Earlier right now, it emerged that After Midnight, hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, can be ending after two seasons.
The Late Present host Stephen Colbert, who exec produces After Midnight, paid tribute to each Tomlinson and CBS for his or her efforts on the 12:30am present.
He known as Tomlinson, who needs to return to stand-up comedy touring, “extremely humorous”.
“Taylor’s determined to return to stand-up full time, and as somebody who’s finished this job for 20 years, I fully respect her enormously as a comic, and for making a really exhausting determination on the best way to greatest use her time and her expertise,” he stated on The Late Present.
Colbert additionally known as out CBS CEO George Cheeks, who can be co-CEO of proprietor Paramount World, CBS Leisure President Amy Reisenbach and CBS Studios President David Stapf for his or her help on After Midnight.
“I simply wish to say I can’t thank CBS sufficient for the belief they put in us, in creating the present, their fixed help alongside the best way,” he added. “As I’ve stated, I’ve been doing this a very long time, and also you hardly ever have companions that good, and also you’d need to work on considered one of these reveals like we do, to know on a regular basis and the hassle the superb employees of After Midnight put in to not solely launching a brand new present, but in addition creating a brand new type of considered one of these reveals for a late-night time slot. There ought to be so pleased with the work they did. I definitely am. It’s exhausting to strive one thing new, and it’s uncommon for a community to say, ‘We’d like extra of that’.”
The cancelation of After Midnight – CBS had quietly picked up the present for a 3rd season earlier than Tomlinson’s determination – implies that the community is eschewing the 12:30am programming slot.
After Midnight is produced by CBS Studios, Stephen Colbert’s Spartina Industries and Humorous Or Die. J.D. Amato and Jack Martin govt produce together with Stephen Colbert, Carrie Byalick, Tom Purcell and Evelyn McGee Colbert of Spartina Industries; James Dixon of Dixon Expertise, Joe Farrell, Mike Farah, Whitney Hodack and Henry R. Muñoz III of Humorous Or Die and Jason U. Nadler Jo Firestone was co-executive producer and head author. Sharon Everitt directed.
