Our own funnyman Lavell Crawford came back to town just to film his upcoming special for the Showtime network and I must say that I truly appreciate the gesture. Clearly y’all did too, because you sold out both of his performances Saturday night at The Pageant. His opener didn’t really tell any jokes, but his set at the early show was saved thanks to an impromptu dance duel he initiated on stage between two audience members. I knew I was going to be in for a treat when a woman wearing an outfit that I really don’t have the space to give a description that will do the two-piece, flare leg, kick pleat, tie-dye ensemble justice. I said to myself, “she would gallop up there and try to dance somebody down.” And when he said she looked like a Clydesdale, I all but fell out. It was all in good fun as she hunched for dear life to get that Lavell t-shirt. However, the woman in the black freakum dress came with choreography on deck, so Ms. Ed didn’t stand a chance. The show itself was cool, but I was not hollering and falling out like I typically do when I see Lavell – everybody else pretty much was though. I’m not trying to give too much away as far as Lavell’s act because I don’t want to spoil the special. Just know that you will get a good cackle in whenever it airs. Okay, I have to tell one of the bits, because I related to it so much. When he said that his mama offered the disclaimer “I did the best I could” just before they were told to open the gifts and he said “I’m just gonna go on back to bed”… I thought, “Get of my head Lavell!” Seriously, that was so me in 19-nevermind when my mama pretty much made it plain that there was no Corn Silk Cabbage Patch Doll under the tree for me. But anyway, he gives a rundown on every holiday from the summer cookout ones to Christmas. Be sure to return the favor to him for coming by showing your support when it airs.
