How Jerry Seinfeld Influenced Seth Meyers’ ‘Really!?!’ Weekend Update Bit

Last week, Seth Meyers was a guest on Neal Brennan’s podcast The Blocks to talk about what’s making him “feel lonely, isolated and like something’s wrong.” During their conversation, the Late Night host discussed a humiliating realization related to one of his popular Weekend Update bits: “Really!?!”

Thanks to its cadence and his fellow castmate Amy Poehler, the segment was instantly iconic and regularly used to react to news that was simply unbelievable. But although the phrase is typically attributed to Meyers and Poehler, there’s one other comedian who may deserve credit for bringing the recurring bit to life — Jerry Seinfeld.  

On The Blocks, Meyers told the story of calling up Seinfeld ahead of the LeBron James should try dunking.”

You can’t really — or really!?! — disagree with any of that.