And now, Seth Meyers Seth good evening. Im seth meyers. This is late night. We hope youre doing well. And now if you dont mind, were going to get to the news President Biden hosted a state dinner tonight for australian Prime Minister anthony albanese, and the menu included Butternut Squash soup and roasted beet salad. Which is weird, because i was under the impression that australia was our ally [ laughter ] beet salad [ light laughter ] the house of representatives voted today to elect louisiana congressman mike johnson speaker of the house and apparently this election result he will accept. [ light laughter ] thats right republicans today elected mike johnson speaker of the house. While the speaker race was so embarrassing, theyre not even giving their real names anymore. [ laughter ] mike johnson is the name you give when you check into a motel with your mistress [ laughter and applause thats what Spirit Halloween calls their Michael Jackson costume. [ laughter and applause during t