Ah! But NBC’s website doesn’t say anything about any cancellation. The artwork (see above) only says that the winner will be announced next Tuesday. And the NBC daily media dump has no mention of Last Comic Standing— cancelled or otherwise. There’s nothing on the wires, either.
Hmmm… Here’s what we surmise: Jay Mohr (and Peter Engel) say the show’s been cancelled. NBC probably maintains that they’re not really cancelling the show. They’ll probably slice and dice the show and blend it into Tuesday’s lineup, probably showing micro clips of the four finalists during wraparounds– We’ll see Mordal and the rest (probably without so much as the audio, just the video!) going to and from commercials on Father Of The Pride. An ignominous end to a once-proud (from a ratings standpoint) show! The winner will be announced as the credits roll and they promo whoever the guests are on that evening’s Tonight Show With Jay Leno!