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Amber Ruffin Can’t Keep Her Ideas to Herself—and Late Night Will Never Be the Same

Her ‘goofy little playtime’ on Peacock has turned into the genre’s most exciting series

Amber Ruffin
The Amber Ruffin Show is one of the most buzzed-about shows on NBCUniversal’s year-old streaming service.Joshua Kissi for Adweek
By Kelsey Sutton

June 6, 2021

Amber Ruffin really didn’t think this was going to last.

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This story first appeared in the June 7, 2021, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.

Kelsey Sutton

Kelsey Sutton is the streaming editor at Adweek, where she covers the business of streaming television.

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