Larry Wilmore Declares ‘Racism Is Solved’ After ‘Nightly Show’ Cancellation

Last night, Larry Wilmore responded to the news that Comedy Central has canceled The Nightly Show. Though the cancellation is a sad affair, there seemed to be a huge silver lining: “On the plus side, our show going off the air means one thing: Racism is solved.” To prove the point, he showed a picture “from Ferguson” of an African-American man riding a unicorn with a white policeman.

Kidding aside, Wilmore had sincere words for his fans and staff. “Our show was at its best when the news was at its worst, and I am so proud that we were able to take on real issues and hopefully say something powerful while making people laugh.” He went on to thank his fans, who have done their fair share of thanking him. “People come up and they never say, ‘Hey, nice show!’ They always say, ‘Thank you!’ It’s such a cool thing.”

The Nightly Show airs weeknights at 11:30 on Comedy Central.

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