Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/bFV0ErVIcdq.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Byron Allen Buys Colbert’s Time Slot — Vows “No Politics” [bVtHxBg32Xo] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT What happens when one of America’s biggest media moguls takes over Stephen Colbert’s late-night time slot — and promises “No Politics”? In this wide-ranging conversation, Michael Smerconish sits down with Byron Allen to discuss comedy, late night television, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno, CBS, Comics Unleashed, and Allen’s incredible rise from a 14-year-old comedian at The Comedy Store to building a media empire. Byron Allen shares never-before-heard stories about: * Meeting Johnny Carson as a teenager * Writing jokes with Jay Leno & David Letterman * His first $25 paycheck * Sleeping on floors while his mother worked at NBC * Why he believes comedy should unite people — not divide them * Taking over Colbert’s former late-night slot * Why his new programming will avoid politics altogether Allen explains why he believes audiences are exhausted by division and why “just being funny” still matters. “If we can bring people together through laughter, that’s the goal.” Subscribe for more longform conversations with newsmakers, entertainers, politicians, authors, and cultural figures. #ByronAllen #StephenColbert #LateNight #Comedy #MichaelSmerconish #JohnnyCarson #CBS #Politics #ComicsUnleashed ymHJdEuwHox zcXg8fJZUqd LzkWqKVj76Y exlJBbe2tUZ eOVUmJtdquU K2nzmkq5o1Z r5TJYs1iApz
What happens when one of America’s biggest media moguls takes over Stephen Colbert’s late-night time slot — and promises “No Politics”? In this wide-ranging conversation, Michael Smerconish sits down with Byron Allen to discuss comedy, late night television, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno, CBS, Comics Unleashed, and Allen’s incredible rise from a 14-year-old comedian at The Comedy Store to building a media empire. Byron Allen shares never-before-heard stories about: * Meeting Johnny Carson as a teenager * Writing jokes with Jay Leno & David Letterman * His first $25 paycheck * Sleeping on floors while his mother worked at NBC * Why he believes comedy should unite people — not divide them * Taking over Colbert’s former late-night slot * Why his new programming will avoid politics altogether Allen explains why he believes audiences are exhausted by division and why “just being funny” still matters. “If we can bring people together through laughter, that’s the goal.” Subscribe for more longform conversations with newsmakers, entertainers, politicians, authors, and cultural figures. #ByronAllen #StephenColbert #LateNight #Comedy #MichaelSmerconish #JohnnyCarson #CBS #Politics #ComicsUnleashed ymHJdEuwHox zcXg8fJZUqd LzkWqKVj76Y exlJBbe2tUZ eOVUmJtdquU K2nzmkq5o1Z r5TJYs1iApz