Rejection is never funny. ... Or is it? No, probably not. On the latest episode of 'Last Comic Standing' (Mon., 9PM ET on NBC), three more contestants are given their walking papers and are sent packing.

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And so, we bid farewell to contestants James, Laurie, and Maronzio. They were funny ... but not quite funny enough. The world of comedy can be harsh. (And on a personal note: your humble TV Squad scribe has tried his hand at stand-up comedy. It's really hard! Kind of the hardest thing ever, in fact. You try just talking for ten minutes in front of a random crowd while getting paid for it, and you'll see. It's kind of difficult.)

Host Craig Robinson seems genuinely sorry to let the departing players go. But hey -- that's comedy. You either get laughs or you don't. It's a tough racket, in case we haven't made that clear already.