Kill Tony #172 — Doug Benson, Jerron Horton
Guests: Doug Benson · Jerron Horton
Lineup
Set: Set about West Hollywood weather, political correctness, a bike accident mistaken for lesbian by a truck driver, and casual observations about life.
Interview: Discussed being from Long Beach, bartending and caregiving work, new marriage a week prior on a dock in Seattle, and various lifestyle details including hat-wearing and shed-building.
- Homeless vet with Santa hat criticized for not saying 'happy holidays' in progressive LA
- Truck driver yells 'get out of the road you stupid lesbian' after bike accident
- Pat Reagan performs magic trick teleporting Jeremiah Watkins, disrupting set flow
Set: Election-themed set using Scooby-Doo metaphor about 2016 election, discussing Clinton, Trump, Bernie Sanders, and media bias in political coverage.
Interview: Discussed his Twitter presence, political views, sister's upcoming lesbian wedding in New Jersey, and recent meeting with production company after last week's appearance.
- Election as Scooby-Doo episode with Trump as villain, possibly George Bush underneath
- Drum hit triggers basketball sound effect multiple times during interview about sister
- Production company meeting result from last week's Kill Tony appearance mentioned
Set: Set about ex-boyfriend with low credit score, Radiohead concert tickets proving he lied about age, and sexual innuendo about his performance.
Interview: Discussed living in bad neighborhood south of USC for $800, working as paralegal at law firm, ex's career as sound mixer, and lack of dating activity recently.
- Ex texts credit score claiming numbers don't lie after lying about age
- Radiohead concert ticket proves boyfriend was older than claimed (14 vs 35)
- When asking real age, boyfriend responds 'how old do you think from how I sex you'
Set: Political set on 'all lives matter' using cell phone store anecdotes, discusses circumcision as non-consensual cosmetic surgery on children.
Interview: Confirmed doing standup since March, works at Verizon cell phone store, from Erie Pennsylvania, parents work in education and apartment inspection.
- 'All lives matter' contradicted by worthless people at cell phone store
- 12-year-old daughter calls mom derogatory name while being bought iPhone
- Circumcision as non-consensual cosmetic surgery everyone gets without consent
Dicey
Set: Set discussing race statistics ('80% of white people kiss my ass'), desire to reincarnate as white woman, lack of Black tanning salon workers, and racial dating experiences.
Interview: Discussed hometown Dallas, husband who is an actor, met at Fresh and Easy grocery store in Hollywood, TMZ host married them, uses white friends to find apartments.
- 80% of white people statistic about kissing her ass, wants reincarnation as white woman
- No Black women work in tanning industry, who better to warn about dark skin
- White people let door slam on Black people but not other white people
- Joel Jimenez knocks over drum kit immediately after '80% of white people' punchline
- Husband spotted in audience and shouted out during interview
- Husband compared to Predator and offered Battlefield Earth 2 joke
Set: Wheelchair user discusses name pronunciation (Island shortened Castaldo to Dick Castle), shot 9 times by goth kids (Columbine reference), builds wall around Hot Topic, discusses marijuana use.
Interview: Confirmed Columbine survivor, discussed therapy through comedy, autistic traits, 17 years in wheelchair, settlement from law enforcement, receives unsolicited prayers, approximately 5-6 minutes of material.
- Island personnel couldn't pronounce Castaldo so shortened to Dick Castle
- Shot by goth kids, proposes building wall around Hot Topic
- Lists legal substances (liquor, porn) instead of quasi-legal marijuana
- Recognized as Columbine documentary subject by panel and audience
- Panel debates whether to discuss Columbine or keep comedy separate
- Tony and panel advise not to lead with Columbine reference due to being pigeonholed
Set: Dark edgy set about Holocaust soap making, criticizing Germans as dirty, making disparaging comments about both Jewish genocide victims and perpetrators.
Interview: Confirmed regular performer doing new minute each week, recently watched Dexter series, no major life events discussed, kept interview brief.
- Why make soap from Jews if Germans think Jews are dirty anyway
- Germans smell like beer/sauerkraut so soap composition doesn't matter
- Soul Fate soap made from Jewish victims, unclear if disclaimer on box
- Panel criticizes set as pure hate speech with coaching on joke structure
Set: Short tight set about parenting and inventing a drink called 'Drunken Babysitter' mixing Juicy Juice, Otter Pop, vodka, whipped cream, and pixie stick.
Interview: Confirmed doing stand-up for couple months, very brief interview before Tony called time.
- Drunken Babysitter drink mixes kid stuff with alcohol, licorice straw
- Drink has flavor of Casey Anthony but strength of Cosby politan
- Extremely tight set at 35 seconds, praised for being concise
Interview: Discussed upcoming Showtime series 'Pitch Off' premiering Wednesday on Screen Junkies Plus, Comedy Central roast of Rob Lowe with Anne Coulter material, and Eric Andre Show appearances.
Interview: Discussed writing for new Showtime show premiering in March, performing at the Comedy Store.
Interview: Band member performing in Insane Clown Posy makeup, performs magic trick teleporting Jeremiah Watkins during Spencer Calendar's set.
- Pat performs magic trick teleporting Jeremiah Watkins from stage during Spencer's set
Interview: Band member performing in Insane Clown Posy makeup, plays saxophone and drums throughout the episode.
- Knocks over drum kit in reaction to Dicey's '80% of white people' joke