Kill Tony Doug Stanhope, Paul Provenza, Matt Fulchiron
Guests: Doug Stanhope · Paul Provenza · Matt Fulchiron
Lineup
Set: Set about gym selfies and the vanity of fitness culture, complaints about comments on social media posts about physical appearance.
Interview: Discussed wordiness in writing, vocal delivery being monotone, need for energy on stage. Encouraged to perform at grittier venues, moved to LA 5 months ago from Cincinnati, doing open mikes at Flappers.
- People who take gym selfies make him feel inadequate with hashtag puns.
- Comments on gym photos escalate from compliments to sexual suggestions.
- Bear sound effect goes off, panel notes set was monotone and lacked energy.
- Stanhope provides coaching about over-writing and needing to perform at grittier venues.
Set: Running for LA Secretary of Transportation; proposes banning overcrowded buses, ejecting people blocking aisle seats, and promising not to ride the bus if elected.
Interview: Panel noted he wrote the joke en route, discussed making the setup sillier and more extreme. Recently moved to LA, transferred to UCLA, graduated a year ago with degree in political science. Brother is a chef at Goldie's.
- Campaign promise: eject bus passengers blocking aisle seats next to empty window seats.
- If elected Secretary of Transportation, he will no longer ride the bus.
- Panel suggests he could develop this into full bit about public transit complaints.
- Third appearance in a row with completely different material, first two were religious Ten Commandments jokes.
Set: First bombing on stage experience in Atlanta, woman told him to kill himself. Jokes about girlfriend's father not approving, being unable to impress him despite job or accomplishments.
Interview: Panel questioned consistency of jokes and accused him of lying about girlfriend being Black; he admitted original relationship was with white woman but used Black girlfriend for joke. Wearing Dane Cook t-shirt, Dane Cook is his primary inspiration.
- Woman at first open mic told him he wasn't funny and to kill himself.
- Girlfriend's father never approves of him no matter what accomplishments he mentions.
- Panel discovers his girlfriend is actually white, not Black as presented in jokes; he admits to lying for comedic effect on suggestion from a friend.
- Wearing Dane Cook t-shirt from 2013 tour; panel mocks him extensively, suggests he ditch the shirt.
- Panel members argue about whether his delivery confused reality and jokes, diminishing set impact.
Tam Pham
Set: Self-deprecating humor about dating failures and lack of success with women. Jokes about praying for normal-sized ears, avoiding "killer bees" (blondes with bangs and opinions), humor about Twitter handle merch.
Interview: Panel noted he wears the same shirt every week, praised his consistent self-deprecating style. Discussed whether he gets laid wearing the shirt, suggested he wear it on dates instead.
- Paid $15 for t-shirt with Twitter handle; cost included losing any chance of sex.
- Success with women comparable to praying for human-sized ears; avoids killer bees.
- Panel notes Tam is wearing long sleeves under his usual shirt for first time, predicts he'll add mittens in December.
- Paul compliments Tam's consistent self-deprecating style across three appearances.
Set: Comedy about childhood weirdness and overblown outrage culture. Discusses Lena Dunham controversy about inappropriate sibling contact, normalizes kids doing strange things, jokes about government suing AT&T.
Interview: Panel discussed first joke working well, coached on punchline for government joke. Noted she's been at Comedy Store every Monday for 76 weeks with new material, dropped out of University of Florida final year for comedy.
- No milk with PBJ sandwich tastes bad; references Lena Dunham sibling touching scandal.
- Kids do weird stuff normally; cousin put carrot in ass at age four.
- Government suing AT&T is terrifying; how does anyone fight that.
- Panel notes she delivered punchline for government joke but could strengthen premise further.
- Regular performer who has been writing new material every week for 76 consecutive weeks.
Set: Observational comedy about dustpans being useless tools. Questions why dustpans exist separately from brooms, why they're called dustpans instead of crumb pots or particle trays, examines the gap between floor and dustpan.
Interview: Panel praised minute-focused observational style, suggested adding better imagery of dustpan design flaw. Noted she focuses on tiny details and mundane objects obsessively, comparing her style to Seinfeld. Discussed that she genuinely finds things bothersome.
- Dustpans can't fully clean floor; always space between pan and ground remains.
- Dustpans are useless alone; should be called crumb pot or particle tray instead.
- Panel notes her OCD-style focus on tiny details and commitment to minutiae as identity.
- Weekly regular performer, second regular who writes new material every week for 76 weeks.