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Comedy Central introduces new late night host

By Greg Gottfried · Wednesday, Feb. 4,2015 7:13 p.m.

'The Nightly Show' Grade: A- It’s not possible to talk about “The Nightly Show” without bringing up “The Colbert Report”. What started as a simple field reporting segment on the comedy news program “The Daily Show” became a cultural phenomenon and one of the most consistently funny shows on television. However, times change and as Stephen Colbert prepares to take over Letterman’s Seat on the “Late Show”, there was a spot to be filled at 11:30 Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The successor is Larry Wilmore and the show is “The Nightly Show”. From the first episode, Wilmore has attempted to distance himself from his predecessor and create a new show in the 11:30 slot. Whether it is the placement of the graphics in the bottom left corner or the introduction of a panel, “The Nightly Show” has separated itself from “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report”. The panel is actually one of the most interesting segments of the show.

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