NBC has decided to give Last Comic Standing another shot. The reality show helped comedians like Ralphie May, Kathleen Madigan, Alonzo Bodden, Amy Schumer and Doug Benson kickstart their careers.

Alycia Cooper, competes as a contestant on season 9 of NBC’s ‘Last Comic Standing,’ Executive Produced by Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz. Cooper, a Maryland native has been performing since the age of 5 ...

After going on hiatus in 2010, reality-TV Lazarus Last Comic Standing was resurrected through some behind-the-scenes retooling, guided by executive producer Wanda Sykes, that banned the ...

It’s no joke that great, lusty swaths of the male demographic find Iliza Shlesinger visually appealing. Yet there are reasons aplenty the Dallas native was crowned the sixth-season winner of NBC’s ...

Aida Rodriguez started her career backwards. “Actually, my first show was in Arizona at The Orpheum Theatre. I did a five minute set before I tried the bit at an open mic,” Rodriguez said. “It wasn’t ...

Comedian Chris Porter was just beginning to headline clubs when he tried out for the 2006 season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Though he came in second, Porter notes that the show “sent my career to ...