Larry Wilmore has a new gig at ABC
Larry Wilmore’s The Nightly Show was regrettably canceled just before the presidential election—or from another perspective, it was serendipitously spared from the drones that will be dispatched against anyone who dares joke about Donald Trump. But, for now at least, Wilmore is both bravely walking outside and gainfully employed, as ABC Studios has just signed him up for a multi-year overall deal to develop new shows and talent. Wilmore has a long history with ABC that began when he was just a writer on Sister, Sister; he’s since served as an executive producer on the network’s Black-ish, which he co-created and was all set to help run before Comedy Central offered him Stephen Colbert’s former slot, only to take it away after 19 months.