my next guest has been breaking barriers his whole life. the youngest comedian to appear on the tonight show. the first african american to own a 24-hour news network. byron allen s story of how he went from comic to media mogul is fascinating, and that s where our conversation begins. let s start in 1979. yeah. you re 18 years old. you re still in high school, and this is what you re up to. i m on a team with my best friend. my best friend is half black, half jewish. abdullah steinberg, buys afro sheen wholesale.