On her half-hour Peacock series, Amber Ruffin's sunny spin on the late night talk format helps lighten the weight of the week's news, mixing monologue, original music and sketch.
But as NBC gives The Amber Ruffin Show a broadcast run on Friday nights (since February) and Peacock extends its episode order through at least September, the Nebraska native, 42, isn't just smiling because of her innate effervescence.
Ruffin, who started out in improv, is co-writing the Broadway musical version of Some Like It Hot. She recently released her first book, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism, with sister Lacey Lamar.
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