Comics Unleashed

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 Cobraor sometimes DJ A1 providing music support.

Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen

Created by: Byron Allen

Presented by: Byron Allen

Narrated by: John Cramer

Country of origin: United States

Original language(s): English

Production

Executive producer(s)

Byron Allen

Carolyn Folks

Camera setup: Videotape; Multi-camera

Running time: 30 minutes

Production company(s): Entertainment Studios

Release

Original network: Syndicated(2006–2007, 2014)

Original release: September 2006 – 2014

Format

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Each episode begins with Allen delivering a short, usually topical monologue, after which he introduces the night's DJ and the panel of four comedians. Allen sets each comedian up with a prescribed, usually generic premise, at which point the comedian delivers a monologue from their stand-up routine. The separate comedians' monologues seldom tie into each other, but the structure of the show puts the monologues in the loose framework of a panel discussion/talk show.

Several episodes of the series featured an all-black cast, in which case the show was branded as Comics Unleashed: Hot Chocolate.

Broadcast history

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First-run weekly episodes were originally produced from 2006–07 and 2014, with repeats still airing in some markets, generally in the very late-night to overnight hours under bulk barter arrangements made for the various series of Entertainment Studios. Repeats of the series continue to air; the copyright notice for the series has since had the year of production stripped out, meaning the only reference that the show was produced a decade earlier is referencing stories and punchlines made in each episode. Back-to-back episodes also aired in prime time on MyNetworkTV before it became a programming service.

The series can also be found on Byron's Comedy.tv channel.