

Season 9 • Episode 8
LatestThe final five comics perform and one comic is crowned Last Comic Standing.
A nationwide talent search accepting the best professional and non-professional stand-up comedians. Once the selection process is narrowed to 10, the show covers the contestants as they live together and compete for an exclusive contract with NBC, and to be called the Last Comic Standing.
Production
Gloriously dated reality format before prestige docs
Writing
Raw unpolished sets that occasionally surprise
Creator
Peter Engel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Engel also created Saved by the Bell, making this his second most chaotic NBC project.
The show launched careers for Natasha Leggero, Amy Schumer, and Fortune Feimster—though most winners vanished entirely.