Ladies Night: Black Women Who Deserve Their Own Late Night Talk Shows

In our endlessly crazy political climate, Keke Palmer, Robin Thede and Tracee Ellis Ross are some of the funny ladies we’d like to see on late night TV.

by · The Root
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The 2024 presidential election didn’t turn out the way we wanted. Now that we’ve had some time to process what happened, the one thing we’re sure of is that we need Black women’s voices more than we’ve ever needed them.

As smart as Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart and John Oliver are, there will be decisions made over the next four years that only we can understand and put into the right comedic context. We need hosts who can effortlessly walk the tightrope of clever political commentary and reacting to the absurd chaos we’re all going to be living through.

To that end, if networks and streaming platforms are looking to make some changes, we have some suggestions for Black women who deserve their own late night talk show.