In the season premiere, Richard Belzer and Steve Schirripa scout for talent at NY auditions, while Fred Willard and Kathy Najimy audition comics in Tempe, Arizona.
Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez scout for talent in Los Angeles, while Neil Flynn and Alfonso Ribeiro audition comics in Houston.
French Stewart and Josh Gomez scout for talent in San Francisco, while Dave Foley and Richard Kind audition comics in Toronto.
George Wendt and John Ratzenberger scout for talent in Nashville, while Kate Flannery and Brian Baumgartner audition comics in Minneapolis.
Celebrity talent scouts Lonny Ross and Keith Powell from "30 Rock" go looking for laughs during a special audition held in Miami for international comics.
The international search for the funniest comics is over, and now the best of the best come to Las Vegas for a night of laughs performing at the Paris Las Vegas. In the first of two semi-finals, the top 12 comedy acts are chosen as finalists and the first set of finalists is revealed!
The international search for the funniest comics is over, and now the best of the best are in Las Vegas for a night of non-stop laughs performing at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. In the second semi-final, the last set of funny finalists is chosen to complete the list of top 12 comedy acts to compete to be the "Last Comic Standing"! In the end, Esther Ku and the duo God's Pottery are eliminated.
Instead of brawn, the contestants must rely on their brains, and instead of punches, jokes will be thrown at their opponents. The comics meet head-to-head in the ring for three lightning-fast rounds.
The comics newest challenge tests their ability to make comic gold out of items found at Bed, Bath and Beyond. In the end, it is Papa CJ that's eliminated.
The eight remaining comics are surprised with a trip to the Playboy Mansion. They quickly realize they are there to work, not play, when Bill Bellamy announces the challenges. They must create a bedtime story to tell Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, Holly, Bridget and Kendra, after he tucks them into bed. In the end, Paul Foot and Ron G are eliminated.
The five finalists will perform, three will go home, leaving only two to compete for the title of "Last Comic Standing".
Jon Lovitz and last season's winner Jon Reep perform before the winner is announced at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. Gilbert Gottfried, Penn and Teller, Joel McHale and the 12 finalists also perform. And the winner is, Iliza Shlesinger.