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Kill Tony Jeff Ross, Dom Irrera

📅 July 6, 2015 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Belly Room 🎤 8 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Jeff Ross · Dom Irrera

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Lineup

1

Kayla Bernadette

Set: Kayla did material about vegan food police, dating older men, and did a Christopher Walken impression from Pulp Fiction about hiding a watch in one's ass. She noted she's primarily a writer.

Interview: Tony and the panel discussed her vegan material, Christopher Walken impression, writing background, and suggested she focus more on preparation before performing.

Bits:
  • Vegan girl acts like food police, confronts her about pizza eating choice
  • Walken impression about hiding watch and having sex with older men
Moments:
  • Jeff Ross startled by sound cue during set
2

Spencer Calendar

Set: Spencer told a story about picking up his girlfriend from the airport, having sex in a park, borrowing his sister's car and blanket, then discovering his mom smells like cigarettes and Slurpees—the exact smells on the blanket.

Interview: Tony and panel questioned details of the story, including which restaurant the park belonged to (Babes Kitchen), whether the blanket was nostalgic, and clarified his work history (maintenance, Easter Bunny suit, and caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's).

Bits:
  • Sister smells blanket after sex incident, identifies mom's scent instead
Moments:
  • Tony and Dom offer material construction advice on joke structure
3

DJ Lewis

Set: DJ Lewis performed about gay marriage being legal, critiqued arguments against it including the Westboro Baptist Church claiming gay sex causes natural disasters, and made jokes about tsunamis and blood washing.

Interview: Tony asked about his Georgia background, how long he's been doing stand-up (two weeks), and revealed DJ is on parole, noting he's a breakout talent with strong body language and stage presence.

Bits:
  • Gay marriage legal in every state but Westboro says it causes tsunamis
Moments:
  • DJ scared the audience with intensity, Jeff lost hearing from sound cue
  • Identified as breakout talent by Tony Hinchcliffe
4

John Horan

Set: John performed about his overbearing father, having Asperger's and struggling with girls, joking that girls tell him he's smart and funny but he still can't get a girlfriend, ending with a joke about his fighting weight.

Interview: Tony and panel discussed his background (upstate New York, moved to LA a year ago), his school (communications major), his Asperger's, and gave him advice about focusing on comedy and dating strategy.

Bits:
  • Girls say I'm smart and funny but as if it's their choice I can't get laid
  • Trying to lose weight, fighting weight from seventh grade at 72 pounds
Moments:
  • Visible nervous shaking on stage during set
5

Mike Wesley

Set: Mike performed nervously about liking ice cream but not rocky road, sex dreams where the girl says no, and trying to lose weight to get back to his fighting weight from seventh grade at 72 pounds.

Interview: Tony and panel discussed his extreme nervousness, 8-month wait to perform, his phone job answering appliance repair calls, his time at Best Buy where he was fired, and his swing dancing hobby since 1998.

Bits:
  • I don't need rocky road reminding me life is full of crap
  • Can't call it a sex dream if she says no
Moments:
  • Visible panic and shaking during entire performance
  • Dom encourages him and praises his set despite nerves
6

Suzu

Set: Suzu performed about being from Czech Republic, offering to have the embassy send a replacement girl just like her if she's deported, and made edgy jokes about racism and gypsies in her country.

Interview: Tony and panel asked about her background, her visa status, her tattoo, her fashion design interests, and asked if she'd ever beaten up a guy or seen crazy Czech dashcam videos.

Bits:
  • If deported, embassy will send replacement girl exactly like me
Moments:
  • Edgy humor about gypsies in Czech Republic
7

Kim Congdon

Regular

Set: Kim performed about dating a guy with an attractive female friend he calls his sister, jokes about Game of Thrones and incest, and bits about condom availability and relationship tricks involving safe sex.

Interview: Tom praised her consistent week-to-week minute writing, Jeff complimented her southern material, and Tony noted she's built 15 solid minutes all from Kill Tony material.

Bits:
  • Boyfriend says friend is like sister; I have HBO so I know about incest
  • Guy without condom will suddenly find one when you start leaving
Moments:
  • Tom Segura praises her consistent weekly writing routine
8

Sara Weinshenk

Regular

Set: Sara performed an entire minute about briefcase-carrying people, joking about their mysterious lifestyle, their need for speed, and how beating wives after discovering sneaking into briefcases is the only thrill they get.

Interview: Tony asked if she owned a briefcase, learned she had one from her business days in New York and gave it away, and discussed how the bit could become her signature material.

Bits:
  • Briefcase people seem like they have somewhere else to be, keep it brief
  • Only thrill briefcase guy gets is beating wife after she sneaks into briefcase
Moments:
  • Tony identifies this as her potential signature bit like Jim Gaffigan's hot pockets