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Stand-up comics face sour reality of NBC
Published Thursday, October 14, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post
The latest twist in the sordid saga surrounding Last Comic Standing 3 has NBC announcing the winner online, despite first canceling the season finale of the stand-up comedy contest and later deciding to tape a finale and relegate it to its contractually-obligated partner at Comedy Central for "rebroadcasting" purposes this coming weekend. Waiting for the punchline. Still waiting.
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