‘Last Comic Standing’ returns tonight — let’s meet the comics

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Last Comic Standing, the NBC comedy talent show, returns May 22 at 9pm.

Hosted by Curb Your Enthusiasm alum JB Smoove, Last Comic Standing will searches for the best undiscovered stand-up talent in the world. Last Comic Standing returns to NBC in 2014 after a four-year hiatus.

In season 8, celebrity judges Roseanne Barr, Keenan Ivory Wayans and Russell Peters will have to figure out which comedic talent has what it takes to be the next big voice in comedy.

Last Comic Standing has launched some of the biggest names in comedy today — Josh Blue, Alonzo Bodden, John Heffron and Iliza Shlesinger are just some of the past winners.

Here’s a list of the contestants gunning for stand-up glory in season 8 of Last Comic Standing along with their Twitter handles.

Know any of these names right off the bat? Anyone we should pay particular attention to? Let us know.