Who is Taylor Tomlinson, comedian hosting new ‘After Midnight’ show on CBS?

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announced to host her own late night show “After Midnight” and will replace James Corden’s time slot on CBS.The announcement was revealed on Wednesday’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”The series will drop in 2024 and Colbert will serve as executive producer.“We’ll need someone who is, I don’t know, fun, likable, young, in touch with online trends and available every night of the week,” he said just before announcing Tomlinson as the new emcee.“I’m 29 so if you don’t know who I am, don’t worry.

I barely know myself,” Tomlinson said on the broadcast.“After Midnight” is inspired by the Comedy Central series, “@midnight with Chris Hardwick.”She previously was at the helm of her own specials on Netflix, titled “Look At You” and “Quarter-Life Crisis.”Keep reading to learn more about the new TV show host. Tomlinson has garnered much success on the social media platform and is the seventh most followed female comedian on the app.She currently has 2.5 million followers and often shares clips from her media appearances and from her comedy specials.

Tomlinson was born in 1993 in Orange County, Calif. and was raised in Temecula. For a brief time, she attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.Her mother died of cancer when she was 8 years old and was raised alongside three brothers.In her 2022 special, “Look at You,” she revealed that she was once engaged.However, she ended the relationship before taping her first stand-up show, “Quarter-Life Crisis.” The event aired on Netflix in 2020.

She often uses mental health issues and her bipolar disorder diagnosis for much of her stand-up material.In “Look at You,” she described having depression and anxiety.