By Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TV “Lights Out With David Spade,” which halted production last month due to the coronavirus pandemic, will not return to Comedy Central, Variety has learned.
Instead, the ViacomCBS-owned brand is preparing to shop the late-night talker — which it produces through its Comedy Central Productions — to outside networks and platforms.
The move comes as Comedy Central has experienced both a massive influx in viewers and severe disruption to its programming pipeline amid the pandemic. “Lights Out” premiered last year on Comedy Central in the 11:30 p.m.
time slot following “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” Spade, one of the biggest stars to emerge from “Saturday Night Live” in the 1990s, brought an
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