Amber Ruffin | |
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![]() Ruffin in February 2021 | |
Born | Amber Mildred Ruffin January 9, 1979 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
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Years active | 2001–present |
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Jan Schiltmeijer
(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]
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