Amber Ruffin

Amber Ruffin
Ruffin in February 2021
Born
Amber Mildred Ruffin

(1979-01-09) January 9, 1979 (age 45)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupations
  • Host
  • comedian
  • writer
  • actress
  • author
  • playwright
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Jan Schiltmeijer
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(m. 2010; div. 2023)​

Amber Mildred Ruffin (born January 9, 1979)[1] is an American comedian, writer and actress.[2] She hosted her own late-night talk show titled The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock. She has been a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers since 2014. When she joined the show she became the first Black woman to write for a late-night network talk show in the United States.[3]

In January 2021, she co-authored a book with her sister Lacey Lamar titled You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism which made the New York Times Best Seller list.[4][5][6] They released a second book, The World Record Book of Racist Stories, in 2022. In 2022, Ruffin and her writing partner Jenny Hagel co-founded their production company Straight to Cards under their overall deal with Universal Television.[7]

  1. ^ "40 Under 40: Amber Ruffin, 39 Writer/ Performer, Late Night With Seth Meyers". Crain's New York Business. March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Mertes, Micah (February 25, 2014). "Omaha comic writing for 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'". Omaha World-Herald.
  3. ^ Dries, Kate (January 10, 2014). "Meet the First Black Woman to Write for a Network Late Night Show". Jezebel.
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  7. ^ White, Peter (May 13, 2022). "Amber Ruffin & Jenny Hagel Strike Overall Deal With Universal Television & Launch Production Company Straight To Cards". Deadline. Retrieved September 27, 2022.