Kill Tony #180 — Jim Norton, Sam Roberts, Earl Skakel
Guests: Jim Norton · Sam Roberts · Earl Skakel
Lineup
Set: Ryan tells a long setup about a Tennessee teacher creating a Holocaust paper clip memorial that received 10 million clips instead of 6 million, then jokes that they need another Holocaust. Heavy exposition-driven joke criticized for math and setup length.
Interview: Ryan discussed his third time on stage, coming from Eastern Pennsylvania, being born via a cancelled fertility pill (Clommed), getting laid because he looks like Seth Rogan, and working as a showrunner's assistant on a secret show (later revealed as Baywatch reboot).
- Holocaust joke: 10M paperclips received instead of 6M needed for memorial
- Theory: becoming smart means you have base level of dumb person with occasional smart moments
- Punchline: 'Now we need another Holocaust' after hearing about excess paperclips
- Panel heavily criticized the Holocaust joke for being late to the joke and heavy on exposition
- Jim Norton praised the tentacle monster anime admission and subsequent roasting
Set: Barry tells a true story about his father dating women with disabled children, and being chased by a naked disabled child down the road. Story-driven set with dark subject matter delivered matter-of-factly.
Interview: Barry revealed he drove 6 hours from Stockton/Modesto area, this was his first time ever doing stand-up, he owns a burger/BBQ restaurant, and he was inspired by Kill Tony and Melissa Ehlinger to try comedy.
- Father pursued women with disabled children for sexual access
- Woman dumped father when discovered Barry wasn't disabled enough
- Naked disabled 13-year-old chased Barry down the road wanting a hug
- Panel praised Barry's execution and willpower despite first time ever doing stand-up
- Tony acknowledged Barry's impressive delivery for a first-timer from 209 area code
Set: Nate's first ever stand-up set jokes about Facebook baby pictures, how all babies look like horror movie villains, not wanting kids, a friend who can only masturbate when family is away, and threatens to hit kids with his penis like a piñata.
Interview: Nate discussed his first time on stage ever, his Uber driver rating (4.89), his father having five kids which scared him, and then told an extended story about picking up two women in his Uber and having sex with a divorced 40+ year-old woman.
- All babies under six months are ugly, look like 1980s horror movie villains
- If kid interrupts masturbation, hit him with penis like piñata until he learns
- Friend can only jerk off when wife/kids out of town; they pop in anytime
- Panel noted Nate was first ever black comedian to do LESS than 60 seconds
- Extended Uber hookup story took up most of interview with detailed sexual content
Chelsie Leach
Set: Regular doing new minute: opens with no underwear, jokes about black boyfriend (racist audience reaction), similarities with boyfriend leading to father estrangement, possessiveness, then compares molested girls to piano prodigies at sex.
Interview: Vanessa discussed quitting her TV development job at HBO to focus on comedy and startups, explained the Flappers logo costume, and mentioned missing the show while working 16-18 hour days.
- Black boyfriend: most people stopped clapping after announcement (crowd-work setup)
- Dating boyfriend made father stop talking to me; comparison to dating effect
- Girls who were molested are great at sex, like piano prodigies starting at age 3
- Panel praised new minute quality, noted recent improvement since quitting job
- Jim Norton gave specific praise for 'my dad stopped talking to me' callback structure
Set: Chris opens with street name joke (MLK Jr. Boulevard), jokes about drowning in shit rap lyric, questions why people want to be saved while drowning in shit, and jokes that rappers can't swim by picking Eminem.
Interview: Chris discussed flying in from New York specifically for Kill Tony show, doing other LA shows, being a year or two into stand-up, attending Festival Supreme where Eric Andre performed naked, and his Polish heritage with puffy nipples.
- Street name is MLK Jr. Boulevard (crowdwork opening)
- Song about drowning in shit - why would you want saving if drowning happily?
- Rappers always drowning in shit; probably don't know how to swim (Eminem reference)
- Panel criticized choice of white rapper Eminem instead of black rappers for swimming joke
- Panel spent extended time examining and commenting on Chris's puffy nipples
- Red Band accurately predicted nipple size by reading Chris's lips