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How To Audition For Season 8 of Last Comic Standing on NBC, Without Having Your Agent or Manager Hook You Up
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How To Audition For Season 8 of Last Comic Standing on NBC, Without Having Your Agent or Manager Hook You Up

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 24, 2014January 24, 201437

The official NBC Last Comic Standing website is still a few days away from making the leap from 2010 to present-day 2014. But the email …

Inside the resurrection of Last Comic Standing, talking to executive producers (present) Page Hurwitz and (past) Barry Katz
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Inside the resurrection of Last Comic Standing, talking to executive producers (present) Page Hurwitz and (past) Barry Katz

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 17, 2014January 17, 20141

A lot can happen in four years. Just look up at that photo, from the last time we gathered to celebrate and commiserate over the …

Looking back, looking forward: Real talk with Alonzo Bodden about podcasts, Last Comic Standing, acting and the media
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Looking back, looking forward: Real talk with Alonzo Bodden about podcasts, Last Comic Standing, acting and the media

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 3, 2014January 3, 2014

What difference does a year make? Alonzo Bodden headlines this weekend at Carolines on Broadway to open 2014, just as he had 2013. Later this …

Peter Engel talks casting “Saved By The Bell” and the “Last Comic Standing” winner Barry Katz predicted, on “Industry Standard”
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Peter Engel talks casting “Saved By The Bell” and the “Last Comic Standing” winner Barry Katz predicted, on “Industry Standard”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 5, 20132

Before working with talent manager Barry Katz on the NBC comedian contest showcase Last Comic Standing, producer Peter Engel already had cemented his producing legacy …

Could a comedian ever win America’s Got Talent? (Again?)
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Could a comedian ever win America’s Got Talent? (Again?)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 2013August 1, 20133

The host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, performs stand-up comedy. One of the show’s judges, Howie Mandel, got his big break in show …

Jon Reep’s need for SPEED, hosting TV racing series “R U Faster Than a Redneck?”
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Jon Reep’s need for SPEED, hosting TV racing series “R U Faster Than a Redneck?”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 22, 20133

At Daytona International Speedway this weekend, the mainstream media is all about Danica Patrick and her bid to win the Daytona 500. But there’s another …

America’s Got Talent goes to the dogs in 2012: Stand-up comedian Tom Cotter finishes runner-up
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America’s Got Talent goes to the dogs in 2012: Stand-up comedian Tom Cotter finishes runner-up

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 14, 2012

For many years, David Letterman presided over a late-night TV segment called “Stupid Pet Tricks.” Letterman’s show would fly in pet owners and their pets …

Last Comic Tweeting: How many followers do your TV comedians have in 2012?
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Last Comic Tweeting: How many followers do your TV comedians have in 2012?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 15, 2012June 15, 20121

It has been a couple of summers since we last saw NBC’s Last Comic Standing, so perhaps this is as good a time as any …

Tommy Johnagin, “Stand Up Comedy 2”
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Tommy Johnagin, “Stand Up Comedy 2”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 30, 2011December 30, 2011

At the outset of Tommy Johnagin‘s second stand-up comedy CD — titled, well, “Stand Up Comedy 2” — the comedian implores upon the audience: “Don’t suck. …

On Fallon, Iliza Shlesinger discusses her favorite commercials
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On Fallon, Iliza Shlesinger discusses her favorite commercials

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2011November 20, 2011

Where is season six winner of Last Comic Standing now? Well, on Friday night, Iliza Shlesinger appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and she …

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