"A little late with Lilly Singh" brings a new perspective late into the night – Deadline

Lilly Singh has made her transition from line to line in the best possible way – by presenting the very first episode of her new late-night show on NBC A little late with Lilly Singh on YouTube before it airs on television.

Take control Last call with Carson DalyLilly Singh brings not only her audience "Superwoman" to her audience on YouTube, but also a new perspective, absent from the night space – and she immediately highlights it in her opening sketch.

The show began with Singh's entry into a meeting of leaders who are discussing what they will do for his new show. The room is filled with white men and Singh tries to share his ideas, but they try to turn it into something that she does not. They want her to wear bland costumes and make political comments. She says it's not her and that she wants to "share my point of view … especially being a woman and everything."

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The men immediately laugh and say, "Is not your point of view mine?" And continue to say, "I'm not sure people will understand that!"

Singh responds, "I'm not sure I've lived through 10 seasons of friends! "And again, men laugh as Singh says," I just want to be myself! "

At that time, someone's phone rings with music that inspires Singh to tell men about her and what she wants. The skit immediately turns into a music video worthy of a snare trap, with Singh hitting herself and what she wants to bring to the table.

She starts spitting rhymes: "Hello, I'm calling Lilly and I'm not a white man / My skin has colors and it's not a spray tan / I know you're only accustomed to Jimmys / but I'm going to throw melanin in your late night. "

From there, the lyrics begin to ignite: "The room of my writers looks like a mini-un / Over 50% of women and people of all races / And this is not because that I had to do it, it's because I could / This new standard then take note of Hollywood. "

Then, at one point, she talks about her love life: "I'm going to spice up your life / so if you want to be my love / I put B in LGBT / I'll take Sansa and her brother".

The introductory sketch / video clip is the best way to start what one could expect from Singh with his new talk show. She shoves the door and immediately addresses all the elephants in the room: being a woman, being a woman of color, her Indian heritage, her sexuality, her diversity in Hollywood and the way the white named Jimmy reigns late in the night. It's almost perfect and it's overflowing in his opening monologue.

"I understand … I'm not your traditional host," she said of people seeing a woman of color animate a night show. "The media have mentioned that I am a bisexual woman of color to the point of changing her name."

Singh does not beat the fact that she is the first woman of color to animate a night show. She does not constantly regurgitate jokes about the lack of inclusivity in Hollywood. In fact, she uses it as fuel for her show so she can eventually pave the way for other color hosts. Yes, she recalls Hollywood's treatment of underrepresented people throughout the first episode, but she does not intend to shoot the series about it. It's funny, light, but thoughtful … but at the same time, more people should call Hollywood because if Singh does not do it, who will?

DJ Daniel providing the tunes and a set that reflects the personality of Singh, the first episode of A little Late is the perfect half-hour piece of late-night goodness that is an ideal balance between sketch, excerpt, monologue and guest interview. At her first performance, Rainn Wilson made a surprise appearance by giving her a "white noise machine" (that's not really what you think) and she welcomed fellow South Asian Mindy Kaling at his first interview (at one point they say it's the first time two Indians have spent the night on TV together).

Singh arrives for his very first episode in the best possible way with jokes, light fun and authenticity. Being a pioneering YouTube icon serves Singh, who knows how to produce large amounts of content and get in touch with the public in no time. A little bit late is thoughtful and crackling with the energy of the millenium without spraying you with emoji. And even if Singh does not pretend to be political, his mere presence changes, hopefully, our way of thinking about television performance.

Listen to Lilly Singh's extended interview tomorrow on The new Hollywood podcast of Deadline.