Kill Tony #158 — Moshe Kasher

Set: Frank discussed his cousin's death from heroin overdose, using dark humor about track marks and ex-girlfriends at the funeral. He credits his cousin with introducing him to Dave Chappelle's comedy.

Interview: Frank shared that his cousin died from heroin overdose, they were close growing up, cousin was a sponsor in AA, and his family loved the joke. He's been doing standup 6 years, working at Comedy Central's Rose Battle.

Set: Madison compared drag makeup to minstrel shows and blackface, criticizing drag queen names as impractical. She discussed her experience doing makeup for drag shows in Florida and being scammed through Care.com babysitting app.

Interview: Madison discussed a scam involving fake checks and wheelchair-bound babies, her MTV casting work, living in LA after moving from Orlando, her makeup artist mom, and her tattoo from her mother.

Set: Chris opened with a line about sleep being a trailer for dying, then made a joke about Moshe's honeymoon tour going to the moon. He relied heavily on stage presence and persona rather than structured jokes.

Interview: Chris discussed his Brazilian mother, wealthy family background, growing up in Santa Barbara, working as a PA on post-production, doing mostly one-liners, and addiction to therapy as a joke.

Set: Lonelle opened with a Price is Right joke, then discussed radio sex commercials and his grandmother's commentary about his grandfather needing the product. Material touched on his relationship and Christian dating site.

Interview: Lonelle revealed he's been doing standup about a year, drove trucks for Swift (Sure Wish I Finished Training), currently does Uber/Lift, from Chicago, just moved to LA 2 days ago, living in a hostel.

Set: Bradlys performed tight material about Xbox Live racism, comparing chasing by white gamers to runaway slaves, joking about \"Niggerkiller69\" gamer tag and KKK button combinations.

Interview: Bradlys is from Miami, moved to LA 6 months ago, does standup 3 years, works as hotel doorman, had encounter with German couple offering his wife. Haitian heritage, visited Haiti at age 7-8.

Set: Melissa opened with nervous energy about being short (5 feet 3/4 inch), checking height at doctor visits, then lost her train of thought and struggled to recover her planned material.

Interview: Tony coached Melissa on her set structure and self-doubt. Discussed her parents, mom's epilepsy, living situation, nervousness, and interview became about her apologizing and not giving real information.