NBC Hopes to Extend Late-Night to Streaming Video With Amber Ruffin, Larry Wilmore

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMadison Avenue has for decades trotted out a dizzying array of marketing avatars to talk to consumers. Mr.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFootball fans are about to get a bird’s-eye view of gridiron proceedings when they tune in to NBC.The network plans to offer stunning overhead shots thanks to the use of a C360 camera that will be stationed on the bottom of the event’s SkyCam and can provide zoom-in shots of specific players as well as wide looks of plays along the sidelines or views of players on the line of scrimmage.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorExecutives at The Washington Football Team took lewd videos of the franchise’s cheerleaders with the intention of distributing them internally, according to a report in The Washington Post.Citing the recollection of a former team employee, The Post reported that a ten-minute video was compiled of outtakes from efforts to chronicle the making of an annual team calendar.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC has unveiled the new class for its annual  Late Night Writers Workshop. Out of a pool of 900 candidates, writers Brandon Burkhart, Gracie Canaan, Reem Edan, Kyle Harris, Emily Menez, Sam O and Kate Sisk have been named as this year’s participants for the workshop.The new class participated in an intensive virtual five-day program that prepared them for staff writer roles on late night and sketch comedy shows.

Disloyal.”The disbarred lawyer tweeted the news Thursday, though an air date hasn’t been determined, he wrote.“Just agreed to an #ExclusiveInterview with @sethmeyers @LateNightSeth @NBC,” Cohen tweeted. “Date and time to be announced.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFrom Democrats and Republicans rallying against Trump’s handling of the pandemic to the emotional moment of silence for George Floyd to Michelle Obama’s memorable “It is what it is” speech, it was all about the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday night. However, it was all about which network came out on top.

Seth Meyers is heading back to 30 Rock slightly sooner than expected.The “Late Night” host revealed on his show last night, during his “A Closer Look” segment, that he only has three more shows left to film in his in-laws’ attic before heading back to Studio 8G.This comes after “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” returned to 30 Rock a few weeks ago and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” returned last week.Meyers, who usually tapes in Studio 8G,

Seth Meyers is bringing “Late Night” back to the studio.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSeth Meyers will join the parade of late-night hosts trying to bring their programs back to more typical production surroundings by moving NBC’s “Late Night” to a studio setting next week.The host informed his viewers on Monday’s broadcast of “Late Night” that he would stop holding forth from a makeshift perch he calls “Captain’s Quarters” at the end of this week.

Also Read: James Corden and Stephen Colbert Finally Leave Their Homes and Return to the Studio (Videos)Next, it was the pure theft of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” segment, “Mean Tweets.” With Jimmy Kimmel taking the summer off, Corden’s CBS late-night series might have been able to get away with this intellectual-property heist.

Joe Biden announced that California junior Senator Kamala Harris would be his running mate for the 2020 presidential election, late night hosts finally shared their opinions on the news.“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert and “The Daily Show‘s” Trevor Noah both noted Harris’ historical nomination, noting that she is the first Black woman to be a vice presidential candidate for either major political party.“Congratulations to Kamala Harris she is now the first Black woman on a major party

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox Corp. is joining the parade of big U.S.

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.

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.

Peter White Television EditorLarry 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 correspondent on The Daily Show between 2006 and 2014 and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, which ran for two seasons on Comedy Central, ending in