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Last Comic Standing

  • TV Series
  • 2003–
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.5K
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Last Comic Standing (2003)
Last Comic Standing
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ComedyGame-ShowReality-TV

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

  • Stars
    • Jay Mohr
    • Joe Rogan
    • Bill Bellamy
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Jay Mohr
      • Joe Rogan
      • Bill Bellamy
    • 14User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 nominations total

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    Bill Bellamy in Last Comic Standing (2003)
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    Jay Mohr
    Jay Mohr
    • Self - Host
    Joe Rogan
    Joe Rogan
    • Self - Celebrity Talent Scout
    Bill Bellamy
    Bill Bellamy
    • Self - Host
    Roseanne Barr
    Roseanne Barr
    • Self - Judge…
    Keenen Ivory Wayans
    Keenen Ivory Wayans
    • Self - Judge
    Jonathan Thymius
    Jonathan Thymius
    • Self - Comedian
    J.B. Smoove
    J.B. Smoove
    • Self - Host
    Russell Peters
    Russell Peters
    • Self - Judge…
    Nicholas Omana
    • Announcer
    Felipe Esparza
    Felipe Esparza
    • Self - Comedian…
    Kathleen Madigan
    Kathleen Madigan
    • Self - Talent Scout…
    Ross Mark
    Ross Mark
    • Self
    Iliza Shlesinger
    Iliza Shlesinger
    • Self…
    Chris Porter
    Chris Porter
    • Self - Comedian…
    Fearne Cotton
    Fearne Cotton
    • Self - Correspondent
    Louis Ramey
    Louis Ramey
    • Self - Comedian…
    Ty Barnett
    Ty Barnett
    • Self - comedian…
    Krister Johnson
    Krister Johnson
    • Gideon Lamb
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    • 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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      Tammy Pescatelli: Hi, my names Tammy Pescatelli. Yeah, that's a Sicilian name, not all of us are in the mob. Some of us are in the witness protection program. Some of us are dead. Some of us are retired. I called my dad, I said dad I shot a pilot. He said hey, not over the phone. No, pops, a T.V. pilot. I don't care what airline he was from, I'm not going down just 'cause you get sloppy, go call me from a pay phone.

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    User reviews14

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    A well intentioned, but poorly executed entry into the humorless reality genre
    Network: NBC; Genre: reality/game; Content Rating: TV-14 (for language); Classification: contemporary (Star range: 1 - 4)

    Season Reviewed: Complete Series (2 seasons)

    At it's concept, 'Last Comic Standing' is a respectable and welcome change of pace from the average network reality show. Finally, I thought. A show that isn't a popularity contest or self-indulgence in dating, but something based on substance and merit. Comics get eliminated by competing in literal head-to-head stand-offs on stage to get the most laughs. And it's a stand-up comedy show, so right there it would seem to have a leg up on the entirely humorless reality genera. However, in execution, 'LCS' is very different and sometimes tedious to watch. Like a dating contest where the entertainment relies of cat-fights, this show is only as entertaining and funny as the comics that are on it and unfortunately, many of them aren't that funny. They aren't that funny but even they upstage host Jay Mohr.

    There are certainly comedians on this show that are funny and innovative, but to get to them we have to wade through a lot of bad ones, a lot of limp gags, stale acts and old punch lines. All the black comics talk about getting pulled over by the cops, all the white comics talk about being cops and pulling over black people and all the women talk about boyfriends that can't commit to marriage. Has the stand-up comedy scene really not changed at all in the last 20 or 30 years? The comics that are genuinely talented and innovative (Rob Cantrell, Ralphie May) usually get tossed off the show in the head-to-head matches by the idiots in the audience for someone simpler and more mainstream. In season 1 this ultimately lead to a disappointing ending in which the forced comedian-with-no-sense-of-humor Dat Phan won the whole thing more for his sob story background than doing the same act impersonating his mother over and over and over. The result was so irrevocable and lame for me that I don't care what happens in coming seasons.

    There are a lot of unnecessary standard reality show elements here. What does it serve to isolate the comics in a house together? Why are there 'immunity challenges' if only to make it more blatant that NBC executive have no ideas and this show is cut from the exact same unoriginal cloth as 'Survivor'? Still, arguing over who is funniest is a more worthy endeavor than who will "get the guy". Well, I'll give NBC one thing. At least they are keeping this show exactly where reality shows belong - in the dead of summer.

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • NBC (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Last Comic Standing: The Search for the Funniest Person in America
    • Filming locations
      • Alex Theatre - 216 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Giraffe Productions
      • NBC Studios
      • NBC Universal Television
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      1 hour
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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