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Last Comic Standing 8: From a Top 5 to a Top 4
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Last Comic Standing 8: From a Top 5 to a Top 4

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 2014

NBC’s Last Comic Standing made the penultimate cruelest cut last night, winnowing the field from five to four. The show also introduced Jay Leno as …

Jay Leno’s words of wisdom to NBC’s Top 5, Last Comic Standing 8
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Jay Leno’s words of wisdom to NBC’s Top 5, Last Comic Standing 8

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 20141

Jay Leno appeared briefly on NBC’s Last Comic Standing as the guest mentor for season eight’s top five finalists, before they faced a studio audience …

Revisiting “The Rocky LaPorte Show,” a CBS sitcom pilot from 2000
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Revisiting “The Rocky LaPorte Show,” a CBS sitcom pilot from 2000

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 1, 20143

One of the plum rewards of winning Last Comic Standing is a development deal with NBC to see if the network can make a sitcom …

Last Comic Standing 8: The Roast of Gilbert Gottfried
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Last Comic Standing 8: The Roast of Gilbert Gottfried

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 28, 2014

You know what? Last Comic Standing really has gotten a lot of things right in its eighth season. When Last Comic did a roast several …

Top 5 on Last Comic Standing 8 going on nationwide tour Fall 2014
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Top 5 on Last Comic Standing 8 going on nationwide tour Fall 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 26, 20142

We have our five finalists on season 8 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and now we know we’ll be able to see them all perform …

Last Comic Standing 8: The Universal Studios tour challenge and a head-to-head that goes “sudden death”
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Last Comic Standing 8: The Universal Studios tour challenge and a head-to-head that goes “sudden death”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 18, 20142

If there ever were a challenge that I know I could have won on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, then this week’s Universal Studios Tram Experience …

Last Comic Standing 8, The Ellen DeGeneres Talk Show Challenge
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Last Comic Standing 8, The Ellen DeGeneres Talk Show Challenge

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 11, 2014July 11, 2014

Does this look like a guy about to be eliminated from Last Comic Standing? No. And I don’t mean JB Smoove, either, because he’s the …

Last Comic Standing 8, The Sketch Challenge, and a double-elimination
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Last Comic Standing 8, The Sketch Challenge, and a double-elimination

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 27, 20142

Let’s Get Going, America! Two of you must get going, too. Sorry about that. There’s something about watching these TV comedy competitions dress up stand-ups …

Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 2” RECAP
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 2” RECAP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 20, 2014June 20, 2014

Are you ready for the second half of our semifinals in season eight of NBC’s Last Comic Standing? Ready or not, here it comes. And …

Last Comic Standing, Season 8, Episode 2 of “The Invitationals” RECAP
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8, Episode 2 of “The Invitationals” RECAP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 29, 2014May 31, 20141

Hey, comedy fans! We’re back with the second episode (and third hour) of the eighth season of Last Comic Standing! What have we missed? Recap …

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