Why A Little Late with Lilly Singh is a politics-free zone

Vulture

A Little Late head writer Sean O'Connor, a veteran of James Corden's Late Late Show, says Lilly Singh's new show is a "no politics" zone. "It’s a perfect storm of a few things," he explains. "The timeliness, but also — being the last show that airs, every joke has been made, whether it’s been on Twitter all day or on the 25 other late-night shows. And I feel like Lilly wants to talk about things that only she can talk about." O'Connor also says that avoiding politics helps Singh stay positive.

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