NBC has announced that it has licensed a "second-window" (ie. repeat airing) of NBC’s upcoming summer series The Last Comic Standing: The Search For The Funniest Person in America to cable’s Comedy Central network. The Last Comic Standing will debut this summer on NBC and each episode will be re-broadcast on Comedy Central within a week of its NBC premiere. In addition to receiving a talent contract with NBC, the winner will also now receive his/her own stand-up comedy special on Comedy Central.
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"The Last Comic Standing collaboration is an example of effective program repurposing, it serves both NBC’s and Comedy Central’s objectives with respect to innovative programming and branding,” said Frances Manfredi, Senior Vice President, Cable Sales, NBC Enterprises. “It is a perfect model of the potential synergy between broadcast and cable.” "This is a show all about stand-up comedians, we love stand-up and so do our viewers," said Kathryn Mitchell, senior vice president, programming, Comedy Central. "We are thrilled to be working with NBC and The Last Comic Standing team on this exciting project."
The Last Comic Standing: The Search For The Funniest Person in America is from Peter Engel Productions in association with NBC Enterprises and Giraffe Productions. Peter Engel, Jay Mohr and Barry Katz are executive producers and Rob Fox (The Real World, The Osbournes) is co-executive producer.
