Last Comic Standing (2003– )

The comics from season one face off against the comics from season two.

Stars:

Jay Mohr, Joe Rogan, Bill Bellamy

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jay Mohr	...	Himself - Host (36 episodes, 2003-2006)
Joe Rogan	...	Himself - Celebrity Talent Scout (35 episodes, 2003-2007)
Bill Bellamy	...	Himself - Host (27 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jonathan Thymius	...	Himself - Comedian (15 episodes, 2008-2010)

Storyline

The comics from season one face off against the comics from season two.

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Plot Keywords:

crude humor | competition | reality comedy | behind the scenes | celebrity impersonation | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show | Reality-TV

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC NBC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Last Comic Standing: The Search for the Funniest Person in America

Filming Locations:

Alex Theatre - 216 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Giraffe Productions, NBC Studios, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unless all four vote unanimously on a contestant, the "celebrity talent scouts"' votes do not actually count. A panel of four other judges, consisting of network executives and producers, also casts votes (unanimously) after consulting backstage. This means that if three celebrity panelists vote for one contestant but all four non-celebrity judges do not, that contestant will not make it through. This was brought to light when panelists Drew Carey and 'Brett Butler' objected to contestants not being voted through when they, along with panelist 'Anthony Clark', had voted for them.

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Quotes

John Heffron: I'd ask about the middle kids but nobody cared about you anyway.

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Connections

Referenced in Source Code (2011)

User Reviews

Best Reality Show On TV

Usually I'm not a fan of reality television, but I got into this show after the first episode. I'm a fan of stand-up comedy and this show had many quality comedians.

Dat Phan was energetic and great at physical comedy. I liked how he would sometimes open his act in "pigeon" English, then he would say, "I'm kidding, I speak English". What a great "ice breaker!"

Dave Mordal and "Don" Vos were a laugh riot. I especially loved Dave's idea for a pilot of a bunch of goofy, incompetent terrorists. I was laughing so hard when he described it, even if the "focus group" hated it. It cracked me up when they focused on Rich Vos, always ironing and when he would say "I stink".

I liked Raphie May's "angry" style of comedy and my sides were hurting from laughter when he was taking pot shots at Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown as he went head to head with Rob Cantrell.

Rob Cantrell was just plain goofy and I liked it. When he chose Ralphie, that took a lot of guts going up against the best in the house and you saw the respect he gained from it. I also liked it when he showed us his lava lamp and said this was the brain that told him he was going to be a "super funny comedian."

Cory Kahanie, Tess and Geoff Brown were funny as well. I liked Cory and her stories about her teenage daughter.

The last 2, Sean Kent; I don't really remember much of his stand-up routine, but Tere Joyce, I didn't find funny at all. She wasn't funny in the beginning and her "cha cha cha" I thought was very annoying.

When I look back at this show and the reason why I loved this and couldn't care for the other reality television shows, like any "Survivor" shows or "The Bachelorette" in comparison, because 5 years from now, will you actually remember any of the winners or care if Trista and whoever she chose will still be together? I doubt it.

Five years from now, I can see most of the 10 finalists moving on to bigger and better things in their comedic careers.

No pun intended, but Ralphie in my opinion has the potential of being the next big thing out of the whole group. Dat and Dave as well stood out.