Larry Wilmore Defends Calling Obama ‘My Nigga’ at Correspondents’ Dinner
Larry Wilmore used Monday’s The Nightly Show to respond to Piers Morgan and comment on the expected backlash that comes after one calls the first black president “my nigga.”
Everybody Seemed Pretty Mad at Larry Wilmore at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Humor is subjective. Most of these jokes made me laugh. The audience’s reactions throughout made me cringe.
#1000BlackGirlBooks' Marley Dias Charms Larry Wilmore and the Nation on The Nightly Show
Wednesday on The Nightly Show, Larry Wilmore had on Marley Dias, the New Jersey 11-year-old who—after becoming sick of reading almost exclusively about “white boys and dogs—made it her mission to collect 1,000 books featuring black girl protagonists and distribute those books at schools in both the U.S. and Jamaica.
Issa Rae's HBO Pilot Is Still In Limbo Because Hollywood Sucks
Issa Rae and her fans are playing the waiting game with her TV career, and much of the delay has to do with Hollywood’s cluelessness. In a new profile for The New York Times, Rae talked about the status of her HBO pilot and her struggles getting projects heard in the thick of whiteness.
Larry Wilmore Offers to Help Take Down the Confederate Flag in SC
Why is there even a debate over whether the Confederate Flag should be removed in South Carolina? Larry Wilmore explored this question on Monday’s edition of The Nightly Show, calling the flag a blatant “symbol of oppression and intimidation.”
Abbi and Ilana Talk Breastfeeding With a Very Chill Larry Wilmore
Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer stopped by The Nightly Show on Thursday night to chat casually about breastfeeding, the National Spelling Bee and racial stereotypes.
Jon Stewart vs. Larry Wilmore: Who Owned Rudy Giuliani Harder?
On Monday night, both Larry Wilmore and Jon Stewart, hosts of The Nightly Show and The Daily Show respectively, took on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments about President Obama with their own flair. Let's see who really brought Giuliani to his knees, shall we?
Finally, Issa Rae Is Getting an HBO Pilot
Issa Rae's awkward-black-girl comedy Insecure has landed a pilot order at HBO. The project has been sitting with the network since 2013, when I first got my Champagne glass ready.
Yes, The Nightly Show Is Good, So Keep Watching
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore debuted on Monday night, officially replacing The Colbert Report, and yes the first episode went smoothly. It's black and good.
It's Raining People of Color on TV Thanks to Shonda Rhimes, Scandal
People of color are taking over … the fall television schedule. From Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis to Octavia Spencer and Tracee Ellis Ross, it’s a long overdue change on network TV.
Here's What Larry Wilmore's 'Minority Report' Could Look Like
We now have an idea of what Comedy Central's highly anticipated Minority Report will be like., which fans of The Daily Show have witnessed on more than a few occassions. When comedian Larry Wilmore was picked to replace Stephen Colbert (who is stepping down from his gig hosting The Colbert Report to host The Late Show
Daily Show's Larry Wilmore Will Replace Stephen Colbert
On Friday, Comedy Central announced Larry Wilmore, The Daily Show's "Senior Black Correspondent" will succeed Stephen Colbert. Wilmore's new show will be called—wait for it—The Minority Report. OH I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS. From The Washington Post:
The Daily Show Takedown of Civil War History Revisionists Is Fantastic
Courageous outlier/former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano isn't afraid to voice unpopular opinions no matter how factually inaccurate they are. The Fox News senior judicial analyst recently expressed some pretty out there (and entirely ignorant) thoughts on Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War,…
The Top Stories On Jezebel In 2010
Here are a few things that the Internet loves: Fucking; Photoshop, fast food; Cats. Itself. And sexism, too! We had it all this year. Check out the most-read stories of the year and you'll see what we mean.
