Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010. The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy Central and later on the cable network Bravo. In March 2009 it was announced that the show had been canceled and would not be returning for a seventh season. However, on December 30, 2009 Entertainment Weekly reported that NBC was in talks to bring the show back to the air. On February 26, 2010, it... was announced that Craig Robinson would become the new host of the series. In the early rounds of the competition, NBC talent scouts Ross Mark and Bob Read held open casting calls in various locations around the United States. At each casting call, Mark and Read identified comics to participate in callback auditions in front of live audiences. Mark and Read then selected a predetermined number of comics from each callback, who were invited to participate in a semifinal qualifying round. The comics who advanced to the semifinal qualifying round were divided into two groups.
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