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Amber Ruffin Has Some Advice for Election Day 2020 (Because She Went to Bed Too Early in 2016)
This blog may be the umpteenth article you will read today about the upcoming presidential election, but I do think this one will at least ease some of the stress because you may get a chuckle out of it. As we approach Election Day on Tuesday, Amber Ruffin has some advice for U.S. citizens (and…
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NBCUniversal's Peacock Announces 2 New and Timely Late Night Shows With Larry Wilmore and Amber Ruffin
NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform Peacock just announced some new comedy content that is very relevant and needed during these somber times. Amber Ruffin will be hosting The Amber Ruffin Show and Larry Wilmore will host the Untitled Larry Wilmore Show as part of the streaming platform’s weekly topical late-night block. You may know Wilmore from…
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Black Second City Alumni Demand Racism and Sexual Misconduct Investigation Within Comedy Industry
As we watch the imploding of legacy media and public accountability of entertainment brands and companies happening in real-time, this definitely seems to be a time of reckoning. Today’s spotlight is on the comedy industry. According to Deadline, Chris Redd (Saturday Night Live), Amber Ruffin (Late Night With Seth Meyers), Sam Richardson (Veep) and Aasia…
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Breaking All Barriers: Funny Gal Amber Ruffin Hosts the 2018 Webby Awards
For the very first time (yes, we’re still doing that in 2018), a black woman, Amber Ruffin, will be hosting the annual Webby Awards, aka “the Oscars of the internets” (my words). Ruffin, a comedian and comedy writer for Late Night With Seth Meyers, as well as a writer for Drunk History and many other…