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EXCLUSIVE: Christina Anthony (Mixed-ish), Ray Santiago (Ash vs. Evil Dead) and Melanie J. Newby (Halt & Catch Fire) are set as series regulars opposite Amber Ruffin in NBC comedy pilot Non-Evil Twin from Universal Television. Related Story ‘Non-Evil Twin’ And ‘St. Denis Medical’ Pilots At…

EXCLUSIVE: Dexter Darden (Chang Can Dunk), Chloe Bridges (Maggie) and Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill) have joined the cast of Amber Ruffin and Kenny Smith NBC comedy pilot, Non-Evil Twin. Darden plays Marcus, a contemporary nerd and tech developer for exercise equipment. He’s a good guy, but no fan of…

EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Park has been tapped to direct the pilot for Non-Evil Twin, while Ruben Fleischer will helm the pilot for St. Denis Medical, both for NBC. Non-Evil Twin is written by and stars Amber Ruffin. Kenny Smith will co-write the pilot and serve as executive producer, along with Ruffin and…

NBC has handed out its latest comedy pilot to Non-Evil Twin, starring and written by Amber Ruffin. The multi-camera pilot stars Ruffin as a woman who is forced to step in to her sister's role as the leader of a Fortune 500 company despite knowing little about business and even less about the way her…

More than 250 writers have signed or endorsed a WGA pledge to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in late-night comedy-variety writers rooms. The pledge calls for concrete steps to ensure that the hiring pipeline is open and accessible to BIPOC writers; to address unconscious biases in the…

The CAA Amplify summit will make its in-person return on June 22 featuring speakers across entertainment, sports, media, technology, and social justice. The summit brings together a diverse group of key influencers and industry decision-makers to explore the role business plays in advancing culture and justice for…

EXCLUSIVE: Amber Ruffin and her writing/producing partner Jenny Hagel are expanding their relationship with NBCUniversal. The pair, who are behind Peacock's late-night variety series The Amber Ruffin Show, have struck an overall deal with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. The duo, who also…

When The Amber Ruffin Show‘s host, writer and EP Amber Ruffin stopped by Deadline’s Contenders Television on Saturday, she explained that a key component of her mission with the Peacock late-night series has been “to try to de-gaslight America.” “When people are like, ‘Oh, children shouldn’t learn about gay people…

Late night show hosts have weighed in on the stunning moment when Will Smith smacked comedian and Oscar presenter Chris Rock across the face on national television over a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. They seem to generally agree that Will Smith should have chosen a different way to express his anger…

Amber Ruffin has a bone to pick with Marvel Comics. On a recent episode of her late-night talk show, The Amber Ruffin Show, she called Marvel out over its “deeply offensive” depiction of the Princess Matoaka in the recently released King Conan #3, from writer Jason Aaron. “We talk a lot on this show about how…

Black History Month is nearly over but Amber Ruffin is celebrating after returning from hiatus. The Amber Ruffin Show returned to Peacock for the first time since December as the weekly late-night comedy variety show is in its second season. "Tonight is a very special show for two reasons; it's our first show of 2022…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has handed a put pilot commitment to Aunties, a comedy from The Amber Ruffin Show team of writer Shantira Jackson, star/executive producer Amber Ruffin and executive producers Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker via their Sethmaker Shoemeyers production company. Written by Jackson loosely based on her life…