#Late Night
Sam Jay Lines Up Her Own Late Night HBO Show
Sam Jay is following up her first hourlong comedy special, “3 in the Morning,” with her own late-night HBO series. A press release announced Jay will host and executive produce the...
Sarah Silverman Has an HBO Special and Pilot in the Works
Sarah Silverman may be joining Lilly Singh and Samantha Bee on the late-night circuit. HBO has handed out a pilot order for a late-night series hosted by the comedian and actress, Variety reports....
Trailer Watch: Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson Give “Late Night” a Makeover
“You’re welcome, America,” says Emma Thompson in the final trailer for “Late Night.” The spot suggests that filmgoers have plenty to thank the Brit for, with critics and...
Quote of the Day: Mindy Kaling on “Late Night” and the Stigma of Being a “Diversity Hire”
Mindy Kaling scored one of the biggest deals out of Sundance this year for “Late Night,” a comedy about a veteran late-night host who hires her first female writer under pressure to make...
Trailer Watch: Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson Break Barriers in “Late Night”
Mindy Kaling gives Emma Thompson’s comic persona a long overdue makeover in a new trailer for Nisha Ganatra’s “Late Night.” With over 40 Emmy Awards and a long-running...
Sundance Film Festival: London to Open with “Late Night”
“Late Night’s” traveling across the pond. Nisha Ganatra’s comedy about a late-night host (Emma Thompson) who hires her first female staff writer (Mindy Kaling) made its world...
Lilly Singh Is Getting a Late-Night Show on NBC
YouTube star Lilly Singh boasts over 14 million followers on the streaming platform, and she’s poised to make plenty of new fans in the coming months. The comedian is “taking over...
Trailer Watch: Mindy Kaling Joins Emma Thompson’s Writers Room in “Late Night”
“I wish I was a woman of color so I could just get any job I want,” says one of the ignoramuses working for Emma Thompson’s long-running late-night show in the first trailer for...
Mindy Kaling and Emma Thompson Comedy “Late Night” Gets a Release Date
“Late Night” is hitting theaters this summer. Amazon Studios will release Nisha Ganatra’s breakout Sundance comedy nationwide June 7, Variety confirms. Penned by Mindy Kaling and...
Mindy Kaling Inks Overall Deal with Warner Bros. TV
Mindy Kaling’s setting up some new roots. Hot off her success at Sundance with “Late Night” comes word that the multi-hyphenate has struck a new six-year overall deal with Warner...
Mindy Kaling and Nisha Ganatra Score Record Deal for “Late Night” at Sundance
Mindy Kaling is making a major mark at Sundance 2019. The screenwriter, producer, and star of “Late Night” just landed a record deal for the comedy. Amazon Studios came out of an...
Quote of the Day: Mindy Kaling & Nisha Ganatra on the Importance of Opening Doors for Others
A timely tale of inclusivity and women trying to make it in a male-dominated field, “Late Night” is among our most anticipated films screening at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Written...
Niecy Nash Late-Night Pilot Ordered by TNT
Wish you could spend more time hanging out with Desna at Nail Artisans? If “Claws” leaves you wanting more Niecy Nash, you’re in luck. The cabler behind the nail salon dramedy just...
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” Receives Highest Ratings Yet
“We are only one menstrual cycle into this presidency and there is blood in the water.” That one-liner is the perfect distillation of Samantha Bee’s late night show: unapologetically feminist,...
Samantha Bee’s “Full Frontal” Renewed for a Second Season, Thank God
One of the few late-night voices doing any kind of serious critical work during this election season was that of Samantha Bee’s on her TBS show “Full Frontal.” Thankfully, the show has been...
Freeform and Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Are Developing a Late-Night Show
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger may be entering another male-dominated field: late-night television. Freeform is developing a late-night series with Shlesinger as host, Variety reports. According to...