{"id":2588119,"date":"2026-04-07T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-allens-comics-unleashed-replacing-stephen-colbert-on-cbs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:22:23","slug":"byron-allens-comics-unleashed-replacing-stephen-colbert-on-cbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-allens-comics-unleashed-replacing-stephen-colbert-on-cbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Allen&#8217;s Comics Unleashed replacing Stephen Colbert on CBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbyron-allens-comics-unleashed-replacing-stephen-colbert-on-cbs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CBS is shifting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-guest-host-chelsea-handler-says-white-mens-opinions-are-irrelevant\/\" title=\"Late-Night Guest Host Chelsea Handler Says ...White Men\u2019s Opinions Are Irrelevant\u201d\">late-night lineup<\/a> by selling the 11:35 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-gutfeld-admits-taking-on-tucker-carlsons-prime-time-slot-has-crossed-my-mind\/\" title=\"Greg Gutfeld has considered taking over Tucker Carlson&#039;s prime-....\">slot previously occupied<\/a> by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to Byron Allen, CEO of Allen Media group.The Late Show will air its final episode on May 21,after which two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-to-watch-animated-wingfeather-saga\/\" title=\"5 Reasons You Should Watch Animated ...Wingfeather Saga\u201d\">half-hour episodes<\/a> of Comics Unleashed will fill the 11:35 p.m. time slot. The arrangement extends through the 2026-2027 television season, according to Variety.<\/p>\n<p>Key details:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Comics unleashed originally ran from 2006 to 2016 and resumed production for the 2025-2026 season.Allen had already paid CBS to air two episodes in the 12:37 a.m.slot and will continue to lease time for his comedy game show, Funny You Should Ask.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Allen said the move reflects his aim to provide a platform for comedians to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-gives-behind-the-scenes-look-at-her-new-talk-show\/\" title=\"Candace Owens Gives Behind The Scenes Look At Her New Talk ...\">make people laugh<\/a> and to offer \u201cfamily-kind,\u201d advertiser-friendly humor without political content. He envisions a tone akin to \u201cI Love Lucy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The decision could mark a turning point for CBS\u2019s late-night slate, especially given Colbert\u2019s history of political humor. Colbert is also pursuing other projects, including co-writing a new Lord of the Rings film with his son.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Byron Allen&rsquo;s Comics Unleashed to replace Stephen Colbert on CBS next month<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2554047\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cbs-news\/\">CBS<\/a> sold the timeslot occupied by late-night host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-colbert\/\">Stephen Colbert<\/a> to comedian and Allen Media Group CEO Byron Allen.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Late Show<\/em> <em>with Stephen Colbert<\/em> will air its final episode on May 21, after which the 11:35 p.m. timeslot will be filled with two half-hour&nbsp;episodes of <em>Comics&nbsp;Unleashed<\/em>. This deal runs through the 2026-2027 television season, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/cbs-byron-allen-late-night-stephen-colbert-comics-unleashed-1236709162\/\">according to<\/a> <em>Variety<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Comics Unleashed <\/em>originally aired over 200 episodes from 2006 through 2016, and resumed production for new episodes&nbsp;for the 2025-2026 season. Allen previously paid CBS to air two episodes of this show during the 12:37 a.m. timeslot and will continue to lease this time to air his comedy game show, <em>Funny You Should Ask<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I created and launched &lsquo;Comics Unleashed&rsquo; 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love &ndash; make people laugh,&rdquo; Allen said in a statement. &ldquo;I truly appreciate CBS&rsquo; confidence in me by picking up our two<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-hour comedy block<\/a> of &lsquo;Comics Unleashed&rsquo; and &lsquo;Funny You Should Ask,&rsquo; because the world can never have enough laughter.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Byron Allen arrives at the Baby2Baby Gala on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Richard Shotwell\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Allen sought Colbert&rsquo;s timeslot shortly after the news broke that CBS was pulling the plug on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>. He said in October 2025, &ldquo;If they&rsquo;re looking for a show, my hand is already up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CBS replacing Colbert&rsquo;s show with Allen&rsquo;s could mark a turning point for the timeslot, as Colbert is known for his comedic shots at President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>. Allen told the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> last year that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2025-08-11\/byron-allen-comics-unleashed-cbs-late-night\">he seeks to have &ldquo;family-friendly&rdquo;<\/a> comedy devoid of &ldquo;political humor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I tell the comedians we&rsquo;re shooting <em>I Love Lucy<\/em>,&rdquo; Allen said. &ldquo;Something that&rsquo;s evergreen. So I don&rsquo;t want to hear any political humor. Just be funny, family-friendly, and advertiser-friendly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4513725\/bruce-springsteen-rich-life-relate-average-people-joe-concha\/\"><strong>BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVING &lsquo;RICH LIFE&rsquo; WHILE TRYING TO RELATE TO AVERAGE PEOPLE: JOE CONCHA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted CBS for comment.<\/p>\n<p>One venture that Colbert is pursuing with his show ending is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4502846\/stephen-colbert-co-writing-new-lord-of-the-rings-film-with-son\/\">co-writing a new <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> movie with his son<\/a>. This film will focus on six chapters at the beginning of the first book, <em>The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em>, that were never included in Peter Jackson&rsquo;s film adaptation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comics Unleashed to replace Colbert on CBS slot soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2588120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP23318179551143-e1775583701657.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[77340,7585,77341,38026],"class_list":["post-2588119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-byron-allen","tag-cbs","tag-comics-unleashed","tag-stephen-colbert"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP23318179551143-e1775583701657.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588119"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588123,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588119\/revisions\/2588123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}