December 17, 2020 "Vote. Amber Ruffin can still remember the first good joke she told. "My friend rolls down the window and the cop is super nice," she said, adding that the cop was very respectful toward her friend. "I am bawling because I am 100 percent sure that this man is going to drag me out of my car, beat me to death and tomorrow on the news everyone will be like, 'She didn't seem angry, but who knows?'". "This cop wants to know what in the world we are doing, and he asked politely. Elle écrit pour l'émission Late Night with Seth Meyers depuis 2014. Privacy Policy | Amber Mildred Ruffin (born January 9, 1979)[1] is an American comedian, writer, actress, and television host. "Every black person I know has a few stories like that. Unfriend racists. Pull the goddamn car over right now, motherfucker!' / You're alone on a holiday, and you don't know how to cook," Ruffin continued as she moved through the empty set. © 2021 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. That is what this cop is screaming at me and I think, 'This is how I die. So … And most importantly, when you see something, say something.". This article has been updated with Ruffin's Wednesday night story. Throughout the week, Ruffin shared stories about her experiences with police officers in light of the outrage after the death of George Floyd. You have to let us go.' "Everything she says to us, she says with her hand on her gun," Ruffin recalled of the police officer, noting that she was "terrified" because both she and Anthony are black. She added, "I say, 'I'm in my pajamas with no shoes on,' and she goes, 'Let me see both of your IDs.'". Fortunately most of the first episode is up on YouTube. Now the comedian has her own series, The Amber Ruffin Show , which premiered to strong reviews and earned a coveted 100 percent approval rating with critics on Rotten … And I'm like, 'You just got me killed!'" "There's nothing under the Christmas tree, but your own co-morbidities. | Do Not Sell My Personal Information And it takes everything in me not tell him that if I wanted to run down the alley, that would be perfectly legal. Following the story, Ruffin spoke about the protests across the country. Ruffin does have some reason to celebrate as the pandemic-ridden year comes to an end, however. "When I slow down, it disrupts traffic, so I speed up to 45. Sharareh Drury, Amber Ruffin on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'. Ruffin's wit and smart skits brought her to NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers, where she made history in 2014, becoming the first Black woman to write for a late-night network show. "My friend says to the cop, he goes, 'You have nothing. ", "That man could have shot me in a second," she said. Sitemap | All rights reserved. Many have more than a few. But it all worked out for Ruffin in the end — she has her own show, “The Amber Ruffin Show,” set to … Meyers soon interrupted to remark just how depressing the song had become. "The cop sees that Jeff, a white man, has seen all of this, and he changes his attitude with the quickness," she said. "A cop car pulls up, flashes its lights. "The cops have pulled a gun on me. [1] ", "We've been being discriminated against for fun for years and I didn't think people cared or saw or they knew and were fine with it," she continued. The Amber Ruffin Show was recently extended by NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming platform for 10 additional episodes, the first of which will debut in January. '", "And we live to get harassed another day. | Do Not Sell My Personal Information Every black person I know has a few stories like that," she said. Amber showcases her signature smart-and-silly take on the news of the week, responding to it all with a charming, late-night mix of seriousness, nonsense, … "He sees a teenage girl whose face is wet with tears and I'm just braced, trying to think of all the good things that have happened in my life so that I get to heaven thankful instead of angry," she said. Despite the run-in with the officer, Ruffin enjoyed the rest of her night. After dropping her friend off at work, Ruffin was caught in morning rush-hour traffic. "She looks at the mail and she looks at us and she goes, 'OK, well from now on, when I tell you to stop, you stop,'" she said. And Amber Ruffin, who got hired as nothing,” she said. "I step out onto the porch with no shoes, in my pajamas, and instead of walking to the end of the porch and down the stairs, I just reach over the side of the porch to give him his wallet back," she explained. Sitemap | Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar Wrote A Hilarious Book About Painfully Relatable Racist Encounters Amber Ruffin is known for her standout performances as a writer on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” She’s also the host of her own show, “The Amber Ruffin … Amber Ruffin. "For whatever reason, everyone is fed up.". The cop responded, "Okay, but you have to leave.". And this cop has never believed anything less. "Everybody is going over the speed limit," she explained. Meyers couldn't disagree with that. After her friend Anthony left her house, Ruffin realized that he forgot his wallet. After all, the show isn’t