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Amber Ruffin is getting a linear bow for her Peacock late-night show. The Amber Ruffin Show will air in a 1:30 a.m. slot on NBC on Friday February 26 and March 5. It will take the slot of repeats of A Little Late with Lilly Singh, which do not generally air on Friday nights. The move is a boon for the nascent…

Amber Ruffin has joined the Broadway-bound team of Some Like It Hot as a co-writer of the film-to-stage adaptation. The host of Peacock’s The Amber Ruffin Show will partner with Tony nominee Matthew López on the new musical’s book. The announcement was made today by producers The Shubert Organization and Neil Meron…

Late-Night Laughs is Deadline's weekly look at the business of jokes after dark. We focus on the biggest topics in the world of late-night, the people who make these shows tick and the moments that go viral. Drop me a line at pwhite@deadline.com with tips or suggestions. This week, we talk to Amber Ruffin and Jenny…

If there is anyone who could deliver the worst news in the world with a smile on her face and give you hope that everything will be OK, it’s Amber Ruffin. With her sweet and cheery demeanor and a don’t-mess-with-me twist of irreverent shade, Ruffin has written for various shows and her signature comedy has been…

In a special surprise panel at CTAM, comedian Amber Ruffin was joined by Jenny Hagel and Seth Meyers to talk about her upcoming half-hour talk show The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock which according to her, will take the best parts from regular late-night shows. What does that mean exactly? At the beginning of the…

Larry Wilmore is heading back to late-night with a new show on Peacock. The streamer has ordered the Untitled Larry Wilmore Show (w/t) and will pair it with The Amber Ruffin Show to launch a weekly topical late-night block. It marks the Black-ish exec producer's return to late-night television following his stint as a…

Amber Ruffin has become a breakout star thanks to her appearances on Late Night With Seth Meyers during quarantine. This included the writer and performer taking over the top of the NBC late-night show during the Black Lives Matters protests, detailing her own run-ins with police. So, it's no surprise that NBCU…

EXCLUSIVE: Richie Keen (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) is set to direct and co-executive produce Village Gazette, NBC's single-camera comedy pilot presentation from Amber Ruffin — who also will star — Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker's Sethmaker Shoemakers Productions, Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video and Universal…

NBC has ordered a pilot presentation for Village Gazette, a single-camera comedy from Amber Ruffin, who also will star, Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker’s Sethmaker Shoemakers Productions, Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal TV. Written by Ruffin and Shelly Gossman (Saturday Night Live), Village Gazette centers…

Seth Meyers got some help Tuesday from Late Night writer Amber Ruffin who popped in to explain to Megyn Kelly why her defense of wearing blackface on Halloween was, yes, racist. As we all know by now, during a segment on Halloween costumes on her NBC show yesterday, Kelly wondered, "What is racist, because you do get…

EXCLUSIVE: Late Night with Seth Meyers writer and comedian Amber Ruffin is set to host the 22nd annual Webby Awards. Honoring excellence on the Internet and celebrating Internet culture, the Webby Awards will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on May 14. As a first-time host of the ceremony, Ruffin will…

Amber Ruffin, a writer and on-air personality on NBC’s Late Night with Set Meyers, is set to host the 70th annual Writers Guild Awards ceremony on February 11 at the Edison Ballroom in New York. "I’m so excited to host the 2018 Writers Guild Awards," said Ruffin, who handles the Late Night segments “Amber Says What?"…