American Auto and The Blackening star X Mayo is among the top three stars in the running to headline the reboot of @midnight, which will take over the slot of James Corden’s CBS late-night show after his departure. @midnight previously aired on Comedy Central from 2013- 2017 and was hosted by Chris Hardwick. Via Puck News, TVLine reported that X Mayo, comedian Ricky Velez and comedian/writer Taylor Tomlinson are being considered by CBS Chief George Cheeks. It is unclear how the reboot of the game show may be different from its original iteration. X Mayo would be a great host for the series due to her own comic writing and on-camera experience for The Daily Show as well as her own comedic and dramatic experience. Of course, she has starred in NBC’s American Auto , but she also lent her voice to Strange Planet and appeared in Donald Glover’s latest series, Swarm . She has also appeared in The Good Doctor and Lulu Wang’s The Farewell . In Mayo’s latest film, The Blackening , she plays...
