
A Brief But Spectacular take on women in late-night comedy
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Comedy writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel's Brief But Spectacular take on late night
Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel write for the show “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and perform regularly on the long-running comedy program. But although humor is their livelihood, identifying the line between entertaining and offending an audience is no laughing matter. Ruffin and Hagel share their Brief But Spectacular take on the role of comedy and their mission as Ladies of Late Night.
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A Brief But Spectacular take on women in late-night comedy
Clip: 11/22/2019 | 3m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel write for the show “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and perform regularly on the long-running comedy program. But although humor is their livelihood, identifying the line between entertaining and offending an audience is no laughing matter. Ruffin and Hagel share their Brief But Spectacular take on the role of comedy and their mission as Ladies of Late Night.
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