Amber Ruffin on SNL, Seth Meyers and Creating Bigfoot! The Musical

Comedian Amber Ruffin is a trailblazer in the late night space and she joins the show this week ahead of season two of CNN’s “Have I Got News For You.” But first, Megan gives us a behind the scenes look at the making of her documentary “Rapinoe.”

Amber and Megan dive into all of the highs and lows of Amber’s career . from her unsuccessful audition at “Saturday Night Live” to her getting a writing job on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” Amber also shares her musical side, from becoming a choir director at the age of 11, to writing the book and lyrics to “Bigfoot! The Musical.”  Amber and Megan reminisce on their coming out stories and discuss how to find joy in moments of chaos.

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