After Midnight (TV series)
After Midnight, stylized as @fter midnight or abbreviated @m, is an American late-night comedy panel game show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson and executive produced by Stephen Colbert via his company Spartina Productions, Henry R. Muñoz III via his comedy studio Funny or Die, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert executive producer Tom Purcell. The program premiered on CBS at 12:37 am ET on January 17, 2024, in the timeslot previously held by The Late Late Show,[1] and is a reboot of @midnight, which ran from 2013 to 2017 on sister cable network Comedy Central.[2][3][4][5] Upon its debut, it received generally positive reviews.[6][7][8]
For other uses, see After Midnight.After Midnight
- Jack Martin
- Eric Pierce
United States
English
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- Stephen Colbert
- Tom Purcell
- Carrie Byalick
- James Dixon
- Evelyn McGee Colbert
- Joe Farrell
- Mike Farah
- Whitney Hodack
- Henry R. Muñoz III
- Jason U. Nadler
- Spartina Productions
- Dixon Talent, Inc.
- Funny or Die
- CBS Studios
January 17, 2024 –
present
Production[edit]
@midnight with Chris Hardwick, often shortened to @midnight, is an American late night panel game show hosted by Chris Hardwick that ran from October 21, 2013, to August 4, 2017, on Comedy Central. In February 2023, it was reported that Comedy Central's current sister broadcast network, CBS, was considering a revival of @midnight to serve as a replacement for The Late Late Show after the end of James Corden's tenure.[9] Pre-production of the series was halted due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.[10]
On November 1, 2023, CBS announced the revival under the title After Midnight for a premiere in early 2024, with Jack Martin retained as showrunner alongside Eric Pierce.[11] The creative team is also composed of comedian Jo Firestone as head writer, with Spartina Productions' Carrie Byalick and Evelyn McGee Colbert, James Dixon, Tom Purcell, Funny or Die's Joe Farrell, Mike Farah, Whitney Hodack, Henry R. Muñoz III, and @midnight co-creator Jason U. Nadler serving as executive producers.[12]
On that night's episode of The Late Show, Colbert subsequently revealed stand-up comedian Taylor Tomlinson as the show's new host. She was chosen after auditioning alongside comedians Ricky Velez and X Mayo.[13]
The show airs Mondays-Thursdays; a special football-themed episode aired on Super Bowl Sunday after CBS's coverage of Super Bowl LVIII.