Robin Thede has been tapped to lead
Larry Wilmore‘s upcoming late-night show, which replaces
The Colbert Report in January when
Stephen Colbert segues to CBS’
Late Show.
Thede was most recently head writer on syndicated daytime talker
The Queen Latifah Show and also wrote for
Chris Rock when he hosted the 2014 BET Awards, as well as the NAACP Image Awards. She was previously a writer on BET’s satirical comedy
Real Husbands of Hollywood,
which starred
Kevin Hart,
Boris Kodjoe and
Nick Cannon for the first two seasons.
A Second City and Improv Olympic alumna, Thede’s sketch/improv credits include
I n the Flow With Affion Crockett,
Mike Epps‘ sketch comedy series
Funny Bidness and
Clunkers. She has appeared in BET’s
Second Generation Wayans, Fox’s
Goodwin Games, TV Land’s
Hot in Cleveland, UPN’s
All of Us and Comedy Central’s
Key & Peele, in addition to the
Marlon Wayans film
A Haunted House.
The Minority Report,
like the
Daily Show and
The Colbert Report, aims to provide a comedic look at news, current events and pop culture from different perspectives not typically seen on television.
The news comes three months after
former
The Daily Show showrunner
Rory Albanese was tapped to head up the 11:30 p.m. show, reuniting him with
Daily Show corespondent Wilmore.
Jon Stewart also serves as an executive producer. Wilmore, a veteran producer in his own right, transitioned from his duty as executive producer/showrunner on ABC’s
black-ish, which earned a full-season order this week, in September to focus on launching
Minority Report.
article by Philiana Ng via hollywoodreporter.com