NBC’s unscripted laughfest Last Comic Standing will return to the schedule this summer with new host Bill Bellamy, new talent scouts including “Last Comic Standing” alumni Alonzo Bodden, Ant and Kathleen Madigan -- and all new quest – to find the funniest new comedian in the world.

The Emmy-nominated series broadens its scope this season by searching internationally for the world’s funniest comedian, holding casting calls in London, Montreal and Sydney, Australia in addition to Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, San Antonio and Tempe. Celebrity judges will also join the talent scouts as they search for the world’s funniest new comic.