First of all let me say this…..there were some great comics who got snubbed by the judges in the preliminary round of “Last Comic Standing” to determine who got to go live on the Queen Mary and perform for the right to be the next LCS. I don’t remember anyone specifically (okay, it’s been a week folks) other than Nikki Payne, but she is reason enough for me to be bitter. Remember her? The chick with the lisp and enough energy to power a train? She had me laughing so hard I think I pissed the couch….and the judges took the likes of Rebecca Corry and pregnant Stella over Nikki. Well, now that the voting is in the hands of audiences, only the true great performers will get to stay in the game, and the judges can go hang out with their counterparts in figure skating. Yes Kathy Griffin, that means you!

Okay, one more random thought….does anyone else out there find host Anthony Clark to be the most unfunny person on television? How in the hell did he get this gig? So he was in a moderately funny sit-com….but if he’s ever done stand up and deserves to be here, he’s sure not showing it on LCS. Where is Jay Mohr anyway?

Okay…so the final 12 made it to their rooms on the Queen Mary……and the ones I think are very funny and have a legitimate shot to win are Roz, Josh Blue, Gabriel Iglesias, Chris, and Kristin Key.
Dark horses are Joey Gay, Bill Dwyer, April Macie, Ty Barnett and Michelle Balan. The ones who have no business being here are Stella and Rebecca.

After having dinner together and getting to know each other better, the comics’ names were chosen at random to perform and heckle each other, and the best of each were chosen by the studio audience to gain immunity….meaning, they couldn’t be kicked off in the first round. Kristin Key and Michelle showed really quick wits and were the most entertaining to watch bust on each other, but it was Roz who was voted the best heckler and Chris voted the best comic of the evening.

Then each comic got in front of a camera and stated who they thought they were funnier than, and the three with the most challenges got to perform against each other with two comics going home after the studio audience voting. It was no surprise that Stella was one of them, but a bit surprising that Michelle received just as many challenges…April Macie was the third.

As for the performances themselves…..Stella was a train wreck and it was obvious the judges wanted her on the boat just to piss off Roz. Michelle was incredibly funny (primarily busting on herself for being old, short and/or Jewish) and April was just okay. No surprise then that Michelle was voted the best comic by the audience and Stella and April went home.

So now there are 10 left, and there will be two more double-elimination rounds before the final six are left to perform with all of us at home voting. Tempers will flare as everyone vies for position, and maybe someone will get thrown overboard. Now THAT would be funny.

Vandalay, OUT.