Comics Unleashed
Also known asComics Unleashed with Byron Allen
Created byByron Allen
Presented byByron Allen
Narrated byJohn Cramer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersByron Allen
Carolyn Folks
Camera setupVideotape; Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyEntertainment Studios
Original release
NetworkSyndicated
ReleaseSeptember 2006 (2006-09) –
2014 (2014)

Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company (formerly CF Entertainment) and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra or sometimes DJ A1 providing music support. It originally ran from 2006–2014 in syndication and was reran on CBS from April 2023 to January 2024 to fill the former time slot of The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Format

Each episode begins with Allen delivering a short, usually topical monologue, after which he introduces the night's DJ and the panel of four comedians. Allen sets each comedian up with a prescribed, usually generic premise, at which point the comedian delivers a monologue from their stand-up routine. The monologues by different comedians seldom tie into each other, but the structure of the show puts the monologues in the loose framework of a panel discussion talk show.

Several episodes of the series in first-run featured an all-Black panel under the title Comics Unleashed: Hot Chocolate, though they were eventually presented as regular episodes in subsequent airings.

Broadcast history

First-run weekly episodes were originally produced from 2006–07, with repeats still airing in some markets, generally in the very late-night to overnight hours under bulk barter arrangements made for the various series of Entertainment Studios, with some notable carriers having included CBS Television Stations (which scheduled it as a lead-out for The Late Late Show on CBS owned-and-operated stations).[1] Back-to-back episodes also aired in prime time on MyNetworkTV before it became a programming service.[2] The program did not produce any new episodes beyond its original 2006–07 run until 2014.[3][4]

In September 2023, CBS announced that it would air reruns of back-to-back episodes of Comics Unleashed in its network late-night lineup following The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beginning September 18, due to the conclusion of The Late Late Show franchise and the inability to produce its expected successor (a Stephen Colbert-produced revival of the panel show @midnight) due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes at the time. Roughly half of the run features unaired first-run episodes, until After Midnight premieres in 2024.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Block, Alex Ben (2013-03-13). "'Comics Unleashed' Renewed on CBS Stations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. ↑ 'Comics Unleashed' lands on MyNetworkTV, The Hollywood Reporter, April 1, 2009. Archived April 19, 2013, at archive.today
  3. ↑ "Comics Unleashed renewed for two "seasons" despite no new episodes since 2007?". The Comic's Comic. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen taped new episodes for Fall 2014!". The Comic's Comic. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. ↑ Knolle, Sharon (2023-09-11). "CBS Bringing Back Byron Allen's 'Comics Unleashed' to Late Night". TheWrap. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (2023-09-11). "'Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen' Joins Fall CBS Late-Night Line-Up". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  7. ↑ White, Peter (2023-11-01). "'After Midnight': CBS Sets Showrunners & Team For 'The Late Late Show With James Corden' Replacement". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-01-03.


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