(CNN)It's funny.  It's serious.  Seriously funny?  We'll see. Larry Wilmore's "The Nightly Show" debuted on Comedy Central Monday night, taking over the "Colbert Report" time slot. And right from the start, it was apparent, the show wasn't going to shy away from race. One of his first jokes? "A brother finally gets a show on late night TV, but, of course, he has to work on Martin Luther King Day." Yes, "The Nightly Show" not just dove right into racial humor. It swam in it, skewering everything in its path. On climate change: "If we don't figure this out, then it won't just be black people saying, 'I can't breathe.'" On Al Sharpton: "Al, slow down man.  You don't have to respond to every black emergency.  You're not black Batman." But predictible, it wasn't. "A very powerful motion picture was snubbed. This film's message is as poignant today as it was when I was a kid," he said, as he prepared to dress down the Academy Awards and its snub of black talent in this year's nomination. And then the punchline: " How did the "Lego Movie" movie not get nominated for best picture?" If you're not familiar with him, Wilmore's a writer and comedian, who has largely made his mark behind the scenes. He's popped up occasionally on "The Daily Show" as "Senior Black Correspondent," but he's devoted much of his career to writing and producing. It didn't start out that way. In the 1980s, he dropped out of college to become an actor and stand-up comedian. (You may remember him as a police officer on "The Facts of Life.") It was a few years later when he decided to become a TV writer. As Wilmore tells it, he was just being practical. "I knew Hollywood wasn't going to find me," he told New York magazine of his acting years, when the standard casting call wanted black men closer to Eddie Murphy's fast-talking types. "I needed to be able to control my own destiny. Being an actor was too flighty." After success as a writer for "In Living Color," "Sister, Sister" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," he turned producer with "The PJs," the animated Eddie Murphy show, and the offbeat "Bernie Mac Show." His brother Marc is a writer for "The Simpsons." In Monday's debut,  "The Nightly Show" wasn't all fun and games. Wilmore hosted a 10-minute panel discussion on the "state of protests" in the nation, featuring U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, rapper/activist Talib Kweli, comedian Bill Burr and show contributor Shenaz Treasury. Making a point about the perception of black men in America, Wilmore asked the sharp-dressed senator from New Jersey a rhetorical question. "You look very nice in a suit. Do you feel like you're just a hoodie away from being face down in the pavement?" Funny?  Yes.  Serious?  Yes.  Seriously funny? There's no doubt that Wilmore is out to make a point and have America join in on the conversation. CNN's Todd Leopold contributed to this report.

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Larry Wilmore's "Nightly Show" is taking over Colbert's old time slot. Most of Wilmore's experience behind scenes, though he's appeared on "Daily Show"

Problem: If you're an Alessandro, Lorenzo or Romeo, your name alone may just be enough to sweep someone off their feet. And the same goes for Scarlett, Nicolette, Natalia, Anaïs and Paulina, who have all been voted as having the world's sexiest names in a five year study. Bobs, Gertrudes, Berthas and Normans, however, have less luck when it comes to convincing people of their passionate side, according to the research. Actors Alessandro Nivola (left) and Scarlett Johansson (right) have the sexiest names, according to a recent study. The results were collated by Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabyNameWizard.com. The results were collated by Laura Wattenberg, founder of New York-based BabyNameWizard.com who asked tens of thousands of visitors to rate names for sexiness. The top 10 contenders for boys' and girls' names shared a number of characteristics that inspired feelings of sensuality and passion, Wattenberg wrote in her blog. Many of the male names end in 'O,' and many of the female names end in 'a.' Female names, such as Nicolette and Alessandra, also have double. 'Italian names make a strong showing on the girls' list, but French comes to the fore as well,' said Wattenberg. Italian names make a strong showing on the girls' list, but French comes to the fore as well. On the left is actor Lorenzo Lamas and the right image shows Miss Universe Paulina Vega, who both has sexy names. Rhett and Scarlett  can be found in Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone with the Wind.' Pictured are the characters Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind played by Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. 'The French girls' choices add a saucy flavor, with the flouncy diminutive Nicolette and the literarily erotic Anaïs.' Wattenberg said that exotic names also have an element of fantasy, which is why they are often chosen for perfumes or lingerie brands. Literature also has an impact on how we view names with Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' inspiring the top 10 list for boys. Rhett and Scarlett, meanwhile, can be found in the pages of Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone with the Wind.' 'One thing that leaps out at you is that we do have a mostly American and English-speaking user base, and Americans still have the image of the Latin lover,' Wattenberg told Live Science. 'These names are Italian and Spanish and French. You can even go Russian, with Dmitri.' The name Bob is common compared to the names on the 'sexy' list and so many people many not consider it to be exciting or romantic, Wattenberg said. The least sexy girls' names are largely old-fashioned, with double consonants in the middle, as in Gertrude and Mildred. The site that conducted the study doesn't collect demographic data on the users, but includes users worldwide. Pictured on the left is Ethel Kennedy, widow of Senator Robert Kennedy, and on the right singer Bob Dylan. Their names were both voted as among the least sexiest in the world. If you're a Mildred or a Howard, there is still hope. 'Sexiness isn't a universal positive in a name,' wrote Wattenburg. 'Every name style comes with trade-offs, and what sounds good on a lingerie label may not serve as well for a salesperson or aspiring politician.' These results are based on ratings from Namipedia visitors, the majority of whom are female. 'It's certainly possible that an all-male panel would choose differently,' said Wattenburg. 'Yet the girls' style, including Italian and French names and double letters, does line up with a style heavily favoured by the adult entertainment industry for targeting male customers. 'As for male names designed to appeal to a gay male audience, one 2005 study found a proponderance of simple boy-next-door stage names like Tom and Mark.' Many of the male names end in 'O,' and many of the female names end in 'a.' Rapper Romer Millar (left) and model Alessandra Ambrosio (right) both have sexy names.
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Top male names also included Romeo, Rhett, Dante and Lorenzo. Top female names included Nicolette, Natalia, Anaïs and Paulina. Many of male names end in 'o,' and many female names end in 'a' There is a strong preference for exotic Italian and French names. Bobs, Gertrudes, Ernests, and Normans have the least sexy names.