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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
GenreLate-night talk show
Created byLilly Singh
Written by
  • Head writer:
  • Sean O'Conner (2019-2020)
  • Chelsea Davison (2021-present)
Directed byLilly Singh
Neil Punsalan
Presented byLilly Singh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes113
Production
Executive producersLilly Singh
Polly Auritt
Neil Punsalan
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesUnicorn Island Productions
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 16, 2019 (2019-09-16) –
present (present)
Related
Late Night with Seth Meyers

A Little Late with Lilly Singh is an American late-night talk show hosted by Canadian comedian and YouTuber Lilly Singh, on NBC.[1] The program premiered on September 16, 2019,[2][3] as a replacement for Last Call with Carson Daly in its 1:37:30 a.m. ET/PT time slot. Singh is the first openly bisexual person, as well as the first person of Indian and South Asian descent, to host an American broadcast major network late-night talk show.[4][5][6]

The second season premiered on January 11, 2021, in the same ET/PT time slot.

History

Last Call with Carson Daly aired on NBC since 2002 as the third and final original program of the network's late-night lineup, behind Late Night and The Tonight Show. It was initially formatted as a studio-based talk show, but was later retooled to consist of interview and performance segments filmed on-location. When Daly was announced as the new social media correspondent for Today in 2013, it was stated that Daly would be moving from Last Call to the show.[7] However, Daly would remain as host in a reduced capacity, only providing introductions between the segments.[8][9] On February 12, 2019, NBC announced that Last Call would conclude after its 2,000th and final episode, with Daly citing his desire to focus on Today, The Voice, and other new projects (including a planned series for Golf Channel).[10]

NBC stated that it intended to replace Last Call with a new program.[9][10] NBC's co-chairman of entertainment George Cheeks intended the timeslot to become a "creative playground" for a personality who could be positioned as a "digital" and "relevancy" play, as opposed to a "ratings play".[11] Chrissy Teigen was suggested as a possibility, but she declined. Former Late Night with Conan O'Brien producer John Irwin suggested YouTube celebrity Lilly Singh—noting her ability to perform both serious interviews and comedic material. The Hollywood Reporter also noted that Singh's experience with online video would also bolster the program's digital presence.[12][11]

On March 14, 2019, NBC officially announced A Little Late with Lilly Singh. That night, Singh appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote the upcoming series. Singh became the first woman among the current generation of late-night hosts on the major broadcast networks, and the first late-night host to ever publicly identify as bisexual.[4] The series will be executive produced by Singh and her business partner Polly Auritt (head of development for Singh's studio Unicorn Island Productions), along with John Irwin and others.[2][13] Aliyah Silverstein was named showrunner.[12]

The network agreed to accommodate Singh's other ventures and entertainment projects, primarily by having her pre-record seasons in advance (as opposed to other late-night programs, where episodes are typically filmed the same day as they are broadcast). The first season of 97 episodes was filmed over a three-month span in late-2019.[14][11][12] Due to this filming schedule and the longer gaps between filming and broadcast, the program does not focus on topical subjects (such as news satire) like other late-night shows. Irwin argued that the show was meant to focus more on comedy and Singh's personal experiences, as there were already "a million places" to get "current information".[12]

The show maintains its own YouTube channel, featuring highlights as well as other web-exclusive content. Cheeks explained that the network did not mind if viewers discovered the series via its YouTube content rather on TV (clips of segments from late-night talk shows, including Fallon's Tonight Show in particular, have been major draws on YouTube). Due to its digital presence, Singh thought of each episode "[having] a life for the next 24 hours" after their television premiere.[11][12]

On May 13, 2020, NBC renewed the show for a second season.[14][15] On December 1, 2020, it was announced that season 2 would premiere on January 11, 2021. The series will be filmed at a house in Los Angeles rather than a traditional studio setting. The show also gained a new showrunner and diversified writing staff.[16][17]

Format

The series features a mix of in-studio interviews and pre-taped segments such as comedy sketches and rants.[13]

