South Lyon Native Nabs Win On NBC's 'Comic'

Father Says Son Has Always Been Comedian

POSTED: Tuesday, August 10, 2004

UPDATED: 9:57 pm EDT August 12, 2004

HOWELL, Mich. -- A Michigan native took top honors on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" Thursday night.

"Last Comic Standing" Web site.

JohnHeffron.com (Warning: Explicit Language)

John Heffron (pictured, left) grew up in South Lyon and his family now lives in Fowlerville.

Heffron was an on-air member of a Detroit morning-radio show in the late 1990s and has made appearances on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," VH-1 and Comedy Central.

Heffron's father says his son has always been a comedian. He says John entertained customers with jokes over the public address system at the grocery store where he worked as a teenager.

"Last Comic Standing" is like "American Idol" -- without all the singing.

Heffron was one of three finalists along with Alonzo Bodden and Gary Gulman. Viewers nationwide voted by phone or Internet for their favorite.

Heffron gets a contract with NBC, a 30-minute special on Comedy Central and will appear Friday night on NBC's "The Tonight Show."

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