Colbert's Late Show Ends, Allen's Comedy Block Begins

0:00It's April 6th. Entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now. AI-powered and trending. CVS is swapping out Stephen Colbert's late show for Byron Allen's comics Unleashed, starting May 22nd, right after the finale on May 21st. The comedy talk show, Pac-Wastanda Bax, jumps from its current 12.35 AM slot to 11.35 PM, followed by Allen's. Game show funding you should ask. Allen launched Comics Unleashed, 20 years back to give comedians a stage for laughs, and he's pumped about CVS grabbing his two-hour comedy block. He says the world needs more humor, especially now. Fans are feeling the end of an era after Colbert's decade run, with some still processing the three-decade late show legacy. Colbert himself got emotional, thanking viewers, his band, and the 200 crew members who made it happen every night. On a high note, the 61-year-old host revealed he's teaming up with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson to develop a script for a new film in the franchise. As a huge token fan,

1:05he's eyeing chapters three through six from the first book for a fresh story that fits the bigger saga. TV shakeups keep coming. Grey's anatomy hits season 23. Wheel of Fortune rolls into 44 and 45, while Hacks bows out after. Five, and the boys wraps with a wild fifth. Colbert's pivot shows late night evolving, but the laughs and drama ain't stopping anytime soon.