Byron Allen says ‘Comics Unleashed’ will avoid politics after taking over Trump-bashing Stephen Colbert’s slot on CBS

Nypost · May 17, 2026 · 466 words · By Fox News

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Byron Allen says ‘Comics Unleashed’ will avoid politics after taking over Trump-bashing Stephen Colbert’s slot on CBS Byron Allen announced Saturday that his show, “Comics Unleashed,” will avoid politics when it moves into Stephen Colbert’s Friday late-night…

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“What I’m doing with ‘Comics Unleashed,’ we don’t talk about politics.

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We don’t talk about anything that’s topical,” Allen told CNN’s Michael Smerconish.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “I created and launched ‘Comics Unleashed’ 20 years ago”

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Web search results and Wikipedia indicate that 'Comics Unleashed' originally ran from 2006, supporting the claim that it was launched approximately 20 years ago.

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web search NEUTRAL — From ‘Comics Unleashed’ to controlling the ad breaks, inside the risky business play turning Byron Allen into CBS’s late-night kingmaker.
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/inside-byron-allens-billion…

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web search NEUTRAL — Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedy talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra or sometimes DJ A1 provi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Unleashed

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web search NEUTRAL — Now he's ready to bring the laughs, CBS announcing April 6 that they will fill Colbert's time slot with back-to-back episodes of Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen, followed by Allen's game show Funny …
https://www.eonline.com/news/1430630/who-is-byron-allen-medi…

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Claim 2: “Colbert’s final show will air on May 21, 2026.”

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Confirmed by NY Post, LateNighter, and Wikipedia entries for 2026 episodes that the final show airs on May 21, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Col…

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Claim 3: “CBS announced April 6 that “Comics Unleashed” will air Monday through Friday with back-to-back half-hour episodes beginning May 22.”

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Multiple web sources confirm the April 6 announcement that 'Comics Unleashed' will air back-to-back half-hour episodes starting May 22.

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web search NEUTRAL — Effective May 22, 2026, Comics Unleashed will move to the 11:35 PM time slot being vacated by the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as CBS has announced the sale of the time slot to B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Unleashed

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web search NEUTRAL — CBS announced April 6 that "Comics Unleashed" will air Monday through Friday with back-to-back half-hour episodes beginning May 22. The network also said Allen's game show "Funny You Should Ask" will …
https://www.foxnews.com/media/byron-allen-vows-no-politics-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Comics Unleashed will air two back-to-back half-hour episodes nightly beginning. Comics Unleashed has been airing at 12:35 a.m. since last September, when it moved into the slot after CBS cancelled ga…
https://www.livemint.com/entertainment/comics-unleashed-with…

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Claim 4: “Byron Allen announced Saturday that his show, “Comics Unleashed,” will avoid politics when it moves into Stephen Colbert’s Friday late-night slot on CBS”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Byron Allen announced 'Comics Unleashed' will move into Stephen Colbert's Friday slot on CBS and will avoid politics.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After Midnight, stylized as @fter midnight or abbreviated @m and alternatively known as After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson, is an American late-night comedy panel game show hosted by Taylor Tomlinso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Midnight_(TV_series)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedy talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra or sometimes DJ A1 provi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Unleashed

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Claim 5: “announced in July 2025 that CBS would end “The Late Show” after the current season.”

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Web search results confirm that the cancellation of 'The Late Show' was announced and that the show would end after the current season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety comedy show that originally aired from January 9, 1995, to April 27, 2023, on CBS. Tom Snyder was the show's first host, follow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(American_t…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show is an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired on August 30, 1993, with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(franchise)

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Claim 6: “The network also said Allen’s game show “Funny You Should Ask” will follow.”

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Multiple sources confirm that the game show 'Funny You Should Ask' will follow 'Comics Unleashed' in the schedule.

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web search NEUTRAL — CBS to replace Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ with Byron Allen’s ‘Comics Unleashed’. 'Comics Unleashed' premieres May 22 at 11:35 pm, followed by comedy game show 'Funny You Should Ask' at 12:35 am.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cbs-replace-colberts-late-show…

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Claim 7: “Colbert ends his 11-year run as host of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.””

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Multiple cross-references from Flipboard and Wikipedia entries for 2026 episodes confirm Colbert's 11-year run ends on May 21.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…

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Claim 8: “Colbert, who took over the franchise from David Letterman in 2015”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (The Guardian, ABC News) confirm Stephen Colbert took over The Late Show from David Letterman in 2015.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…

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