User blog comment:MightyUke416/MightyUke416's Season 5 Castaway Applications/@comment-26365443-20160530165241

Name (Age): Salim 'Sal' Malhotra

Tribe Designation: TBD

Current Residence: Somerville, MA

Occupation: Comedian

Personal Claim to Fame: I was the 2015 winner of the Boston Comedy Festival. Basically, I was the funniest person in Boston in 2015. It's quite an honor, really.

Inspiration in Life: Patton Oswalt. He's a truly funny comedian who doesn't just rely on cheap gags to get laughs. His wife recently died and I feel for him, because I feel I know his wife really well just through his comedy, and to lose your wife so young is a crime. He's who I want to be when I grow up.

Hobbies: Playing video games, eating and sleeping. My three favorite things in life besides making people laugh.

Pet Peeves: Cheap gags in comedy. I'm probably going to sound like a comedy elitist, but if you use fart jokes or funny voices in your routine, you probably don't have enough good material. It's easy comedy and lame. Besides that, I don't like scammers or bigots, and those are pretty much self-explanatory.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Well, the only other comedian that was on Survivor ended up in 15th place, so I'm not super into saying him. You know what? It's probably cheesy, but I'm like no one else that's ever been on the show before. I'm unique. I'm one-in-a-million.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I'll be forthright. Stand-up doesn't exactly pay the bills, so a little extra cash wouldn't hurt. I'm also looking for good material. I mean, come on - if I'm stuck on an island with a bunch of lunatics for thirty-nine days, imagine the stories I could tell when I came home!

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I don't mess around. When I need something done, I get it done. I think there's a stereotype that comedians are lazy and only go into their line of work because they can't work anywhere else. I don't think that's true and if there's something I need, I'll push and push until I get it.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I don't want to sound full of myself, but I do think people naturally gravitate to me, whether it's due to my comedy or my personality. I really think the social game will be my strong suit, and hey - if no one wants to vote me off, that's a really easy way to get to the end of the game.