Seth Meyers called high school marching bands ‘clowns’ and that did not go over well

Seth Meyers on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” (Screengrab via Youtube.)

Seth Meyers made a joke about high school marching bands on Thursday’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” It did not go over well.

“Over 1,000 clowns performed at this morning’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” Meyers told his audience. “Said the clowns, we prefer to be called high school marching bands.”

@NUMBALUMS @NUDrumline @MarchingIllini Seth Meyers calls HS Marching Bands Clowns in Macy Parade #MarchAgainstMeyers pic.twitter.com/Qp62KxN6Hk

— JJC (@JohnJCarlson) November 27, 2015

It’s pretty well-documented that you don’t mess with marching bands. Just ask Jim Rome.

After being called out for the diss, Meyers very quickly apologized and invited marching band members to send him their best videos. They’ll be posted on his show’s Web site and Meyers also plans to tweet them. If the video happens to include an epic burn against Meyers, it might make it onto the show.

I made a joke about bands & now want to make amends.
A musically-challenged dummy like me should know better. #SethMarchesToApologize

— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) November 27, 2015

So send me your band's best videos and I'll tweet out and we'll post on our website #sethmarchestoapologize

— Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) November 27, 2015

The “Late Night” host has already RT’d this gem:

@Beyonce you have some competition with the band from @KingHSLions #wow #impressed #halftime #whs pic.twitter.com/01Zw0QaEyd

— Sra L (@sralandes) August 29, 2015

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