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Larry Wilmore Will Get Continue the Work He Started with “The Nightly Show” with a New Podcast “Black on the Air”

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It might seem eons ago that The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was yanked off the air, but it was only less than a year ago, in the election year of all election years no less, that Wilmore’s run in replacing The Colbert Report came to an end.

Yet, Wilmore impression on the media landscape was too good to fade away for good. Bill Simmons’ Ringer podcast network has thus given Larry Wilmore a podcast where he’ll get to talk politics, entertainment, culture, sports, and beyond as well interview folks like Norman Lear, Bernie Sanders, and Neil deGrasse Tyson (i.e. kind of what he was doing at The Nightly Show).

Called “Black on the Air”, it gets released this Thursday, May 11th. Here’s Bill and Larry giving the official announcement.

Nightly Show Head Writer Robin Thede and Chris Rock Are Making a Weekly Comedy News Show Pilot “The Rundown with Robin Thede”

November 19, 2016

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Nightly Show Head Writer Robin Thede and Chris Rock Are Making a Weekly Comedy News Show Pilot “The Rundown with Robin Thede”

While this is being announced as “…a fast-paced half-hour look at the week’s headlines, celebrity newsmakers, social media buzz and pop culture trends,” don’t be surprised if Thede and Rock have something more clever up their sleeves.

Since the cancellation of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, there seems to be a void where Wilmore’s voice once was in late night. The precision of Last Week Tonight and the unapologetic fire of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee have cemented their places in late night, but it would seem that The Nightly Show just didn’t get enough time to figure out where it fit in the post-Daily-Show-with-Jon-Stewart world.

Now, with this pilot being made and shopped around with Chris Rock on board, Thede might just pick up the baton that Wilmore had to set down.

Larry Wilmore and Stephen Colbert Talk About the Surprising Cancellation of The Nightly Show and Hosting WHC Dinner

September 2, 2016

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These two Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums once had their own late night shows on the air at the same time.

Then, Comedy Central, seemingly out-of-nowhere, brought down the axe on The Nightly Show.

A few weeks later/last night, Stephen Colbert brought Larry Wilmore on The Late Show and commiserated the loss of his show as well as the strange experience of hosting the White House Correspondents Dinner.

At this point, we’d be surprised if several months go by without Larry hosting another show.

Larry Wilmore and Jon Stewart Lay Out Why The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Will Be Missed

August 19, 2016

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Last night was the final episode of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. Unfortunately, that marks far too short of a run for the series, especially in the heat of an election year.

In their final half hour of air time, Jon Stewart paid a visit and offer some beautiful, sincere words of encouragement (including a mention of what David Letterman told him when he faced cancellation). After that, Larry Wilmore explained why the map on their set looks like it’s upside down and detailed the mission statement of The Nightly Show, which should be a goal for the rest of late night going forward.

Jon Stewart to Be Final Guest on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

August 18, 2016

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Jon Stewart to Be Final Guest on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

You’ll be watching at 11:30PM on Comedy Central tonight, right?

Lewis Black Rants About Trump, Giving The Nightly Show a Nice Send Off

August 18, 2016

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Last night was the second to last night of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and they’re making sure that leave in a memorable fashion.

In that vein, they got Lewis Black to go on a tirade, which you can always count on being memorable, on Donald Trump, his presidential campaign, and the GOP.

If you’re tired of shouting yourself right now, enjoy one of the masters of unfiltered, screaming rage do what he does best.

‘The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore’ Canceled By Comedy Central

August 15, 2016

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‘The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore’ Canceled By Comedy Central

The post-Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert era for Comedy Central’s late night line-up has proven beguiling. Aside from @midnight with Chris Hardwick, reception for Trevor Noah as the host of The Daily Show has been mixed and, apparently, ratings for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore have not been what Comedy Central brass was hoping for.

Thus, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is no more and Comedy Central is on the hunt for a new 11:30PM show. There is no indication as what that show might be or who they might be going after, but, like it was when Colbert left for The Late Show, Comedy Central has another chance to break even more new ground here if they choose wisely.

With the election looming in November, we’d be curious to see if something might get fast tracked just to not miss out debates, election day, etc.

Larry Wilmore on the Killing of Alton Sterling

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Most of late night is off this week, which is unfortunate as the insanity in this country and around the world has not taken a break.

Alton Sterling is sadly another name in the increasing tension between black people and cops as his killing appears to be one of the most horrific yet.

The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was one of the few late night shows that didn’t take this week off and definitely said their piece about it as only comedy can.

