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====Seth Meyers and Cecily Strong (2013β2014)==== On May 12, 2013, NBC announced that Seth Meyers would become the new host of ''[[Late Night (NBC)|Late Night]]'' in 2014, succeeding Jimmy Fallon, who would take over as the new host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''. In September 2013, Lorne Michaels confirmed that Meyers, who would stay on at ''SNL'' for at least the first half of [[Saturday Night Live (season 39)|the show's 39th season]], would be joined at the ''Weekend Update'' anchor desk by a new co-anchor, [[Cecily Strong]], beginning with the show's season premiere on September 28, 2013. Strong, who joined ''SNL'' [[Saturday Night Live (season 38)|the previous season]] and had been upgraded to repertory status in the cast for her sophomore season, was no stranger to the segment, making visits to the ''Weekend Update'' desk as her recurring character "[[Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2012β2013#The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party|The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party]]". Michaels, who also produces ''Late Night'', hinted at Meyers potentially dropping in as ''Weekend Update'' co-anchor, noting that Meyers's ''Late Night'' will not tape on Friday nights.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/business/media/saturday-night-live-setting-its-new-cast.html?src=twr&_r=3& "New Course for βWeekend Update,β and All of βSNL,β"] from ''The New York Times'', 9/15/2013</ref> Meyers and Strong sign off with "For 'Weekend Update', I'm Seth Meyers!" "And I'm Cecily Strong, good night!" before performing a [[fist bump]] or blowing kisses to the audience. On February 1, 2014, Meyers performed his final episode of ''SNL'' and was joined at the ''Weekend Update'' desk by Strong, Poehler, Hader in character as Stefon, [[Andy Samberg]], and Armisen as Governor Paterson.
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