India, May 8 -- With just weeks left before hosting his final episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert revealed the message he sent to Byron Allen after learning that Comics Unleashed would replace his program's time slot on CBS. The 61-year-old also added that he sent a cheeky request to Allen, sending him a direct message.

Colbert said he reached out directly to Allen after the network confirmed the transition. "God bless him. I know Byron. We got to know each other last year, actually. He's fascinating. You know his history with Carson?" Colbert told The Hollywood Reporter, referring to Allen becoming the youngest comic to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at age 18.

"Anyway, when I found out, I wrote him the next m...