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Prediction: @wolfblitzer has his job longer than Larry Wilmore
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 1, 2016
Comedian Larry Wilmore was a hit with President Obama at what he referred to as “Negro Night,” (also known as the White House Correspondents Dinner), though his act didn’t exactly evoke raucous laughter from the (primarily white) audience of journalists and their celebrity guests. He did, however, inspire an online debate over whether it was OK to refer to the president using the “n-word” (let alone, “Yo, Barry”).
As of Friday, people will need to refer to Wilmore as the former host of Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore.” The network announced the show’s cancellation Monday, noting that Wilmore had lost more than half the audience he inherited from Stephen Colbert.
'Nightly Show' Canceled; Larry Wilmore "Saddened" by "Unblackening" at Comedy Central https://t.co/t9oyvdGSRB
— ?? Jay Jones ?? (@johnjones111142) August 15, 2016
I'll have to find something else not to watch. "Larry Wilmore’s ‘Nightly Show’ Cancelled https://t.co/0rpmAmBS6K via @variety"
— Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) August 15, 2016
Unfunny, self-serious, one-sided political show gets canceledhttps://t.co/2gmAIgZ8ed
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 15, 2016
Ahem…is it due to racism? Comedy Central Cancels Larry Wilmore’s Late-Night Show – The New York Times https://t.co/tUp2bKlRpn
— robjh1: The Conservative Black Cowboy (@robjh1) August 15, 2016
Is there any other possible explanation, aside from the plummeting ratings and laugh deficit?
You mean there's a limited demand for smug golf clap political humor? Who knewhttps://t.co/a0rXBoezVd
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 15, 2016
.@Neoavatara Larry Wilmore is pretty funny. I think the drop in ratings is probably because most of Jon Stewart's fans were total racists.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 15, 2016
I think you have it.
— Jeff Mixon (@BottomGun673) August 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/RolandoJamalRuz/status/765209528908603393
But seriously, folks: if sharply declining ratings led Comedy Central to pull the plug on a black progressive comedian roasting conservative politicians on a network whose prime-time lineup consists of nothing but comedians roasting conservative politicians, it’s going to be tough to pin the blame on those racist right-wingers.
The Guardian’s giving it a shot, attributing Comedy Central’s decision to ax the show to the “cocktail party vibes of the competition” and “our reluctance to discuss race” — because if there’s ONE topic Americans haven’t broached over the past eight years, it’s race.
Larry Wilmore's show was a victim of our reluctance to discuss race: The Nightly Show’s investigations of race… https://t.co/KhZ07XpC4U
— Breaking London News (@breakingldnnews) August 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/DustyModem/status/765308190909083649
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Larry Wilmore 'fantasizes' about killing Donald Trump with Antonin Scalia's pillow https://t.co/t3kfYUl3nE
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 1, 2016
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