Amber Ruffin News & Updates

Amber Ruffin Fired As White House Correspondents' Dinner Host

We can add the White House Correspondents’ Association to the growing list of cowards who are afra...

Apr 01, 2025 • MadameNoire

Comedian Amber Ruffin and Her Partner Kelsi Cleary-Hammarstedt Are Engaged After Proposing to Each Other at Omaha Restaurant

The comedian has been linked to her partner since 2024 ......

Aug 26, 2026 • People on MSN

Amber Ruffin on Getting Canceled by White House Correspondents’ Dinner: “This Would Have Been Bad”

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedian Amber Ruffin says she...

Apr 30, 2025 • Yahoo

Amber Ruffin on her first Pride since coming out as queer: 'I'm all in'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amber Ruffin didn't quite real...

Jun 15, 2025 • Yahoo

Amber Ruffin Breaks Silence After Being Dropped as 2025 White House Correspondents Dinner Host: ‘I Would Have Been So Terrifically Mean’

Amber Ruffin is openly criticizing the White House Correspondents Association’s recent decision to...

Mar 31, 2025 • Just Jared

Amber Ruffin Says She Would Have Been ‘So Terrifically Mean' if Allowed to Speak at White House Correspondents' Association Dinner: ‘I Would Have Been On One'

Amber Ruffin gave an equal parts seething and sarcastic response on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" af...

Mar 31, 2025 • MSN

Amber Ruffin Is ‘Glad’ She Was Canceled From White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Amber Ruffin reflected on being axed from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on a new episode ...

Apr 30, 2025 • Rolling Stone

Amber Ruffin Skewers White House Correspondents’ Association After Being Dropped From Dinner: “I Would Have Been So Terrifically Mean”

Amber Ruffin appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to mock the reason given by the White House Cor...

Mar 31, 2025 • Deadline.com

Amber Ruffin Says It Would Have Been ‘Impossible’ to Make Jokes About ‘Both’ Democrats and Republicans at White House Correspondents’ Dinner: ‘They Would Not Have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedian Amber Ruffin explaine...

Apr 29, 2025 • Yahoo

Amber Ruffin on being dropped from Correspondents’ dinner: ‘When people take away your rights … you’re supposed to call it out’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amber Ruffin is speaking out p...

Mar 31, 2025 • Yahoo

Why Isn’t Amber Ruffin’s Firing From WHCD Job Prompting Outrage?

The outlet is begging President Trump to get involved. We're all sick of influencers invading and sp...

Apr 01, 2025 • Yahoo! Sports

Amber Ruffin Reveals What She Would Have Said at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner’s canceled comedian Amber Ruffin said that what she plann...

Apr 30, 2025 • The Daily Beast

Amber Ruffin reveals she’s “en-gay-ged” to partner Kelsi & shares double proposal story

Congratulations to comedian and writer Amber Ruffin and partner Kelsi Cleary-Hammarstedt on their en...

Aug 26, 2026 • Queerty

Amber Ruffin "Would Have Been So Terrifically Mean" During WHCD

Apparently, we started traveling down the road to this year's WHCD getting attention for all of the ...

Mar 31, 2025 • bleedingcool

Watch Amber Ruffin's "both sides" response to her White House Correspondents' Dinner firing

Last week, the White House Correspondents’ Association showed the world what cowardice looked like...

Mar 31, 2025 • The A.V. Club

Amber Ruffin Set To Host The 16th Annual AAFCA Awards

Emmy and Tony Award-nominated writer, comedian, host, performer, and best-selling author Amber Ruffi...

Feb 14, 2025 • BroadwayWorld

Amber Ruffin To Topline Comedy ‘Mother Trucker’ From Writer Sarah Ann Masse, Night Fox

EXCLUSIVE: Amber Ruffin, the Emmy and Tony-nominated comic behind Peacock’s The Amber Ruffin Show,...

Sep 08, 2025 • Deadline.com

Amber Ruffin Reveals Unfiltered Way She'd Planned To End WH Correspondents' Dinner Gig

Comedian and writer Amber Ruffin suggested Tuesday she was actually glad about being dropped as the ...

Apr 30, 2025 • AOL

CNN comedy show features James Comer. Why was he mentioned?

Host Roy Wood Jr. listed three facts about James Comer, but only one was true. Did you guess correct...

Feb 16, 2026 • The Courier Journal on MSN

Omaha native Amber Ruffin’s adaptation of “The Wiz” to make hometown stop

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There’s a lot of homegrown talent in Omaha. One of biggest stars to come from...

Sep 05, 2025 • MSN

Amber Ruffin Is a Changed Woman After White House Correspondents’ Dinner Firing

Two days is more than enough to change! After the White House Correspondents’ Dinner fired its for...

Mar 31, 2025 • Vulture

Amber Ruffin, Sarah Jessica Parker Advocate for Free Speech at 2025 PEN America Gala

Ruffin hosted the annual ceremony dedicated to uplifting “the freedoms to write, read and speak" A...

May 16, 2025 • MSN

Amber Ruffin No Longer Hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Amber Ruffin is no longer hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 26. Did another ...

Mar 29, 2025 • Vulture

Today in cowardice: Amber Ruffin dumped from White House Correspondents Dinner

In a truly inspiring display of speaking tiny, baby-voiced mewls to power, the White House Correspon...

Mar 29, 2025 • AV Club

Amber Ruffin admits her cancelled WHCA dinner speech could have harmed press corps' reputation

Comedian Amber Ruffin worried during an interview Wednesday on "The View" that the White House press...

Apr 30, 2025 • Fox News

Amber Ruffin sarcastically addresses being dropped from White House Correspondents' Dinner

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amber Ruffin wasn't planning t...

Apr 01, 2025 • Yahoo

Amber Ruffin to Headline White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Amber Ruffin has been tapped to headline the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a gala that serve...

Feb 05, 2025 • Metro Weekly

Amber Ruffin came out and refused to bow down

Comedian, writer and producer Amber Ruffin made headlines over the last 12 months for several reason...

Jun 12, 2025 • Queerty

Amber Ruffin Was Going to "Act All the Way Out" During WHCD Gig

"I mean, Oh my God! I could f**king talk for the next three hours!" Ruffin began after being asked b...

Apr 06, 2025 • bleedingcool

‘The View’: Sunny Hostin Slams White House Correspondents’ Dinner For Giving In To “Bully” Trump By Firing Amber Ruffin As Host

This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner is guaranteed to be less fun with no comedian hel...

Mar 31, 2025 • Decider