Ziwe's Showtime variety show will be less Late Show and more The Eric Andre Show, with her as the musical guest each week

Vanity Fair

The set of the Nigerian-American comedian's self-titled variety show will be a pink wonderland, “like Barbie’s Dreamhouse," reports Vanity Fair's Yohana Desta. "Ziwe will dress more like a doll than a typical variety show host, an aesthetic send-up of the suits, ties, and skylines that have dominated the genre for decades," Desta adds. When it premieres May 9, Ziwe will be less Late Show and more The Eric Andre Show, a variety series that wants to lob a firecracker at the system." Each episode will revolve round a theme, such as allyship, immigration, beauty standards and wealth. There will be two guest interviews as well as sketches and musical performances, with a twist: “I’m a musical guest every episode,” Ziwe says. As Desta notes, Ziwe has spent years and performing comedic pop songs with titles like “Make It Clap for Democracy.” She’ll also perform new material on the show, aided by comedian Patti Harrison.