'Late Show' Replaces Its Longtime Comedy Booker Eddie Brill, a longtime gatekeeper for rising stand-ups at "Late Show With David Letterman," will no longer be the comedy booker at that CBS late-night series, ending the tenure of a respected and contentious figure in the stand-up comedy world. A spokeswoman for CBS declined to comment on Tuesday. But a person with direct knowledge of operations at "Late Show" said the program was reverting to a system used before Mr. Brill was given wider latitude to choose stand-up performers. Under the restored system, a "Late Show" staffer will scout comedians at clubs and other performance spaces and invite them to perform in showcases for a group of senior producers. These producers will then decide which comedians to book on future broadcasts. The person briefed on these plans spoke on condition of anonymity because CBS and "Late Show" were not commenting on personnel matters. Mr. Brill, who is expected to remain at "Late Show" as a warm-up comedian for its studio audience, recently stoked controversy with remarks he made in an interview with The New York Times. Asked why he booked more male performers than female comedians, he responded: "There are a lot less female comics who are authentic. Mr. Brill's position was already an awkward one at "Late Show": In addition to booking comedians, he teaches comedy workshops and programs the Great American Comedy Festival, endeavors that were perceived as conflicts of interest. Other comedians had expressed concern that he could favor performers who paid to take his classes. In addition, the arrangement at "Late Show" was unusual among late-night talk shows for the amount of decision-making power it consolidated in a single person. By comparison, TBS's "Conan" employs a comedy booker, J.P. Buck, who scouts talent but also works with other bookers, the show's executive producer and its host, Conan O'Brien, to set its stand-up lineup. On ABC, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has multiple scouts and bookers who bring comedians as well as other celebrities and human-interest guests to the show. Mr. Brill posted comments at the Web site of Mirth Magazine over the weekend, saying, "It is time for me to accept the consequences of my printed words ... and to learn from this. I apologize to all who have been affected by this. Mr. Brill did not immediately reply to e-mail and phone messages seeking comment on Tuesday morning.