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Displaying all articles tagged:
Amber Ruffin
buffering
Sept. 13, 2024
Jokes Amber Can Tell (on CNN)
On
Have I Got News for You
, Amber Ruffin is playing to win — especially when the news “is utter chaos.”
By
Josef Adalian
party report
Mar. 6, 2023
‘No, I Don’t See a Better Future for Late Night’
Amber Ruffin on the lack of diversity in late-night TV (and, somewhat relatedly, the Oscars).
By
Zoe Guy
underrated
Oct. 5, 2022
The Rich, Theatrical, Very Not Normal Charm of
Los Espookys
Amber Ruffin unloads her love for Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega, and Fred Armisen’s HBO comedy series.
By
Bethy Squires
last night on late night
Mar. 29, 2022
Amber Ruffin Deserves an Oscar for Best Oscars Recap
“Life as we know it changed forever.”
By
Jennifer Zhan
last night on late night
Nov. 20, 2021
Amber Ruffin Gives Emotional Message on Late Night
“I’m here to tell you that you do, you matter.”
By
Alejandra Gularte
late-night tv
Sept. 14, 2021
Peacock Renews
The Amber Ruffin Show
for a Second Season
“Margaritas for everyone!” Ruffin said in a statement.
By
Rebecca Alter
xxxii
June 23, 2021
Amber Ruffin Will Bring Her Camp-Counselor Energy to the Tokyo Olympics
She’ll be commentating, and we’ll be watching.
By
Devon Ivie
comedy review
Mar. 22, 2021
All Hail Amber Ruffin
Thanks to her Peacock show, there’s finally some theater-camp-counselor energy in late night.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
renewals
Mar. 19, 2021
The Amber Ruffin Show
Renewed at Peacock Through September
Just in case you badly needed some good news this week.
By
Megh Wright
late night
Feb. 19, 2021
The Amber Ruffin Show
Will Air on NBC for Two Weeks
More eyes on Amber? We support this.
By
Josef Adalian
black history month
Feb. 8, 2021
Amber Ruffin Makes a Compelling Case for White History Month
If you missed this
Amber Ruffin Show
segment, it’s not too late to catch up.
By
Megh Wright
book excerpt
Jan. 14, 2021
‘There Are People Who Think,
Black People Just Aren’t Good at This
’
Here’s just how racist improv theaters can be, according to Amber Ruffin.
By
Amber Ruffin
and
Lacey Lamar
best of 2020
Dec. 22, 2020
The 10 Best Late-Night Moments of 2020
Featuring Amber Ruffin,
Desus & Mero
, and the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.
By
Chris Murphy
last night on late night
Dec. 17, 2020
Cheer Up With Amber Ruffin’s Song About How Much Christmas 2020 Sucks
“Did I tell a lie?”
By
Megh Wright
new year’s eve
Dec. 16, 2020
Gloria Gaynor to Send Us Out of 2020 With ‘I Will Survive’ Performance
A little on the nose, but we’ll take it.
By
Justin Curto
thank god
Dec. 10, 2020
Amber Ruffin’s Reign on Peacock Will Continue Into 2021
NBC’s streaming service has ordered ten more episodes of her show.
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Nov. 11, 2020
Amber Ruffin’s Lil Doof Stops By
Late Night
to Rap About Trump
“I am not musical in any way.”
By
Charu Sinha
hindsight is 2016
Oct. 31, 2020
Amber Ruffin Posts 2016
Late Night
Sketch She Wrote Assuming Hillary Would Win
As you might recall, she didn’t, so it never aired. Until now!
By
Halle Kiefer
this week in late night
Oct. 30, 2020
Amber Ruffin As ‘a Melania Trump’ Won Late Night This Week
Not
the
Melania,
a
Melania. Articles are important.
By
Chris Murphy
last night on late night
Oct. 28, 2020
Social Distancing Won’t Keep Seth Meyers Safe in ‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’
He’ll just never learn.
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Oct. 24, 2020
Amber Ruffin Is Done With People Pretending They Can’t Pronounce ‘Kamala Harris’
“Kamala is barely any different than Pamela, and there’s not a white person alive who doesn’t know a Pamela.”
By
Halle Kiefer
two friends
Oct. 8, 2020
Amber Ruffin and Christina Anthony Have Not Seen
Kinky Boots
These
Two Friends
have woven a web of lies.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
last night on late night
Sept. 27, 2020
Amber Ruffin Is Happy to Fact-Check the President
All she needs is common sense.
