Comics Unleashed
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Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show
produced by the Entertainment Studios
production company (formerly CF Entertainment) and hosted by Byron Allen
, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra providing music support. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a sit-down chat show. First-run weekly episodes were originally produced from 2006 through 2008 (some can be dated through Byron's topical jokes delivered during his brief opening monologue).
The show traditionally airs in the very late-night
to overnight hours on most stations. However, on April 8, 2009, back-to-back episodes also began airing in prime time on MyNetworkTV
. This ended when MyNetworkTV turned into a programming service. The series is also broadcast by the TV One cable network.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i7288557915e143d057a495b1f7b95044
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....
produced by the Entertainment Studios
Entertainment Studios
Entertainers with Byron Allen is a television magazine interview series hosted by Byron Allen which usually airs in low-profile weekend timeslots in syndication, such as early afternoons against competing sports events on other stations a television station knows they will not compete well...
production company (formerly CF Entertainment) and hosted by Byron Allen
Byron Allen
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.-Early...
, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobra providing music support. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a sit-down chat show. First-run weekly episodes were originally produced from 2006 through 2008 (some can be dated through Byron's topical jokes delivered during his brief opening monologue).
The show traditionally airs in the very late-night
Late night television
Late night television in the United States is the block of television programming airing after 11:00 pm and usually through 2:00 am. Traditionally, this type of programming airs after the late local news and is most notable for being the daypart used for a particular genre of programming that falls...
to overnight hours on most stations. However, on April 8, 2009, back-to-back episodes also began airing in prime time on MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
. This ended when MyNetworkTV turned into a programming service. The series is also broadcast by the TV One cable network.http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i7288557915e143d057a495b1f7b95044