Byron Allen
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Byron Allen is an American
comedian. He is the head of Entertainment Studios, a broadcast syndication company responsible for producing and distributing several television shows pertaining to stand-up comedy
and the entertainment industry. Allen also hosts some of the shows himself.
. He is one of many notable graduates from Fairfax High School in Hollywood, California. He began doing stand-up comedy
as a teenager in Los Angeles
.
television series Real People
. After the series was canceled in 1984, he returned to stand-up comedy, and in 1989, became the host of a weekly syndicated late-night interview program in the mold of The Tonight Show
called The Byron Allen Show, which ran until 1994. Two years later, he also started hosting and producing a seasonal music video countdown program syndicated to local TV stations called Jammin. This show later was renamed Kickin' It.
In 1993, his talk show, Entertainers with Byron Allen, premiered; it continues to the present day. Since then, Allen's Entertainment Studios production company (formerly CF Entertainment) has expanded its scope. Today, he produces and distributes almost two dozen lifestyle-related and interview programs for television syndication
. He currently hosts Comics Unleashed
, a comedic talk show
. Allen's Entertainment Studios in 2010 will launch a courtroom show America's Court with Judge Ross
into daytime syndication, along with two education/information (E/I) programs.
Started in 2009, Allen created and developed "Comedy.TV". This weekly, one-hour long syndicated program features varying stand-up comedians. "We are thrilled to have a platform where the world’s best comedians can shine and make people laugh," says Allen.
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comedian. He is the head of Entertainment Studios, a broadcast syndication company responsible for producing and distributing several television shows pertaining to stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
and the entertainment industry. Allen also hosts some of the shows himself.
Early life
Byron Allen was born in Detroit, MichiganDetroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. He is one of many notable graduates from Fairfax High School in Hollywood, California. He began doing stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
as a teenager in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Career
In 1979, he was named one of the hosts of the weekly NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television series Real People
Real People
Real People is an NBC reality television series that aired from 1979 to 1984, on Wednesday and then Sunday nights. Its initial episodes aired live in the Eastern and Central Time Zones.-Synopsis:...
. After the series was canceled in 1984, he returned to stand-up comedy, and in 1989, became the host of a weekly syndicated late-night interview program in the mold of The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
called The Byron Allen Show, which ran until 1994. Two years later, he also started hosting and producing a seasonal music video countdown program syndicated to local TV stations called Jammin. This show later was renamed Kickin' It.
In 1993, his talk show, Entertainers with Byron Allen, premiered; it continues to the present day. Since then, Allen's Entertainment Studios production company (formerly CF Entertainment) has expanded its scope. Today, he produces and distributes almost two dozen lifestyle-related and interview programs for television syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
. He currently hosts Comics Unleashed
Comics Unleashed
Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and ' providing music support. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a...
, a comedic talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
. Allen's Entertainment Studios in 2010 will launch a courtroom show America's Court with Judge Ross
America's Court with Judge Ross
America's Court with Judge Ross is a nationally-syndicated American television show that debuted in several top U.S. markets on September 20, 2010. This show uses a former real-life judge presiding over fictionalized small claims court cases. Here, Kevin A. Ross is the presiding judge...
into daytime syndication, along with two education/information (E/I) programs.
Started in 2009, Allen created and developed "Comedy.TV". This weekly, one-hour long syndicated program features varying stand-up comedians. "We are thrilled to have a platform where the world’s best comedians can shine and make people laugh," says Allen.