NBC and producers of "Last Comic Standing" announced a new host late Friday in Craig Robinson from NBC's "The Office" and films such as Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, and the soon-to-be released Hot Tub Time Machine.
In a separate email, producers for the seventh season also noted they had changed the dates for their two open calls — LA: March 6th at the Hollywood Improv, and NYC: March 21 at the Gotham Comedy Club.
The casting of Robinson as host is more than a little bit intriguing. The guy has comedic and musical stage chops, but doesn't seem like the sort to do the traditionally mechanical hosting duties we see out of reality TV competition hosts, LCS or otherwise. Considering earlier hints that this season may focus more seriously on good stand-up, well, I'm certainly looking to see how they reload LCS for thus summer's run.
Would anybody actually recommend auditioning for Last Comic Standing for emerging comics?