Seth Meyers’ Netflix stand-up special allows viewers to skip Donald Trump jokes

In what he calls ‘another joke in the special’, comedian Seth Meyers’ new Netflix stand-up show will allow viewers to skip jokes about US president Donald Trump.

In a bit that works like a practical joke, viewers will be given the option to ‘skip’ jokes about US president Donald Trump in comedian Seth Meyers’ new Netflix stand-up special. The function works like the ‘skip intro’ feature at the beginning of episodes, which allows viewers to jump ahead.

Seth Meyers speaks at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Meyers’ special, titled Lobby Baby, debuted on Tuesday. “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,” he told CNN. “It was a way to build in the response to anyone who would say, ‘Oh, let me guess there’s going to be jokes about the President.’”

Netflix’s director of stand-up comedy programming said that Meyers came up with the idea, and the streaming service was ‘thrilled he was able to take advantage of the Netflix experience in such a funny and innovative way.’

Meyers, calling the feature ‘another joke in the special’, added, “I think, look, sometimes at a fancy restaurant they’ll put parsley on your plate and you’ll think, well, that’s a nice touch, but you’re not going to eat the parsley.”

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