August 13, 2008
Last Thursday on Last Comic Standing, the top 5 finalists chosen by America's votes went into a final showdown to determine who will win the $250,000 grand prize, the exclusive talent deal with NBC, a brand new Honda Pilot, a starring appearance in Jubilee! at Bally's Las Vegas and the coveted crown as the last comic standing. Iliza Shlesinger won the sixth season of the competitive series, joining Dat Phan, John Heffron, Alonzo Bodden, Josh Blue, and Jon Reep in an elite group of comedians. Obviously, Shlesinger was the first female champ, which is a great achievement and something that will hopefully help launch her career to the next level. However, Shlesinger doesn't really perceive things that way as she is "not a female comic" and is instead "a comedian who happens to be female."
August 7, 2008
Last week, Last Comic Standing revealed the top 5 finalists chosen by America's votes. Tonight, we will finally learn who among Jeff Dye, Louis Ramey, Iliza Shlesinger, Jim Tavare and Marcus will win the $250,000 grand prize, the exclusive talent deal with NBC, a brand new Honda Pilot, a starring appearance in Jubilee! at Bally's Las Vegas and the coveted crown as the last comic standing.
But before the winner of Last Comic Standing season 6 is unveiled, the show will first feature funny campaign ads from Presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama's ad makes light of his poor bowling skills, while McCain is chided for being not funny but funny looking. There will also be special guest appearances by Jon Lovitz, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Joel McHale, host of E!'s The Soup, and current Last Comic Standing champion Jon Reep.
July 31, 2008
Last week, the top 8 finalists traveled to the Playboy Mansion and were met by Last Comic Standing host Bill Bellamy, who explained the rules for their final challenge. Each finalist was asked to write his or her own original bedtime story based around a title supplied by producers, which they would be reading to The Girls Next Door stars Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. Hugh Hefner's girlfriends would then decide which finalist delivered the funniest story and would thus automatically be given a spot among the sixth season's final five.
Now that home viewers have already cast their votes, Last Comic Standing can finally reveal which contestants will make it to the Las Vegas finale.
July 14, 2008
God's Pottery certainly was an interesting choice to add to the list of finalists on this season's Last Comic Standing. The show has never taken a comedy duo to the finals and standup audiences have not seen anything like Gideon and Jeremiah, who preach to today's youth about the powerful love of Jesus. They were not greeted so warmly by the other comedians and didn't seem too upset when Esther Ku called them out to perform against her on last week's episode. Jeremiah and Gideon are always in character but in her interview, Esther spilled some details about them that might not please the Lord. God's Pottery told their side of the story this week in an exclusive interview with BuddyTV.
Below, you will find the complete transcript and mp3 of the interview.
July 13, 2008
Though she may seem young, this wasn't Esther Ku's first time trying out for Last Comic Standing. She actually first auditioned during season 1 but the talent scouts felt that she didn't have enough experience to land a spot on the show. Season 6 proved be the lucky one for Ku and she made the final 12, getting to showcase her standup on national television for millions of viewers. Unfortunately, she only lasted a week and was knocked out early by fellow comedian Iliza Schlesinger. After her elimination, Esther sat down to talk with BuddyTV in an exclusive interview and spilled some dirt about her competitors, God's Pottery!
Below, you will find the complete transcript and mp3 of the interview.
July 4, 2008
After a series of auditions in various cities including New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Houston, and Miami, among others, plus a semi-final round held in Las Vegas, Nevada, Last Comic Standing finally revealed its final 12 contestants. Read on to learn something new about the newest batch of people who will try to make America laugh, either at them or with them.