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7-Up Presents: "Gerry Dee-Last Canadian Standing Tour"
MarketWatch - USA - Comedian Gerry Dee (Last Comic Standing,) will be performing from coast to coast this fall. The tour called "Last Canadian Standing" is Dee's first National tour performing in over 20 cities at various Canadian theatres from October through December.

Dee, who is best known for his third place finish (the highest ever by a Canadian) on the NBC hit "Last Comic Standing" is excited to begin his first National tour, "I have a lot of support behind me. Having 7-UP involved really helped. WestJet and Via have also covered all of my travel. You add the name Russell Peters to that
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Celebrities : Gerry Dee
Categories : Last Comic Standing, Comedian News
Posted 8/16/2008 12:08:52 AM | Permalink
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Bill Bellamy and David Friedman Talk Last Comic Standing
MovieWeb - USA - Bill Bellamy and executive producer David Friedman are on another quest for the funniest unknown stand-up comic in America with Last Comic Standing, which comes back to NBC on May 22 at 9:30 ET. I was recently in on a conference call with the second-year host and producer of the hit reality show and here's what they had to say.

Bill, how did you get mixed up with this show to begin with? And what is it about the show that blew your skirt up enough to want to be a part of it?

Bill Bellamy: First of all, it was just
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Celebrities : Bill Bellamy
Categories : Last Comic Standing, Reality shows, Actor News, Comedian News, Celebrity News
Posted 5/22/2008 09:05:29 AM | Permalink
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'Last Comic Standing' Josh Blue delivers laughs to kick off United Way campaign
Ocala Star-Banner - Ocala, FL, USA - Josh Blue, the 2006 winner of NBC's TV show, "Last Comic Standing," was the headliner at Thursday morning's United Way campaign kickoff to raise $2.7 million in 2007 to help Marion County's needy.

At 8 a.m., Blue had about 230 people, who attended the breakfast at the new Holiday Inn off Southwest 38th Avenue, laughing. Through his comedy, Blue, who has cerebral palsy, shows that people with disabilities can live without limits. He jokes about his life and his family.

"By the time they figured I had something wrong with me, they already knew there was nothing wrong with me," Blue quipped
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Celebrities : Josh Blue
Categories : Last Comic Standing
Posted 8/24/2007 07:08:50 AM | Permalink
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What Are They Up To? Last Comic Standing's Rich Ira Vos
BuddyTV - USA - Rich Ira Vos was known as a finalist of NBC's Last Comic Standing.  Having extensive experience in stand-up comedy, he was often referred to as “The Don” by host Jay Mohr.  Although his comedic efforts did not earn him the winning spot, he still ranked 3rd place in the first season and also appeared in the third season of the reality stand-up comedy competition.  In the coming days, the 50-year-old comic will be performing in various clubs in cities across the country.

Like other Last Comic Standing participants, Rich Vos is also currently traveling as part of Opie and Anthony's Traveling
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Celebrities : Rich Vos
Categories : Last Comic Standing, Where Are They Now
Posted 8/11/2007 12:08:25 AM | Permalink
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NBC renews 'America's Got Talent' and 'Last Comic Standing'
Reality TV World - Mansfield, MA, USA - NBC has announced that it has given early Summer 2008 renewals to its America's Got Talent and Last Comic Standing reality competition series.

"Both of these innovative series have proven to be summer staples and important franchises for NBC," Craig Plestis, NBC's executive vice president of alternative programming, stated in the network's renewal announcement.  "We have the most-watched show in America's Got Talent and one of the most upscale series in Last Comic Standing, and now viewers can look forward to seeing these popular brand series with fresh new shows again next summer."

Next summer's installments will represent America's Got Talent's third
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Categories : Last Comic Standing
Posted 8/6/2007 12:08:54 AM | Permalink
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'Last Comic Standing' winner coming to Ocala
Ocala Star-Banner - Ocala, FL, USA - Ocala will getting some "Blue" humor for a good cause.

Josh Blue, winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" show in 2006, will appear here on Aug. 23 to benefit the United Way.

Blue will be part of the United Way "Kickoff Breakfast," at 7:30 a.m. in the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites , and tickets are $20 each and $200 for a corporate table of eight persons.

Also, that night, Blue will play the Ocala Civic Theatre at 7:30. Tickets for the show are $100 and $50.

Blue does much of his material about living with cerebral palsy. "Whether you know it or not,
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Celebrities : Josh Blue
Categories : Last Comic Standing
Posted 8/3/2007 09:08:13 AM | Permalink
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Past Winners Speak About Life After 'Last Comic Standing'
BuddyTV - USA - Comedian Alonzo Bodden, the third winner of the reality series Last Comic Standing, is serving as one of the talent scouts for the show’s current season.  The show is responsible for launching Alonzo Bodden’s career, as well as the careers of other previous winners.

"The biggest change is you become a name," he told USA Today.  "Before, I was working the clubs. People laughed, but they didn't know who I was. I've gone from club headliner to being a nationally known act."

Alonzo Bodden, a 44-year-old native of Queens, New York, worked as jet mechanic before he tried out for Last Comic
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Celebrities : John Heffron, Alonzo Bodden
Categories : Last Comic Standing, Comedian News, Celebrity News
Posted 7/4/2007 12:07:57 AM | Permalink
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America's Got Talent and Last Comic Standing Get Return Dates
Seattle Post Intelligencer
New host Craig Robinson (The Office) will usher in Last Comic Standing's seventh season on June 7 at 8/7c. The show will move to its regular time slot at ...

NBC to premiere seventh season of 'Last Comic Standing' on June 7
Reality TV World
NBC has announced Last Comic Standing's seventh season will premiere with a special two-hour episode on Monday, ...

Weekend nightlife calendar for Myrtle Beach area
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Josh Blue from "Last Comic Standing," 8 pm $20 in advance, $22 at the door. 449-4242. US 17, Murrells Inlet. Liquid Platinum, 7 pm Variety. No cover. ...

Zoiks! Online (blog)

"See Iliza Shlesinger free at Comix Comedy Club in New York."
Zoiks! Online (blog)
Here's your chance to see “Last Comic Standing” winner Iliza Shlesinger free in New York on April 1-3. ...

BCA UUB comic kills
Western Courier (subscription)
The UUB and BCA boasted another big name in the comic industry last week: Josh Blue, the recent winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing. ...

Just Jared (blog)

“Office” Actor to Host "Last Comic Standing"
TheCelebrityCafe.com
“The Office's” Craig Robinson has been chosen as the next host of the NBC reality competition series “Last Comic Standing.” Craig Robinson, a cast member on ...

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'Last Comic Standing'
St. Ambrose University
The winner of last year's "Last Comic Standing," comedian Iliza Shlesinger will perform at St. Ambrose University. The show is sponsored by the SAU Campus ...

Zap2it.com (blog)

News bites: '90210,' Leighton Meester, 'Last Comic Standing'
Zap2it.com (blog)
NBC is resurrecting "Last Comic Standing" yet again and has tapped "The Office's" Craig Robinson as host. The show will begin its seventh season this summer ...

Comedy night with Jane Condon and friends at Arcadia Cafe
Norwalk Plus Magazine
Back by popular demand, Michele Balan appeared at Arcadia before she hit it big as The Last Woman Comic Standing on NBC's Last Comic Standing! ...

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San Francisco Chronicle
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