Jordan Klepper to Take Over 'Nightly Show'
by EG
Stephen Colbert spun his role as The Daily Show's smarmy white guy into his own Comedy Central show, and now his spiritual successor, Jordan Klepper, is fulfilling that same destiny.
On Tuesday, Comedy Central announced that Klepper, who joined the Daily Show lineup in 2014, will take over the 11:30 p.m. ET/PT time slot formerly held by The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore this fall. (Donald Trump impersonator Anthony Atamanuik will keep the spot warm on Thursdays starting April 27 when The President Show premieres.)
"The choice to entrust me with the 11:30 p.m. timeslot is both incredibly humbling and deeply disturbing,” Klepper declared in a statement. “Without a doubt, it has utterly destroyed my confidence in Comedy Central’s decision-making acumen. Dear God, now I have to work with these fools.”
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