Broadcast

A Little Late premiered on September 16, 2019, with its official YouTube channel posting the series premiere episode (with guest Mindy Kaling) at 10:00 p.m. ET, in advance of its television broadcast.[18] An hour-long primetime special aired on September 18, 2019, following the season 14 finale of America's Got Talent.[13]

In Singh's home country of Canada, A Little Late was acquired by Global. It airs as a lead-out for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert—airing an hour earlier (12:35 a.m. ET/PT) in the Eastern and Pacific time zones than its U.S. scheduling.[19]

A Little Late premiered its second season on January 11, 2021 (with guest Saweetie).[20]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that A Little Late with Lilly Singh holds an 82% critic approval rating with an average score of 6/10, based on 11 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "The delightful Lilly Singh breathes fresh air into the world of late-night comedy with an energetic new show that's willing to play with the format in ways that will keep viewers looking forward to staying up A Little Late."[21] Aggregating website Metacritic reports a normalized rating of 62 out of 100, based on 4 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews.[22]

The premiere episode also attained steady ratings in comparison to the finale of Last Call.[23] In October 2019, it was reported that the series had an average of 666,000 viewers for the early portion of fall 2019 and a 0.16 rating in adults 18-49 per episode, which were below those of Last Call for the same period (780,000) from a year prior.[24] The Hollywood Reporter later characterized the first season's ratings to been "comparable" to that of Last Call, also noting that the show led all first-year shows in 2019-20 in social engagements.[25]

In a positive review, Shirley Li from The Atlantic opined that while Singh's monologues came off "awkward," she excelled in interviewing the series' guests, during which she delivered "some of her best, off-the-cuff humor."[26] Caroline Framke of Variety also gave the series a positive review and commended Singh as an "engaged interviewer capable of steering the conversation where it needs to go."[27] In addition, the segment "Lilly Is Struggling to Date Women" was nominated for Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode at the 31st GLAAD Media Awards.[28] "Lilly Responds to Comments About Her Sexuality" was nominated for the same award at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards.[29]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Show Category Result
2020 31st GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode ("Lilly is Struggling to Date Women") Nominated
8th Canadian Screen Awards Cogeco Fund Audience Choice Award Nominated
2021 32nd GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode ("Lilly Responds to Comments About Her Sexuality") Pending

Episodes

Season 1

2019

September

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
1September 16, 2019 (2019-09-16)Mindy Kaling, Rainn WilsonN/A
2September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)Kenan ThompsonN/A
3September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)Milo Ventimiglia & Mandy Moore, Christina Aguilera5 Seconds of Summer
The Primetime Special. Includes in-studio cameos by Kenan Thompson and Tony Hale, plus a pre-filmed cameo by Chelsea Handler.
4September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)Tracee Ellis RossN/A
5September 19, 2019 (2019-09-19)Chelsea HandlerN/A
6September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)Jessica AlbaN/A
7September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)Elizabeth McGovern, Allen Leech, Hugh BonnevilleN/A
8September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)Anna FarisN/A
9September 26, 2019 (2019-09-26)Jim Gaffigan, Antoni PorowskiN/A
10September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30)Barbie Ferreira, Alexa DemieN/A

October

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
11October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01)Tegan & Sara, Alexandra Shipp
12October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)Meghan Trainor
13October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)America Ferrera
14October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)Katy Mixon, Titus Burgess
15October 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)Natalie Portman
16October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)Kal Penn, Kiran Deol, Moses Storm
17October 10, 2019 (2019-10-10)Nikki & Brie Bella
18October 21, 2019 (2019-10-21)Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger
19October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch
20October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)Justin Hartley, Lea Michele
21October 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)Jenna Dewan, Nick Offerman
22October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)David Arquette, Justin Willman

November

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
23November 4, 2019 (2019-11-04)Lake Bell, Jason Clarke
24November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson
25November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)Ashley Graham
26November 7, 2019 (2019-11-07)Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Diego Boneta, Gabriel Luna
27November 11, 2019 (2019-11-11)Adam Devine
28November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)Tyler Perry
29November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)John Cena, Bindi Irwin
30November 14, 2019 (2019-11-14)Jenny Slate, Kathryn Hahn
31November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)Constance Wu
32November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)Rainn Wilson, Matteo Lane
33November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)Ginnifer Goodwin, Chase Bernstein
34November 21, 2019 (2019-11-21)Tig Notaro, Susan Kelechi Watson
35November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, Zach Woods, Amanda Crew
36November 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)Jillian Bell, Utkarsh Ambudkar
37November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)Esther Povitsky, Brenda Song
38November 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)Snoop Dogg