You should watch it here.

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To be featured at Politicon this weekend:

-Pres. Vicente Fox in conversation with Al Madrigal and Alejandra Campoverdi
-Larry Wilmore from The Nightly Show interviewed by James Carville
-Darrell Hammond and Jay Pharoah from Saturday Night Live
-Greg Proops from “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
-Al Madrigal from The Daily Show
-Comedians Grace Parra, Robin Thede, and Jordan Carlos from The Nightly Show
-Lizz Winstead, creator of the Daily Show and founder of Lady Parts Justice
-Upright Citizens Brigade
-The BIG Debate with “Trump vs Bernie” with Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian

Tickets are $15/$25 (for weekend) for students/$30, $50 (for weekend) for general admission/$150, $275 (for weekend) for VIP.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

President Obama’s Last White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is Tonight

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Also, Larry Wilmore is hosting, which should make for one hell of a night.

President Barack Obama might be the funniest president that has ever taken the podium at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. This particularly insane election year should also make this an extra special WHCD and certainly provides plenty of material for President Obama and Wilmore (who is more than ready for this with his time at The Daily Show and his own The Nightly Show).

That being said, his final appearance/address/set/roast is tonight that will be broadcast live on C-SPAN. According to this handy guide from Washington Post, coverage starts at 3PM PST/6PM EST with a dinner at 4:30PM PST/7:30PM EST, the the POTUS and Wilmore will start somewhere between 6:45PM-7:15PM PST/9:45PM-10:15PM EST.

For those of you who don’t want to find what channel C-SPAN is on, you can livestream the whole thing at C-SPAN.org, MSNBC.com, and washingtonpost.com. CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC will also be providing coverage.

We’re sure they’ll note the absence of presidential candidate Donald Trump plenty.

Larry Wilmore to Host 2016 White House Correspondents Dinner

December 16, 2015

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I’m beyond excited for this!
Larry Wilmore to host White House Correspondents’ dinner https://t.co/d0YB7VkUEH

It’s exciting to see Larry Wilmore get to fire off jokes in the biggest political comedy arena as the host of next year’s White House Correspondents Dinner with some of D.C.’s most powerful in attendance, especially because he delves into political comedy on a nightly basis at The Nightly Show as opposed to last year’s host, Joel McHale.

This will also be President Obama’s last year doing The White House Correspondents Dinner, which makes us believe that arguably one of the funniest U.S. Presidents ever has one of his best performances saved for last.

Larry Wilmore Has Ahmed Mohamed on “The Nightly Show”

September 24, 2015

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Ahmed Mohamed, who was a student that was wrongfully arrested for suspected of building a bomb when he was building a clock, was a guest of Larry Wilmore’s on last night’s Nightly Show.

Throughout the interview, it’s fun to see all the tricks Larry has up his sleeve to get a great interview from a kid’s first time on TV following national controversy.

Larry Wilmore and Bernie Sanders Hang Out While Chowing Down on Soul Food on “The Nightly Show”

September 22, 2015

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Last night, Bernie Sanders got to show more of his fun side while hanging out with Nightly Show host Larry Wilmore. They dug into some real good looking soul food and Sanders took every one of Larry’s jokes in stride and played along really well like a president should be able to.

Watch the interview/hang session here.

“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” Renewed Through 2016

September 15, 2015

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Sorry, Cosby. https://t.co/XXgFRaeZPr

Comedy Central has just announced that they’re re-upping the replacement for The Colbert Report, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, for another whole year as things have sailed seemingly quite well for Wilmore.

2016 being an election year should prove a good time for both The Nightly Show as well as The Daily Show with its new host, Trevor Noah.

May Wilmore get to keep on keepin’ It 100 for many more years to come.

“The Nightly Show” and Judd Apatow on “The Tonight Show” Torched Bill Cosby

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As Hannibal Buress really brought to light the allegations of Bill Cosby’s rapes and sexual assaults, comedy was certainly going to keep that torch burning after that damning 2005 deposition was recently released in full.

So, The Nightly Show pretty much dedicated their entire show last night to taking down Cosby with a few, great incendiary bars rapped by The Nightly Show’s own Holly Walker…

…Larry’s opening segment going through the aforementioned 2005 deposition…

…and having a panel really break down why everyone needs to let go of their nostalgia of Bill Cosby.

Then, on The Tonight Show, a show that Bill Cosby has very memorably frequented over decades, let Judd Apatow do a stand-up set where he closed with a fine, scorching send-up of Cosby.

