CBS SHIFTS "COMICS UNLEASHED with BYRON ALLEN" TO 11:35 PM BEGINNING FRIDAY, MAY 22

"Funny You Should Ask" Joins Late-Night Lineup at 12:35 AM

· CBS moves the Byron Allen-hosted comedy talk show COMICS UNLEASHED with BYRON ALLEN to the 11:35 PM time slot beginning Friday, May 22. COMICS UNLEASHED will air Monday through Friday with back-to-back half-hour episodes (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live on Paramount+*.

· The comedy game show FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK, hosted by Jon Kelley, joins CBS' late-night lineup with back-to-back half-hour episodes Monday through Friday beginning Friday, May 22 (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live on Paramount+*.

· "I created and launched COMICS UNLEASHED 20 years ago so my fellow comedians could have a platform to do what we all love - make people laugh," said Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. "I truly appreciate CBS' confidence in me by picking up our two-hour comedy block of COMICS UNLEASHED and FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK, because the world can never have enough laughter."

· COMICS UNLEASHED, produced by Allen Media Group and executive produced by Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks, Jennifer Lucas, Jodi Miller, Peter Steen and Dylan King has been airing in first-run strip syndication since its premiere in September 2006 and can be seen on CBS owned-and-operated television stations nationwide.

· FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK, produced by Allen Media Group and executive produced by Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks, Jennifer Lucas, Bob Boden, Jodi Miller, Peter Steen, Scott Satin and Eric Charbonnel has been airing in first-run strip syndication since its premiere in September 2017 and can be seen on CBS owned-and-operated television stations nationwide.

*Paramount+ Premium subscribers will have access to stream live via the feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service.