With The Late Show with Stephen Colbert set to end its broadcast run in May, CBS has officially announced that Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen will be moved up to the 11:35 p.m. time slot for the 2026-2027 season.
Comics Unleashed will premiere in that time slot on Friday, May 22nd, and run back-to-back 30-minute episodes each night on CBS and streaming live on Paramount+. Airing since 2006, the roundtable-style comedy talk show has featured the likes of Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric the Entertainer, and Nate Bargatze.
The next hour will be filled by the Jon Kelley-hosted comedy game show Funny You Should Ask, which is also produced by Allen Media Group. It will follow with a similar schedule of back-to-back half-hour episodes beginning at 12:37 a.m.
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“I created and launched Comics Unleashed 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love — make people laugh,” said Allen in a statement. “I truly appreciate CBS’ confidence in me by picking up our two-hour comedy block of Comics Unleashed and Funny You Should Ask, because the world can never have enough laughter.”
Last July, CBS announced that it was canceling the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, citing financial reasons. At the time, the network also revealed it was shuttering the franchise entirely, rather than replacing Colbert as the host.
