Stephen Colbert Replacement Named by Comedy Central; ‘Daily Show’s’ Larry Wilmore Will Premiere `The Minority Report' In January; Do You Pronounce the T?

Stephen Colbert's replacement has been named as the comedian moves to CBS to sit in David Letterman's seat on "The Late Show."

Larry Wilmore, the Senior Black Correspondent from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's" is Stephen Colbert's replacement. Wilmore will host Comedy Central's new late night talk show "The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore," which will air in the 11:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday timeslot directly after The Daily Show. The slot is currently occupied by soon-to-be "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert.

Now that  Stephen Colbert was named as David Letterman's replacement for CBS's Late Night, Comedy Central had to put someone in the slot. Wilmore joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2006. They couldn't call it the Wilmore Report, although you could have made the T silent.

Comedy Central says Minority Report with Larry Wilmore will be "a comedic look at news, current events and pop culture from unique perspectives not typically on display in late night television."

Emmy award-winning writer Larry Wilmore said in a statement, "I'm beyond excited to have this chance to continue my relationships with Comedy Central and the brilliant Jon Stewart.  I love the city of New York and promise to only wear my Laker t-shirts when I'm layering."

Jon Stewart responded, "While Larry Wilmore is a brilliant comic and showrunner, this is all just a complicated ruse to get him to move to New York and turn him into a Knicks fan."

Wilmore grew up around Los Angeles and lives in California. Stewart was born in New Jersey and lives in Manhattan.

"The Minority Report" was created by Jon Stewart and will be produced by Stewart's Busboy Prods. Jon Stewart and Larry Wilmore will be the executive producers.

Wilmore is currently "Senior Black Correspondent" on "The Best F*&#ing News Team Ever!," he and Arsenio Hall will be the only two African-American late night hosts in an otherwise white-male latenight TV landscape. At NBC, Jimmy Fallon was just tapped to take over "The Tonight Show" from Jay Leno when he steps down in February.

Michele Ganeless, a president at Comedy Central "We are thrilled to be expanding our relationship with Jon Stewart and Busboy Productions, and are looking forward to the world getting to know Larry Wilmore even better. He's a spectacular talent in front of and behind the camera. 'The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore' follows in the Comedy Central tradition - bringing new perspectives to the day's events and breaking ground in the world of late night television."

Larry Wilmore was a standup comedian and an actor before he made the switch to writing and producing. Wilmore scored a writing Emmy for the pilot episode of "The Bernie Mac Show," for which he also won a Peabody Award and a Humanitas Prize. He also wrote the 2009 book "I'd Rather We Got Casinos and Other Black Thoughts." In 2012 he hosted the Showtime series "Larry Wilmore's Race, Religion & Sex."

"The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore" will premiere in January 2015 on Comedy Central.