a jackal of the Today show? He pointed out an error. Is that the definition of a jackal? The mug is cute!
Brilliant whirlwind story from Emimem's Stan to EB White's letter. A must see Corrections!
Its almost like a podcast and i love every second, this is turning into a legit side show lmao
CORRECTION: Stan is actually the eponymous character of the song, as he is the one lending his name to the title. Titular simply means "relating to the title."
That's some top drawer Jackaling
Well caught!!! 👏👏👏
I've been watching Corrections since the first episode, and it just keeps getting better and better. Bravo!! 👏👏
This endeavour is NOT failing. It is informative and educational. Please please do not take this away.
Love it!
The jackals
Exactly ! I learned so much from this hahahah
I believe he said "falling".
I stand corrected…. jackal.:) Falling or failing, we love this segment.
I LOVE CORRECTIONS but… why didn’t Seth’s phone light up when he got the call in the dark? This episode was so close to perfection but I have to be true to my jackal nature.
So little of this run time is actually corrections to errors haha! It’s genuinely late night lore at this point
Jackals to Sarah Palin: "KEEP OUR NAME OUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH"
“Fewer” is for anything that can be counted and numbered - i.e. “I need two fewer guess who’s backs.” “Less” is only for an innumerable concept, something that can’t be counted, as in “There’s less mystery after he tells us who is back.”
'Less' is when you are describing an overall quantity of something and not counting individual items in the group.
'less water'
'fewer water molecules'
how many? fewer
how much? less
I always remember it as “I need less oatmeal with fewer raisins”.
“To the point, I wrote him a couple letters”😂 This has been a rough week, thank you for the many laughs, always!
The laughter in the background always makes the day a little more manageable, thank you, whoever you may be
To answer Seth's question about the ending of Stan I always thought of it as Eminem still writing the letter and as he figures out the Stan on the news and the Stan he is writing to are the same he just stops and says "damn" to himself. Kinda like we see in the music video.
"I like that it makes you unhappy". This is why we love you, Seth.💕
To be fair, even though pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs, that wasn't a Seth/Late Night mistake. That's a mistake toy manufacturers have always made, selling them in sets and calling them all dinosaurs. Seth was just accurately stating what the product was, not taking a stance on archosaur taxonomy himself.
I know I'm getting old when science changes: Pluto: planet? Exo-planet? Flintstones: Brontosaurus burgers, or are they themselves Impossible Burgers because there are, in fact, no Brontosaurus? (Or Veggie-saur) if you prefer😉!
I've literally got the Rick Roll url memorized to avoid it. You've destroyed years of dedication and vigilance. Well played sir
I've seen all the corrections several times. This is the best episode.
Had to pause my treadmill run to come comment that Stan callback in the letter was effing hilarious 😂 literally LOL'd 🤣
I live for the pedantry of it all.
Can I state here, in honor of the year's anniversary of Corrections, that I REALLY miss "Tiny Secret Whispers"?? .. they got robbed at the Emmys, especially that 'searching for the yearbook in the bookcase' scene!!!
And what's become of 'Cicada, Cicada?'?
@@stevie4641 When Harvey Fierstein was on the show recently, he was down for it. 😁
14:24 That's an impressive flask. I thought it was a turpentine can.
Gandalf comes back with a new shirt. Thank you for encapsulating a feeling I've been struggling with since I saw the movie when I was a kid.
The E.B. White joke crossing over with the Eminem one caught me completely off-guard. All the hats off to the writers.
Seth's the writer of Corrections 😃
This is such a niche humor...I'm glad to have seen the evolution
Wait, has Seth not been getting all my handwritten corrections?
There probably was a problem at the post office or something
Did you make sure to dip them in tea and leave burn marks?
It's been a long time since I've been Rick Rolled. I was in no way prepared
The nighttime drink of diet Dr Pepper drinkers hahahaha. This is the type of stuff that friends say after 6 hours of playing board games and drinking on a Saturday night together after the kids go to sleep. Thank you so so much Seth & co. We continue to love you.
That Stan letter set up and payoff was so awesome. Made my day.