Lavell gained huge national exposure on NBC’s hit reality series “Last Comic Standing.” Not only did NBC take notice promptly signing Lavell to a holding deal with the network but also Comedy Central offering him his own half-hour standup special “Comedy Central Presents: Lavell Crawford.” Lavell’s stand-out work includes appearances on “Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam” which premiered on Showtime in December “Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam” on HBO “Showtime at the Apollo ” “Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment ” “Comic’s Unleashed with Byron Allen ” “Steve Harvey’s Big Time” “Comedy Central’s Premium Blend ” “Motown Live” and “BET’s Comic View.”
In addition Lavell has appeared in the films “Baby’s Mama Drama ” “Beverlyhood ” “Ghetto South Problems ” and on the televised series “The Jamie Foxx Show.” On stage he played Ben in the hit play “Men Cry in the Dark ” based on the Michael Baisden best seller. Lavell also recently appeared on stage with the critically acclaimed production “Friends and Lovers ” a stage production based on the novel by author Eric Jerome Dickey where he played the scene-stealing Bobby. The play also featured notable actors such as Miguel Nunez (“Juwana Man”) Leon (“The Five Heartbeats”) Monica Calhoun (“The Best Man”) Mel Jackson (“Soul Food”) and Maia Campbell (“In the House”).
Endeared by audiences far and wide Lavell has built a very strong fan base playing theatres comedy clubs and colleges across the nation in addition to festivals including HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival The Comedy Festival and LAFFAPALOOZA America’s longest-running annual urban comedy festival.
