The performers filed
out onstage, already hot,
sweaty. Time to rock.

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(The best part about
being ignored is saying
whatever you want.)

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One by one, they filled
the cars with burgers and shakes
and dry cleaning bags.

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Whatever happened
to the quaint notion of peace
among all people?

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Roy Wood Jr. has his final chance to earn votes
before next week’s season finale.

Are the five funniest men in America ready to do battle?

With Jonathan Thymius eliminated tonight, it’s down to Top Five contestants on “Last Comic Standing” on the final night of competition.

Mike DeStefano, Felipe Esparza, Tommy Johnagin, Myq Kaplan and Birmingham’s Roy Wood Jr. performed for the judges, the audience and the nation’s votes.

Wood went first, receiving high praise from the judges …

Andy Kindler: “You’re getting better and better every week. … You are just so great.”

Natasha Leggero: “I love that you’re personal but then you also have social commentary. It’s so funny. You seem like such a nice guy. Stay single; you’re going to get a hot chick when you win this contest.”

Greg Giraldo: “You’re great. This was a smashing, smashing set, and you’ve been great all along.”

Voting by phone is open till 11 tonight; voting online continues till 4 a.m.

Show video to be added.

Video: Wood’s set included riffs on his drunk uncle
and lying for married friends.

Roy Wood Jr. discusses his life before comedy,
including getting caught stealing a credit card.

Video: NBC 13 interviews Roy Wood Jr.

“Last Comic Standing airs at 8 p.m. Monday on NBC 13.

Previous: Episode 8 — Six to go
Next: The winner is selected in the 2-hour finale. [Episode 10 — season finale]

Also:

• Interviews with Roy Wood Jr.: Birmingham Weekly | NBC 13 | Birmingham News.
• Recaps: Birmingham News | Punchline Magazine.
• Roy Wood Jr. official site | Twitter @roywoodjr | Facebook page | YouTube | MySpace | MP3 downloads on Amazon.com [affiliate link]

Is Wood on track to be the last comic standing?

The manager called
for better work, yet left it
all to random chance.

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The inmate dines on
rack of lamb, chewing his last
bites of consciousness.

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Eggs frying on the
sidewalk. Friends sweating gallons.
The dog is melting.

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Be glad you’re not on
fire. Or falling apart.
Or crashing a car.

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Pipette at ready.
Burners on high. Let’s make some
pharmaceuticals!

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You look hungry.

Starving. Ravenous. Like you haven’t had a good meal in … forever.

Let us help.

We’re going to show you the best Birmingham has to offer from its kitchens. It could be your favorite restaurant, or a place you’ve yet to visit, or a recipe you’re dying to try.

Welcome to Birmingham’s Best Eats, a monthlong spotlight on our city’s finest fare. What can you expect? Taco trucks, a grits bar, cupcakes supreme, barbecue, slaw, canning, Asian markets, sweet pies, savory pies, bourbon and Buffalo Rock!

Our team of creative culinary bloggers has put together a bounty of delicious treats, yours for the taking (or reading, because it’s still a website).

Have we whet your appetite? Join us all throughout August for Birmingham’s Best Eats, only on Wade on Birmingham.

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She beeps, and I smile,
a surprise distraction from
this day’s drudgery.

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We start out roughly.
We grow more comfortable.
We complain anew.

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Roy Wood Jr. takes on the Top 6 in “Last Comic Standing.”

Only the men remain.

With tonight’s departure of Rachel Feinstein, the six remaining comedians competed on “Last Comic Standing.”

Birmingham native Roy Wood Jr. again performed second in the lineup, after a quick video showing him with his mom. The celebrity judges praised his set effusively …

Natasha Leggero: “I think you’re so funny. I feel like we can give you any topic, and you would make it hilarious.”

Greg Giraldo: “You’ve got this thing you do where you’re like a grumpy old man in a young man’s body. But it doesn’t feel forced, it’s a very natural thing. That set was about as tight and great a set … that I could’ve seen. That was a killer, killer set.”

Andy Kindler: “I love how conversational you are. I love your whole style.”

Voting by phone is open till 11 tonight; voting online continues till 4 a.m.

Video to be added.

Video: Roy Wood Jr. does his set on the nugget coalition
and multiple-birth families.

A visit from Mama Wood.

Facing the judges and the audience.

“Last Comic Standing airs at 8 p.m. Monday on NBC 13.

Previous: Episode 7 — Seven to go
Next: One more comic is sent home; the final five compete. [Episode 9 — Five to go]

Also:

• Recaps from Examiner.com | Birmingham News
• Roy Wood Jr. official site | Twitter @roywoodjr | Facebook page | YouTube | MySpace | MP3 downloads on Amazon.com [affiliate link]

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The vines twist their way
through the fence, heading upward
along ensnared limbs.

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