Comics Unleashed
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Release | September 2006 2014 | โ
Comics Unleashed is a half-hour
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 2006โ07, with repeats still airing in some markets, generally in the very
In September 2023, CBS announced that it would air the series in a back-to-back episode format in its network late-night lineup following The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beginning September 18, as a stop gap between the conclusion of The Late Late Show franchise and its successor (later announced as a Stephen Colbert-produced revival of the panel show @midnight) due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes delaying production of any new series. Roughly half of the run featured unaired first-run episodes, until After Midnight premiered in 2024.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Block, Alex Ben (2013-03-13). "'Comics Unleashed' Renewed on CBS Stations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ 'Comics Unleashed' lands on MyNetworkTV, The Hollywood Reporter, April 1, 2009. Archived April 19, 2013, at archive.today
- ^ "Comics Unleashed renewed for two "seasons" despite no new episodes since 2007?". The Comic's Comic. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ "Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen taped new episodes for Fall 2014!". The Comic's Comic. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ Knolle, Sharon (2023-09-11). "CBS Bringing Back Byron Allen's 'Comics Unleashed' to Late Night". TheWrap. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2023-09-11). "'Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen' Joins Fall CBS Late-Night Line-Up". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ 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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