An early morning train journey is something everybody dreads.
Mix that in with a trip to work on a Monday and you've got yourself a recipe for disaster.
But one Southern driver was on a mission to change all of that.
Passengers on the 8.24am from Clapham Junction to Sutton or the 9.33am from Thornton Heath to Victoria were treated to a stand-up routine to remember.
This train driver is the best. "If you're at the back you might be in first class. But don't worry, you won't find any fines, just friends" 9.33 train from Thornton Heath to Victoria. #legend @SouthernRailUK
β Niquita Sookdeo (@NiquitaSookdeo) July 23, 2018
"We have 596 seats, and four toilets so you wonβt have to resort to sitting on the floor, like Jeremy Corbyn," the driver announced to the curious looks of passengers.
"If you are sitting in first class, you don't need to worry about getting a fine anymore, or having to give up your seat to a rail boss."
Niquita Sookdeo was on that Victoria bound train and praised the "best" driver she had ever had.
"It makes such a difference to your day, especially on a Monday morning commute," she told the Croydon Guardian.
"People can be so miserable or down these days, it's nice to have a laugh with fellow commuters.
"If every train driver was like that I honestly think everyone would have a better start to their day."
@SouthernRailUK the train driver on the 0824 from Clapham J to Balham is a hoot!! ππ½
β Subhir bedi (@BediSubhir) July 23, 2018
She was only on the train for 10 minutes, but said one joke left her in stitches.
"If you're at the back you might be in first class," she tweeted, much to the delight of Southern's Twitter account.
"But don't worry, you won't find any fines, just friends"
A reporter for this newspaper was also on that 8.24am train and couldn't help but smile at every articulated station.
"Now stopping at BalHAM," the driver announced.
"Arriving at Norbury...that sounds like it should be a fruit.
"Wandsworth Common, where the only thing common is the grass."
Is this officially the funniest train driver in London?
If you think you've heard better, or would just like to praise this hard-working comic, email: riley.krause@newsquest.co.uk
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