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📅 May 16, 2016 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Belly Room 🎤 7 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Jeff Ross

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Lineup

1

Jorrel Benastre

Set: Set about childhood molestation and church kids, yo-yo tricks, and depression from a breakup. Used yo-yo demonstrations as performance element.

Interview: Discussed Target job with 4am-11am shifts, yo-yo tricks, depression over 4-year relationship ending, Asian heritage and mustache growth.

Bits:
  • Kids molesting him while sleeping, he preferred it because he likes ass play
  • Yo-yo tricks as metaphor for future romantic conquests
Moments:
  • Performed yo-yo tricks on stage including 'rock the cradle', impressed panel
  • Jeff Ross suggested standing outside nightclubs doing yo-yo tricks to meet women
2

Zachary Stein

Set: Jokes about racist mother, mom's history as surrogate, surrogate mother concept. Extended discussion of developing large penis, sexual encounters with Black women, prostitute experiences in Detroit.

Interview: Discussed his large genitalia, hair salon work, sexual fetishes, first prostitute encounter in Detroit with explicit details about anatomical issues.

Bits:
  • Mom is Jackie Robinson of white racism, hates other Arabs
  • Developed small penis humiliation fetish that reversed when penis grew
Moments:
  • Extended explicit discussion of first prostitute encounter and anatomical descriptions
  • Panel and audience engaged heavily with explicit sexual content for extended time
3

Bill Russ

Set: One-liners about pay gap and transgender workers, gay homeless people closets, counterfeit bills at strip clubs, pregnancy/dumpsters, debt and predatory loans, tex-mex text message pun.

Interview: Discussed 18 years of stand-up, moved from Cleveland to LA 2.5 months ago, dog rescue named Hobo, opening for Brad Garrett, Black Angus restaurant job.

Bits:
  • Transgender workers transitioning for pay cut concerns
  • Gay homeless people lack closets to come out of
  • Text message from Texas to Mexico is tex-mex text
Moments:
  • Panel praised his strong material and one-liners throughout interview
  • Booked for Ice House Friday night after strong set
  • Shared inspiring story of rescuing Hobo dog and leaving Ohio
4

Kirsten Alberts

Set: Jokes about fake karma through parking tickets, giving money only to homeless women, body image cutting nipples off, boyfriend Star Wars roleplay mixing Leia and Chewbacca.

Interview: Discussed 5 years stand-up starting in Phoenix, moved LA 1 year ago, works from home processing health insurance claims, showers once weekly, reads Harry Potter repeatedly, has 45-year-old boyfriend.

Bits:
  • Takes parking tickets instead of paying meters for good karma
  • Cut nipples off and sewed genitals shut to look like Barbie
Moments:
  • Extensive discussion of not showering, panel investigates hygiene practices
  • Tony references past relationship with Kirsten to contradict her showering claims
  • Panel and audience engage with 'dirty hippie comic' Twitter handle origin
5

Frank Ma

Set: Joke about preferring sleep to sex, comparing orgasm to post-sex nap quality. Basic observational setup without strong punchlines.

Interview: Started comedy beginning of year, born in China, moved to US 15 years ago, lives with parents, 25 years old, quit management consulting job, doesn't tell parents about comedy yet.

Bits:
  • Prefers sleep after sex more than the sex itself
Moments:
  • Jeff Ross notes obvious premise lacking deeper punchlines, coaches on material development
  • Extended bit where Frank performs fake phone call to parents about Black girlfriend pregnancy
6

Melissa Eslinger

Regular

Set: Jokes about being dehydrated never growing past childhood, nearly jumping off cliff at age 3 chasing lizard, overalls saved by father, comparing cliff edge feeling to stand-up comedy.

Interview: Does 3 spots per week currently, just got car back providing mobility, nervous delivery improved from earlier episodes, discussing car troubles and material development.

Bits:
  • Never grew past 11 because completely dehydrated entire life
  • Overalls saved life when dad grabbed them at cliff edge
Moments:
  • Jeff Ross coaches on delivery, compares her improvement to Janeane Garofalo
  • Discussed getting car back enabling more open mics per week
7

Vanessa Johnston

Regular

Set: Jokes about LA tap water toxicity, black plastic balls in reservoir, Brita filters, CDC rocket fuel and birth control in water supply, blue ten-legged homosexual frogs.

Interview: Doing multiple spots during the week, Jeff Ross coaches on incorporating specific details like CDC references into punchlines with better language use and swagger.

Bits:
  • Sunlight hits LA water becomes toxic, million black balls solve nothing
  • Ten-legged blue homosexual frogs from rocket fuel and hormones in water
Moments:
  • Jeff Ross coaches on word choice and punchline placement with CDC reference