Hollywood Reporter just announced that Craig Robinson, best known as Darryl the loading dock guy on NBC’s The Office, will host the upcoming season of Last Comic Standing.

“Last Comic Standing has been a consistent success with both viewers and critics, and we can’t wait to bring it back,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC’s executive vice president of alternative programming. “The addition of a versatile comedic talent like Craig will only enhance what has proved to be a winning formula.”

Last Comic Standing’s previous hosts have been Jay Mohr, Anthony Clark and Bill Bellamy. The new season will air this summer.

I admit, I didn’t watch one second of the Super Bowl. Honestly, I just don’t give a shit if a bunch of overpaid manchildren win or lose a game- no matter how “important” it is. I’d rather watch someone like Andy Kindler, an underpaid manchild, make fun of the game for three hours. Luckily David Letterman had the same idea. Sadly, it only amounted to a three-plus minute package of interviews. But it’s better than nothing. Check out Kindler below, hilariously, “covering” the Super Bowl for the Late Show.

Stand-up Month is back in January as Comedy Central focuses on stand-up comedy all next month. Along with world premiers of specials every weekend from Chris Rock, Aziz Ansari, Artie Lange, Arj Barker, and Larry the Cable Guy, we will also see the return of the Stand-Up Showdown. For those not aware, the  Stand-up Showdown gives fans the chance to vote for their favorite comedians over several weeks after which, Comedy Central will replay the top 20 on Sunday, January 31 as part of an all day stand-up marathon.

This year, Comedy Central has forgone the slightly awkward Myspace Vote Now buttons and have instead integrated a  Facebook Connect feature. A beta version of the site is running with a possibly mock vote count to test it out. A source has confirmed for me that, unlike previous years, online voters will be able to vote as often as once per minute as opposed to the previous once per day limit. Mobile voting remains limitless however standard texting rates still apply. Official voting opens up late tomorrow morning.

Getting stuck in customs is the worst and Mary Van Note isn’t afraid to let those Canadians know how she feels about it.

Mike Epps has introduced a neat little Facebook widget for fans to share and experience bits from his newest DVD Under Rated & Never Faded. The application has some interactive features that allow fans to watch clips, read his Twitter feed, purchase the DVD from iTunes or Amazon.com, and also invite other friends to check out the widget.

Aesthetically speaking, it isn’t something I would necessarily want on my Facebook profile, but the material is funny and easy share. While I don’t know if Epps is the first to create a stand-up DVD promotion like this,  I can say I’ve never seen anything like this before.

I had the honor to help judge one of the MANY rounds of the Seattle International Comedy Competition last night and was wholly impressed by the 16 talented comics who turned out. Among them though, only Mike Baldwin (who went on to take first in the final five for the night) was able to make me forget about judging and just laugh at the comedy. Here is one of the short bits he did last night.

Finally, somebody who agrees that Red Bull and alcohol should never be mixed together. Check the clip below of Chris Porter at Skyline Comedy Cafe.

Comedy Central Studios Arabia is the name of the new venture between MTV Networks International and twofour54 Located in the United Arab Emirates.  Besides focusing on original content like stand-up, sketch shows and sitcoms, the network will also adapt some of Comedy Central’s library of international formats to come up with localized versions for their market.

I can’t wait to see Abu Dhabi 911.

From the Wheeler Opera House, comic Robert Buscemi tells about a time he had fun with the homeless.

Graham Elwood confesses his confusion and distaste for how quickly things change on the internet.