The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
2.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 200 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 200
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 200
  3. Negative: 141 out of 200

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  1. billym32
    May 3, 2016
    0
    show sucks, he cant go 5 minutes without bringing up race and quite frankly im sick of it.............................................................
  2. Aurtis
    May 25, 2016
    0
    This show is awful, I wanted to give it a fair shot and watched a couple of weeks worth of episodes. After a week I stopped even bothering to watch the panels and stuck to the monologue. I noticed immediately that most of the content was racially based, but at the time there was a lot going on in the nation involving race. But even when racial tensions died down for the rest of the newsThis show is awful, I wanted to give it a fair shot and watched a couple of weeks worth of episodes. After a week I stopped even bothering to watch the panels and stuck to the monologue. I noticed immediately that most of the content was racially based, but at the time there was a lot going on in the nation involving race. But even when racial tensions died down for the rest of the news networks, Wilmore just kept going with it. The show isn't funny, the rhetoric is extremely shallow and one sided. Wilmore wasn't the best correspondent on the Daily Show, and he certainly wasn't the best choice for a stand-alone program. This show should not have had a second season, and based on the ratings, should not have a third. Even Trevor Noah, who we all feared would fail as a newcomer has proven to be charming and funny. Wilmore still hasn't hit is stride, and likely never will.… Expand
  3. wara34
    Jul 9, 2016
    0
    just straight awful, not funny in the least, stupid topics, dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
  4. Blackiberal
    Aug 3, 2016
    0
    I use to watch the daily show because it was entertaining and they made honest jokes about the news, but now I don't care to watch anymore. It's not really funny and it is kinda racist. I feel like the change was to sway the presidential election. It's terrible people have to make crap like this to separate this country even more. It's made my family more racist and I hate it.
  5. mduree
    Aug 20, 2016
    0
    I noticed a lot of the reviews stated that they grew tired of the banal roundtable discussions and the fact that racism was more than prevalent on every episode. I agree to some extent, however, I fell compelled to add that Wilmore only addressed racism as it pertains to black people. He never addresses Hispanic, Native American, LGBTQ, Muslim.....racism. Racism is not a term that pertainsI noticed a lot of the reviews stated that they grew tired of the banal roundtable discussions and the fact that racism was more than prevalent on every episode. I agree to some extent, however, I fell compelled to add that Wilmore only addressed racism as it pertains to black people. He never addresses Hispanic, Native American, LGBTQ, Muslim.....racism. Racism is not a term that pertains to only black people. He even called his book "I Wish They Had Just Given Me A Casino" which as a Native American I found extremely racist on his part. Racism is ugly, hurtful, painful, dangerous and corroding and if the root of it is not addressed on all levels then it will only continue. It might change to focus more on one group than another, but, the essence of it is hate and intolerance. If you allow that to manifest in any way against any group of people (as a whole) then racism will continue and if you make progress with your particular group of people be assured it will just jump to another group and then circle back around to you. Now he is claiming racism is the reason he was cancelled. I object to this - he did not cover racism except from a one dimensional perspective. I also agree that the round table discussions were less than adequate. I gave this show a long, long chance to show me something and it didn't.… Expand
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#96 Best TV Season of 2015
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#7 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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#75 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Feb 2, 2015
    60
    Like Stewart, Wilmore is good at using jokes to cut down overblown public figures, and he isn’t afraid to be self-deprecating. His opening monologue is typically the best part of the show.... The shakiest part of the show during its first week has been the middle panel-discussion segment, which features a mix of comedians and political commentators talking about the episode’s topic.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Jan 23, 2015
    70
    It's still a little clunky, particularly in terms of editing, and it feels as if all involved are figuring out the right ratio of jokes to information. Yet there's a lot to recommend here.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jeff Jensen
    Jan 20, 2015
    60
    Wilmore had a few bugs in his performance on opening night: He was a little too giggly, and a few times he spokesofast it turned his lines into what-did-he-say? mush. That said, his clear excitement for this opportunity was endearing.
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