Kill Tony Al Madrigal, Jessica Michelle Singleton
Guests: Al Madrigal · Jessica Michelle Singleton
Lineup
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.
- I have a perfect nose because of ancestral trauma
- Al gives feedback on her premise-driven approach
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.
- I love oral sex more than receiving
- Al critiques his Woody Allen-like delivery and lack of structure
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.
- 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
- Tony harshly criticizes his attempt at crowd work
- Reagan and Tony comment on his appearance and demeanor
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.
- 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
- Jessica and Al praise her neuroscience background explanation
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.
- 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
- 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
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.
- Bananas at Whole Foods cost like they're NFL wives
- Tony delivers serious career guidance and book recommendations
- Panel critiques his gum chewing and panicked delivery mid-set
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.
- Teacher asks why we can't murder families in GTA like real life
- Jessica praises his confidence and recognizes his improvement
- Panel discusses his frequent stage time and commitment
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.
- Dating app exists but not sandwich app for picky eaters
- Sandwiches don't come with surprise kids like dating does
- Panel praises his material and delivery despite rough start
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.
- Investing in Depends for future return but keeping things liquid
- Panel discovers he's a professional stone carver
- Tony suggests he write about his stone carving work instead
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.
- I've been in LA for nine and a half parking tickets
- Cocaine made me adult for 4 hours, did taxes and insurance
- Jessica praises her parking ticket opener as strong
- Tony notes she has good ideas but forces too much into one minute
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.
- White people remember Holocaust but forget slavery despite Black History Month
- White people have white guilt because we always need to own something
- Tony advises her to open with best joke and explains pretty woman bias
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.
- Tell people to suck my dick but always nicer to people I actually want
- Tony admits 30-second format was a bad idea