π₯ Blake Griffin to host new late-night talk show
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- Blake Griffin is launching "The Stepback with Blake Griffin," a weekly late-night talk show partnered with Amazon Studios, YouTube, and Wondery
- The show debuts Oct. 20 β the start of the NBA regular season β airing every Tuesday in front of a live studio audience, with Griffin covering sports topics including gambling and NIL
- Mortal Media, co-founded by Griffin and former NFL veteran Ryan Kalil, is producing the project and builds on Griffin's role as an Amazon NBA studio analyst last season
- Griffin told The Hollywood Reporter he idolized "The Daily Show" and "Last Week Tonight," and his entertainment credits include an SNL appearance in 2021, a Simpsons cameo, and a role in the 2023 "White Men Can't Jump" remake
- Griffin joked on social media about "recreating the last few seasons of my career: sitting down"
- The Hollywood Reporter was first to report the show, which Griffin confirmed Wednesday on social media
Why it matters: Griffin's Amazon NBA analyst role evolves into a hosted late-night show debuting Oct. 20 alongside the NBA season opener, with Mortal Media (co-founded with Ryan Kalil) producing across the Amazon-YouTube-Wondery distribution trio.
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