Seth Meyers, Night Rider
Seth Meyers, Night Rider
The TV host stays up late – and stays healthy, too.
Even if the comedian does follow this advice and skips the outdoor biking, he'll attempt a challenging indoor cycling class soon -- or at least encourage his fans to hop on recumbent bicycles for a great cause. That's because Meyers has served as the public face for Cycle for Survival since 2009. The charity raises money to help develop treatments for rare cancers.
According to the National Institutes of Health, a "rare cancer" is one that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. They include brain, pancreatic, ovarian, and thyroid cancers, leukemia and lymphoma, all pediatric cancers, and many others. When these types are combined, they account for about half of all cancer diagnoses. Research on many rare cancers is drastically under-funded, often leaving patients with limited or no treatment options.
"It's personal," Meyers says of his involvement. "I went to college with [CFS co-founder] David Linn. He married Jennifer Goodman Linn, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2006. She loved [indoor cycling] class. David has helped raise something like $100 million for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with Cycle for Survival events -- 100% of which goes toward funding research for rare cancers. Jennifer passed away a few years ago. David keeps it going in her memory. And for me, it's the most inspiring day I have every year."
Last March, Cycle for Survival held events with Equinox gyms as its partner in 13 U.S. cities, attracting some 21,500 riders, who together pedaled hard (or hardly pedaled, depending on ability) while earning money for the cause. Leading up to the big spin-out, Meyers teased a running joke on Late Night that he was competing against the charity's top earner, Perry Zimmerman, a soft-spoken 14-year-old rare-cancer survivor whose own Team Perry NYC raised a whopping $879,134.21 this year alone.
"She made almost $900,000. Team Seth made $15,000 -- a close second! I like to say we made close to a million dollars, combined," he quips.
While Meyers has no plans to return as emcee for this year's Emmy Awards (he hosted the show in 2014), he is tackling other big endeavors this fall. They include a third season of his Hulu animated series, The Awesomes, plus the launch of Documentary Now! a faux documentary show on IFC that Meyers created with fellow SNL alumni Fred Armisen and Bill Hader.
Seth Meyers, Night Rider
The TV host stays up late – and stays healthy, too.
Life Cycle
Even if the comedian does follow this advice and skips the outdoor biking, he'll attempt a challenging indoor cycling class soon -- or at least encourage his fans to hop on recumbent bicycles for a great cause. That's because Meyers has served as the public face for Cycle for Survival since 2009. The charity raises money to help develop treatments for rare cancers.
According to the National Institutes of Health, a "rare cancer" is one that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. They include brain, pancreatic, ovarian, and thyroid cancers, leukemia and lymphoma, all pediatric cancers, and many others. When these types are combined, they account for about half of all cancer diagnoses. Research on many rare cancers is drastically under-funded, often leaving patients with limited or no treatment options.
"It's personal," Meyers says of his involvement. "I went to college with [CFS co-founder] David Linn. He married Jennifer Goodman Linn, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2006. She loved [indoor cycling] class. David has helped raise something like $100 million for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with Cycle for Survival events -- 100% of which goes toward funding research for rare cancers. Jennifer passed away a few years ago. David keeps it going in her memory. And for me, it's the most inspiring day I have every year."
Last March, Cycle for Survival held events with Equinox gyms as its partner in 13 U.S. cities, attracting some 21,500 riders, who together pedaled hard (or hardly pedaled, depending on ability) while earning money for the cause. Leading up to the big spin-out, Meyers teased a running joke on Late Night that he was competing against the charity's top earner, Perry Zimmerman, a soft-spoken 14-year-old rare-cancer survivor whose own Team Perry NYC raised a whopping $879,134.21 this year alone.
"She made almost $900,000. Team Seth made $15,000 -- a close second! I like to say we made close to a million dollars, combined," he quips.
Behind the Scenes
While Meyers has no plans to return as emcee for this year's Emmy Awards (he hosted the show in 2014), he is tackling other big endeavors this fall. They include a third season of his Hulu animated series, The Awesomes, plus the launch of Documentary Now! a faux documentary show on IFC that Meyers created with fellow SNL alumni Fred Armisen and Bill Hader.