Larry Wilmore To Launch Weekly Topical Comedy Show On Peacock As Streamer Preps Late-Night Strand With ‘The Amber Ruffin Show’

X-Files comedy spin-off series is in the works at Fox.According to Variety, the project, which is currently titled The X-Files: Albuquerque, will follow an X-Files B-team who investigate cases deemed too wacky for Mulder and Scully.It’s being executive produced by X-Files creator Chris Carter, with Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko attached to write and executive produce. Gabe Rotter, who worked on the X-Files revival at Fox, will also executive produce.

Glasgow flat next to her malnourished baby.  Mercy Baguma’s body was discovered by police on August 22, in a flat in Govan, after she had been out of touch with friends since August 18. Her death is being treated as unexplained.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAs they pointed out the highlights and critiqued segments from last week’s virtual Democratic National Convention, television’s late-night hosts returned to do the same for this week’s Republican National Convention.The first night of the Republican National Convention, which was held at North Carolina’s Charlotte Convention Center, saw Donald Trump Jr., Tim Scott, Kimberly Guilfoyle and others make the the case for President Trump’s

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Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsLate Night hosts Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon took aim at the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which has gone virtual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Monday featured pre-recorded speeches from political figures including Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Cuomo, Jim Clyburn, Bernie Sanders and most notably Michelle Obama.

Katherine Ryan dreams of the perfect family life in this snippet from the trailer for her new Netflix series, The Duchess.

Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel jumped to the defence of his stand-in Dua Lipa against trolls on social media.Earlier this week, the 52-year-old took to Instagram to share the monologue Lipa performed while guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid his summer hiatus.The Future Nostalgia star, 24, joked about her music, her previous prank against Kimmel, her Harry Potter house and her tattoos during the speech - but one fan was less-than-impressed."Women still aren't funny," the troll wrote.Firing

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerJane Lynch fondly remembered her former Glee co-star Naya Rivera today as “a force” whose talent was under-recognized.Lynch spoke about Rivera during the 4th hour of the Today show on Wednesday, speaking with Jenna Bush Hager.

After months away, James Corden and Stephen Colbert both detailed their studio comebacks Monday in short bits offering viewers an inside look at the new normal of late night. With socially distanced sets, including no audience and heightened safety precautions, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show With James Corden's in-studio returns were somewhat subdued in as they humorously took on their new setups.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Freeform has ordered an election-themed series hosted and executive produced by Kal Penn.The untitled project, from Michael Davies’ Embassy Row, is described as a smart, irreverent unscripted comedy series that explores issues and topics relevant to Millennial and GenZ voters.The series was created by Penn and Romen Borsellino who also serve as executive producers with Dan Spilo as well as Michael Davie and Julia Cassidy of Embassy Row.Penn and

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn 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.

Also Read: Peacock Gets Late-Night Block With Amber Ruffin and Larry Wilmore-Hosted ShowsMeyers added that part of the reason for her to get her own show is that her material often gets bumped from “Late Night.”“The only reason you don’t see Amber every night is we run out of real estate on the show.

Deadline reports that SpongeBob SquarePants is giving SpongeBob's bestie Patrick Star his own series. The Patrick Star Show, animated like its predecessor, will be a late-night talk show in the vein of The Larry Sanders Show, with longtime Patrick voice Bill Fagerbakke continuing to play the character.

election happening soon, so I’m happy to have a place in the conversation,” Wilmore said in a statement. The shows are set to launch in September, with 11 episodes ordered for Wilmore's series and nine for Ruffin's, Peacock said.

, where she became the first Black woman to write for a late-night network talk show, Ruffin will host  as she takes on what’s happening in the world with her signature style.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal broadcasts some of the best-known and longest-running programs in late-night TV. Now the company hopes to add two new shows to its wee-hours roster.The company behind “The Tonight Show,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Late Night” and “A Little Late” will launch two weekly programs on its Peacock streaming-video outlet, one led by “Late Night” writer and personality Amber Ruffin and the other hosted by former “Comedy Central” host Larry Wilmore.