Seth Meyers watched Tuesday's GOP debate so you didn't have to

Seth Meyers recaps Tuesday&#039;s GOP presidential debate — (Image credit: Late Night)

Tuesday's Republican debate on Fox Business was the least-watched of this year's four GOP debates, and in case you weren't one of the 13.5 million viewers who tuned in, Seth Meyers provided a much shorter wrap-up on Wednesday's Late Night. After the previous, widely criticized debate hosted by CNBC, "the moderators' goal this time was essentially to be as boring as possible," Meyers said, "and on that front, they totally succeeded." Still, he and his staff found enough material to highlight, fact-check, and laugh at to fill about five minutes of late-night comedy. And Meyers wasn't just shooting spitballs: He also had some constructive ideas to make the next debate less boring, one he borrowed from a Japanese sitcom. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.