Wow, I was really surprised by tonight's results! But, before I get to that, let's talk about the show itself. After the USC Trojan Band brought in the two finalists - Jon Reep and Lavell Crawford - Carrot Top performed. I am so unsure about Carrot Top. He is funny - very funny, but the eyeliner and muscles scare me. I liked the Barry Bonds baseball bat prop (filled with steroids naturally) and the tampon-shooting purse, but his funniest line was "I had better stuff, but O.J. took it from my hotel room."

They had a roast of each finalist. It consisted of the Last Comic Standing All-Stars - Roz, Doug Benson, Chris Porter, Tammy Pascatelli, Jeffrey Ross, Alonzo Bodden and probably someone else I am forgetting. But roast Lavell they did! I liked Doug Benson's "Look at Lavell Crawford. I know, I know, it takes a while" and "He's the Jabba the Hutt of comedy." But the best line may have been from Chris Porter. "A lot of people don't know this man and Roz have a child together. You may know it best as the closest planet to the sun." I also liked Alonzo's "Soon as Lavell made the finals, comedy clubs across the country started reinforcing their stages, saying 'Here he comes.'" Tammy got a good shot in with "I am not going to take any cheap shots at you because you're an easy target. I mean...literally. Lavell got shot in front of his house in St. Louis by a man standing in front of his house in Kansas City at the time."

But, Lavell had a good response to all of them. "Y'all talk about me being fat. I knew I was fat when I walked up here." Then he told Doug Benson he had a "great big ass head. I swear to God if you leaned your neck back, I bet candy pop out of it." Then he added, "I only gonna talk about the people that got laughs, so Roz you safe."

We saw two minutes of the other eight contestants from the Top Ten. No, not two minutes each, NBC couldn't afford that. The comedians lined up and they went down the line with each comic getting to say a one-liner. Wow, thanks NBC. It was nice to see my two favorites, Debra DiGiovanni and Matt Kirshen though. And again, Doug Benson, with whom with I have had a love/hate relationship, cracked me up. "If ANT is so gay, how come it isn't pronounced Aunt?"

Robert Schimmel had me literally crying with this story about the roller coaster. I should have written it all down, but I was just laughing too hard!

Then we saw the roast of Jon. Alonzo said, "After seeing how white people live in Hickory, segregation don't sound bad." Chris Porter told Jon "You're the Britney Spears of comedy. What's coming out of your mouth is garbage, but I like the way you move." Jeffrey Ross said, "I always wondered what happened to the banjo player from Deliverance." Jon's rely to them was "It's a real who's who of who the hell is that?" and "Would have nice if they had gotten some actual celebrities, but you guys did a good job."

Finally, we saw the farewell performances. Lavell was funny with "I ain't afraid of dying fat. Hell, that's my pall bearer's worry." I loved it when he was talking about going through security at the airport and having to take off his shoes. "As big as I am, you think if I had explosives in my shoes they'd a went off soon as I stood up. Kaboom, oh that plot done been foiled." Then he did the bit about the seatbelt that I love.

Jon did a hilarious routine about a football referee. Then he talked about the fresh pepper guy at restaurants and wondered when the fresh salt guy would be coming around. "I'm on the Atkins. I can't have rice flavored salt!"

After Dane Cook appeared apparently only to plug his new movie "Good Luck Chuck," the winner was announced. I was honestly shocked to hear Jon's name called. I really thought Lavell had it in the bag. But, throughout tonight, Lavell looked a bit tense. When the other comics were roasting him, he smiled, but no one really cracked him up. Jon, on the other hand, seems to be a clown 24/7. He howled while being roasted. I just figured if he had lost, he would have taken it better than Lavell seemed to. Plus it was sad that in Lavell's last words, he promised to tithe to his churches.

But, both guys were funny and hopefully both will have long careers ahead of them.

It has come down to the final performances. But for one comedian, the ride would be over. But first, you know NBC had to have filler time to stretch the show out to an hour.

They had a "best one liner" challenge between the three remaining contestants (Gerry, Jon, and Lavell). Some of the jokes were funny. Gerry said the best contraception for old people was nudity. Lavell followed that up with "Wanna practice safe sex? See me naked" to which the audience roared. Jon said he knew a midget with only one ball. "He was a bit testy." Lavell followed that up with "Midget stole my girlfriend, now I'm a bit testy." I liked Jon's "What do you call an Italian chef who smokes a lot of weed? A pastafarian." I was a bit disappointed that many of the one-liners were not one-liners. Both Gerry and Lavell tried to go on and on with one joke. In the end, it was Lavell that won the challenge and took home the trophy.

