Lilly Singh’s late night takeover starts tonight
By Matt Moore
A Little Late with Lilly Singh debuts tonight but not before the newest late night host stops by some other shows.
Lilly Singh is ready for her late night debut. The YouTube star-turned late night host will be all over television tonight to kick off A Little Late with Lilly Singh on NBC.
Singh comes to late night after making a name for herself on YouTube. Her channel currently boasts 15 million subscribers. Her most popular video has earned 32 million views in just two years.
So it is clear that Singh is talented, creative, and comes with an enormous fanbase. That makes it pretty obvious why NBC picked Singh to replace Carson Daly as the host of the network’s third late night show.
Singh announced the project back in March while visiting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Since then, she has been hard at work putting the show together all while continuing to put out content on YouTube and other social media platforms.
A Little Late with Lilly Singh debuts tonight, Sept. 16, at 1:35 AM. Fans of The Office will especially want to tune in as her first guests are Mindy Kaling and Rainn Wilson.
To help build even more hype for the show, Singh will be pulling double duty as a late night guest. She will return to The Tonight Show and then pop up on her lead-in, Late Night with Seth Meyers. Expect to see nothing but support from Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers as they officially welcome Singh to the NBC and late night families.
As to what to expect from A Little Late, fans can probably get a good sense from Singh’s YouTube channel. She is something of an expert when it comes to pop culture parodies and satire. And like Lights Out with David Spade, another late night show to debut in 2019, Singh’s show will look to make the most of social media.
Singh’s success on YouTube gave her a chance to collaborate with some pretty big stars. Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Priyanka Chopra are just some of the celebrities who have appeared in her videos. So don’t expect Singh to be too star-struck when she sits down with any guests. Granted, working on a sketch together is completely different than interviewing so it is something to keep an eye on in the early going.
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Catch A Little Late with Lilly Singh tonight at 1:35 AM on NBC. Kenan Thompson, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Chelsea Handler round out the first week of guests so there are definitely big things planned for the newest addition to the late night lineup.