History is being made in the late night television space, right in front of our eyes On Thursday, NBC announced that Indian-Canadian YouTuber Lilly Singh, will be receiving her own network television show, A Little Late With Lilly Singh. Singh’s show will be replacing long-time television personality, Carson Daly and his show, Last Call With Carson Daly. The comedian’s show is set to debut this fall in September. “Lilly is truly a star and we’re thrilled to welcome her to our NBC family,” said NBC late night executive vice president Doug Vaughan. “She is a multi-talented performer who will surely have a great rapport with not only all her guests but also with our devoted late-night audience. We can’t wait to get started.”
As an Asian woman of colour, watching Lilly announce that she will hosting her own network television show is insane to me. Growing up I couldn’t fathom the thought of watching someone who looks like me on television, and here I am today witnessing before my eyes that Superwoman whom we all love and laugh too is now part of the NBC family.
Lily will be the first woman on late night in over 30 years
Through NBC Late night show series, The last time a woman occupied a spot on late night network television was in the late 1980s, when Joan Rivers had her own program, The Late Show, on Fox, a network that has historically been less influential than NBC in the late night space. When the announcement was made, Singh released a statement saying, “An Indian-Canadian woman with her own late night show? Now that is a dream come true. I’m thrilled to bring it to life on NBC, and I hope my parents consider this to be as exciting as a grandchild.”
As a fan of Lilly I have witnessed the talent grow from her days back in Youtube as her famously creative character Superwoman, she has without a doubt inspired many people around her and around the world. Singh started her YouTube channel, IISuperwomanII, in 2010 and used the platform to share her comedy, music, and her Punjabi culture to her 14 million subscribers—diverging from the traditional path male comics have taken from stand up to late night. She’s a highly qualified celebrity interviewer, having collaborated with The Rock, Seth Rogen, Priyanka Chopra and more.
Lilly will be debuting her first show at 1:37 AM, night slot is right after Seth Meyers singh’s programme accurately titled A Little Late With Lilly Singh. Fun Fact: Jimmy Fallon started in a similar way before he secured Jay Leno’s spot on The Tonight Show in 2014.