Byron Allen
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Sep 30, 2026
RobAUDIENCE
But could I, could I mention something about Comics Unleashed?
Mark SimoneHOST
Oh, yeah, Comics Unleashed, very good show, Byron Allen.
RobAUDIENCE
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I, I DVR that.
RobAUDIENCE
You know, you know that, that over the 20 years, but they only did four seasons, though.
Mark SimoneHOST
Take a look at it.
Mark SimoneHOST
In fact, it's doing so well that, uh, CBS is gonna do a prime time special, an hour of, uh, Comics Unleashed.
Mark SimoneHOST
This is Byron Allen, the comedian, who became a, a producer, a businessman, uh, went from comedian to making himself a billion dollars.
Mark SimoneHOST
He's a billionaire.
Mark SimoneHOST
In fact, it's doing so well that CBS is going to do a primetime special, an hour of Comics Unleashed.
Mark SimoneHOST
This is Byron Allen, the comedian, who became a producer, a businessman, went from comedian to making himself a billion dollars.
Mark SimoneHOST
He's a billionaire.
Mark SimoneHOST
I can't think of any other.
Mark SimoneHOST
They threw him the hell off the air.
Mark SimoneHOST
And they replaced it with Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed.
Mark SimoneHOST
which is just a bunch of comedians, Byron Allen talking to them, and it's just very funny comedy.
Mark SimoneHOST
It's not political.
Mark SimoneHOST
It's not even topical.
Mark SimoneHOST
It is crushing comedy.
Mark SimoneHOST
Kimmel and Fallon in the big demo, 18 to 49, that's what you look for in television.
Mark SimoneHOST
18 to 49, the Byron Allen Show on CBS Comics Unleashed, crushing Kimmel and crushing Fallon.
Mark SimoneHOST
They threw him the hell off the air.
Mark SimoneHOST
And they replaced it with Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed.
Mark SimoneHOST
which is just a bunch of comedians, Byron Allen talking to them, and it's just very funny comedy.
Mark SimoneHOST
It's not political.
Mark SimoneHOST
It's not even topical.
Mark SimoneHOST
Kimmel and Fallon in the big demo, 18 to 49.
Mark SimoneHOST
That's what you look for in television.
Mark SimoneHOST
18 to 49, the Byron Allen Show on CBS Comics Unleashed, crushing Kimmel and crushing Fallon.
Michael GelbartGUEST
I will happily, after this, send you private links to the episode, but here is what happened.
Michael GelbartGUEST
Byron Allen is an entrepreneurial genius, I suppose.
Michael GelbartGUEST
When I was a little kid, he was on a show called Real People.
Michael GelbartGUEST
Early 80s, I guess they were precursor to reality shows.
Michael GelbartGUEST
They'd show you real Americans that do something really unique, and Byron Allen was on the show.
Michael GelbartGUEST
And then years later, I ended up being a guest on a show that he owned called Comedy.TV, which I think you saw the appearance in a theater, one of those shows that's an hour long and they have like a celebrity host and then comedians come out and do five.
Michael GelbartGUEST
minutes or seven minutes of the stuff in the in the theater and i said we're doing a show called who wants to you broke up a little bit so byron actually someone from his company called and said we're doing a show we're going to start with six episodes to get the show sold we want you to be one of the we already have the stand-up footage from the night you did comedy.tv and the premise of the show it's one of those dating show women there's gonna be like four each other in contests in which you are the judge so you don't do anything ridiculous you won't be in a chicken suit or anything like that and we intercut it with the stand-up footage we already own it's basically a half-hour showcase of you but and you eliminate the women one by one based on their ability to compete in various things It sounded a little awkward for the women, but it sounded to me that it was just like my own half hour that I could act as host, basically.
Johnny MacHOST
Uh, because stay with me.
Johnny MacHOST
Assuming you take at face value that Colbert's show was really expensive, et cetera, et cetera, so what was the plan? Were they going to have Byron Allen at 11:30 and Taylor Tomlinson off on an island at 12:30? Or would they have moved Taylor Tomlinson to 11:30, which is probably a less expensive show to produce than Colbert's was, and Byron Allen at 12:30? So I think there might be a butterfly effect.
Johnny MacHOST
Again, I am not blaming Taylor Tomlinson, but I think her decision to walk away maybe, perhaps, possibly led to executives who came to terms with the idea of not having a 12:30 show, and then somebody going, "Huh, what if we didn't have an 11:30 show?" I've been in a lot of conference rooms with media executives, and I think maybe, perhaps, possibly that could have happened.
Johnny MacHOST
Not blaming Taylor Tomlinson.
MarcellusGUEST
Definitely won't.
Tezlyn FigaroHOST
Sean Combs, OJ Simpson, Byron Allen, Tyler Perry-
MarcellusGUEST
Yep
Tezlyn FigaroHOST
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Gary OwenHOST
So those episodes are airing now.
Gary OwenHOST
Uh, again, I know I did it a couple months ago, but shouts out to Byron Allen.
Gary OwenHOST
Um, I was short on qualifying for SAG medical insurance, and I called Byron Allen and I asked him, "Hey, can I get on a couple episodes? I'm a little short." You know, you gotta make so much money a year on SAG.
Gary OwenHOST
And he's like, "Yeah, yeah, I got you," and he put me on.
Gary OwenHOST
So we filmed, I filmed six episodes, um, couple days ago.
Gary OwenHOST
The first six I filmed last month are airing now.
Gary OwenHOST
He's done taken over the late night spot on CBS.
Gary OwenHOST
So from 11:30 to 12:30, it's Byron Allen hour now.
Phil LewisGUEST
That's your fault.
Phil LewisGUEST
So Byron Allen purchased.
Phil LewisGUEST
Sean, our fellow Detroiter, right? Fellow Detroiter.
Phil LewisGUEST
Fellow Detroiter.
Phil LewisGUEST
No.
Phil LewisGUEST
No comment.
Phil LewisGUEST
So Byron Allen bought.
Phil LewisGUEST
No comment.
Sam TallentGUEST
No.
Greg FitzsimmonsHOST
Guess what? What? With summer reruns, Byron Allen's show is number one in late night this summer.
Sam TallentGUEST
Undefeated.
Sam TallentGUEST
I want to do that show, just because it's old-timey show business to me.
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