Monday, January 19 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT “The Nightly Show,” hosted by Larry Wilmore will air following “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on Comedy Central!
The first guest line up: Senator Cory Booker, Talib Kweli and Bill Burr and they are all ready for a taste of extra nightlyness!
Also scheduled to appear on Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” in January include Amy Holmes, Jon Lovett, Kathleen Madigan, Soledad O’Brien, David Remnick, Frank Rich, Ilyasah Shabazz, Matt Taibbi, Baratunde Thurston and Ali Wentworth.
Continuing in Comedy Central’s grand tradition of producing groundbreaking late night formats, “The Nightly Show” (twitter: @NightlyShow) will provide viewers with Larry Wilmore’s deconstructive point of view and comedic take on current events and pop culture. Hosted by Wilmore, the series will feature a diverse panel of voices including Contributors Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez, Mike Yard and guests who will participate and offer a perspective largely missing in the late night television landscape.
“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” was created by Jon Stewart and produced by Stewart’s Busboy Productions with Stewart, Wilmore and Rory Albanese serving as Executive Producers, Amy Ozols as Co-Executive Producer and Sue Fellows as Supervising Producer. Robin Thede is the series’ Head Writer.
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