By
Charu Sinha
last night on late night
Sept. 26, 2020
Amber Ruffin’s First Late-Night Monologue Likes You Too
“That’s the type of stuff you get to do when you get your own show.”
By
Devon Ivie
new shows
Sept. 17, 2020
Here’s the Writing Staff of
The Amber Ruffin Show
Dewayne Perkins, Shantira Jackson, and Demi Adejuyigbe are great writers to have by your side.
By
Megh Wright
trailer mix
Sept. 14, 2020
The Amber Ruffin Show
and
Wilmore
Trailers: Peacock Dips Into Late Night
“It’s a laugh riot!”
By
Megh Wright
this week in late night
Sept. 11, 2020
Amber Ruffin on What Trump Has Done for the Military Won Late Night This Week
And James Corden hosted late night’s first in-studio guest since before the pandemic.
By
Chris Murphy
fall preview
Sept. 4, 2020
Let Amber Ruffin Be Your Guide
As she launches a late-night show in the middle of an election season
.
By
Taylor Garron
late night
Aug. 10, 2020
Amber Ruffin and Larry Wilmore Will Be Peacock’s Debut Late-Night Hosts
“We can’t wait to write sketches, songs and jokes about this terrible time we call now!”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
July 29, 2020
Please Don’t Make Amber Ruffin Talk About the NBA Bubble
We all have our limits.
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
July 15, 2020
How DARE You Tell This Boob Joke, Seth Meyers!
Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel’s “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” is back.
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
June 5, 2020
Amber Ruffin Opens Up About Her Experiences With Racist Police
“Don’t let people get away with racist crap — not anymore. It’s a new day.”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Mar. 25, 2020
Here’s What ‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’ Looks Like When
Late Night
Works From Home
“Some of these are playing exactly as well as they would with an audience.”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Nov. 5, 2019
Seth Meyers Makes the Mistake of Trusting Gloria Steinem
“Black women and lesbians and feminist icons are
liars
!”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Oct. 30, 2019
Amber Ruffin Bravely Exposes a Huge Scandal on
Late Night
This is the real whistleblower.
By
Megh Wright
snl
Oct. 7, 2019
Amber Ruffin Learned an Important Lesson From Her
SNL
Audition
“What went wrong? I was myself.”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Oct. 4, 2019
Seth Meyers Made an Ad That Answers All Your Impeachment Questions
It’s simple! Kind of …
By
Megh Wright
new shows
Sept. 17, 2019
The Amber Ruffin Show
Is Coming to NBC’s Streaming Service
It will be “a late-night show with just the good parts — the comedy.”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Sept. 11, 2019
Amber Ruffin Is Here to Educate You About Black Squirrels
Thanks to the return of “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell.”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Aug. 5, 2019
Robin Thede Is Ready for Amber Ruffin to Have Her Own Late Night Show
Only a matter of time.
By
Zoe Haylock
last night on late night
Aug. 2, 2019
Allow Amber Ruffin to Perfectly Summarize the New Harriet Tubman Movie
Plus, Seth Meyers tells a pussy joke.
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
July 31, 2019
Amber Ruffin Is Ready to Take Over Seth Meyers’s Job
It’s the circle of life, baby.
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
June 27, 2019
Seth Meyers Learns the Difference Between Straight Brides and Lesbian Brides
“Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” is back.
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
May 15, 2019
Late Night
’s Men Allow Women to Explain Alabama Abortion Ban
They could do it without them, but they’re probably not allowed to.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
last night on late night
Apr. 2, 2019
Finally, Late Night Comedy Is Acknowledging How Noisy Tampons Are
Equality, it is here.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
last night on late night
Feb. 26, 2019
Amber Ruffin Provides the Only 2019 Oscars Recap You Need
In response to this year’s ceremony, Amber says, “
Whaaaat?
”
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Feb. 22, 2019
Which Late Night
Green Book
Parody Is Right for You?
Desus & Mero vs. Amber & Seth
By
Bethy Squires
last night on late night
Feb. 6, 2019
‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’ Returns to Cover Lesbian Penguins
Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel are back!
By
Megh Wright
amber alert
Feb. 5, 2019
Amber Ruffin on Prepping for
Drunk History
and Why She Loves Her Job
Catching up with our favorite
Late Night With Seth Meyers
writer.
By
Bethy Squires
amber alert
Feb. 1, 2019
Amber Ruffin Has a New Seth Meyers–Produced Comedy in the Works
Say what!
By
Megh Wright
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