It should come as no surprise that Comedy Central would pick a member of the Daily Show team to replace Stephen Colbert once he leaves to host CBS’ The Late Show next year. Larry Wilmore got the job.
Wilmore is the Daily Show’s “Senior Black Correspondent” and doesn’t usually show up as often as the other members of “The Best F*ing News Team Ever!” But when he does come on, it is usually a brilliant bit about race in America. Wilmore frequently shows up when a celebrity, politician or a particular NBA franchise owner make really stupid remarks.
He is best at making Jon Stewart look like a fool. Stewart may think he knows a thing or two about race, but Wilmore is ready to put Stewart in his place.
As announced last night, Comedy Central has tapped Wilmore to host The Minority Report, which will air in Colbert’s 11:30 p.m. slot. Without any further delay, here’s 10 recent Wilmore spots on The Daily Show.
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10. On April 28, Wilmore went on the show to talk about how incredible his life as “Senior Black Correspondent” is when Calvin Bundy and Donald Sterling are around.
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9. Wilmore explains to Stewart why Jay Z working with a store accused of racial profiling is actually progress.
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7. Ahead of Black History Month, Wilmore gave awards out to people who broke down barriers in response to the NAACP Image Awards.
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6. Wilmore considers that chances are slim that we’ll only have one black president.
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5. If the Republicans want to appeal to other races besides whites, they should get some hints from Wilmore.
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4. During the 2012 Presidential Race, Wilmore couldn't help but notice that Mitt romney didn’t have any black people working with him.
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3. Back in 2011, the Birther movement was raging, but Wilmore didn’t think it was racist. Wilmore also wasn’t impressed with Stewart’s rapping ability.
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2. After the George Zimmerman verdict, Wilmore spoke with John Oliver about race.
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1. Wilmore says he really wished America’s credit rating didn’t take a hit under a black president.