NBC Reviving Last Comic Standing for Summer 2014

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has opted to revive stand-up comedy competition Last Comic Standing for next summer with Wanda Sykes executive producing. The series debuted in the summer of 2003 and spawned two additional seasons, including one in the fall, before being cancelled and revived in the summer of 2006. The most recent season of Last Comic Standing aired in the summer of 2010, where The Office s Craig Robinson served as host. Other previous hosts for the competition include Jay Mohr, Anthony Clark, and Bill Bellamy. There s no word yet on any format tweaks for the competition series or who will be hosting, but the network is hoping that its revival can drive up more interest than its most recent summer offerings did. Dramedy Camp was canceled after one low-rated season following America s Got Talent; international production Crossing Lines has been renewed for a second season, but since it did poorly this summer, there s no guarantees that it airs in the United

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