The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | |
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| Genre | Comedy, news satire, talk show |
| Created by | Jon Stewart |
| Directed by | Andre Allen |
| Presented by | Larry Wilmore |
| Starring |
Holly Walker Ricky Velez Mike Yard Rory Albanese Grace Parra Jordan Carlos Franchesca Ramsey Robin Thede |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 259 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Larry Wilmore Jon Stewart Rory Albanese |
| Location(s) | Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York |
| Editor(s) | Nick Mougis Duncan Pettigrew Amanda Sprecher |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Busboy Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | January 19, 2015 – August 18, 2016 |
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| Related shows | The Daily Show |
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| Website | |
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is an American late-night panel talk show hosted by Larry Wilmore. The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was a spin-off of The Daily Show, which featured Wilmore as a recurring contributor. It premiered on January 19, 2015 on Comedy Central, and aired Monday through Thursday at 11:30 PM (ET) following The Daily Show. It served as a replacement for The Colbert Report, which aired in the same time-slot from October 2005 to December 2014.
The show has been described as a combination of The Daily Show and Politically Incorrect. It featured Wilmore's scripted take on the news, followed by a panel discussion and later in most episodes a game with his guests. The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore received a generally positive reception from critics, but ratings fell after Jon Stewart left The Daily Show.
On August 15, 2016, Comedy Central announced that Wilmore's show had been cancelled due to poor ratings performance. The final episode aired on August 18, 2016.
The 11:30 PM (ET) time-slot for Mondays through Thursdays on Comedy Central had previously been occupied by The Colbert Report, another spin-off of The Daily Show, which was hosted by Stephen Colbert, and premiered on October 17, 2005. In 2012 Comedy Central renewed Jon Stewart's contract to host The Daily Show through the end of 2015 and Colbert's contract to host The Colbert Report through the end of 2014. Colbert intentionally had his contract synced up with David Letterman's contract to host Late Show with David Letterman for CBS, so they would both expire at the same time; in the event Letterman chose to retire, Colbert would be available to take over the show. On April 3, 2014, Letterman announced on his show that he would retire in 2015. On April 10, 2014, it was announced that Colbert would leave Comedy Central at the end of 2014 and replace Letterman as the host of Late Show on CBS beginning in 2015. The final episode of The Colbert Report aired on December 18, 2014.
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