Kill Tony Russell Peters, Jesus Trejo
Guests: Russell Peters · Jesus Trejo
Lineup
Set: Married to successful attorney, jokes about relative success in comedy, wife buying his pants, and spoiling his 12-month-old son Lorenzo with money instead of conditional rewards.
Interview: From Boston, moved to LA two years ago. Wife is government attorney. Real name Tom Mello, took last name Rico from deceased grandmother. Has 11 years Boston comedy, 2 years San Antonio, under 2 years LA. Stayed home dad for past year.
- Wife buys pants, he wears them, gets smacked on ass when he looks good.
- Wrote 12-month-old son $25k check for learning to hug, taught lesson about money.
- Tony corrects Tommy that 12 months old is just 'a year'
Set: Lists things he likes (orange chicken, chocolate milk) as rhetorical questions to audience. Makes offensive jokes about chocolate milk from Black women's breasts and slavery. No clear punchlines delivered.
Interview: Jeremy admits he was 'just fucking around,' doesn't have a real set prepared. Panel criticizes lack of actual jokes and punchlines, suggests he think about material more carefully.
- Orange chicken and chocolate milk premises without punchlines or resolution.
- Jesus Trejo visibly reacts negatively to slavery reference, eyes close in visible discomfort
- Tony coaches Jeremy to develop actual jokes with third item to complete premise
Set: Moved from North Carolina to West Hollywood looking for single men, walked into gay bar expecting straight guys. Discusses being single, wanting to find special person, trying anal again with the right person.
Interview: From North Carolina, in LA 3 months, previously in Sacramento 3.5 years. Was in Air Force 6 years. Doing standup 3 years, started at Comedy Spot in Sacramento. Deals with social anxiety meeting new people in comedy scene.
- Went to West Hollywood bar looking for straight men, found gay men dancing and making out.
- Finding special person to try anal with again, missing punchline due to cat noise.
- Punchline about trying anal is obscured by cat meow sound effect
- Russell Peter recalls meeting her as returning guest, callback to previous appearance
Set: Wanted to be like butch lesbian mother growing up. Wore sports bras with one boob down, had mullet until 8th grade, mom still has mullet in Palm Springs. Doesn't know how to put on makeup, applies it like sunscreen.
Interview: From Napa, teaches special ed 10 years with 7-9 year olds with autism and ADHD. Currently 32, teaching at elementary school. Relocated multiple times (Georgia, South Carolina, Sacramento). Moved to LA 4 months ago.
- Didn't know bras had cup sizes, had one boob down for years in sports bra.
- Applies makeup like sunscreen, thick coat all over face.
- Special ed student given laxative by parent, spread feces on bathroom wall during recess.
- Red Band coaches Robin on punchline structure about bra cup sizes
- Reveals favorite student was mute but is now thriving academically and socially
- Russell Peters and Robin discover they were both in special education classes in 80s
Set: Doctor tells him he's overweight and has man boobs, squeezes his nipple, compliments the size. One nipple hard from touch, other soft like Forest Whitaker's lazy eye. Jokes about universal beauty.
Interview: From Seattle, been doing standup 7-8 months. Got fired from doorman job at condo for throwing party in boss's penthouse with comics. Recently moved to LA. Got degree in Psychology.
- Doctor calls man boobs 'cupcakes,' squeezes one nipple, says 'handful' size is good.
- One hard nipple, one soft like Forest Whitaker's lazy eye, claims all bodies beautiful.
- Earthquake or tremor during set, lanterns shake in Comedy Store
- Tony compares Joey to South Park character with childlike features but adult man
Set: Mom is stripper, thinks he inherited her ass, people sent him photos and jerked off to them. Gets asked for drugs by comics because he dresses like Charles Dickens character. Cop magnet, pulled over frequently.
Interview: Works as doorman at Comedy Store. Very physical comedian who punches himself on stage. Panel criticizes self-harm and suggests he stepped on good suicide joke about his mom.
- Mom is stripper, he inherited her ass, people sent nudes to jerks.
- Dresses like Charles Dickens, comics ask him for drugs constantly.
- Punches himself hard on stage, causes audience discomfort from self-harm
- Tony notes he stepped on good suicide joke about mother
Set: Eating shrimp tacos in aquarium food court is messed up. Aquariums are boring, just fish in tanks. Should combine aquarium with zoo. Makes comparison to Louisiana after Katrina, flooded zoo with boring animals.
Interview: Mentions relationship ended after aquarium visit. Thinks about fresh shrimp and fish. Panel coaches her on playing with freshness angle and edits ideas during interview.
- Eating shrimp tacos in aquarium food court while looking at shrimp tanks is weird.
- Aquarium like flooded zoo with boring animals instead of cool ones.
- Tony coaches her on developing freshness angle during interview