One of the by-products of traveling for work is that you end up alone in a smallish hotel room with nothing to do but surf the web and watch television. If that wasn’t bad enough, for me, it’s been summer-time television - which means a lot of reruns, reality shows, and filler. Last night I ended up watching part of Last Comic Standing, which is a show that is trying to find the “best” comic in America. (as a side note, they must be looking for the best amateur, right? But…what really is an “amateur comedian”?)

Anyway, I think I might have found my new favorite comedian: Lavell Crawford. He made me laugh out loud repeatedly. This morning, one of the first things I did was look up some of his other material on YouTube.

It’s priceless. I have no idea if he survived last night’s show, but if his act was the only consideration, they should hand him the prize right now.