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Kill Tony Al Madrigal, Jessica Michelle Singleton

📅 February 15, 2016 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Belly Room 🎤 12 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Al Madrigal · Jessica Michelle Singleton

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Lineup

1

Courtney Banks

Set: Courtney discusses her biracial identity and appearance, making a dark joke about ancestry and the use of the N-word as a tool unique to Black culture.

Interview: Al and Jessica coach Courtney on premise development and the risks of leading with self-deprecation. Discussion covers her work history and comedy dedication.

Bits:
  • I have a perfect nose because of ancestral trauma
Moments:
  • Al gives feedback on her premise-driven approach
2

Daniel Boucher

Set: Daniel does a rambling set about his divorce, online dating, and his attraction to women while using non-sequiturs and tangential humor.

Interview: Tony and the panel critique his delivery as unfocused and overly earnest. Al notes he has energy but poor execution. Discussion touches his appearance and perception.

Bits:
  • I love oral sex more than receiving
Moments:
  • Al critiques his Woody Allen-like delivery and lack of structure
3

Justin Freshman

Set: Justin performs rapid-fire jokes about Valentine's Day expenses, his girlfriend being a sex worker, losing his job, and risky financial decisions.

Interview: Tony explores his background moving from New Mexico, his job loss on MLK Day, and his recent stand-up start. Discussion of comedy club venues in LA.

Bits:
  • Girlfriend normally charges $200 for Valentine's dates
  • Lost job on MLK Day, girlfriend at BLM protest stole wallet
  • I'd rather get Zika than work on my resume
Moments:
  • Tony harshly criticizes his attempt at crowd work
  • Reagan and Tony comment on his appearance and demeanor
4

Sarah Kenny

Set: Sarah performs observational material about kids saying she's getting bigger, a food activist, and the uselessness of keeping cars clean.

Interview: Long discussion about her family visiting from Chicago, her background in neuroscience programming, and her comedy journey over three years.

Bits:
  • Kids say you're getting big, I tell niece she's getting smaller
  • Worried about toxins in Krispy Kreme is like worrying if heroin is organic
Moments:
  • Jessica and Al praise her neuroscience background explanation
5

Terrence Rutledge

Set: Terrence performs dark observational comedy about his religious family, self-deprecation about not being white, and a crude tag about his uncle.

Interview: Tony praises his daily performance schedule and likability. Panel notes his unique ability to deliver dark material while remaining sympathetic. Compared to Jerrod Carmichael.

Bits:
  • My family is very Christian; dad is Jesus, uncle is Satan
  • Been trying to be white for 22 years unsuccessfully
  • Only black thing I did was fuck a white girl
Moments:
  • Tony compares him to Jerrod Carmichael's formula of niceness plus dark material
  • Panel notes his uncle tag is one of the best tags they've heard
6

Cody Woods

Set: Cody discusses eating healthy at Whole Foods on a poor budget, makes joke about expensive bananas, and questions asterisk disclaimers on food.

Interview: Extended coaching about his career trajectory. Tony warns against becoming a road comic stuck doing features. Recommends books and emphasizes quality over quantity.

Bits:
  • Bananas at Whole Foods cost like they're NFL wives
Moments:
  • Tony delivers serious career guidance and book recommendations
  • Panel critiques his gum chewing and panicked delivery mid-set
7

Jessie Valasas

Set: Jessie does a set about a teacher trying to relate to students by mentioning GTA, pivots to dark humor about race and violence.

Interview: Panel praises his confidence and delivery. Jessica notes he killed it last week too. Discussion about his frequent stage time and selling drugs to fund comedy.

Bits:
  • Teacher asks why we can't murder families in GTA like real life
Moments:
  • Jessica praises his confidence and recognizes his improvement
  • Panel discusses his frequent stage time and commitment
8

Isaac Hirsch

Set: Isaac performs about a dating app ad on the bus, makes joke about living with parents, and jokes about sandwiches vs dating.

Interview: Panel discusses his recent move to LA, living with parents for 23 years, stone carving work, and his similarity to Fred Schneider from B-52s.

Bits:
  • Dating app exists but not sandwich app for picky eaters
  • Sandwiches don't come with surprise kids like dating does
Moments:
  • Panel praises his material and delivery despite rough start
9

Sean Williams

Set: Sean performs about trying to go viral with bacteria video, investing in Depends, and street art stickers in Vermont.

Interview: Panel critiques his appearance and outfit. Discussion about his stone carving work selling pieces for $2500-$40000. Tony recommends he focus on stone carving material.

Bits:
  • Investing in Depends for future return but keeping things liquid
Moments:
  • Panel discovers he's a professional stone carver
  • Tony suggests he write about his stone carving work instead
10

Melissa Eslinger

Regular

Set: Melissa performs about parking tickets, trying cocaine for productivity, and the difference between being an adult and a kid.

Interview: Tony and panel praise her opener about parking tickets but critique structure. Discussion about recording sets, avoiding overcomplication, and staying focused.

Bits:
  • I've been in LA for nine and a half parking tickets
  • Cocaine made me adult for 4 hours, did taxes and insurance
Moments:
  • Jessica praises her parking ticket opener as strong
  • Tony notes she has good ideas but forces too much into one minute
11

Vanessa Johnston

Regular

Set: Vanessa performs about white people's memory of historical events, white guilt, and lack of community compared to other ethnicities.

Interview: Panel discusses her opening needing better setup and explanation. Tony compares the challenge of pretty women in comedy to Jennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games.

Bits:
  • White people remember Holocaust but forget slavery despite Black History Month
  • White people have white guilt because we always need to own something
Moments:
  • Tony advises her to open with best joke and explains pretty woman bias
12

Taylor Rizzo

Set: Taylor performs a 30-second set about telling people to suck their dick and the politeness differential based on attractiveness.

Interview: Brief acknowledgment that the 30-second format was a bad idea. This is her first ever Kill Tony 30-second spot.

Bits:
  • Tell people to suck my dick but always nicer to people I actually want
Moments:
  • Tony admits 30-second format was a bad idea