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Kill Tony Anthony Jeselnik, Chris Porter

📅 February 29, 2016 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Belly Room 🎤 10 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Anthony Jeselnik · Chris Porter

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Lineup

1

Mrs Excellence

Set: Set about nose-picking, being married with infrequent sex, and cannabis topical products. Name-dropped a Mighty Ducks actor early on.

Interview: Discussed hosting the High Times Cannabis Cup, performing every other Thursday at a gallery, and her cannabis topical balm product called Mrs Excellence.

Bits:
  • Friend said she reminded them of Roseanne; she's fat, white trash, or both
  • Being married means never having sex; has to wait a month between encounters
  • Picks nose but finds it gross when others do it and eat it
Moments:
  • Tony questions why she name-dropped Mighty Ducks actor without needing it for joke
2

Long Yu

Set: Set about having a Chinese name, being half-Black and half-Asian, diversity in college brochures, and Hillary Clinton doing the whip on Ellen.

Interview: Discussed being half-Black, half-Chinese (Black mother from Belize, Chinese father), parents meeting in high school in South Central LA, and doing stand-up for only one year.

Bits:
  • Billions of people have his name; people try to estimate his background like game show
  • Being half-Black and half-Asian made college diversity brochure very confusing
  • White people can ruin whipping for a second time (Hillary Clinton reference)
Moments:
  • Tony makes 'captain now' pirate joke referencing Long Yu
  • Discussion of how parents met in stolen car accident in South Central LA
3

Keith Ray

Set: Set about attraction to white-trash women, their characteristics, grocery shopping at gas stations, and their appearance.

Interview: Discussed living in LA for two weeks in a hostel, working as a bartender/cook, dressing nicely as an effort factor, and performing at comedy venues.

Bits:
  • White-trash women keep him around only for tasks like refilling prescriptions or VA hospital
  • Their breasts look exactly as good as he expected them to
Moments:
  • Tony notes Keith looks like he just got off work as TGI Friday's manager
  • Anthony Jeselnik jokes about dressing better to avoid obesity
4

Darren Davis

Set: Set about asking elderly people how cheap gas was, Titanic movie, and rich vs. broke people. Brief material about being nice and taking acting classes.

Interview: Discussed being in LA for a year and a half, waiting for background check for security job, and performing stand-up at various spots.

Bits:
  • Elderly people saw Titanic because they wanted to see the ship sink, not romance
Moments:
  • Tony calls out Darren's vague jokes about elderly people and kindness
  • Darren mentions background check pending for security work
5

Austin Paul

Set: Set about subliminal tricks with vegetarian girlfriend, Taco Bell commercials, childhood sexual abuse, and sex education. First time on stage.

Interview: Discussed childhood sexual abuse, being a musician/songwriter, first time doing stand-up, relationship with girlfriend, and trauma as creative material.

Bits:
  • Puts Taco Bell commercials in downloaded movies to trick girlfriend into sex
  • Childhood sexual abuse had positive: didn't need sex education in middle school
Moments:
  • Tony points out Austin made up the word 'traumady' (trauma-comedy)
  • Anthony Jeselnik addresses the Taco Bell/sex connection confusion
6

Manuel Herrera

Set: Set about 10-year reunion nervousness, high school test cheating with thugs, and school motto 'cry now smile later' from Garfield High.

Interview: Discussed working at warehouse 2pm-3am shift, trying to pick up women using Mortal Kombat lines, and recent relationship history.

Bits:
  • Wants to show up to 10-year reunion in Ferrari or bicycle like a dick
  • Thugs asked to copy his test answers; beat him up when answers were wrong
  • Uses Mortal Kombat 'Get over here' pickup line to approach women
Moments:
  • Manuel randomly mentions uncircumcised penis during interview
  • Extended discussion about losing virginity in Infiniti backseat with agent nearby
7

Drew Jubilations

Set: Set about being mixed (Samoan, Hawaiian, Korean, Irish, Filipino), collecting wrong body parts in heaven, and penis size jokes.

Interview: Discussed working as Uber/Lyft driver, not wanting mom to know about comedy, having a goatee, and being from Long Beach.

Bits:
  • Stood in line in heaven getting wrong body parts; ended up with four penises
  • Korean penis is half an inch more than an inch total
Moments:
  • Tony compares Drew to Hymen from previous shows due to similar energy
8

Melissa Eslinger

Regular

Set: Set about calling suicide hotline for jokes, attempting suicide at 14 with Prozac, cutting herself with office supplies, and mental health issues.

Interview: Discussed doing stand-up since May, being pulled from bucket on her seventh time, writing jokes from personal experiences and real stories.

Bits:
  • Called suicide hotline not to kill herself but to test jokes and feel better
  • Tried to kill herself at 14 with Prozac bottle but never followed through
  • Cut herself with office supplies; only punishment was being banned from Office Max
Moments:
  • Anthony Jeselnik suggests her best joke is about Facebook soul mate being her uncle
9

Vanessa Johnston

Regular

Set: Set about TGIF phrase, unemployed Instagram influencers, nine-to-five jobs including lunch breaks, and working eight hours straight.

Interview: Discussed being from Minnesota, living in LA for six years, performing comedy since summer, and reworking material before coming on stage.

Bits:
  • LA people say TGIF but don't have jobs; they just photograph themselves all day
  • Nobody actually works 9-5 straight; there's always a lunch break making it 9-5:30
Moments:
  • Vanessa admits she rewrote material right before coming on stage
10

Vikram Bughrul

Set: Set about using AOL at 10, developing relationship with 12-year-old Star Wars fan who was actually adult pedophile, and pedophile commitment appreciation.

Interview: Discussed being 24 years old, doing stand-up for eighth time, working as reporter/producer for Hollywood TV, and performing at open mics.

Bits:
  • Used AOL as Jedi Vikram; was groomed by pedophile pretending to be 12-year-old
  • Pedophile spent 6 months learning Star Wars to have sex; shows impressive commitment
Moments:
  • Tony praises Vikram's pacing and story structure despite timing issues