Allen taps CBS's late-night hour for a gentler Comics Unleashed panel
TL;DR
Byron Allen is leasing CBS's 11:35 p.m. slot to air Comics Unleashed—a panel show designed not to offend—marking a Carson-era nod as CBS shifts away from Colbert’s late-night format.
- The media mogul taking Colbert’s hour spent 51 years chasing it The Washington Post
- ‘I’m not trying to replace him’: meet the media mogul taking over Stephen Colbert’s time slot on CBS The Guardian
- Meet Byron Allen, the comic-turned-media mogul who’s taking over CBS late night CNN
- Late night has enough political humor already, says host stepping into Colbert's slot NPR
- Byron Allen Marks CBS 11:35 Debut With a Late-Night Roll Call—and a Sponsor Shout-Out LateNighter
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