Lilly Singh To Be First Female Late Night Talk Show Host, Replacing Carson Daly

Lilly Singh is set to replace Carson Daly‘s at the 1:35 a.m. late night slot on NBC.

Singh, an actress and YouTube star, will be the first woman with the a light night show. The Indian-Canadian star tweeted that having her own late night talk show was “a dream come true.”

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In a tweet following the announcement, she paid homage to her heritage.

Oh… and India I can’t wait to celebrate with you. Mamas timing ain’t no mistake x 💪🏽🙏🏽

— Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) March 15, 2019

 

Fellow late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers congratulated her as well.

It’s official. Ya girl is getting her own @nbc late night show… A Little Late with Lilly Singh. Thank you so much for being here. I am truly so grateful. ❤️

Thank you @jimmyfallon @sethmeyers pic.twitter.com/h44HoPRtel

— Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) March 15, 2019

 

Daly welcomed the shift saying it’s time to bring his show to a close so he can focus on other projects like hosting The Voice.

Many other stars were quick to congratulate Singh on her success.

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Nick Jonas, Kehlani and The Rock all had words of encouragement and praise for Singh.

Thanks bro in law! Appreciate you tweeting this while probably still celebrating your wedding haha! Love uuuuu 😂❤️ https://t.co/NLk3BNSHLf

— Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) March 15, 2019

Trying to keep up with your excellency doe ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/IbX8JQo2Wc

— Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) March 15, 2019

Thank you for the advice DJ. I’m forever grateful! Now let’s get to work 💪🏽❤️ love you x https://t.co/gts9ufCPBM

— Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) March 15, 2019