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Byron Allen

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The Resume

    (April 22, 1961- )
    Born in Detroit, Michigan
    Birth name was Byron Allen Folks
    Comedian turned TV producer and media executive
    Co-hosted Real People
    Hosted 'The Byron Allen Show' (1989-92) and 'Comics Unleashed' (2006-14)
    Founder, chair, and CEO of Entertainment Studios (1993)
    Producer or executive producer of 'Destination Stardom,' 'The Gossip Queens,' 'Who Wants to Date a Comedian,' 'The First Family,' 'Mr. Box Office,' 'Funny You Should Ask,' 'We the People with Gloria Alred,' 'Supreme Justice with Judge Karen, 'America's Court with Judge Ross,' 'Justice for All with Judge Christina Perez, 'The Verdict with Judge Hatchett, and 'Justice with Judge Mablean'

Why he might be annoying:

    He launched six courtroom shows. (Three more and he can have his own televised Supreme Court.)
    He is quick to play the race card in disputes with cable providers reluctant to carry his programs or corporations reluctant to advertise on them.
    During a dispute with Comcast and Charter Cable, he complained about 'racist white executives,' then walked back the statement, saying it had not been meant for public release (2016).
    His $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald's was dismissed, with the court ruling that he had failed to provide evidence that race played a role in the company's choice of programs to advertise on (2021).

Why he might not be annoying:

    At fourteen, he was hired to write material for Jimmie 'J.J.' Walker's act.
    At eighteen, he was the youngest comedian to perform a stand-up set on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
    He was named of the '100 most intriguing entrepreneurs' at the Goldman Sachs Builders and Innovators Summit (2018).
    He took out a five-year $310-million loan to buy The Weather Channel (2018) and paid back the loan in five months.
    He partnered with Sinclair Broadcasting to buy Fox Sports from Disney (2021).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 130 Votes: 51.54% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying