Some Indian-Canadian flair is coming to late-night TV as YouTube star and comedian Lilly Singh becomes the first woman of colour to host a late-night talk show on a major U.S. broadcast network. NBC said Thursday that a new show, titled A Little Late with Lilly Singh, will air at 1:35 a.m. EDT beginning in September, a slot currently occupied by Last Call With Carson Daly. Let’s do this 💪🏽❤️ https://t.co/C26biApbCb —@IISuperwomanIISingh will be the only woman to host a daily late-night show on a major broadcast network. In a statement, Singh called the prospect of being an Indian-Canadian woman with her own late-night show "a dream come true." Singh's YouTube channel, in which she creates comedic and other videos, has more than 14 million subscribers, NBC said.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2019 02:39 UTC