Amber Ruffin: On Celebrity Family Feud, Comedian & Host Are Going To Play For Charity
On Sunday night, ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud will be back with a brand-new episode. This week, two new teams will compete against each other for the chance to win the cash prize for a charity of their choice. This week, Boyz II Men and comedian Amber Ruffin and her family are competing against each other on Steve Harvey’s show.
In episode 4 of Celebrity Family Feud, a second team will be competing against each other to see who comes out on top. Joe Lo Truglio and Thomas Lennon are the two teams that will play in the second half.
The official summary for Celebrity Family Feud Episode 4 says:
“Vocal harmony group Boyz II Men, comedian/talk show host Amber Ruffin, and actors/comedians Joe Lo Truglio and Thomas Lennon compete for charity.”
Boys & Girls Clubs of America is the charity that Amber Ruffin and her family have chosen to play for. Angela “Angie” Khabeb, Lacey Lamar, her niece Imani Lamar, and her brother James Ruffin will all be there with Amber.
Here’s everything you need to know about comedian Amber Ruffin, who will be on Celebrity Family Feud, before the episode airs.
The person who tried out for Celebrity Family Feud has her own show on Peacock.
The comedian is going to be on Steve Harvey’s Celebrity Family Feud. She also has her own show called The Amber Ruffin Show, which she produces and stars in. The first episode of the show aired on Peacock in September 2020. Her show is a nice change from other late-night shows because it’s not about guests but about topical sketches.
Amber has also been a writer and performer on Seth Meyers’ late-night talk show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, since the show started in 2014. The woman who was on Celebrity Family Feud was also the first woman to write for a late-night talk show.
Amber Ruffin has written and acted in a number of shows:
Amber has written for and performed on a number of other shows, such as Drunk History, Key and Peele, King of Kong: A Musical Parody, and Stevie TV. King Kong: A Musical Parody, the comedian’s play, also won Best Overall Musical at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2014.
Not only that. Amber has also written and performed for shows like Second City Denver and Second City Chicago Mainstage. All American Speakers says that the comedian did two tours in Amsterdam for Boom Chicago as well. She is also a co-writer for the new Broadway musical Some Like It Hot, which will open soon.
Amber and her sister Lacey have written a book together:
Amber and her sister Lacey wrote a book called You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism in January 2021. It was one of the best sellers on the New York Times list. Amber just told everyone that her new book, The World Record Book of Racist Stories, will come out in November 2022.
Amber has been nominated for several awards as well. In 2017, she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award in the category “Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) Series.” She was put on the list for the Comedy/Variety Sketch series in 2021.
Celebrity Family Feud only airs on ABC on Monday nights. People can look at their local listings to find out more.