Last Comic Standing: Episode 5, Miami, tonight

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on June 19th, 2008

On February 18, just after our encounter with Bill Bellamy at the secret audition in Atlanta, we posted about an earlier secret audition held for Last Comic Standing in Miami:

About three weeks ago, thirty or so comics were flown from London to Miami for 2 days. It had all the glamor of a cattle call. Acts were hauled out of bed at 6:30 AM just so they could wait around for hours and hours.

Stage one: All the acts did their five minutes to the producers. (It really felt like they were casting a reality show rather than looking for the best comics.)

Stage two: Those chosen went on to perform for the judges and then to a competition in a comedy club in the evening.

Shazia Mirza
Stephen K. Amos
Toju
Paul Foot

That international audition will soak up a good chunk of tonight’s episode. We’ll be watching at 8:30 PM EDT. It’s 90 minutes. We’ll upload shortly after 10.

The second portion of the show will be a tease of Vegas. (And, of course, there will be no footage of the secret auditions in Atlanta. Or Detroit. Or Raleigh.)