Kill Tony #174 — Mike Lawrence, Earl Skakel
Guests: Mike Lawrence · Earl Skakel
Lineup
Set: Observational comedy about being racist in certain situations, specifically about not wanting a white cashier making Chinese food, and preferring Mexican-made Chinese food.
Interview: Tony asked if the story was real and which NYC restaurant it was. David revealed it was near The Stand and that Joe Rogan mentioned him on his podcast.
- Won't let white guy make Chinese food; white people make great sandwiches with mayonnaise
- Tony mentioned David's name on Joe Rogan podcast, leading to career momentum
Set: Self-deprecating material about appearing approachable and having sleepy eyes that make her look high, leading to nervous behavior in interviews that reads as crackhead energy.
Interview: Tony praised her self-deprecating approach and discussed how long she can do it in her sets. She shared she's unemployed, just graduated with political science degree, and goes up 12-14 times per week.
- Eyes look sleepy/high so in interviews she acts extra alert to avoid pothead perception
- Instead of lazy pothead, people think productive crackhead from her nervous behavior
- Tony invited her to LA Podfest September 23, first comedian added to lineup
Set: Material about his Superman father name, eyebrow piercing making him look like Filipino lesbian, Asian fetishization, and a poorly executed Depends diaper joke.
Interview: Discussed his name origins, his Target job in Moreno Valley, recent breakup, yo-yo skills he demonstrated live, and his current relationship with an old girlfriend.
- Superman's dad name but real-world black name, can't get employment because of it
- Eyebrow piercing makes him look like Filipino lesbian after recent piercing
- Depends diaper wordplay about product effectiveness, called worst joke ever
- Jarell performs yo-yo trick live on stage during interview
- Earl corrected Superman universe fact during set
Set: Prop comedy about having small hands/arms from China, ladylike hands from bullying, and masturbation jokes using hand-related puns like Lindsay Lohan hands.
Interview: Extended interview covering his disability, roast battle experience with Joe Earle, video editing work, photography in Hong Kong, sex work in Hong Kong, and gaming/Star Wars interests.
- 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
- Tony celebrated Steve's willingness to do roast battles showing confidence
- Extended Hong Kong sex worker interview segment, genuinely interested crowd work
- Red Band interrupted extended interview due to time constraints
Set: Crude material about Jungle Book movie loincloth not falling off, suggesting unrealistic depiction of male anatomy safety during perilous scenes.
Interview: Deep dive into personal history: six months into comedy, IT healthcare worker, horrible family, twin sister, worked as Disneyland character (Eeyore, Buzz, Pluto), admitted to accidentally burning a dead dog with friends in high school.
- Jungle Book loincloth staying on during peril is unrealistic, wants to see dick
- Extended 'Who Are You' segment reveals dog-burning incident from high school
- Tony expresses concern about the dog-burning admission contradicting comedy career
Set: Material about DARE program being ineffective, criticizing their brochures, lion mascot, and suggesting crack baby mascot would be better deterrent.
Interview: Discussed visiting a voice and speech doctor after Internet trolls said her voice was annoying. Tony encouraged her to use that real story in her act.
- DARE program stupid: no kid reads brochures, lion mascot doesn't work
- Need crack baby mascot instead of lion to actually deter drug use
- Crowd forced her to sing Evanescence 'Bring Me to Life' after set
Set: Self-deprecating material about monotone voice making compliments sound like mockery, and comparing pets' behavioral sensing abilities to joking about having cancer to avoid racism accusations.
Interview: Tony welcomed her back as regular after turning 21. Her mother was in audience. Discussed her hard work and dedication to comedy.
- Monotone voice makes genuine compliments sound mocking, says cool hat sarcastically
- Pets sense tumors and seizures so joke about cancer to avoid racism perception
- Ali took notes from Vanessa's previous set about voice, used similar material
- Mother introduced to audience, Tony makes sexual comment about her
Set: Attempted inside baseball comedy about stealing material and a confusing bit that didn't land, featuring repetitive 'inside baseball' references.
Interview: Tony questioned if Martin was a real person or prank. Martin claimed three years writing that joke. Very unclear interview with tension.
- Guy accused him of stealing comedy material but his version goes differently
- Tony suspected Martin was a prank or bit, unclear if real
Set: Material about dog barking at Black people and humorous coping mechanisms to avoid racist perception, including claiming dog can sense cancer.
Interview: Nine months into comedy. Earl gave one-word feedback: 'Racist.' Show was running overtime so interview was cut short.
- Dog barks at Black people, uses excuse dogs sense seizures and tumors
- Rather stranger think he has cancer than think he's racist from dog