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 …
Last Comic Standing will return. Last Comic Standing is coming back to NBC for a second season. Starting next week and continuing through the end of January, NBC will search for comics in eight cities. Michael Starr reports that Jay Mohr will return as host, and the show will air this spring or summer. If …
Ralphie May has DVD, sit-com deal, Vegas show; will have gastric bypass. Although he didn’t win, post-Last Comic Standing, comedian Ralphie May is doing well: He has a DVD coming out (“the first double-disc for a comedian”), a sit-com development deal, and a gig on the Strip in Las Vegas. He tells the Las-Vegas Review …
Dat Phan hosting comedy show in Vegas, met with WB about sit-com. Last Comic Standing Dat Phan has his first-show gig: hosting a show that features other contestants from the show. He’ll be there today (along with Ralph Harris and Ant), Aug. 25, and Sept. 1. He tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he thought …
Dat Phan is the Last Comic Standing. Dat Phan beat Ralphie May to become the Last Comic Standing; he gets an NBC talent contract, a Comedy Central special, and will be on The Tonight Show tonight. The vote was between five finalists; of them, Ralphie May earned 28 percent of the audience’s vote, but Dat …
viewers pick Last Comic Standing tonight; NBC limiting number of calls. After tonight’s episode, viewers will vote to select the person who will truly be the Last Comic Standing. Five finalists remain: Dat, Cory, Rich, Ralphie, and Tess. (Gannett profiles the final five in greater detail.) Each will perform for five minutes from Paris in …
Ralphie May says “NBC doesn’t want me to win” Last Comic Standing. One of the five remaining comedians on NBC’s Last Comic Standing says the network would rather he lose. “I’m the biggest person ever to be on prime-time television. NBC doesn’t want me to win. What are they going to do with me? But …