On Wednesday, Stephen Colbert announced during The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that Taylor Tomlinson will host CBS’ After Midnight.
Tomlinson’s hosting gig will begin in early 2024 and will air during the 12:37 a.m. ET/PT time slot, the former home of The Late Late Show with James Corden.
After Midnight is based on Comedy Central’s @midnight which formerly followed The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Colbert is an executive producer on the revival from CBS Studios, Funny or Die, and Spartina Industries.
The announcement of Tomlinson came after Colbert disclosed to his audience that there would be a new late night show joining the CBS lineup.
Tomlinson chimed in and delivered her talents to the host. After the two joked around, Colbert called her onto the stage and introduced her.
Once she joined Colbert at his desk, she revealed how excited she was for the new job.
“I’ve never had a real job,” Tomlinson joked. “No I’ve been doing stand-up since I was 16, which is not a job.”
Tomlinson continued, “So like this has been a really fun couple of months like I was on TikTok searching like how to nail a job interview — TikTok is Google for children. How do you impress your maybe boss?”
As for her new boss, Colbert said, “As it turns out, the best part of having one of these jobs is being able to find and hire really good people.”
Colbert said in a press release, “We are thrilled to be reunited with our friends at Funny Or Die. My hope is that, every night, After Midnight will be just as ridiculous as the internet is every day. Plus, the original @midnight aired after The Colbert Report, so welcoming this new show to 12:30 feels like coming home.”
Tomlinson told her 30th birthday is this week during their discussion. Colbert wished her a happy birthday, adding, “I got you a network show.”
Tomlinson made waves with her Quarter-Life Crisis standup special, which debuted on Netflix in 2020. She released another special, Look At You, last year, and performed sell-out shows on her national Have It All tour.
After Midnight will air on CBS and be available to stream on Paramount+ in early 2024.
