As she launches a late-night show in the middle of an election season.
The Amber Ruffin Showarrives September 25 on Peacock.
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You have a new show coming out it is literally your show, your first and last name.
How does that feel?It feels crazy, but it also feels like a rumor.
Its not like youre going to 30 Rock.
Because all of our writers are in L.A., we dont need any space.
I have a desk.
So youre currently in production on the show right now?I guess you could say thats true.
Were having a lot of meetings via Zoom.
And they laugh or they dont laugh, and based on that, you choose your jokes.
Now its,Do I like it?
Does Seth like it?End of list.
Seth is a weird person, and so am I.
So things have skewed crazy.
Which is great because now we see our audience can handle quite a bit of craziness.
Things are taking a turn for the weird.
We will be like, Well now this crazy thing is the law.
Lets examine what that might look like in a puppet show.
God, it wont be a puppet show.
Sorry I said puppet show.
In a song or whatever.
Girl, I dont know.
Any ideas for structure, kindly mail them to me.
Actually, I would be perfectly fine because my legs work and I would walk away.
We dont like you; were going to [make] laws so you dont get married.
We dont like you; you have no control over your own body.
I lost my train of thought.
I messed around and got mad.
Im sure that there are people who find that very funny.
Ive definitely heard an iteration of that, because Im an adult now and Ive been Black forever.
Do you think that thats original?
It doesnt feel fun or smart.
And if we ever do make a crazy mistake, freaking kindly check me.
Text me if you have my number.
Tweet at me That aint it.
I dont want to start pushing people to the margins.
I dont want people to feel like theyre not included in what Im doing.
Can you talk a little bit more about your relationship with Jenny Hagel?Yes, dude.
Jenny and I met …
I dont even know what year.
We met a million years ago at Second City Denver when Second City Denver existed can you believe it?
It turns out Jenny has what Im missing.
Shell clean it up, and she will sometimes iron out why Im acting like a crazy person.
Together, we really do work very quickly.
It has to feel like what it feels like to be in a newsroom, except its comedy.
How did you go about assembling your writers room?
Was there anything specific that you were looking for in the writers you hired?Yes.
I dont think their deals are closed, so I cant say who it is.
But later I will tell you who it is.
I keep a deep roster because people ask me all the time if I know any Black comedy writers.
I was like,Oh my God, I better get out there.
But I chose the people I chose because they are the best.
They just so happen to be Black, but they are the best comedy writers that I know.
They really have a crazy range, and theyre younger than me, so that is a plus.
I just want to acknowledge the power you have that your whole list of people you recommended got hired.
Thats influence, Amber.It is just knowing, because Im not going to recommend someone bad to people.
Also, you know who has a long roster isRobin Thede.
[She] keeps a spreadsheet.
Ive been talking about this every day for quite a while at this point, but its nuts.
The tone has changed.
It was so heavy and so terrible.
I am writing a book with my sister.
We wrote it already; its done.
So when it came time, I was like,Oh, maybe Ill just tell this real story.
I thought,Oh, wow, thats bold.
We could do this for as long as you have tape.
I cant believe this happened.
This has really opened my eyes to this, that, and the other.
Every day, all day, people would tweet that.
I thought,I guess they didnt know.
I was really living in a gross world where I thought they didnt care.
And to an extent, its true, but not to the extent I thought.
Yeah, they did not know.
How are you finding joy despite all of this?Girl, I dont know.
I verify to have a go at be very grateful.
Its very easy for me to have fun.
Im programmed to have fun, I think.
I thought I was going to be a mail carrier.
Does this ever happen to you?
I live in New York City?
A television show?That happens to me, I would say, once a month.
I get a real deep sleep thats hard to come out of.
I can do it.
Id be having a great time.
