Author: GordonShumway

Last Comic Standing

Welcome to another elimination episode, which will begin to right after we recap everything that happens last week because dammit, we’ve got to fill two hours. To summarize, Iliza shamed Esther and God’s Pottery and they’ve been sent home leaving Iliza–the last female contestant–with her own room. Totally sweet except now all her housemates will [...]


Last Comic Standing

Tonight’s episode of Last Comic Standing begins by introducing all twelve of this season’s finalists. In case you have somehow forgotten their names or faces, here’s Marcus doing a timely Gilbert Gottfried impression! Iliza wears another V-neck t-shirt! God’s Pottery does something completely unentertaining and borderline creepy! Tonight, they’ll be put through their first of [...]


Last Comic Standing

And we’re back for another round of auditions for the semi-finals. The eager-sounding voiceover reminds us that these comics are ready to compete tonight for comedy’s biggest prize. Comedy’s second biggest prize? A week headlining at Mr. Chucklepants’ Comedy Hut, a Pizza Inn coupon, and a hotel bed that isn’t full of dead moths. Bill [...]


Last Comic Standing

OK, so we’re in Las Vegas to whittle the first group of 438 semi-finalists down to a more manageable 10. Five of them will come from tonight’s show, the other four will be chosen next week during another two hour, eighteen Applebee’s commercial episode. Host Bill Bellamy describes tonight’s program as “an international battle like [...]


Last Comic Standing

Welcome to this week’s ep of Last Comic Standing, where Bill Bellamy breathlessly announces that this is the final week of US auditions. That means that they’ll finally be opening this contest up to those zany Balkan comedians we all love! I just hope this doesn’t bring an end to BillBells’s city-themed costumes. For tonight’s [...]


Last Comic Standing

It’s Thursday, there’s a giant illustrated microphone, and we know that means JOKES. This episode features auditions in San Francisco and Toronto, as well as the promise (or is it a threat?) to show the most explosive audition in the history of Last Comic Standing. From the ominous sound of the heart beating in the [...]


Last Comic Standing

It’s Thursday, there’s a giant illustrated microphone, and we know that means JOKES. This episode features auditions in San Francisco and Toronto, as well as the promise (or is it a threat?) to show the most explosive audition in the history of Last Comic Standing. From the ominous sound of the heart beating in the [...]


Last Comic Standing

***Note from the Editor: Please welcome the newest member of the TVgasm family, Ms. GordonShumway! So we’re two shows deep into the sixth season of Last Comic Standing and this week’s ep starts in front of a fake brick wall at the LA Improv because everyone is funnier in front of a brick wall, except [...]