I loved it when Gilbert Gottfried asked Lavell if he didn't win, would he make this a black/white thing. Lavell's response was "Yes, I will. I have Al Sharpton on speed dial right now."

Kathleen Madigan performed. She had some good lines about crystal meth. "I will never do a drug that involves rednecks and science." As to why so many labs kept blowing up, she said, "You got Scooter and Moron out in the shed trying to do chemistry. They don't have a GED between the two of them." I also liked her bit about turning illegal immigration into a reality show. "Vote people in and vote people out."

Finally, the moment came when we would hear the name of the first comedian moving on. Jon Reep was mouthing "Lavell Crawford, Lavell Crawford" when his name was called. Lavell not only looked pissed off, he gave Jon a golf clap.

Greg Proops from "Who's Line Is It Anyhow?" performed next. I liked his routine about people saying Barack Obama was not black enough. "How black did you want him to be?" "Notice how the rims keep spinning long after the leader of the free world has brought his vehicle to a halt."

Gilbert Gottfried came on next. Gilbert's material was a bit dated. Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford? Is anyone still talking about them? It was funny when he said he saw Calista at a restaurant trying to get something out of her teeth. "I said 'Toothpick' and she said 'Jew!'"

Then, the last name was announced. I don't know why Lavell was still looking pissed off. Maybe he seriously thought he didn't have a chance against Gerry. Or maybe he was so nervous he just stopped breathing and was about to pass out. But, his mood lightened when his name was called. I felt sorry for Gerry. I had hoped it would be Jon and Lavell in the finals but when Gerry chocked up and started crying, it was sad. He seems like a nice guy and there were some of his jokes that just totally cracked me up. Maybe getting this far in the show will help improve his career.

For the final performances, Jon's set seemed to be much shorter than Lavell's was. He did a bit about his dad's snoring. I had to laugh - it reminded me of my dad! The snoring in the chair, then yelling "Turn that back, I was watching that" was so true! And the joke about snoring in church was funny too.

Lavell did a great joke about ordering chicken at a fast food place. When he asked for the 25 pieces of chicken, four sides, and a large drink, the cashier asked him "For here or to go?" "I appreciate you thinking I can knock out 25 pieces of chicken, four sides, and a large drink in one setting, but don't you think if I was to eat all that much chicken, I'd wanna do it in private? You think I'm gonna sit up in this restaurant so y'all can sell tickets? 'Come one, come all and look at the Great E-tor as he knocks out 25 pieces of chicken, four sides, and a large drink in one setting. He putting the meat in one side of his mouth and spitting the bones out the other. He's on his 14th piece and he's not tired yet.'"

After a set like that, I think Lavell will be crowned the champion next week.

And so it is down to three. But before the final three performed, we saw comedian Harlan Williams and last year's winner, Josh Blue. I love Harlan, even though he always looks like he just rolled out of bed right before coming on stage. Josh was my favorite last season, so naturally I was thrilled when he won. He is still hilarious! I loved his joke about how he voted Republican, but he did not mean to (his right hand voted). When Bill Bellamy asked what advice he had for the remaining comedians, he said to "give up now because I already won again."

The first comedian's name to be announced to move on in the competition was Gerry Dee. My immediate thought was "Someone's smoking crack." In my opinion, Gerry did not have a good set last week, but apparently, someone liked it because the viewers voted him into the final three. I loved it when he tried to move after his name was called and Amy gave him the "you wait right there Mister!" hand. Tonight, I found him to be funnier than last week. It was funny when he was talking about the difference between men and women when drinking and driving. He said he can have five drinks and his wife can have a shooter, but she will not drive home because she has been drinking. I laughed aloud when he was talking about using OnStar when he had been drinking. His "Can you tell me how to get home using just the side streets?" and "If you can see cops from your satellite, can you route me around them?" were classic. And his bits about one girl always crying in a crowd and some men denying that they have ever been to a strip club were cute, but also very true!

The next name called was Lavell. He talked about visiting the doctor for a chest cold and the doctor wanting to check his anal cavity. "Can your finger reach my chest from my anal cavity? Cause if it can, you need to change professions. At least let me pick the finger. Ain't gonna be that class ring." Said he walked into the doctor for a chest cold and came out with diabetes and he was "mad as hell." "Gotta eat oatmeal without flavor - might as well eat the box." And mentioned how he had to change his diet. "When I order a diet coke, they repeat it like they cannot believe it. ‘Diet Coke?' You heard me the first time." That joke had some poor woman in the audience crying! I also like when he told his mama he had "the sugar."

