Kill Tony Moshe Kasher, Rick Ingraham
Guests: Moshe Kasher · Rick Ingraham
Lineup
Set: Houston recounts losing his dog, going on a date the same night, and crying during sex while thinking about his missing pet. His mother being bipolar is introduced as context for his life circumstances.
Interview: Tony and panel probe Houston about whether his stories are real, his dog's name (SJ), how long he's been performing (three months), and his current living situation (moved back with mother at age 26).
- Lost dog on date night—cried during sex thinking about pet instead of girlfriend.
- Girlfriend asked if he'd rather have sex with his dog than her.
- Bear sound cuts off Houston early in set; Tony criticizes him for saying 'real shit' repeatedly despite set not landing well.
- Panel discovers Houston named dog after 'The Blind Side' character, leading to race-related jokes.
Set: Nwadiwe discusses his Nigerian father naming him with a traditional name despite being called Chris, dressing up formally everywhere as a child in the hood making him look like he had court dates, and his contrasting hipster-thugs aesthetic.
Interview: Panel praises his Nigerian heritage material, probes his fashion choices (Oracle glasses, Python-inspired look), learns he's a sketch performer and Zoolander 2 writer/actor, dating a UCLA law student, and unemployed.
- Father named him traditional Nigerian name despite being called Chris.
- Dressed in suits everywhere as child in hood, looked like had court dates.
- Tony and Moshe make joke about Ify and Moshe's 'effeminate handshake' greeting; panel notes cultural reference.
- Panel discovers Ify wrote/acted in Zoolander 2 and stared at Penelope Cruz on set.
Set: Vahram, a 140-pound comedian, discusses dating older women (last partner was 31), jokes about catching them all with his confidence boost, and describes being so light during sex that his girlfriend had to hold him down to prevent floating away.
Interview: Panel critiques his flip-flops, mixed fashion signals, and notes he abandoned his prepared set halfway through. Tony advises against flip-flops on stage; Rick and panel discuss his Boulder, Colorado background, pre-med past, and dating a UCLA law student.
- 31-year-old girlfriend vs. his Pokemon Master phase—'gotta catch em all' attitude toward women.
- Too light during sex; girlfriend grabbed him to keep from floating away.
- Lou brought written notes to one-minute set and abandoned them halfway through.
- Panel strongly criticizes his flip-flops as distracting from comedy; Tony gives direct advice.
- Moshe shares personal story about learning to take risks with material after watching Brent Weinbach.
Set: Wellington discusses struggling to find where she belongs in LA, observing a Black man with Trans Am whose radio switched from Spice Girls to Mötley Crüe, and confessing she became vain after 9 months—realizing she looked pretty while crying and checking mirrors.
Interview: Panel learns she's been doing stand-up three years, in LA nine months, recently completed an indie film with a written part, earning union vouchers toward SAG-AFTRA membership. Discussion turns to her tan, appearance, and hypothetical nude comedy show ideas.
- Observes Black man in Trans Am with radio switching Spice Girls to Mötley Crüe.
- Became vain in LA, cried watching sad thing just to check mirror and see herself pretty.
- Jessica only performed 43 seconds despite having more material; Tony and panel question why she stopped early like Lou.
- Panel teases her about orange tan and boob tan lines; Brian jokes about nudity.
- Jessica discusses idea for pasties-only comedy show; panel encourages but notes women/men perception differences.
Set: Ryan discusses watching 'Ray' and being triggered by heroin detox scene, revealing her mother was an alcoholic counselor so she attended AA meetings daily in kindergarten, carrying the AA Big Book instead of children's books to school.
Interview: Panel learns Ryan works with special-needs children, has dealt with violent students, recently quit job after being fired, and applied for positions in other school districts. Discussion covers inappropriate student behavior and her future plans.
- Attended AA meetings daily in kindergarten while peers had picture books.
- Student told her she was lucky he didn't scream, hit, or throw desks.
- Panel warns Ryan never to discuss real job details publicly as she could be identified and fired.
- Ryan gets cut off by bear sound early; Tony gives critique about setup needing stronger punchline.
- Panel notes Robin uses same opener repeatedly like Jessica/Lou; discusses breaking dependency on familiar material.
Set: Lin, an Asian female Navy veteran, discusses being fired the day before April Fools', her 8-year Navy service, deployment to Kyrgyzstan (the 'Compton of Central Asia'), and sharing a room with a shopaholic roommate who bought a 50-inch TV and got sent home with a TBI.
Interview: Panel asks about Navy service details, learns she worked in paperwork/administrative roles, probes whether she had combat or weapons training. Discussion touches on military stereotypes about Asians and her current employment status.
- Fired day before April Fools' and thought boss was joking about being serious.
- People assume she should be ninja instead of sailor because she's Asian.
- Roommate dragged in 50-inch TV to mount over her bed; roommate got sent home with TBI.
- Gong sound cuts Lin off mid-story about roommate's TBI; Red Band stops her for going over time.
- Panel criticizes rhetorical questions and recitation style rather than natural delivery.
Set: Congdon discusses the Confederate flag debate, pivoting to bigger issues like homelessness and corporate welfare, then focuses on joint Facebook accounts and how they reveal infidelity—joking that someone must have cheated if a couple created one.
Interview: Panel confirms this is Congdon's regular weekly slot doing new material, discusses the joint Facebook account premise, and Tony notes the 'who cheated' line is very clever and potentially plagiarized.
- Joint Facebook accounts raise question: which one cheated?
- Joint accounts require couples to clarify who wrote comments (e.g., 'from Sandy').
- Parents made joint email (Gary and Mary) just to see nephew photos.
- Tony suspects 'who cheated' line may be plagiarized or retweeted previously; asks Congdon to verify originality.
- Congdon delivers strong closing with only 55 seconds, intentionally short set.
Set: Weinshenk rants against men with gauged ears, claiming they never talk to anyone worth talking to and suggests they should enlarge their frontal lobes instead of earlobes. She warns they're always ready for 'the next size up' and advocates for pulling the plug on engagement.
Interview: Panel discusses Weinshenk doing new material weekly for two years, worries she's becoming one-note on gauges, and advises her to expand topics and avoid relying on single premise for extended periods.
- Men with gauged ears should enlarge frontal lobes instead of earlobes.
- Guys with gauges constantly ready for 'next size up' in earlobes.
- Weinshenk deliberately says 'engage' twice ('I don't want to engage,' then 'disengaging') creating layered wordplay.
- Moshe warns against becoming one-trick pony on gauge jokes despite clever material.
- Panel debates whether 'alternative comedy' exists; Rick questions Weinshenk's non-traditional style.