NBC's 'Last Comic Standing' features a handful of local talent

?Originally airing in 2003, NBC's "Last Comic Standing" was cancelled in 2010 only to be revived last year for an eighth season. Comics from all around the country auditioned last year to be invited into the Top 100 which were then flown to Los Angeles to perform in front of this year’s judges, Norm Macdonald, Keenan Ivory Wayans, and Roseanne Barr, for a chance of being crowned the "Last Comic Standing"… and some money and a talent deal with NBC.
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? While hundreds auditioned, five comics from Atlanta cracked to Top 100. Last year, ATLien Karlous Miller made it past the first round and was one of eight finalists. Will another local comic go from the Top 100 to the Top 8 this year? Find out by watching "LCS" every Wednesday at 9 p.m.
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? But before you watching get to know the comics representing the ATL this season.
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? Clayton English 
======Also known as “The Prime Minister of Atlantsterdam,” English is one of the best comics to come out of Atlanta. He's opened opened for Dave Chappelle and is one of the only local comics to headline the Atlanta Improv. English is also known for his performance on TV One's "Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes," his role as Peanut on “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” as well as appearances in the films The Preacher’s Kid and Five Days in the A. Recently, the comedian recorded his first album at Star Bar via Rotknee Presents Records.
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? Mia Jackson
======In 2012, Jackson was a finalist in the Laughing Skull Festival. Since then, she has opened for such comedians as Amy Schumer and Chelsea Handler. She’s appeared on Oxygen’s “Girls Behaving Badly,” and TLC’s “Wild Weddings.” She was also a writer on BET/Centric’s re-launch of the Soul Train Awards in 2009 and 2010. Most recently, Jackson taped a spot on “NickMom's Night Out.”
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? Noah Gardenswartz
======While he hasn’t lived in Atlanta for a minute, Gardenswartz was a staple of the scene before his departure to New York where he co-runs a the monthly show Comedy Freaknik with fellow former ATLien Andy Sandford. Gardenswartz was named a New Face of Comedy at Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal in 2014 and was a finalist for NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity in 2012. His comedy has been featured on TBS’ “Today’s Riff,” Bounce TV's "Uptown Comic,” in VICE Magazine, and the Huffington Post.
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? Rob Haze
======One of the best in town recently held his farewell show at the Laughing Skull over the weekend before moving to New York City. Haze made history by becoming the first local comic to win first place at the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival this year. Haze has also performed at the Bridgetown and Limestone comedy festivals and has opened for such acts as Rory Scovel and Dave Chappelle. He was a finalist in NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity in 2012.
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? Caleb Synan
======A longtime staple of the Atlanta comedy scene, Synan recently moved to Los Angeles. During his time in Atlanta, Synan became a regular at Star Bar, the Laughing Skull Lounge, and the Improv. He’s opened for such comics as Todd Glass, and Jared Logan. In addition to performing at Your Ashville Off and the Charleston Comedy Festival, Synan finished second place in the Laughing Skull Festival in 2014.
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? LaVar Walker
======Walker has appeared on BET's "Comic View," "Jamie Foxx’s Laffapalooza," "Shaq Allstar Comedy Jam," and Bounce TV's "Uptown Comic." Walker has toured with Rickey Smiley and in 2012, the comedian won Miller Lite's "Stand Up, it's Miller Time" national stand-up championship.