NBC Slots ‘Byron Allen Presents The Comedy And Music Superfest’

The two-hour special Co-Hosted by Byron Allen, Kenan Thompson, Cedric The Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Tiffany Haddish and Gabriel Iglesias featuring some of the biggest names in comedy and music, will air Saturday, Feb. 11, from 8 to 10 p.m.

Allen Media Group’s new two-hour prime time network television event special Byron Allen Presents the Comedy and Music Superfest will be broadcast Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8-10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. The show was taped at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in front of a live audience with Rickey Minor as musical director.

The Comedy and Music Superfest will feature more than 20 comedy and musical performances. Musical performers include John Legend, Gladys Knight, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, and Earth Wind & Fire.

Comedy performances will feature Kenan Thompson, Cedric The Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Tiffany Haddish, Loni Love, Jon Lovitz, Roy Wood Jr., Gary Owen, Tommy Davidson, Dane Cook and Gabriel Iglesias.

“It’s time to bring superstars back to primetime network television on a regular basis,” said Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. “Celebrating and amplifying iconic comedy and musical entertainers is from the golden age of television, and long overdue for the whole family to enjoy together.”

The special is co-produced by Allen Media Group and Backhand Productions. Byron Allen, Carolyn Folks, Jennifer Lucas, Jeff Atlas and Michelle Willrich are executive producers.


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