ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli, ˈælən wʌz sˌoʊ dɪstɹˈɔːt ðætðə ʃˈoʊ hɐdbɪn kˈænsəld, ðæt hiː dɹˈæŋk ænd wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə hˈoʊst ðə fˈaɪnəl ʃˈoʊ.
Reportedly, Allen was so distraught that the show had been cancelled, that he drank and was unable to host the final show.