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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nStephen Colbert weighs in on CBS ‘Late Show’ slot replacement<\/p>\n
Stephen Colbert congratulated Byron Allen after CBS announced that the comic would be taking over “The Late Show”s 11:35 pm slot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Late-night TV isn’t the only takeover Byron Allen’s<\/a> got on the books.<\/p>\n In addition to inheriting Stephen Colbert<\/a>‘s timeslot on May 22, the media mogul has recently acquired a “majority stake” in\u00a0BuzzFeed and will become its next Chairman and CEO.<\/p>\n According to a news release<\/a> from BuzzFeed, Inc., Allen Family Digital, an affiliate of Allen’s family office, is set to acquire 40 million shares of the digital media company for $120 million by the end of the month.<\/p>\n Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed Founder and CEO, said the company was preparing for Allen’s arrival by making “significant changes,” including cost reductions, setting up BuzzFeed Studios and establishing Tasty as a new independent entity.<\/p>\n Allen plans to expand BuzzFeed and celebrity.land into \u201cfree-streaming video, audio and user-generated content.\u201d<\/p>\n “As of this moment, with the power of AI, BuzzFeed is officially chasing YouTube to become another premiere free video streaming service,” Allen said in a May 11 statement.<\/p>\n Here’s everything we know about Byron Allen.<\/p>\n Allen, a Los Angeles native, was the youngest comedian to appear on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show” when he made his debut in 1979.<\/p>\n He was a host on NBC’s “Real People,<\/a>” an early reality show, and attended film school at the University of Southern California, according to CSQ Magazine.<\/p>\n Allen founded what would become Allen Media Group in 1993, according to the CSQ profile. The company purchased The Weather Channel in 2018. Allen is currently the Chairman and CEO of the media company.<\/p>\n Allen is listed as an executive producer on multiple courtroom shows,<\/a> including “Justice for the People with Judge Milian,” “Mathis Court with Judge Mathis” and “America’s Court with Judge Ross,” among others.<\/p>\n IMDB also lists Allen as an executive producer for “The Grio Awards”, “Byron Allen Presents the Comedy and Music Superfest” and “Who Wants to Date a Comedian”.<\/p>\n Allen owns over a dozen ABC, CBS and NBC network-affiliate broadcast television stations around the country, 10 24-hour HD television networks and multiple digital streaming platforms.<\/p>\n Allen’s “block” will begin the day after “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/a>” ends its run on May 21.<\/p>\n “Comics Unleashed” and comedy game show “Funny You Should Ask,” two\u00a0shows produced by Allen<\/a>, will air on the East Coast at 11:35 p.m. and 12:37 a.m., respectively, on CBS.<\/p>\n Back-to-back half-hour episodes of “Comics Unleashed” will be followed by episodes of the “Funny You Should Ask,” CBS announced April 6.<\/p>\n Allen purchased the airtime for “Comics Unleashed” and “Funny You Should Ask” from CBS, with Allen Media Group selling advertising on the shows, per\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. Variety reports that the deal is\u00a0through the 2026-2027 television season<\/a>.<\/p>\nWho is Byron Allen?<\/h2>\n
When is Byron Allen taking over late-night?<\/h2>\n