3rd funniest

The person who's not as funny as the second funniest person, but funnier than everybody else on the charts.

Guy-What are you a comedian?
Other guy- Yea, I was the 3rd funniest guy on the show, have you ever been the 3rd funniest of anything?
Guy- You got a point, I was usually about 17th funniest out of 19 or 22, 3rd is more impressive than it seems.