Last Comic Standing 8: From a Top 5 to a Top 4
by 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 …
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Jay Leno’s words of wisdom to NBC’s Top 5, Last Comic Standing 8
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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 …