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There were few laughs to be had on late night Wednesday as hosts adopted a ,ore serious tone while speaking about Tuesday night's election and the surprise win of Donald Trump.

And of all the late night hosts, no one was more raw than Seth Meyers, who was moved to tears throughout his opening monologue.

Meyers, who recently became a father, said at the top of the show: 'I do really feel for the parents who had to explain this to their kids this morning. Especially parents with daughters because a lot of them like me probably thought Hillary would be our first woman president.'

He went on to say: 'But she won't be. But that does mean - that does mean that someone's daughter is out there right now who will one day have that title. Maybe you're a woman who is currently a senator. Maybe you're still in college.'

Meyers then inserted a bit of humor, saying: 'Hopefully, you're not a toddler but who knows with the way things went last night, who knows?'

Tough day: Seth Meyers was brought to tears throughout his opening monologue on Wednesday night

One day: He said that he hopes his mother, whose name is Hillary, will live to see this country elect a female president

Soon after that is when Meyers first began to tear up, while speaking about his own mother, whose name is also Hillary.

'I hope I live to see your inauguration,' Meyers said to the potential first female president.

'And I hope my mom does too. She was really excited yesterday and I was really sad for her.'

He went on to say: 'But good news to our first woman president whoever you are, where ever you are, you may have been rooting for Hillary but now you can still be the first woman president and first is so much better than second.

'That is the difference between George Washington and John Adams. You either end up on money or Paul Giamatti plays you in a movie.'

Meyers also took some time to offer his congratulations to Trump and his supporters.

'I felt a lot of emotions last night and into today. Some sadness. Some anger. Some fear,' said Meyers.

'But I'm also aware that those are the same emotions a lot of Trump supporters felt, emotions that led them to make their choice, and it would be wrong for me to think my emotions are somehow more authentic than their emotions.

'We're always better as a society when we have empathy for one another so I would just say - I would like to say to those Trump voters congratulations.

'I sincerely hope he addresses your concerns. I sincerely hope that if you felt forgotten he won't forget you now.'

Out of step: California-based Jimmy Kimmel (left) and Englishman James Corden (right) are obviously not seeing America the same way as Trump supporters in the Midwest

Meyers then became choked up again while speaking about minority groups in America while calling on white men like himself and Trump supporters to understand their concerns and sadness.

'As a white man I also know that any emotions I'm feeling are likely a fraction of those being felt by the LGBTQ community, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Muslim-Americans, any number of the immigrant communities so vital to our country. so hopefully the trump administration and trump supporters will be compassionate to them,' said an emotional Meyers.

'Because they need your compassion.'Meyers then closed out with a message for Trump.

'Democracy is a fantastic thing even when it doesn't go your way. It gives everyone in America a voice, and last night those voices spoke so I want to say to President-elect Trump, congratulations. To Melania and the new first family, congratulations. And to Vladimir Putin and everyone in Russia - pozdravleniya.

'In closing, Donald Trump made a lot of promises as to what he's going to do in the next four years and now we get to see if he will, if he can fulfill them.

'And so I would just like to make one promise to him, we here at Late Night will be watching you.'

One of Jimmy Kimmel's guests was actor Robert De Niro who famously made a video rant about Trump in which he said: 'I’d like to punch him in the face'

'Brien came out on stage, his opening words were: 'For years I've come out every night and asked how you're doing, but I've never meant it. Tonight I actually mean it. Does anyone need a hug?'

While laughter is the best medicine, most late-night hosts were also offering therapy.

When Conan O'Brien came out on stage, his opening words were: 'For years I've come out every night and asked how you're doing, but I've never meant it. Tonight I actually mean it. Does anyone need a hug?'

Then, in a bid to look on the bright side, he said: 'The optimist in me chooses, today, to be happy that we have fair and free elections at all. It's an amazing thing.'

But then came the wisecracks: 'The first thing I did this morning was call my old high school bully and congratulate him.'

Jimmy Kimmel took viewers through the stages of grief, from denial: 'No, the host of the Celebrity Apprentice is not our president, to and bargaining: 'Maybe he'll only build the wall waist-high, to keep short people out', and, finally, acceptance: 'No matter how you feel about it, Donald Trump is the president of the United States. Of America. So thank God we legalized marijuana yesterday.'

Kimmel's show is filmed in Los Angeles and California voted to legalize recreational marijuana.

One of Kimmel's guests was actor Robert De Niro, who famously made a video rant in which he called Trump a 'punk' and said he wanted to punch him in the face.

But De Niro told Kimmel: 'I can’t now, he’s the president. And I have to respect that position.'

Trevor Noah and The Daily Show also went after Trump on Wednesday and said the results of this election still do not 'seem real'

Tonight host Jimmy Fallon saw the election result as comedy gold.

'Republicans hope he'll keep his promise to build the wall, and Democrats hope he'll keep his promise not to accept the election results,' he joked.

Fallon also quipped about Trump not having been able to win without the 'the love of his life, his rock, his better half...FBI Director James Comey.'

Late Late Show' host James Corden, who moved to America from England - the land of Brexit - two years ago, was determined to be upbeat.

He told his audience: 'This country isn't about one election result. This country is about the people who live here. It's you. It's how you treat one another, it's the tone you set that will define who we are and reaffirm that America is great.'

On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah was in a state of disbelief over the results of the election.

'It still doesn’t seem real,' he said. 'It still doesn’t feel real.'

Correspondent Hasan Minhaj then spoke about his shock, and the possible rise of Islamophobia that could come from a Trump presidency.

Fallon (above) said that Trump would not have been able to win without his 'rock' James Comey

Colbert joked: 'This is what it feels like when America's made great again. I was wondering, and I was really hoping it would feel better because this sucks.'

Stephen Colbert began his regular monologue by asking the The Late Show studio audience how they were doing, drawing cheers and applause.

'I'm glad. That's better than I thought,' he said.

Colbert, who has never hidden his loathing for the Republican billionaire, joked: 'This is what it feels like when America's made great again. I was wondering, and I was really hoping it would feel better because this sucks.'

He then advised parents to lie to their children about who had been elected president: 'Tell them anything. Tell them the president is Elsa from Frozen.'

Colbert later tweeted: 'Good evening. I’m Stephen Colbert I think. I’m actually not sure anymore. I am more bourbon than man at this point.'

Samantha Bee meanwhile was quick to point a finger on her show Full Frontal, blaming the election result on white men.

'In the coming days, people will be looking for someone to blame: the pollsters, the strident feminists, the Democratic party, a vengeful god. But once you dust for fingerprints, it’s pretty clear who ruined America: white people. I guess ruining Brooklyn was just a dry run,' said Bee on Wednesday night.

'The Caucasian nation showed up in droves to vote for Trump. So I don’t want to hear a goddamn word about black voter turnout. How many times do we expect black people to build our country for us?'

Samantha Bee (above) blamed the election of Trump on white people

Bee did not stop there either, going on to say: 'White people, this is the worst thing we’ve ever - no, I’m sorry, that’s a very high bar. But holy s***! And don’t try to distance yourself from the bad apples and say, "It’s not my fault, I didn’t vote for him. Hashtag not all white people." Shush.

'If Muslims have to take responsibility for every member of their community, so do we.'

Bee also took aim at white women, who polls show supported Trump over Clinton at the polls.

'White women, faced with the historic choice between the first female president and a vial of weaponized testosterone said, "I’ll take option B. I just don’t like her,"' said Bee.