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Colbert's firing sent Late Show audience into nose-dive so bad it's crashing CBS: report (www.rawstory.com)

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[-] obvs@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

Allen, 65, said from the outset he wasn't chasing Colbert's audience. "At the end of the day, I'm not trying to replace Colbert," he told NPR last month. "I am not trying to hold on to his audience because Comics Unleashed has been around 20 years and has its own audience."

Cool story bro.

[-] TootTootComingThru@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Wait Byron Allen as in that shitty, boring ass talkshow host from like 20 years ago who was only there to awkwardly set up comics to say their pre agreed upon bits from their act? They're replacing Colbert with that wet sock?

Sucks to suck lol.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

hmmm

In May 2026, Allen and his controlling company Allen Family Digital LLC announced an agreement to buy a controlling stake in BuzzFeed, Inc. for $120 million. BuzzFeed Founder and CEO Jonah Peretti will be succeeded by Byron Allen, who will assume the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer upon closing.[27]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Allen