Ralphie May, one of the breakout stars from the NBC series Last Comic Standing, died today at age 45 of cardiac arrest. His publicist released a statement that was also posted to his Twitter account: “We are heartbroken to announce the untimely death of our friend, Ralphie May. Ralphie had been battling pneumonia and had cancelled a …
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NBC brought back Last Comic Standing back for an eighth season after a four-year absence on the network, and Sunday announced that the show has been renewed. The network also renewed America’s Got Talent and American Ninja Warrior. That’s somewhat of a surprise: it doest seem to have much buzz, and its ratings have been …
Comedian and Last Comic Standing 7 finalist Mike DeStefano, who came in fourth on the show, died yesterday. His death marks the second from that season of the show; judge Greg Giraldo died last fall. AOL reported that he “died from a heart attack,” and noted that his “recovery from heroin addiction fueled his no-holds-barred …
Last Comic Standing 7 judge Greg Giraldo died today as a result of a drug overdose. His friend Jim Norton wrote on Twitter late this afternoon that Greg “passed away today.” Someone close to him told TMZ, “Greg passed away today at the hospital in New Brunswick as a result of an accidental overdose. His …
Last Comic Standing 7 ended last night, and Felipe Esparza won the $250,000 prize and an NBC talent deal. Asked how he felt, he said in his typical dry style, “Good. Awesome.” Tommy Johnagin was the runner up, and the other runners up were, in order, Roy Wood, Jr., Mike DeStefano, and Myq Kaplan. NBC’s …
Last Comic Standing is in its second week of performances by the top 10, and the show’s new format just has the finalists performing each week and being eliminated by viewer votes. There’s no house or challenges, just stand-up. For stand-up fans, that’s great. But it’s not much of a reality competition any more, with …