SCOUT· 69%1h 44m·2026-07-13·ComedyByron Allen | Club Random with Bill Maher
Bill Maher welcomes media mogul Byron Allen to Club Random for one of the most remarkable origin stories you'll hear all year. Long before building a multibillion-dollar media empire, Byron was a 14-year-old kid hanging around NBC, studying Johnny Carson like it was graduate school and writing jokes for Jimmie Walker…
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“I only knew Byron's name from one of Norm's routines, but this was actually one of the most interesting interviews ever aired on the show. His, and his mother's, story is so inspiring. They deserve the success they have aquired.”
“I could listen to Byron talk all day long. I had no idea who he was before this. What an incredible story teller full of incredible stories. The real miracle is that he was able to get them in despite Bill's periodic attempts to hijack the…”
“They should make a movie about this man’s life. Never knew all of this about Byron Allen. Legend.”
“BYRON ALLEN IS THE EXAMPLE FOR BEING A NICE GUY AND BEING SOCIAL AND KIND AND GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN FOR YOU.”
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