‘SNL’ Writer Sam Jay Scores HBO Late-Night Show From Prentice Penny
Will Thorne Staff Writer“Saturday Night Live” writer Sam Jay is getting her own late-night show.HBO has issued a series order for a weekly show hosted by Jay and executive produced by “Insecure” showrunner Prenitce Penny.The as-yet-untitled 30-minute show, slated to debut on the premium cabler in 2021, will see Jay tackling topics such race, politics, sexual identity, science, celebrity, religion, and more.Nina Rosenstein, EVP of HBO programming, announced the pick up.“Sam is fiercely funny, provocative, and a complete original. Her comedy seamlessly glides between vulnerability and grit, and she always makes you see the world in a whole new way,” said Rosenstein.