August 25, 2017
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the legendary stand-up showcase Def Comedy Jam, and the folks behind it are teaming up with Netflix to […]
June 23, 2016
Chicago Institution Jokes and Notes Closes This Weekend The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that Chicago is losing an important part of its comedy landscape. Legendary […]
August 20, 2015
Last night J.B. Smoove told Conan he wants to be the first black James Bond but he needs to make some changes to the character first. He gave a little preview of how a Smoove Bond would be different.
August 8, 2015
Animated series Cassius and Clay will join the FXX family, Deadline reports. FXX announced Friday that they will pick up the series which stars Always Sunny's Kaitlin Olsen, Lake Bell, and Susan Sarandon.
February 5, 2015
JB Smoove wants Dave Letterman to think about his legacy. An icon like Dave, needs an iconic pose. It's never too soon to worry about how you will be remembered. For example, when JB is in photos, he likes to appear like something aint right.
January 15, 2015
The All-Star line up for the "Garden of Laughs" benefit just added another star.
December 25, 2014
For a week we've been talking about who was great, who excelled and who out performed everyone in 2014. But 2014 is sooooooo 2014. What really matters is who is going to kill it, crush it, wrap it up and take it home in a nylon sack in 2015. We wanted to know who is going to be the big ticket next year and so we went to the people who know best- their closest friends and competitors, other stand up comics.
December 11, 2014
JB Smoove was a guest on Conan on Tuesday, things got weird, and Smoove's clip from Chris Rock's Top Five movie got bumped. Well Smoove isn't standing for that.
July 13, 2014
NBC Entertainment President of Alternative and Late Night Programming Paul Telegdy announced that "America’s most compelling comedy competition" will get a 9th season on the network.
June 29, 2014
Sunday night, the producers of Last Comic Standing is airing a special two hour episode full of performances, interviews, and backstage footage from this season that has never aired.
June 6, 2014
Last night the fourth and final "invitational round" of Last Comic Standing aired. This was the last chance for any of the original 100 comics invited to audition to advance to the semi finals. Seven new comedians became semifinalists, who will continue on to compete for the $250,000 grand prize. These seven join the 21 comedians already chosen as semifinalists bringing us to a grand total of 28.
June 5, 2014
Live Comment the final "invitational round" of Last Comic Standing with us tonight at 10pm et.
May 31, 2014
Arsenio Hall had his show cancelled again. He announced on Twitter that he had lost his show after only one season back on the air.
May 24, 2014
May 22, 2014
It's been four years between seasons, but Last Comic Standing is back.
May 21, 2014
Some of the comedians on late night tonight include:
May 20, 2014
Here are some of the comedians appearing on Late Night, tonight!
May 19, 2014
It's four days before Last Comic Standing premiers on NBC and there hasn't been a lot of information released about how the show's going to run, but four YouTube videos released today showing interviews with JB Smoove and the judges, (Russell Peters, Roseanne and Keenan Ivory Wayans) give a few more clues about what's coming up on Season Eight.
May 19, 2014
NBC has been keeping most of the details about this year's all new season of Last Comic Standing. Most of the format details are super hush, and the names of the comedians have been largely guarded with the exception of a few comedians we've seen in promos. But NBC announced today, that in addition to all the great comedians already involved, there will be a number of huge comedy names serving as celebrity mentors.
April 30, 2014
It's going to be a huge comedy party on NBC Thursday May 8. Craig Robinson and The Nasty Delicious is the house band, so you can expect some funky sweet sounds to go down.
March 21, 2014
NBC is bringing the comedy firepower to the return of Last Comic Standing.