It's been a crazy week in America. Let's find out what happened!

August 13, 2021 1:46 PM

Maybe you didn't know you needed a ribbon and sparkle-suit clad Black woman who can explain why using police as debt collectors leads to the killing of Black people in one breath, then bust out a retro R&B jam for the vaccinated in the next. But The Amber Ruffin Show is the special blend of silly and serious we all needed. Launched during the pandemic, the Emmy-nominated show returns on Peacock tonight with its first-ever live studio audience.

Don't have Peacock? Amber's YouTube channel has plenty to check out.

She has the best songs.

• White Supremacists Facing Consequences Fills Me With Joy
• Texas Just Don't Give a...
• I Love It When a Man Tells Me What to Do
• Bore Me, Daddy

She can be serious.

• The Secret History of Flooding Black Towns to Make Lakes
• Why We Need White History Month
• Why The 1619 Project Has Republicans Banning "Critical Race Theory"

And she's always there with a lullaby or a lesson to live by.

By the way... Amber didn't sneak up on you. She's been ready for years. She's been one of the writers of A Black Lady Sketch Show. She's the best part of Late Night Night with Seth Meyers. She's the best part of NBC's Olympics coverage. She's an all-star of Drunken History. She's co-author of the best-seller You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism. She wrote a musical about The King of Kong.

Amber, previously.

posted by DirtyOldTown (10 comments total)

Also... Remember that episode of Ted Lasso we all loved last week? Ashley Nicole Black wrote that. She writes for the show. And that epic , exquisitely researched, hilarious rant on the 1619 project and terrible racist old textbooks we loved here on the blue? That was by Michael Harriot. He writes for the show, too.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 1:50 PM on August 13, 2021 [11 favorites]

Amber Ruffin is the absolute best. Thanks.
posted by From Bklyn at 2:50 PM on August 13, 2021 [6 favorites]

You know who else writes for the show? Demi “September 21st” Adejuyigbe
posted by sleeping bear at 3:07 PM on August 13, 2021 [9 favorites]

What?
posted by adept256 at 3:13 PM on August 13, 2021

Whaaaaaaat?
posted by eustatic at 5:33 PM on August 13, 2021

It's a shame I already write up Last Week Tonight every week, I have to fight the urge to add yet another show to my Fanfare plate.
posted by JHarris at 7:46 PM on August 13, 2021

I love her so much!
posted by ellieBOA at 2:08 AM on August 14, 2021

She's a first ballot National Treasure.
posted by whuppy at 12:20 PM on August 14, 2021 [1 favorite]

Amber and Lacey's book is not to be missed. Hilarious and infuriating. You learn quickly why Amber ends every show with a refreshing adult beverage.
posted by Flexagon at 2:00 PM on August 14, 2021

Amber got a little emotional having a live audience for the show for the first time.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 5:23 AM on August 16, 2021 [2 favorites]