A lot of shows are too pure for this cruel world, and so the end has come for Ziwe, the late-night talk show hosted by creator Ziwe Fumudoh. As per Deadline, there’s a bit of a shake-up going on at Showtime, which has added the Mandy Patinkin comedy series Seasoned but chosen not to renew Ziwe for a third season. And fans are pissed.
Over its two seasons, Ziwe stood out as a gleefully confrontational interviewer who could land unexpected gets, often resulting in unusual interviews. Her first episode had no less than Fran Lebowitz and Gloria Steinem. Last year she got Drew Barrymore to twerk on an episode where she and Julia Fox talked guys. Among her most attention-nabbing chats was with Chet Hanks, whose discussion of cultural appropriation went as disastrously for him as one would imagine.
The ending of Ziwe means that Showtime is no longer in the late-night chat show game. Last year they ended Desus & Mero, which once counted Fumudoh as a member of their writing staff.
Ziwe was definitely an acquired taste, but like many of its ilk, its fanbase was passionate. Upon learning that the show, whose final season wrapped only late last year, its base was rabid.
literally cannot imagine canceling ziwe, she is a viral megastar. this show catapulted her into high celebrity, that doesn't happen bc no one is watching!! loser behavior tbh https://t.co/MBD9WKsjSZ
— LESS LONELY on TOUR: TO, SF, SEA, PDX
(@jestom) April 5, 2023
This was one of the smartest and most fun shows on television. She is a superstar. https://t.co/p5mkvRJggT
— ellory smith (@ellorysmith) April 5, 2023
We will never have world peace because y'all hate FUN https://t.co/mNwu4fkfZP
— Marquis The Honey Bear (@MarquisHoney) April 5, 2023
YOU’RE LYING?!.7£/:)/7. ARE YOU SERIOUS?!? pic.twitter.com/7OUjfaYv8J https://t.co/JKTiu2vdff
— ray
(@mascarayde) April 5, 2023
pic.twitter.com/0Ip3F4weGG https://t.co/PnrEl1Emf6
— hugeasmammoth.films (@hugeasmammoth_) April 5, 2023
April Fool’s was 4 days ago https://t.co/n0CyySx9Rk
— alana
(@alanaauston) April 5, 2023
day ruined pic.twitter.com/uSvGuZPuAT https://t.co/5WfcAMYnwf
— alejandro (sinisterly) (@clowntunes) April 5, 2023
awful day for gay people
https://t.co/FRVfk75wju
— lesbian boyliker (@twilitdreaming) April 5, 2023
this should be illegal https://t.co/xk5aKeK6qr
— Simone Malec (@simonemalec) April 5, 2023
Ziwe was so big that Fumudoh wound up playing herself on Succession, in which she roasted Jeremy Strong’s Kendall Roy. Some joked that it was the ever-troubled scion who secretly did it in.
This is what happens when you fuck with Kendall Roy https://t.co/MyHNjq27Gc pic.twitter.com/usfDohjRBs
— Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony) April 5, 2023
his fault https://t.co/8ziv8yxWAf pic.twitter.com/njQYeH8aLA
— roman girl (@screamdyke) April 5, 2023
he manifested https://t.co/563S42lJxe pic.twitter.com/aEX19bwpwT
— delaney (@femaIehysterias) April 5, 2023
blaming this on him https://t.co/oyuvxmVWEN pic.twitter.com/b0TOTtF2MV
— Lo
(@ThatTrashBitch) April 5, 2023
what roasting kendall roy on tv will do to your career https://t.co/Ln7hXFqKzc
— cansu m. (@gothkendallroy2) April 5, 2023
Just because Ziwe is done at Showtime doesn’t mean it won’t wind up somewhere else, as One Day at a Time did, at least for a spell.
HBO go ahead and snag ha https://t.co/rwMcz0Hlnw
— little lord fuckleroy (@waystarroyhoe) April 5, 2023
So stay strong, fans of the Ziwe. You may hear from it again, and we don’t mean a postcard.
(Via Deadline)
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