Kill Tony #2 — Brody Stevens
Guests: Brody Stevens
Lineup
Set: Observational set about drinking too much, taking cabs instead of driving drunk, and happy hour culture. Ran the light for the first time in the show's history.
Interview: Tony and Brody critiqued his mic technique (holding it too close to his face), discussed DUI jokes being difficult territory, and praised his cadence and structure.
- Comparing cost of cab ride to Burbank to DUI bail and lawyer fees.
- Cab drivers swerve through traffic worse than drunk drivers.
- Happy hour isn't just an hour; it spirals into forgotten weekends.
- Doug ran the light, the first person in 15 performers to do so.
- Brody and Tony debated mic technique; Brody holds mic close to his face, Doug holds it similarly.
Set: Deconstructs the baseball dating analogy for children, reframes it as football instead with defensive reads and tight ends.
Interview: Tony noted the opening was confusing and said the minute needs an attention-grabbing opener. Brody and Tony discussed the speed of his delivery and overthinking.
- As a child, misunderstood baseball bases analogy, thought needed friend to advance bases.
- Proposes football analogy instead: read defense, check coverage, go for tight end.
- Tony and Brody disagreed about delivery; Aaron acknowledged nervousness caused him to rush.
Set: Observational set about Black History Month being the shortest, ignorant people, Monopoly not having relevant properties, and the day he got shot.
Interview: Tony and Brody praised the shark joke and his writing quality. Brody suggested dressing better and moving beyond the hoodie to match his talent.
- Black people celebrate shortest month; sharks never complain about Shark Week.
- Ignorant people won't play Monopoly because no Escalades or Footlockers on board.
- Got shot and realized he could become a rapper.
- Brody praised shark joke and writing quality but suggested better wardrobe.
Gem
Set: Brags about having sex with 24-year-old woman due to cannabis; discusses growing medical marijuana; ends with punchline about making out with 70-year-old man while on ecstasy and cocaine.
Interview: Tony criticized the lack of joke structure and punchlines in the 24-year-old anecdote. Panel discussed the bait-and-switch ending being a more coherent joke.
- Had sex with 24-year-old thanks to cannabis; grows more weed than comedy.
- Made out with 70-year-old man who poured cocaine on lips during ecstasy use.
- Tony critiqued the 24-year-old anecdote as bragging without a joke structure.
- Panel debated the gender reveal at end; determined to be a successful bait-and-switch.
Set: Felipe Ramirez was announced but fell asleep or did not perform; Tony indicated he was on a bus back to Tijuana.
- Felipe Ramirez was no-show; Tony made joke about him being on bus to Tijuana.
Set: Discusses making $20,000 in less than three weeks by kidnapping dogs in Beverly Hills and waiting for reward signs. Details the process: black town car, suit, hat, tie, and specific tactics.
Interview: Brody praised the opening dog-stealing joke as strong and likeable. Panel noted the confidence and style, suggested the joke could be even bigger.
- Made $20K in three weeks kidnapping Beverly Hills dogs for rewards.
- Requirements: black town car, suit, 2009 or newer model, specific driving technique.
- Brody joked about Lil Brough loosening up and cursing, implying he changed his style.
- Brody and Tony both praised the opening joke as strong and suggested it could be bigger.
Set: Opens with a joke about not being able to marry the person he loves (his Internet dating subject). Discusses internet dating strategy: get to know women before sleeping with them but not so much they lose interest. Closes with Midas touch joke about women putting on brakes.
Interview: Brody criticized the Midas touch joke as potentially stolen, suggesting David research it. Panel discussed the delivery and suggested more setup for the Supreme Court marriage joke's punchline.
- Supreme Court won't let him marry the woman he loves (his dating subject).
- Internet dating strategy: know women enough to want sex before they know you.
- Midas touch: every woman he touches puts on the brakes.
- Brody claimed the Midas touch joke sounded like a street joke and asked David to research it.
- David defended writing the joke himself; Red Band defended him saying original.
Nina B
Set: Discusses homeless men masturbating in front of her three times in Los Angeles. Questions whether she was insulted or complimented. Ends with joke about needing to go behind a car or around a corner, delivered as question.
Interview: Tony advised her to own punchlines instead of ending on questions. Brody asked about her background; she's from England with 18 months of comedy experience. Panel praised stage presence and suggested losing the sweater.
