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Last Comic Standing is back! (As we like to say in our cold opens). Last year in these pages, many people chose to vent and fume about everything they disliked about the show. You’ll be glad to know that we’ve made some changes.

We have a new host. Are there any other reality shows out there that have had 3 different hosts in the space of 5 seasons? I think that may be a record. Bill Bellamy is the best host this show has ever had. He’s funny, energetic, and generous without being soft, a really good guy and a great host. Some of the previous incumbents have not ticked all those boxes.

We also have new talent scouts. The lost winner of season 3, Alonzo Bodden alongside the hilarious Kathleen Madigan and the irrepressible Ant endured hours of viewing America’s most terrible comics in order to find the best. They have been a great addition to the show and were a lot of fun to work with. However, memories of Ant’s high-decibel laugh will linger in the memory for many years to come, and we wish Alonzo well in his brave battle with tinnitus.

This year the decision was made to expand the search to three other English-speaking countries – Canada, Australia, and the original English-speaking country, England. The first episode features Canada – we thought it best to ease you in to the foreign comedy. Debra, Gerry and Mel were the chosen comics from Canada and they are all hilarious, so it seems that the experiment was a success. (This whole blog is starting to sound like one of those Christmas letters about how well everyone in the family is doing. Hopefully next week you will have provided enough vitriolic feedback that we can just respond to the crazy people and not talk about the show).

One thing is worth saying before everyone gets all fired up about who did and didn’t get chosen: Sometimes, when you have to distill a four minute performance down to one joke it is not as funny as it was in the context of a whole set. By the same token, sometimes people who had a very poor set, or who bolted from the stage, or gave us some other reason not to move them forward left us with one hilarious joke on tape. For these reasons it sometimes seems like the wrong people move forward. And as has been noted here before, comedy is subjective so maybe you just don’t like our choices. But this year’s comics are exceptionally strong and it’s going to be a great season.

So there it is. Season 5 is under way. Let’s try to get along this year.

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