The Amber Ruffin Show

The Amber Ruffin Show is an American comedy late-night talk show. Produced by Universal Television and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions and starring Amber Ruffin, it features a mix of sketches and monologues. The series consists of nine half-hour episodes and premiered on NBCUniversal's video-streaming service Peacock on September 25, 2020.[1]

The Amber Ruffin Show
GenreLate-night talk show
Created byAmber Ruffin
Presented byAmber Ruffin
Narrated byTarik Davis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersJenny Hagel
Amber Ruffin
Seth Meyers
Mike Shoemaker
Production locations
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesSethmaker Shoemeyers Productions
Universal Television
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkPeacock
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2020 (2020-09-25) –
present
Chronology
Related showsLate Night with Seth Meyers

Format

The show features comedic monologues and sketches with sidekick Tarik Davis.[2][3][4] The jokes cover topics including current events and politics. A live audience may be added later.[2]

Production

Development

On September 19, 2019, it was announced that Amber Ruffin will host her own show on Peacock, the new streaming service from NBCUniversal.[5] Peacock ordered nine episodes of the limited run series, which could receive a full order.[2] The running time is 30 minutes.[1]

The Amber Ruffin Show is produced by Universal Television and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions,[2] and the executive producers are Jenny Hagel, Ruffin, Seth Meyers, and Mike Shoemaker.[2]

The show utilizes the same Studio 8G as Late Night with Seth Meyers does, though a more intimate set is placed in front of the regular Late Night set, and the show tapes on Fridays for same-day airing, when Late Night is usually dark. A running gag at the end of each week's Thursday/early Friday morning Late Night is Ruffin comically intimidating Meyers off his set so her show can set up and record.[6][7]

The show premiered on September 25, 2020 on Peacock.[3][8] On December 10, 2020 it was announced that Peacock had ordered an additional ten episodes of the series.[9]

Writers

Ruffin co-writes the show. She retained her job as a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[10] Hagel is the head writer,[8] and additional writers are Demi Adejuyigbe, Shantira Jackson, and Dewayne Perkins.[11]

Reception

The Amber Ruffin Show received positive critical reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100% based on seven critic reviews.[12] Garrett Martin of Paste wrote in a review, "if you’ve seen her on Late Night with Seth Meyers, you know how charming and disarming Ruffin can be—she’s almost preternaturally cheerful, using that effervescence as cover for precision strikes against racism, systemic oppression, and the many indignities and traumas of the Trump age...For a first episode, last Friday’s debut was remarkably confident and consistent, which is a great sign for the show’s future—a future on NBC’s streaming app Peacock, and not on NBC itself."[13] Of Ruffin's persona as a host, Melanie McFarland wrote for Salon, "In attempting to describe her specific appeal, one struggles to write around terms that are typically disempowering to women like "adorable" or "spunky" or any other descriptor that would rightly merit a slap in the face. Ruffin's plugs into them, though. They're her power sources."[14]

References
  1. Steinberg, Brian (2020-08-10). "NBC Hopes to Extend Late-Night to Streaming Video With Amber Ruffin, Larry Wilmore". Variety. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  2. White, Peter (2020-09-14). "Peacock Unveils First-Look At Late Night Shows 'Wilmore' & 'The Amber Ruffin Show'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. Smart Young, Taiia (2020-08-10). "Amber Ruffin To Become Only Black Woman In Late Night With New Show". Essence. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. Holub, Christian (2020-09-14). "Watch the trailers for new Peacock talk shows from Larry Wilmore, Amber Ruffin". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. Wright, Megh (2019-09-17). "The Amber Ruffin Show Is Coming to NBC's Streaming Service". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. Setup and taping schedule was mentioned by Ruffin in the show's first episode.
  7. Framke, Caroline (24 September 2020). "How Amber Ruffin Built Her Peacock Late-Night Show". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. Wright, Megh (2020-09-17). "Here's the Writing Staff of The Amber Ruffin Show". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  9. White, Peter. "Peacock Extends Order For 'The Amber Ruffin Show'". Deadline. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-08-10). "'The Amber Ruffin Show' Will Include "The Best Parts Of Late-Night"; Host Talks Balancing Her Peacock Show And 'Late Night With Seth Meyers'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  11. Garron, Taylor (2020-09-04). "Let Amber Ruffin Be Your Guide". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  12. "The Amber Ruffin Show: Season 1 (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. Martin, Garrett (2020-09-28). "The Amber Ruffin Show Is Too Good for Network TV". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  14. McFarland, Melanie (2020-10-09). "We need Larry Wilmore and Amber Ruffin for the hard truths we're too chickensh*t to tackle". Salon. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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