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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, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 1” RECAP
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8, “Semi-Final Day 1” RECAP

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 12, 2014June 13, 20141

“We started with 100 of America’s funniest comedians.” Or so the voiceover guy tells us. But now we have 28 semifinalists, and tonight 14 of …

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 …

Last Comic Standing, Season 8 premiere recap and video highlights
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Last Comic Standing, Season 8 premiere recap and video highlights

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 23, 2014May 23, 20142

Welcome back to Last Comic Standing! Or, as new host J.B. Smoove proclaimed near the top of Thursday night’s two-hour premiere on NBC: Smoove “I just …

Roseanne Barr on judging the top 100 comedians invited to NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2014
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Roseanne Barr on judging the top 100 comedians invited to NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 20, 2014May 20, 20142

It meant something to Roseanne Barr that her comedic peers were involved in the revival of Last Comic Standing after a four-year layoff. Season eight …

Pioneers of Television: Standup to Sitcom (PBS)
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Pioneers of Television: Standup to Sitcom (PBS)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 15, 2014

“In the beginning of stand-up, it’s the hardest thing in the world, because you are not good,” said Ray Romano. “It takes 30 years to …

Notes, quotes and a teaser trailer from NBC’s Last Comic Standing media panel for Season 8
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Notes, quotes and a teaser trailer from NBC’s Last Comic Standing media panel for Season 8

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 8, 2014April 15, 20144

We finally got to see the new high-profile judges for the revived eighth season of Last Comic Standing all together in public at the NBCUniversal …

Last Comic Standing 8 will premiere May 22, 2014, on NBC; JB Smoove to host, with Roseanne Barr, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Russell Peters to judge
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Last Comic Standing 8 will premiere May 22, 2014, on NBC; JB Smoove to host, with Roseanne Barr, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Russell Peters to judge

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 21, 2014March 24, 2014

THIS JUST IN! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! NBC is making Thursday nights must-see TV for comedy fans as of May 22, 2014, with the return of …

Flying a holding pattern: Multiple sitcom pilots still up in the air for network schedules in 2014
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Flying a holding pattern: Multiple sitcom pilots still up in the air for network schedules in 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 3, 20132

The Walking Dead, a show about life in Georgia just after the zombie apocalypse, has emerged this year as America’s most popular TV series — …

Star-Spangled Banner: Three comedians who sang it straight, two fictional funnies and still only one Roseanne
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Star-Spangled Banner: Three comedians who sang it straight, two fictional funnies and still only one Roseanne

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 29, 2013

When you think of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” America’s national anthem, you may think of sporting events and patriotic occasions both celebratory and solemn. But you …

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