Larry Wilmore’s <i>Nightly Show</i> Wasn’t Built to Survive 2016

Comedy Central's problems in late night are, from a certain perspective, a matter of regression. After years of hogging Emmys, viewers' hearts and the political-comedy spotlight with Jon Stewart's Daily Show and Stephen Colbert's Colbert Report, it's no surprise that the follow-ups would seem not just less successful but unsuccessful. It's tough to follow a legend, and Daily Show replacement host Trevor Noah as well as Nightly Show host Larry Wilmore (entering Colbert's 11:30 p.m.