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Sam Jay is getting her own late-night talk show! HBO announced a series order for a weekly half-hour talker from Jay, a Saturday Night Live writer who just released her debut stand-up special on Netflix. The untitled series will debut in 2021 on HBO, and stream on HBO Max. “Sam …
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform, has announced September premieres (no word yet on specific dates and timing) for two new weekly “late-night” comedy showcases, hosted individually by Amber Ruffin and Larry Wilmore. Here are the specifics so far… “The Amber Ruffin Show” Each week will showcase Ruffin’s signature smart and …
As protests against police brutality and racial injustice swept across America over the weekend and into this week, late-night TV comedy shows have responded by elevating and amplifying its own black voices. Here’s an overview of what viewers could see on Monday and Tuesday night across the networks. The Daily …
Daytime talk shows based in New York City such as The View and Wendy Williams began filming episodes this week without a regular studio audience as a precaution for the COVID-19 coronavirus. And now the late-night comedy talkers are following suit. Starting this week with Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, …
We’re only two weeks into 2020, and already, the broadcast networks have OK’d more spin-offs for bits from their late-night talk shows. First, NBC announced That’s My Jam, hosted by Jimmy Fallon and based off of the viral segments from Fallon’s Tonight Show in which he raps and/or dances with …
In 2009, TV writer Nell Scovell called out late-night TV for continuing to be a boys club, and called out her former employer, David Letterman, in particular. Well, Nell and Dave recently met up for the first time in a lot longer than 10 years, and it went, well, well. …
Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at the Peacock Network, died Sunday at the age of 71. Ludwin’s TV career began in college at Miami University of Ohio as host of a …
Two summers ago, FOX gave a trial run to a late-night almost live joke-off among comedians called Punchline. It was kind of like Comedy Central’s @midnight, but simpler. Comedians really were riffing off the top of their heads on Punchline. FOX is giving Punchline a second chance this summer. But …
David Spade’s newest late-night TV venture for Comedy Central has a title and a premiere date. Lights Out with David Spade debuts July 29, 2019, on Comedy Central, following The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Noah’s TDS has gone through a few time-slot partners in the past few years, from …
Jimmy Kimmel, 51, had to wonder in his early tenure hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live whether ABC might replace him with Nightline, Conan O’Brien, or anything else. Kimmel need worry no more. ABC announced a three-year contract extension with him, keeping JKL on the air through its 20th season. Kimmel has …
