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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Bull-fucking-shit.

Ew. Wrong hole there, Ferdinand.

To the few (or one) that think Colbert is a comedian merely poking fun at politicians, you couldn't be more wrong.

An official thank you from the Democrat Party.

https://x.com/sunnyright/statu...ial-media-tribute%2F

This is poking fun:

^^^ Clever humor that had me laughing.

^^^^^^^^

And I'll bet Reagan was watching it, laughing his ass off.

Agree!

It is my fervent hope that Jon Stewart is next!

^^^^

Yep, funny how he and Colbert arose from the same fever swamp. When Stewart was full time on the "Daily Show", it was the main source of news for young'uns or so I've heard. But yeah, that's a couple snide mfers right there.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
It is my fervent hope that Jon Stewart is next!

While he's the originator of the news-entertainment format, and the incubator for clowns like Colbert, when compared to the current list of idiots with shows like Oliver, Noah, Meyers, he comes across as a moderate. Nevertheless, he spawned the accelerated degeneracy of news & information; perhaps it was inevitable given the likes of Cronkite and Rather who pontificated before him.

minus 5 days

Or would that be plus 5 days?

Either way, the douchebag is gone!

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Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed

One major difference between Colbert’s show and Allen’s is the absence of politics.

“No politics,” Allen told CBS Mornings ahead of Colbert’s last episode. “You come, you laugh… We’ve had on a thousand comedians, every shape and size, you name it. And I want to bring people together using comedy.”

Although CBS said its decision to cancel The Late Show was for financial reasons, some have questioned whether it was political. NPR’s Ailsa Chang asked Byron if the network or its parent company, Paramount, has discussed “boundaries not to cross or topics to avoid” for Comics Unleashed.

“I have absolutely not had any conversations with anybody at CBS or Paramount about what to say or not to say,” he answered. “Do you know that I’ve been taping this show here since July or August, and somebody from CBS just came by to say hello and thank us. Visited the set one time, came by to say, ‘We just want to see a taping because we haven’t been here.'”

https://www.breitbart.com/ente...tm_campaign=20260529

Nolte: CBS Lost $40 Million on Stephen Colbert, Profits $15 Million with Byron Allen

Dumb people are crowing over the fact that Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed drew only 878,000 viewers, which is less than the 2.15 million his oh-so sacred predecessor, Stephen Colbert, drew on average.

Before we get to the specifics, allow me to use an example to try to explain basic economics. Okay, let’s say you and your neighbor open competing restaurants…

You spend $1.50 to make a hamburger, and you sell 50 of those burgers for $2.50 a piece.

Are you dumb people still with me? This is about to get tricky…

Your neighbor spends $100 to make a hamburger and sells 100,000 of them for $99 a piece.

Ready for this…?

CBS lost $40 million per year to produce The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which attracted around 2.1 million viewers.

CBS is profiting $15 million per year to air Comics Unleashed, which attracted 878,000 in its debut.

Which is the better business decision? Losing $40 million per year, or profiting $15 million per year?

Are you still with me? This is about to get even more complicated…

After buying Colbert’s former timeslot from CBS, Byron Allen will keep the proceeds from whatever advertising he sells. This means that whatever money he takes in above the $15 million license fee and the costs involved to produce Comics Unleashed (which must be a pittance) is pure profit.

“We’re proud to partner with Byron Allen on a new business and programming model for late night that… was cost-prohibitive to continue,” a statement from CBS read. “With this ‘time buy’ model, we have shifted an hour that was losing roughly $40 million annually to $15 million in profit — a $55 million swing.”

For those of you unfamiliar with his story, look up Byron Allen. This guy went from being a stand-up comedian to co-hosting a 1970’s reality show called Real People to becoming a successful enough media and real estate mogul that he just spent $100 million on a home in Malibu. According to the legend, because Real People was produced by NBC, Allen would wander onto the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson set, and if no one was there, he would sit at Carson’s desk and pretend to host.

Last week, he purchased an entire Late Show timeslot from a major broadcast network.

So what we have here is this…

Last week, a rich, white guy named Stephen Colbert required $40 million in affirmative action from CBS to remain on the air.

This week, a self-made black billionaire named Byron Allen is paying his own way for the same time slot.

Is this a great country, or what?

I remember Allen when he first showed up on network TV. Real People - Remember that show?

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Originally posted by parabellum: - Remember that show?

Yup...possibly the first show that tapped into broadcasting errors, humorous reader letters, and lighthearted special interest stores in the now long forgotten variety show format. Precursor to Bloopers & Practical Jokes, and America's Funniest Home Videos.