Seth and Rihanna Go Day Drinking
Audio Brief
Show transcript
This episode covers Seth Meyers and global superstar Rihanna's comedic day-drinking session, featuring absurd cocktails, drinking games, and an impromptu makeover.
Three key takeaways emerge from their playful interaction.
First, the comedic chemistry between Seth Meyers and Rihanna drives the segment with fun, spontaneous humor. Their dynamic showcases genuine rapport through various challenges.
Second, creative bartending can transform any song title into comically literal and increasingly absurd cocktails. Seth crafts drinks like "Under My RUmbrella" using bizarre ingredients.
Third, Rihanna possesses an exceptionally detailed memory for her iconic fashion moments. She flawlessly recalls outfits even from casual appointments like a dentist visit.
Finally, life advice from a pop star can be disarmingly direct, often paired with an unexpectedly vibrant makeup tutorial. Rihanna offers straightforward counsel before giving Seth a chaotic "summer eye" makeover.
The segment highlights authentic comedic rapport and celebrity ingenuity in an unscripted, entertaining format.
Episode Overview
- Host Seth Meyers and global superstar Rihanna spend an afternoon day drinking at a bar for a segment on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
- Seth serves as Rihanna's personal bartender, creating a series of comically literal cocktails inspired by her hit songs, including "Under My RUmbrella" and "We Found Veuve in a Hostess Place."
- They engage in several drinking games, one of which tests Rihanna's memory of her iconic fashion moments.
- The segment concludes with Rihanna giving Seth some memorable life advice and a "summer eye" makeover using her Fenty Beauty makeup line.
Key Concepts
- Comedic Chemistry: The episode showcases the fun, playful, and humorous dynamic between Seth Meyers and Rihanna as they drink and participate in various challenges.
- Pun-Based Cocktails: A central running gag is Seth's creation of absurd drinks that are literal interpretations of Rihanna's song titles, leading to increasingly ridiculous concoctions.
- Drinking Games and Challenges: The structure of the segment revolves around a series of games, from guessing outfits to bad pickup lines, that fuel the comedic interactions and increasing levels of intoxication.
- Impromptu Advice and Makeover: In a role reversal, Rihanna takes on the bartender's traditional role of advice-giver before giving Seth a chaotic and hilarious makeup look with her Fenty Beauty products.
Quotes
- At 00:12 - "Wait, wait. You have to look at me... in the eyes." - Rihanna immediately correcting Seth Meyers' poor toasting etiquette at the start of their drinking session.
- At 04:55 - "Dentist." - Rihanna's shockingly quick and correct answer when asked where she wore a particular outfit, demonstrating her incredible memory for her fashion choices.
- At 06:49 - "You said it. Blow your wife away." - Rihanna's cheeky and literal advice to Seth after he asks for tips on how to "blow his wife away" with a romantic night out.
Takeaways
- When toasting, always make direct eye contact; it's a fundamental rule of drinking etiquette.
- A creative (or unhinged) bartender can turn any song title into a drink, even if it means serving champagne in a Twinkie.
- Rihanna's knowledge of her own fashion history is remarkably detailed, extending even to outfits worn to casual appointments like the dentist.
- Sometimes the best advice is the most literal and straightforward.
- A "summer eye" makeover from a pop icon might involve more vibrant blue eyeshadow than you'd typically wear.
