As ‘Late Night’ loses its band, we rank the best groups ever on late night TV

The 8G Band on February 24, 2014 — the very first episode of <em>Late Night with Seth Meyers</em>. Left to right: Eli Janney, Fred Armisen, Kim Thompson, Syd Butler and Seth Jabour.

8G appears in their last Late Night episode on Thursday after a decade backing Seth Meyers. It joins the ranks of groundbreaking late night bands.

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8G appears in their last Late Night episode on Thursday after a decade backing Seth Meyers. It joins the ranks of groundbreaking late night bands.