Stephen Colbert’s Next Moves, Late-Night Uncertainty, and Fringe/Festival Highlights

With CBS airing Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 11:35, he shares Colbert’s comments about Allen and notes Colbert’s next gig writing a Lord of the Rings-universe film with Philippa Boyens; Colbert’s Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream packaging is also being updated. USA Today discusses possible late-night replacements (including podcast-style shows) and quotes David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel on late night’s future. He plugs HBO’s Josh Johnson: Symphony, spotlights Atsuko Okatsuka’s HomeState “Atsuko Bowl” charity tie-in, does a “Comedy Stock Market” (buy Weird Al and Henry Yen; sell Colbert), and runs festival items on Eloise Efthos, Suzy Cato, Steven K. Amos, and Amanda Knox’s Edinburgh Fringe show Cartwheel. 00:40 Colbert Finale And CBS Slot01:04 Colbert Rings Writing Gig01:40 Americone Dream Makeover02:04 Future Of Late Night03:07 Josh Johnson Special Preview04:22 Trailer Clip Highlights05:05 Atsuko Okatsuka Food Collab06:35 Comedy Stock Market Picks07:48 Eloise Efthos New Hour09:22 NZ Fest Reviews And Amanda Knox, comedian Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com For Uninterrupted Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening.  $4.99/month John's Substack about media is free.This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.