Amber Ruffin on the Broadway Revival of The Wiz and Marrying Fred Armisen

Amber Ruffin talks about making Seth tell the punchline jokes for the 50th edition of Jokes Seth Can't Tell, writing the book for the revival of The Wiz and her podcast with her sister, The Amber & Lacey, Lacey & Amber Show.


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Amber Ruffin on the Broadway Revival of The Wiz and Marrying Fred Armisen - Late Night with Seth Meyers

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[OriginalPiMan]

I miss The Amber Ruffin Show. I miss having a song or two, almost every episode, in that late night-ish format.

[meh.]

"I like chaos"

And THAT is why she's my favorite!

[mb-the-enby]

"I like chaos!" is such a mood. I love Amber!

[starophie]

i saw amber wrote the book for the wiz revival and i was like

[dlynk]

The amount of love I have for this perfect human being is impossible to put into words. She is simply magnificent!

[nannerz]

I just love how they make each other laugh I'm so glad they have a friendship like that everyone needs a friendship like theirs

[Cheskaz]

I truly can't put into my words how inspirational Amber is

[katietoole]

She is such a lovely human being. Both physically beautiful and so full of joy. Wish we saw more of her.

[theparadoxicaltouristtrave]

Fred looked almost like: "did I forget getting married or is this a bit?"

[jrbship]

For Fred to be blindsided by a joke like that is great 😂

[billberndtson]

I love Amber. She is an avatar of joy. 🥰

[corgeousgeorge]

I miss her show. Her and Tariq were such an adorable pair with their cute songs and such. Amber just makes me smile! She's a delight!

[matthewreynolds]

I want to take a moment and congratulate Amber and Fred! 🎉💚💍

[violetedge]

I love that Fred is always down to clown 💜💜🤣😂🤣 i bet they told him that Amber's gonna throw one to you.. just be ready 😂🤣😂🤣

[deandavidson]

I miss her show . She is adorable and her style makes her even more adorable

[matthewstromberg]

I met Amber's sister like a year ago in her hometown and sold her some fitness equipment. One of the nicest people I've ever met. Both ladies are great! Love your work, Amber!

[qazzaqstan]

Love Amber's evil cackle as soon as Seth is about to bring up the 50th Jokes Seth Can't Tell

[scASLtu]

Seth "can i mention my sibling and i have a podcast too?"
Amber "no ours is better"

[marisgoldenhour]

I miss Amber's Show and all her hijinks with Tarik. It was a delight watching the improv, the introspection, the history and the comedy unfold with each episode. Not to mention the exquisite array of fabulous jackets and bow ties. Wasn't a fan of bringing in an audience, but the writing was always stellar. Sorry to hear about the divorce. Glad it wasn't something the public at large was privy to in any way and it was kept private. Some business of other people is not ours to know. Big congrats on bringing The Wiz back to Broadway. Hopefully the show will tour so the rest of us will have a chance to celebrate it. Never had the opportunity to see it on stage, just the film version with Nipsey Russel, Michael Jackson, Miss Diana and Ted Ross. Here's to a long yellow brick run of The Wiz! 💚

[MariaVosa]

I refuse to believe Amber as Fun Obama wasn't brilliant! Booo to the Washington audience. I say!
Amber's laughter at the prank she and Jenny played on Seth is enough to light up a dying sun. I'm a happily married straight woman and I would leave my husband for Amber in a heartbeat.