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Kill Tony Doug Benson, Jesse Joyce

📅 September 1, 2014 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Belly Room 🎤 8 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Doug Benson · Jesse Joyce

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Lineup

1

Alex Duong

Set: Alex discusses having an inner "Asian rapper" persona named Little Jen who makes him do inappropriate things. The bit culminates in a story about a sexual encounter with a heavy woman that he compares to being trapped in 127 Hours.

Interview: Tony and panel discuss the braces Alex wears and offer advice about avoiding demeaning language toward women. Discussion of whether the fat chick story was real and what actually happened at the club.

Bits:
  • Asian rapper persona inside him makes him do inappropriate things
  • Heavy woman falling on him compared to 127 Hours survival
Moments:
  • Tony criticizes use of 'fat chick' phrase due to women in audience
  • Panel jokes about finding alternative phrasing for the bit
2

Zach Kirby

Set: Zach performs a rambling, poetic minute about the face someone makes while taking a large bowel movement, using elaborate and thesaurus-derived vocabulary like 'brobdingnagian' and 'gargantuan'.

Interview: Panel criticizes Zach for overusing thesaurus words he doesn't understand. Jesse Joyce emphasizes the importance of knowing vocabulary before using it, and Doug notes the bit should focus on the actual punchline rather than elaborate descriptions.

Bits:
  • Elaborate description of facial expression during defecation using obscure words
Moments:
  • Jesse Joyce explains 'brobdingnagian' comes from Gulliver's Travels, criticizes mindless word copying
  • Panel suggests Zach should know words before using them in material
  • Zach mentions this is part of a longer bit from episode 64
3

Ian Ellis

Set: Ian performs material about his girlfriend's braces, comparing them to lingerie. He discusses the correlation between dental health and parenting ability, and drinks wine throughout the set.

Interview: Tony and Jesse praise Ian for being authentic and structured, comparing him favorably to Mitch Hedberg. Discussion turns to his background from Chicago and recent move to LA.

Bits:
  • Braces like lingerie for teeth, makes him anticipate intimacy
  • Bad teeth indicate inability to care for important things like kids
Moments:
  • Jesse Joyce compares Ian's delivery and style to Mitch Hedberg with wine glass
  • Panel praises Ian for being most authentically structured of the night
4

Brad Sacks

Set: Brad discusses becoming a new father two months ago, carrying a diaper bag with drugs through TSA, and reflects on showering with his father growing up. He develops a metaphor about genitals as an amusement park height restriction.

Interview: Panel learns Brad's wife is unhappy about relationship and he received a text suggesting she doesn't think he loves her. Extensive discussion about his marital issues and his newborn daughter Fiona.

Bits:
  • Diaper bag filled with drugs gets passed through TSA without issue
  • Genitals as amusement park height restriction for children viewing
Moments:
  • Brad receives text from wife suggesting he doesn't love her, causing immediate marital crisis
  • Panel jokes his newborn daughter Fiona will become a stripper given the stripper-appropriate name
  • Red Band warns Tony his wife will hear podcast and he'll need attorney
5

Brett Banta

Set: Brett jokes about being frequently laid off and naming files 'final final final', proposes fantasy football with only himself and Asian cheerleaders, and jokes about never having Hawaiian shirt Fridays.

Interview: Doug and Jesse discuss Brett's material and his freelance graphic design work for Stanford. They offer advice about finding remote work through design platforms.

Bits:
  • File naming convention 'final final final' leads to repeated job loss
  • Fantasy football team would be himself as QB and Asian cheerleaders
Moments:
  • Jesse criticizes misogynistic material about hiring women by cup size
  • Panel advises Brett to stop undermining himself with offensive material
6

Albert Linten

7

Sara Weinshenk

Regular

Set: Sara performs about wanting to hibernate like a bear, discusses stupid people trying to make her play games, and complains about people taking forever at ATMs.

Interview: Tony notes Sara seems depressed and questions whether the desert hibernation and Jenga story are real. Discussion about hibernation fantasies and Sara's neuroses.

Bits:
  • Hibernation fantasy involves eating lots and sleeping for extended time
  • People keep asking to play Jenga and other stupid games
  • Confused about why ATM users take so long, it's not a riddle
Moments:
  • Tony connects hibernation talk to depression and previous mention of talking to stars
  • Joke about ATM not being a bomb defusal gets strong laugh
8

Kim Congdon

Regular

Set: Kim jokes about mothers gaining weight and not wanting grandchildren, discusses the pullout method, and makes references to dating NFL players and division one college athletes.

Interview: Tony struggles with understanding references to D1 athletes, panel clarifies it's about college football. Discussion about whether the NFL player boyfriend story is real.

Bits:
  • Mother's weight gain means future looks bad, threatens no grandchildren care
  • Boyfriend was careful about pulling out, spit out D1s like disdain
Moments:
  • Panel doesn't understand D1 reference, Red Band has to explain it means division one athletes
  • Red Band jokes the burger/grandchildren joke is joke of the night