*CBS has introduced that Byron Allen’s comedy programming will fill the late-night slot left vacant by Stephen Colbert, beginning Might 22 — the day after Colbert airs his ultimate “Late Present.”
In accordance with CNN, the community will air two consecutive half-hour episodes of “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” at 11:35 p.m., adopted by Allen’s syndicated sport present “Humorous You Ought to Ask” at 12:35 a.m. Colbert’s “Late Present” concludes on Might 21, with CBS citing the monetary realities of late-night tv as the explanation for the change.
The transfer sparked hypothesis that politics might have performed a job, given Colbert’s frequent criticism of President Donald Trump. Questions intensified as a result of CBS’ mother or father firm, Paramount, was in search of Trump administration approval for a proposed Skydance merger on the time the cancellation was introduced. Public skepticism grew additional after CBS settled a Trump defamation case.
Allen Media Group, the place Byron Allen serves as founder and CEO, will function beneath a time-buy settlement for the 2026–27 season, paying CBS to air its programming within the community’s late-night lineup. “Comics Unleashed” is just not new to CBS late evening, having occupied the 12:35 a.m. slot since September of final 12 months.
Expressing his pleasure for the expanded platform, Allen stated, “I really recognize CBS’ confidence in me by selecting up our two-hour comedy block of ‘COMICS UNLEASHED’ and ‘FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK,’ as a result of the world can by no means have sufficient laughter.”
Again in October, Allen made his ambitions clear at New York Advert Week, saying, “Let me be clear … if they’re in search of a present, my hand is already up,” he declared, noting his lifelong ambition to host “The Tonight Present.” Per THR, Allen added, “Fifty years I’ve been ready for this second, positively I’m going for it.”
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