In case you weren’t aware, comedy isn’t going to let one of its former heroes have a mere fall from grace. Rather, it’s going to kick him all the way down and keep kicking.

Larry Wilmore Goes Head-To-Head in a Trivia Showdown with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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The host of StarTalk vs. the host of The Nightly Show? Who would win in a trivia contest?

We guess it would depend who is a guest on which show.

While Neil deGrasse Tyson is the face of space exploration and often corrects pop culture in misrepresentation of outer space, Larry Wilmore is wildly clever as the host of The Nightly Show.

See who gets the edge in here (hint: this is a segment for The Nightly Show).

And Here’s The First Episode of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

January 20, 2015

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Larry Wilmore has now casted off into the waters 11:30PM at Comedy Central with The Nightly Show. The show’s debut definitely set itself apart from The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, and The Colbert Report by having a big panel that has potential to get into the spirited back-and-forth that Tough Crowd got into, especially with the “Keep It 100” portion.

Wilmore’s opening segment was pretty sharply written bringing The Nightly Show to a solid start.

Give the first episode a watch here then make sure to tune into tonight as Kathleen Madigan, Keith Robinson, Baratunde Thurston, and Jamilah Lemieux discuss Bill Cosby.

“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” Premieres Tonight

January 19, 2015

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The #NightlyShow with @larrywilmore premieres tonight. pic.twitter.com/XfO6BlCjJo

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) January 19, 2015

The changing of the guard in late night officially begins tonight with Larry Wilmore and The Nightly Show taking over The Colbert Report’s slot.

Tune in at 11:30PM after The Daily Show and watch TV history.

Burr, Booker, and Kweli To Be The Nightly Show’s First Guests

January 17, 2015

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The #NightlyShow premieres Monday night after @TheDailyShow! @larrywilmore welcomes Senator @corybooker, @TalibKweli, and @billburr.

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) January 16, 2015

The premiere of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is just on the other side of this weekend.

Mon. Jan. 19th at 11:30PM will see Wilmore take The Nightly Show desk for its inaugural spin as well as have pretty great inaugural line-up of guests. Comedian Bill Burr, Senator Cory Booker, and rapper Talib Kweli should make for a solid, varied half hour premiere.

With that many guests, we’re guessing The Nightly Show will definitely be different than The Daily Show.

“The Nightly Show” Adds Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez, and Mike Yard as Contributors

January 9, 2015

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The #NightlyShow welcomes Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez (@rickyvelez), and Mike Yard (@mikeyardcomedy). http://t.co/rBU6xDj0Jy

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow)

January 9, 2015

As the premiere of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is looming (Jan. 19th at 11:30PM on Comedy Central), we’re all getting a better sense of how the show is shaping up.

For instance, they have just announced three contributors of The Nightly Show, which are the multi-hyphenate comedians Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez, and Mike Yard.

How they’ll contribute and how close that’ll be to Daily Show correspondent pieces and segments in studio has yet to be seen, but we’re throughly intrigued into how the “nightlyness” will play out.

“@midnight” Moving to 11:30PM For Two Weeks Before “The Nightly Show” Premiere

December 19, 2014

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When people were concocting various strategies that Comedy Central to fill in The Colbert Report when Stephen Colbert was first announced to be David Letterman’s replacement at The Late Show, some entertained the idea of “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” going up to 11:30PM.

However, the name of the show would prohibit from that ever be serious schedule change… or so we thought.

From Jan. 5th to Jan. 19th, the two weeks that lead up to the premiere of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Comedy Central has indeed decided to move up “@midnight” to 11:30PM.

We’re sure Hardwick and company are going to have a bunch of fun in a quasi-time rift for a fortnight.

Here’s The First Promo for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

December 16, 2014

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Yesterday, we told you that the promotion for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore should be coming in around now with a Jan. 19th start date.

So, here’s your first look at the show with Larry Wilmore going out into the world and telling the people about his new show on Comedy Central, starting in a cafe.

Comedy Central’s All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special Premieres Tonight

November 28, 2014

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Don’t want any specific religion in your Christmas, one of the most religion based holidays out there, special?

Comedy Central has got you covered with their All-Star Non Denominational Christmas Special featuring the likes of Key & Peele, Kroll Show, Andy Daly, Broad City, Larry Wilmore, Stephen Colbert, and way more.

It premieres tonight at 10PM and repeats at the same time on Fri., Sat., and Sun. this Thanksgiving weekend.