Amber Ruffin on getting her own late-night show (Part 1)

CLIP03/05/23

Amber Ruffin went from doing local theater in Omaha to hosting her own late-night show on Peacock. She tells NBC News’ Kate Snow how receiving a word of encouragement at an improv festival helped her reach her next steps.

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