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- 2015
- TV-14
- Comedy Central
- 2015
- TV-14
- Comedy Central
- 2015
- TV-14
- Comedy Central
- 2015
- TV-14
- Comedy Central
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 19, 2015
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2.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
69
67% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Wilmore proves a smart and capable host in his auspicious debut.
It's still a little clunky, particularly in terms of editing, and it feels as if all involved are figuring out the right ratio of jokes to information. Yet there's a lot to recommend here.
He’s got some work to do in the pacing of the table discussions, but Wilmore’s sensibility is immediately relatable: common sense enlivened by a healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo.
An unsteady but very likable debut. ... That's about as good as anyone can expect from a talk show that debuted on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and that's going to spend the next few weeks or months perfecting itself while shouldering the burden of immense and mostly unreasonable expectations.
As for first impressions, I liked it. ... Slight nitpicking should not obscure the fact that overall Wilmore was funny; his show was smart and thoughtful, has a bright future and seems an excellent fit with Stewart and the Comedy Central brand.
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore got off to a promising if uneven start Monday on Comedy Central, with Wilmore's opening segment much stronger than a chaotic panel discussion that followed.
He started off with a strong opening monologue.... But the heart of the show is supposed to be a panel discussion between Wilmore, one of his contributors and a guest panel that Monday night featured U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, hip-hop artist Talib Kweli and comedian Bill Burr, but eight minutes wasn't enough time to get any sort of meaningful (or funny, for that matter) dialogue going.... What did work was the "Keep It 100" segment, in which Wilmore posed a tough question tailored to each of his panelists, which they had to answer as truthfully as possible.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 209 User Ratings
2.6
21% Positive
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
8% Mixed
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71% Negative
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 209 User Ratings
2.6
21% Positive
44 Ratings
44 Ratings
8% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
71% Negative
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Busboy Productions
Initial Release Date: Jan 19, 2015
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 2 Nominations