- Three homeless men masturbated in front of her; unclear if insulted or complimented.
- Why don't homeless guys go behind cars or around corners?
- Iron Patriot made squeaking noise suggesting he liked Nina; Brody made inappropriate comment about her sweater.
- Tony criticized punchlines ending as questions instead of statements.
Set: Discusses getting off to Christian Mingle commercials instead of pornography. Notes Trojan makes nice, non-threatening, family-friendly sex products.
Interview: Brody was impressed, called him a badass for doing the show second time. Tony made personal jokes; Brody mentioned similarities to Ed Helms and referenced his Marine Corps service from 1994.
- Stopped enjoying pornography; now gets off to Christian Mingle commercials.
- Trojan makes nice, non-threatening, family-friendly sex products.
- Brody was enthusiastically impressed and said Tom was badass for performing.
- Tony made jokes about Tom looking like Ed Helms and referencing his mom in Palm Springs.
Set: Opens with joke about being told he looks like he's in solo masturbation scenes. Performs joke about telling woman to make sandwich at Subway, ending with punchline that she's at Subway.
Interview: Tony and Brody discussed a Comedy Store door person (Ricci Lynn) telling David the joke about masturbation scenes, implying the joke might not be original. Panel debated whether he should use different store names.
- Someone told him he looks like he's in solo masturbation porn scenes.
- Telling woman to make sandwich; she replies it's Subway.
- Brody found a potential joke theft; Comedy Store employee allegedly shared same joke with everyone.
- Tony suggested alternative store names like Dillard's instead of Subway.
Elise Martin
Set: Teacher in downtown LA discusses how students have it better than her wealthy friends, plans home ownership after parents die. Jokes about five Ks and cancer walks. Ends with Amelia Earhart joke about women pilots being poor drivers.
Interview: Brody praised her actress/improv energy and confidence. Tony said she's on the right track with material. Panel discussed tagging the cancer walk joke and adding more depth to material.
- Plans to own home just as soon as parents die.
- Won't do cancer walks because no one has tits (flat-chested competitors).
- Amelia Earhart proved women shouldn't drive.
- Brody praised actress/improv energy and recommended she leverage commercial agent skills.
- Panel debated cancer joke sensitivity; Brody suggested adding more tags to joke.
Bianca Yates
Set: Discusses dating a white guy who insisted on calling her 'boo' despite not knowing he was black. Now single and loves it. Ends with joke about single women saying they love cheese and crying alone versus wanting to share dreams.
Interview: Tony and panel discussed the 'boo' joke needing more material. Panel praised her energy and suggested focus. Brody made inappropriate comments about her appearance and clothing.
- Dated white guy who called her 'boo'; she pretended to be scared.
- Single women say they love being single but really want cheese and crying time.
- Brody asked her to remove jacket and made inappropriate comments about skin showing.
- Tony asked about self-consciousness regarding body hair after six hours without shaving.
Matt Siegan
Set: Discusses depression and antidepressant medication. Notes medication names sound like Harry Potter spells (Abilify, Lexapro). Questions why wizards with centuries of magic can't fix eyesight; suggests LASIK is the spell. Ends with joke about 20/20 vision fix.
Interview: Tony suggested moving the strong LASIK/eyesight material to the front. Brody noted he's heard medication name jokes before but praised the 20/20 vision punchline.
- Antidepressant names sound like Harry Potter spells.
- Wizards have spells for everything but no 20/20 vision spell; it's LASIK.
- Tony advised moving the Harry Potter/LASIK material to front for stronger opening.
- Brody noted hearing medication name jokes before but praised LASIK tag.
Set: Discusses getting out of three-year relationship and having benign tumor removed. Uses Capri Sun metaphor for relationships: tiny hole of opportunity, three minutes of deliciousness, then trash. Ends with accidental self-harm joke about making progress.
Interview: Tony praised her energy and likability. Panel discussed sweater and body-related comments. Tony asked about the accidental self-harm joke and joked about needing her back next week as returning guest.
- Relationships like grabbing cold Capri Sun: tiny hole, three minutes of deliciousness, then trash.
- Cut herself today but it was accident; says she's making progress.
- Tony asked about accidental self-harm and clarified what she meant by cutting.
- Sara announced as first returning guest; Tony joked about her being back next week.