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Kill Tony Kirk Fox, Tiffany Haddish

📅 February 16, 2015 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Belly Room 🎤 8 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Kirk Fox · Tiffany Haddish

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Lineup

1

Deshea

2

Daniel White

Set: 13-year-old from Kentucky with guitar claims playing guitar doesn't help you get laid, then demonstrates by playing poorly. Set awkwardly incorporates a guitar prop that undermines the comedy.

Interview: Panel critiques his obsessive focus on the mic stand and use of guitar as a prop. Suggestions to either fully commit to guitar bits or abandon them, and to cut down introductions. Discussion about his job at a video game company.

Bits:
  • Playing guitar for 15 years doesn't help get women
Moments:
  • Daniel fixates on adjusting mic stand for extended period, then pulls mic out immediately after tightening it
  • Panel criticizes guitar as a prop that doesn't serve the joke
  • Tony suggests strapping entire musical setup (guitar, harmonica, pedals) as bit
3

Ori Amir

Set: Israeli comedian studies neurosurgery at USC, makes jokes about Israel being like Hollywood without talent, Jewish-Christian-Muslim-Buddhist identity, and eating pork despite being Jewish. Delivers material with creepy, villainous demeanor.

Interview: Panel discusses his creepy, Bond villain-like delivery. Tony suggests he'd be scarier if he spoke calmly. Discussion of his neurosurgery studies, brain scans, and previous appearances where he brought props like a dildo.

Bits:
  • Israel like Hollywood but without the talent
  • Pork isn't kosher but tastes divine like Jesus
Moments:
  • Ori's jacket says 'WAR' inside a stop sign; claims he didn't know
  • Panel finds his creepy delivery both funny and unsettling, compares to Joker
  • Kirk Fox coaches him on not being a character, just being himself
4

Regan Talleh

Set: Female comedian with tight observational jokes about being named after Ronald Reagan with wrong spelling, deleted dating profile to reduce harassment, and brother engaged to ex-husband's sister. Quick-hitting material with solid punchlines.

Interview: Brief interview interrupted by technical issues with live streaming. Panel gives minimal feedback, appears to be transitioning quickly to next performer.

Bits:
  • Mom named her after Reagan but misspelled it because she's Republican
  • Deleted dating profile, now harassed in only three forums instead
  • Brother got engaged to ex-husband's sister
Moments:
  • Technical issue disrupts interview during live stream
5

Maurice Love

Set: Homeless or formerly homeless comedian discusses living on streets for 5-10 years, befriending a bird that died, encountering fruit flies and ants in the forest. Material is disjointed and lacks clear punchlines or structure.

Interview: Panel struggles to understand if Maurice is homeless, what his material means, or if it's a character. Extensive questioning about his current housing, work at a liquor store, and the coherence of his set. Panel frustrated by lack of honest answers.

Bits:
  • Bird was his best friend; bird died after leopard incident
Moments:
  • Panel unable to determine if Maurice is still homeless despite direct questioning
  • Extensive frustration from panel about lack of comedic structure and unclear answers
7

Kim Congdon

Regular

Set: Female regular performing new minute about 50 Shades of Grey, unrealistic job prospects for college grads, women who only get along with men (characterizing them as selfish), and cutting off boyfriend's sex after tiring of oral sex.

Interview: Panel critiques pacing, suggesting she get to the unrealistic point faster. Discussion about building jokes around concepts rather than quick punchlines. Kirk Fox validates her observations about women who dislike other women.

Bits:
  • Most unrealistic part of 50 Shades is girl gets job after college
  • Women who only get along with guys are selfish
  • Punishing boyfriend by not having sex but tired of blowing him
Moments:
  • Tiffany Haddish strongly agrees with joke about women and oral sex
  • Panel suggests restructuring setup and punchline timing
8

Sara Weinshenk

Regular

Set: Female regular performing new minute about owning encyclopedias in the 90s as status symbol, how poor kids with incomplete sets only knew about certain topics, and eventual use as door stops.

Interview: Panel praises encyclopaedia bit and expands on class signifiers. Discussion about how encyclopedias became obsolete, rich families with multiple sets, and door-stop functionality.

Bits:
  • Having encyclopedias in 90s meant you were upper middle class
  • If you had encyclopedias and were a dude, girls would come over
  • Rich families had multiple encyclopedia brands; poor kids had incomplete sets
Moments:
  • Panel engages extensively about encyclopedia cultural significance
  • Discussion about poor kids only knowing about topics from available letters