There were just two comedians left - Jon Reep and Amy Schumer - and only one spot. Amy looked so cute, going all "Top Model" on us with her straightened hair, it was a shame with Jon's name was called to move on. But honestly, I think Jon is funnier. Again, this week, he had me crying with laughter at some of his routine. Maybe it is because I am a southerner, but I loved his "Its not easy living in LA and being from the south. People think you are an idiot. Don't know where they get that idea." He told a story about changing brake shoes with an Uncle and that brakes have asbestos in them. He did a great imitation of his uncle smoking a cigarette and saying, "Get back stupid, that stuff will give you cancer." What really had me crying was his story about how his dad used to be a cop and one day Jon caught him primping in the mirror with his gun. The gun went off in his dad's hand while he was giving the "This is not a toy" speech and he shot a hole in the waterbed. I love his impersonation of his mom kicking in the door with a gun to ask what happened. Jon said he was deaf from the noise. "I can't hear Mama. Daddy killed the bed."

I think it is Gerry's week to go home (but I thought that last week). I think the final will be between Lavell and Jon. Honestly, I started out on Team Lavell, but the last couple of weeks, Jon has really been making me laugh as much if not more than Lavell.

Tonight, Bill told us that one comic who just barely missed making the top five was coming back. It was Doug Benson. Darn, I was hoping it was Matt Kirshen. Oh well. Doug did mention one of my favorite movies, Kill Bill, and I did get his joke about it. But I still missed Matt.

Last week, people from all over the world voted for their favorite comedian. Okay, people from Canada, Australia, the UK, and the US voted. The first of the final five to be told they would be moving on was Gerry Dee. I thought "Rightfully so" as Gerry was the funniest comic last week. The keyword in that sentence is "last week." Wait that is two words. Anyhow, Gerry was only mildly amusing this week. He started out with "I used to be a teacher..." I have noticed that many of his jokes start that way. His joke about how it was hard to be a teacher and go to work with a hangover was cute. Just cute. I noticed the camera guy panned to a girl in the audience and she had the slightest smile on her face, her lips turned up just a bit. That is how I felt during Gerry's set. I wasn't sure what the story was about him and his class project partner taping their penis' together. I guess maybe it was funny, I don't know, I lost interest somewhere along the way.

The next comedian to be told they would be going to the final four was Lavell. Lavell used to crack me up. I mean just have me rolling. I still remember the seat belt bit - I smile just thinking about it. But somewhere along the way, either Lavell got less funny or I lost my sense of humor. Last week, I was a bit disappointed with his set. The same goes for this week. He talked about how him mom moved him from the ghetto to a predominantly white neighborhood. Said they had to do predominantly white things like tape their penis' together (good pick up on Gerry's joke). But then he started a joke about joining the Boy Scouts that just went on and on and on. The final punch line was amusing. His scout leader told him if he came upon a bear in the woods, he should play dead. So he went and found a grizzly and asked him if he played dead, would the grizzly ignore him like the scout leader said. The bear said "Let me put it into a perspective that you can understand. Say you came across a picnic basket - box of Popeye's chicken, red beans and rice, and coleslaw and a large strawberry soda. Would you eat it? Case closed Mr. Bear." It was funny, it didn't make me laugh out loud, but at least he reached a funny ending to the seemingly never ending story.

Amy's name was called next. I was fine with that, she makes me laugh sometimes. But tonight was not one of those times. She talked about dating a mime and said he wouldn't let her get close to him, it was like there was a wall between them - he didn't think outside the box. I am thinking this is the type of joke that would not have gotten her pass her audition. Then she talked about her deaf boyfriend, about how they had phone sex, but they had to use a relay service. Yawn. Her joke about how her sister's husband (I guess it was her husband, I never remember her using the word "husband") was color blind and every once in a while they would go "Look, it's a rainb...oh" made me smile. Not laugh, but smile.

It was down to Jon Reep and Ralph Harris. If you remember from my last blog, I predicted Ralph would go home this week. And right I was! Ralph Harris, who sent home two of my favorites in head-to-head competition - Debra and Matt - was sent home. There is just no justice in this world.

It was left up to Jon to make me laugh and I don't know whether he was really that funny or I was just desperate for a giggle. But he did give me my first and I think only out loud laugh with a joke about how small town people are creative and most folk songs were written by small town people, but they don't make much sense anymore. "Jimmy crack corn. But I don't care." "Sounds like an inner city hillbilly drug problem. 'Did you hear what happened to Jimmy? He is stuck on that crack corn. But I don't care.'" The he mentioned nursery rhymes. He did Rock-a-bye Baby. "'And down will come baby...cradle and all! Good night son' 'Mama, daddy's on crack corn."

So you tell me readers...did you think the comedians were hilarious tonight? Was it just me? I am just feeling disillusioned at this point. If I had to say who was going home next week, I would pick Gerry. But then he probably has all of Canada voting for him, so who knows?