‘The Varnell Hill Show’ coming to Paramount+ on September 1Tommy Davidson as Varnell Hill in ‘The Varnell Hill Show’ | Paramount+The Varnell Hill Show stars original Martin cast member Tommy Davidson as talk show host Varnell Hill. “The way it came about is me and Kid – Kid [Christopher Reid] from Kid ‘n Play – we were mad because we were like, ‘Hey man, there’s no more Black late-night talk shows.’ “So Kid said, ‘Man, why don’t you can Martin and ask him if you can do The Varnell Hill Show as a late-night talk show?’” It blends traditional scripted elements with aspects of late-night TV, Davidson explained. “It’s a TV show about a late-night talk show that’s really a late-night talk show,” he shared.