CBS Seals Deal With Byron Allen to Lease All of Late Night After Stephen Colbert Exits in May

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  1. Basset_found on

    Who advertises on that show? A lot of the YT episodes of Comics Unleashed have less than 1,000 views…

    I understand CBS is getting paid (Comics Unleashed is paid programing), but who is this for? I think you have more viewers if they were selling knives. 

  2. The_Lone_Apple on

    I know the guy has become a very wealthy entrepreneur but I just remember him as an utterly unfunny comedian who tried doing some Arsenio Hall kind of show. The ten minutes of it I watched out of sheer curiosity was horrible and embarrassing.

  3. From wiki

    “He purposely advised his writers and comedians who appear on the program to avoid topical or political content”

    So it’s comedy mayonnaise, exactly what cbs wants (but maybe add some Zionism time to time)

  4. jwinfield1057 on

    If there’s a terrible comedy show on late night on one of the channels you never watch, it’s a Byron Allen production.

  5. nonsensestuff on

    I’m interested in seeing how this is cheaper to produce than Late Night— that made it worthwhile to destroy a legacy program for? Other than not paying for Colbert, which they could’ve easily addressed by just putting in a newer, cheaper host.

    It will still require a studio that can handle an audience. These comedians will need to be paid. It certainly won’t have the same draw as a late night show because they won’t have the celebrity guests or musical acts that get people to tune in.

    I’m sure if they’re just looking for something to fill dead air, it’s gonna be fine… but logically, it doesn’t seem to match the prestige of it’s predecessor, so it seems like a failing long term strategy.

  6. Byron Allen is not only not funny, but he is a sellout to the GOP and this Nazi regime

  7. ConstableGrey on

    This is the show that was on when you fell asleep on the couch with the TV on and woke up at like 1:30 AM

  8. This is basically infomercial programming.

    CBS gets the show for free and lets Byron Allen’s company keep a percentage of the ad space.

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