debuting until April 2020 at the earliest. Amber Ruffin on Comedy Central’s Drunk History. Ruffin then gestured to Jeff, who was waiting nearby. When she joined the show, she became the first black woman to write for a late-night network talk show in the United States. When asked if anything Ruffin had just sung was a lie, the host acquiesced and let her continue. "She has now unsnapped that thing that holds your gun in place and is holding onto her gun tighter," recalled Ruffin. And I go, 'Oh, I'm not a prostitute.' Host Seth Meyers previewed the performance by noting how, due to the pandemic, many people will not be able to see their loved ones for the holidays. And if you're not angry, why not?". The cop continued to shout at Ruffin as she pulled over. While pointing out there's no band to play along as she performed or how she won't get to see her favorite aunt ("I don't want to kill her"), Ruffin did note how this is a better time than ever to drink. TWITTER The officer then told Ruffin to go back into the house to get mail to prove she lived in the house. The cop asked where she was coming from and she explained that she had just gotten off of a flight from Amsterdam. Native Floridian and The # AmberRuffinShow writer, Shantira Jackson, is here to share some of her thoughts in our newest segment called Man, Florida. Noting that the cop was "furious," Ruffin said she complied as his partner patted her down. Produced by Universal Television and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions and starring Amber Ruffin, it features a mix of sketches and monologues. EMAIL ME. This man is going to kill me,'" she recalled. Ruffin has one last installment remaining on her show's initial 10-episode order that will air Dec. 18. "People took to the streets because they believe that black people deserve better treatment than we have been getting," she said. This will almost definitely be the main way people actually see The Amber Ruffin Show—as “viral … June 5, 9:12 a.m. June 4, 8:30 a.m. We are all speeding, me least of all," she said. Because that's the kind of thing you have to do to stay alive when you're black," she concluded. "He's suddenly professional instead of antagonistic, and he tells me that I was wrong for running. The cop gets out and she's like, 'Hold it right there! FACEBOOK © 2021 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. "Little did I know skipping down a police station alley is a big no-no, because I end up skipping toward a cop car that's driving at me," she said. Drunk on Drunk... Florida, we've got to have a talk! Ruffin easily shifts from “wildly silly to incredibly insightful and moving,” Meyers said. "The sirens go off, a cop gets out and his gun is drawn, and he goes, 'Put your hands on the hood of the car!"'. He is shouting as if I murdered someone. The Amber Ruffin Show - YouTube Amber showcases her signature smart-and-silly take on the news of the week, responding to it all with a charming, late-night mix of seriousness, nonsense, an... English (US) All rights reserved. Amber Mildred Ruffin, née le 9 janvier 1979 [1], est une comédienne, auteure, actrice et animatrice de télévision américaine [2]. In an effort to quash a potential PR nightmare, Derek forms a search party with key members of his staff. She continued, "Can you imagine having someone pull a gun on you and being expected to take it in stride? On Tuesday, Ruffin shared a story about visiting her friends in Chicago. See more of Amber Ruffin on Facebook Log In Forgot account? ", Returning with the mail, Ruffin noticed that the cop had calmed down. And when we got out, they saw friends of … Well, we’re still waiting to find out! On ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers,’ writer Amber Ruffin responds to the George Floyd news by sharing a story of the time she was pulled … 11:52am PT We gotcha!'". | California Privacy Rights After noting that she understood why they "seemed suspicious," Ruffin recalled that a police officer came up to them. Black people leave the house every day knowing that at any time we could get murdered by the police. [2] She has been a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers since 2014. On Monday’s (Oct. 26) … ", While she wanted to end the segment with a hopeful message, Ruffin said, "Maybe it's time to get uncomfortable.". While heading down the alley to pick up her friend, Ruffin skipped to make Jeff laugh. So we're at a truck stop seeing if my friend's dad, who is a truck driver, is there," she said. When the cop saw that Ruffin was crying, he calmed down and asked to see her ID. "You have to let the police lie to you at your own house.". Late Night writer Amber Ruffin is opening up about her experiences with the police. His hopes that show writer Amber Ruffin would cheer viewers up with a Christmas tune were quickly squashed thanks to her opening line alone: "Do you like trash? He asked her why she was running down the alley, though she explained that she was skipping because she was happy to be visiting her friends. Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Amber Ruffin shared her experience with police on Wednesday. And he chooses me, and he's screaming at me. 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