CBS' firing of Stephen Colbert has seen the Late Show time slot nosedive in ratings — and it's taking the network with it.Since CBS handed Byron Allen the 11:35 p.m. slot formerly occupied by Colbert's The Late Show — with Allen Media footing all production costs under a "time buy" arrangement — Nie...
  • Archer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    9 days ago

    I like how the loser replacement guy tries to act like people know who he or his company is

      • FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        30·
        9 days ago

        This is me pre-googling this, and I was born in the early 80s: who in the fuck is Byron Allen? Never heard of him.

        Ok. Im gonna go plop a Goog on it and answer my own question.

        Edit: post-google, who the fuck is Byron Allen?

      • TargaryenTKE@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        9 days ago

        If you say so… I’ve heard of a handful of shows/projects he’s worked on, but it sounds to me that after decades of grind, THIS is his big break aaand most people aren’t happy about it. Not his fault obviously, but definitely a bad career decision if you ask me.

        Also, we meet again prole 🤣

        • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          7·
          8 days ago

          THIS is his big break

          I don’t think so… The guy is extremely wealthy, I think his big break happened decades ago. This is just him funding something he loves (comedy).

        • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          8 days ago

          but it sounds to me that after decades of grind, THIS is his big break aaand most people aren’t happy about it

          I didn’t know anything about Byron Allen other than it was a nebulous name I instantly recognized probably from comedy shows 30 years ago.

          But googling says he’s a god damn BILLIONAIRE.

      • MrShankles@reddthat.comEnglish
        5·
        8 days ago

        Idk how old you are (I’m late 30’s), but I’m a fan of comedy and have never heard of him. Maybe I don’t remember his name because his style didn’t interest me? I might know him if I saw him perform? He must not be that big of a name though, cause I don’t like plenty of comedians, but I’ve still heard of them. But that’s just personal anecdote, so I couldn’t really say