I think the same people who fired Colbert wouldn’t put anything that ruffled a single feather into that spot. What else is there to think? Other than slandering good people, of course.
I think it will be a ratings boon for Kimmel and Fallon as I can’t fathom a single one of Colbert’s viewers sticking with Byron Allen. Inoffensive and bland don’t even begin to describe the snooze inducing nature of Comics Unleashed.
ETA: I wonder if the affiliates have the ability to opt out of airing this replacement once they see the colossal drop in ratings that is bound to happen.
Exactly. Add in that Byron Allen is happy to pay CBS to air his programs (he also has a game show that’s going to go into the time slot after Colbert), and it is an extreme no-brainer for CBS management.
Kudos to Byron Allen for looking barely different than he did when he was on Real People over 40 years ago. Other than that he stinks. I’ve tried to watch Comics Unleashed and it’s awful. It’s almost always the most bland road comics around that are there because they can work clean. We all know that on real talk shows the setups for comics are mostly fake and arranged beforehand. He does those phony setups without any pretense of a conversation. Its so bad and fake that I can’t even watch on those rare occasions that it’s a comic I like.
Byron Allen is literally the youngest performer alive that can make some people nostalgic for 1979. I can’t wait for the Pink Lady and Jeff reboot.