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The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore hires Robin Thede as head writer

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014

Comedy Central’s newest late-night series, The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore, has a head writer: Robin Thede. Wilmore announced the hiring today. He recruited Thede from The Queen Latifah Show, where she also had served as head writer. Her other recent writing credits include crafting lines for Chris Rock at the …

Larry Wilmore hired as Comedy Central’s new late-night host: “Minority Report” replacing Colbert; also showrunner for ABC’s new sitcom “Black-ish”

May 10, 2014May 10, 2014

Friday after business hours: That’s usually when the powers-that-be quietly dump bad news in the media’s lap, so it cannot be followed up and quickly gets lost in the shuffle toward the weekend’s more leisurely pursuits. And yet. And yet! The 7 o’clock hour Friday wrapped up 24 hours of …