Steve Lee
Steve Lee has performed on Kill Tony 10 times, winning a golden ticket. Every appearance below, with set summaries and timestamps.
Appearances
Golden ticket winner returning after years away in China; set about Halloween costume shopping, disabled ninja costume, and his family history in Asia.
- My host father bought Godzilla costume, gave me disabled ninja outfit
- Looks like Woody Allen in a microwave
Steve jokes about receiving a rape whistle and having nightmares about being raped, sharing the fear women experience. Contrasts his small breasts with needing cosmetic surgery.
- Received rape whistle, now experiences nightly terror women normally feel
- His breasts so small he needs cosmetic surgery to be desirable
Steve discusses his stand-up experience in China, translating Chinese jokes about bad drivers and stereotypes into American material, explaining cultural differences in comedy.
- Chinese bad driver joke translated to Americans voting for Trump.
- Americans go to Comic-Con to cosplay as Death Star.
Disability-focused set about straws being taken away and environmental concerns. Made jokes about elevators and STD prevention, ended cleanly before time.
- Environmentalists taking straws will next take ramps and elevators
- If he doesn't use straws, men shouldn't use condoms
Discusses being born in Hong Kong refugee camp, parents' story. Schools rejected him for fear he'd fall down, parents would sue.
- Schools rejected him due to liability fears of falls
Disability representation in Hollywood; discusses only three Asian male leads (Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li) and their romantic partners being minorities.
- Only 3 Asian male leads in Hollywood with no romantic roles
Jokes about being Asian and disabled: jokes about all Asians can't walk fast (stereotype), people say he'll make it due to being Asian and disabled, geneticist explains muscle/fat cells issue, jokes about not having disabled Asian kids to compete with.
- All Asians can't walk fast stereotype - proved at start of show
- Geneticist says muscle cells grow fat instead; won't affect kids
- Speeding record so bad Uber rejected his application
Asian comedian from China discussing cultural observations: condom manufacturing in China, experience as exchange student in Kansas where he became leader of multiple student unions including Jewish student union.
- All condoms made in China; hence China most populated country
- Sent to Kansas as exchange student; became leader of multiple student unions due to being only minority
- Explained Hanukkah to Jewish club as Jewish people celebrating in Chinese restaurant
Prop comedy about having small hands/arms from China, ladylike hands from bullying, and masturbation jokes using hand-related puns like Lindsay Lohan hands.
- Arms and legs remain in China; calls himself prop comic but not disabled
- Bullies said he had ladies' hands until he discovered masturbation
- Do hand roleplay calling them Lindsay Lohan hands for masturbation reference
Steve opened with a tight joke about his father not believing he'll make it in Hollywood, saying Matt Damon would play him and he'd die first in zombie movies.
- Dad said Matt Damon will play him, he'll die first before black guy