Amber Ruffin and the Go Back to Your Country Girls

July 20, 2019 10:07 AM

Patriotic Singing Group Responds to Trump’s “Go Back to Your Country” Amber Ruffin (of "Amber Says What", more on that inside) and the Go Back to Your Country Girls perform their hit song about people telling them to go back to their country despite them all being American citizens. From Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Amber Ruffin is a brilliant young writer from Late Night with Seth Meyers, and has been covering topical subjects including race in a short hilarious segment called, Amber Says What

Nike's Colin Kaepernick Ad, Aretha Franklin's Funeral: Amber Says What

President T, The National Dog Show: Amber Says What

Amber Ruffin Addresses Megyn Kelly Asking if Blackface Is Racist

Amber Ruffin Explains Alabama’s Abortion Ban

Late Night with Seth Meyers also does a regular segment called, Jokes Seth Can't Tell, with Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel:

Pride Month, New Law & Order Spin-Off: Jokes Seth Can't Tell

African-Americans and Trump, Women's History Month: Jokes Seth Can't Tell

Jokes Seth Can't Tell with Tiffany Haddish

Gingerbread People, One Hour in Jail: Jokes Seth Can't Tell

More Amber Ruffin: Amber's Minute of Fury

Amber's Minute of Fury: Roseanne, Racist White People

Amber's Minute of Fury: R. Kelly

posted by Glinn (19 comments total)

Thank you for posting this, especially that first video in the above-the-jump link! I found the ending even more heartening than I'd expected.
posted by brainwane at 10:36 AM on July 20, 2019 [3 favorites]

She's one of the funniest people on tv right now.
posted by aught at 10:39 AM on July 20, 2019 [6 favorites]

Her segments on Drunk History are among the best. She's incredible.
posted by tittergrrl at 11:08 AM on July 20, 2019 [5 favorites]

I had never heard of her before this, but OMG, she is a miracle. Off to watch every single thing she's over done.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 11:36 AM on July 20, 2019 [2 favorites]

Yay Amber Ruffin! She's an automatic watch for me.

I've been pretty impressed with Meyers' record of showcasing women, queer, and POC writers (although having said that all the ones who come to mind present as women--maybe he also showcases male or nonbinary writers?):
Ruffin is the current standout but he also gives good airtime to Karen Chee and Jenny Hagel (the other of the "Jokes Seth Can't Tell" co-stars)

And of course the sublime Michelle Wolf also used to be one of his writers:
Michelle Wolf Stand-Up Performance
Jokes Seth Can't Tell with Michelle Wolf
Michelle Wolf Tells Jokes She Wasn't Allowed to Write for Late Night

Hope they keep up the good work. Time for other late night shows to follow suit!
posted by col_pogo at 12:14 PM on July 20, 2019 [9 favorites]

I've seen some of these videos before, but I had to watch every last one right now because of awesome.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:32 PM on July 20, 2019 [1 favorite]

Agreed about Seth Meyers. It's on the strength of talent of writers/performers like Amber Ruffin is why, despite ratings position, he's the most interesting (and yes, validating) late night show whose videos I watch consistently on YT. (Colbert is more misses than hits overall, and Noah is genuinely good as himself, his team not so much)

Any Amber Ruffin video gets an automatic click from me. And now I found she's a Drunk History regular? OMG.
posted by cendawanita at 1:14 PM on July 20, 2019 [6 favorites]

Colbert is more misses than hits overall

This was Colbert's response to the go back comment featuring the Animaniacs.
posted by adept256 at 1:36 PM on July 20, 2019

Can you relink? That doesn't seem to take me anywhere useful.

But sure, sometimes he does great? Most times I kinda want to wiki who his writing team is made up of, but I figure I'll spare myself.
posted by cendawanita at 1:38 PM on July 20, 2019

This is the correct link.
posted by Bee'sWing at 2:02 PM on July 20, 2019

Amber is amazing. IMO, she is to this age what Jon Stewart was to the Bush age.
Seth Meyers is really good too.
posted by mumimor at 3:38 PM on July 20, 2019 [1 favorite]

Meyers does a great job of highlighting the women on his writing staff. Most recently I have been loving the segment where he and Karen Chee baffle each other with cultural references owing to different generations. Although it does make me feel old.
posted by axiom at 11:22 PM on July 20, 2019 [2 favorites]

I love Amber Ruffin SO MUCH, and my favorite bits of hers are currently her talking about her safe space and her celebrating Wonder Woman (which will always GET ME so hard in my funny zone).
posted by lauranesson at 11:37 PM on July 20, 2019 [5 favorites]

Her laugh is infectious.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 11:56 PM on July 20, 2019 [1 favorite]

Via the AV Club, Amber Ruffin revises her own joke on air, nails it.
posted by FallibleHuman at 4:28 AM on July 21, 2019 [6 favorites]

The Wonder Woman bit had me in tears from laughter. Saved for when I need some levity in my life! Thanks for this, she is wonderful!
posted by gemmy at 10:59 AM on July 21, 2019 [2 favorites]

I already knew she was a treasure, but he moment she said "get the f*&k outta my face with that noise, you raggety bastard" was the moment I knew I would follow her through Hell.
posted by whuppy at 12:44 PM on July 21, 2019 [4 favorites]

I've been wondering for a while now:

Just WHEN is Amber Ruffin going to get her own show?
posted by AsYouKnow Bob at 12:46 PM on July 21, 2019 [1 favorite]

Just WHEN is Amber Ruffin going to get her own show?

NBC has ordered a pilot.

She also wrote for and appeared in Detroiters, starring Richard from Veep.
posted by ActingTheGoat at 1:59 PM on July 21, 2019 [3 favorites]