December

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
39December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09)Tony Shalhoub, Ne-Yo
40December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)Thomas Lennon, Aisling Bea
41December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)John Legend
42December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12)Deepak Chopra
43December 16, 2019 (2019-12-16)Daisy Ridley
44December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)Leslie Odom Jr.
45December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)Malala Yousafzai
46December 19, 2019 (2019-12-19)Charlize Theron

2020

January

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
47January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)Russell Peters, Michael Ealy
48January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07)Adam Rippon, Iliza Shlesinger
49January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)Rhett & Link
50January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09)Brett Gelman, Rosanna Pansino
51January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13)Madelaine Petsch, Mena Massoud
52January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)Francia Raisa, Debby Ryan
53January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)Cameron Monaghan, Noel Fisher
54January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)Awkwafina
55January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)RuPaul
56January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)Abigail Spencer, Rodrigo Santoro, Michael Palasca
57January 23, 2020 (2020-01-23)Fortune Feimster

February

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
58February 3, 2020 (2020-02-03)Ilana Glazer
59February 4, 2020 (2020-02-04)D'Arcy Carden, Ali Kolbert
60February 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)Wendi McLendon-Covey
61February 6, 2020 (2020-02-06)Stephanie Beatriz
62February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)Joseph Gordon-Levitt
63February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11)Nico Santos, Sabrina Jalees
64February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)Shan Boodram, Chris Sullivan
65February 13, 2020 (2020-02-13)Natasha Leggero, Moshe Kasher
66February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)Lana Condor, Sofia Carson
67February 25, 2020 (2020-02-25)Karen Gillan
68February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)Beth Behrs, Tichina Arnold
69February 27, 2020 (2020-02-27)Retta

March

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
70March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)Taran Killam
71March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)Erin Moriarty
72March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)Jo Koy, Erinn Hayes
73March 5, 2020 (2020-03-05)Jameela Jamil
74March 9, 2020 (2020-03-09)Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Vanessa Gonzalez
75March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)Chrissy Metz, Marlena Rodriguez
76March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)Rob Corddry, Pete Holmes
77March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)Tyra Banks
78March 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)Natalya Neidhart, Paige & Alexa Bliss

April

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
79April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)Terry Crews
80April 2, 2020 (2020-04-02)Aisha Tyler, Rob Huebel
81April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)Adam Rippon, Anna Camp
82April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)Adam Rodriguez, Kelsey Cook
83April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)Ron Funches
84April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)Abby Elliott, Adam Pally
85April 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)Tan France
86April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)Nikki Glaser
87April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)Lauren Ash, Ben Feldman
88April 16, 2020 (2020-04-16)Kevin Nealon
89April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)Reggie Watts
90April 27, 2020 (2020-04-27)Sara Foster, Erin Foster
91April 28, 2020 (2020-04-28)Jay Shetty, Humble the Poet, Subhah Agarwal
92April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)Adam Conover, Deon Cole
93April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30)Phoebe Robinson

May

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
94May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)Phil McGraw
95May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)Larry Wilmore, Quinta Brunson
96May 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)Christina Hendricks
97May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07)Mark Cuban

Season 2

2021

January

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
1January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)Saweetie
2January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)Brie Larson
3January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)Rainn Wilson
4January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)Stone Cold Steve Austin
5January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)Gitanjali Rao
6January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19)Craig Robinson
7January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)Karamo Brown
8January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)Javicia Leslie
9January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)Mike Colter
10January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26)Marsai Martin
11January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)Vir Das
12January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)Mary Holland

February

No.Original air dateGuest(s)
13February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)Russ
14February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02)Adam Mosseri
15February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)Richfresh
16February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)Alok Vaid-Menon

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