Kill Tony Yassir Lester, Maz Jobrani
Guests: Yassir Lester · Maz Jobrani
Lineup
Set: Disjointed set about forgetting what she went to the store for, ending with a pregnancy test joke. She appeared confused about being pulled from the bucket and restarted multiple times.
Interview: Tony discovered Lauren didn't know she was on Kill Tony, had only done one open mic before, works at Goldman Sachs, and had a bad bleach job at a salon called Blow Boss. She had a brief relationship with a guy she met at an improv show.
- Went to store, forgot pregnancy test, got 40oz and turned it into 80oz.
- Lauren had no idea she was on Kill Tony, thought she was signing up for open mic. Spent 40 seconds apologizing.
- Tony extensively coached her about her blonde and dark hair situation from Blow Boss salon.
- She met her ex-boyfriend at an improv show, they lived together briefly after moving to LA together.
Set: Material about being born into extreme wealth, assumptions people make about rich people, and his mother's mental illness. Includes a joke about having an indoor pool that helped with psychological problems.
Interview: Panel focused heavily on Zachary's appearance in tight khakis, discussing his large penis at length. Topics included his Republican girl in college, family money sources, living with a roommate despite wealth, and a story about hiring a hooker.
- Being rich means people assume you're Republican who hates poor/marginalized people.
- Had mentally ill abusive mother but indoor pool made it better.
- Panel and Tony spent most of interview discussing his noticeably large penis visible through his pants.
- Multiple extended conversations about hiring a hooker, her reactions to his size, and preference in race/ethnicity.
- Tony gave coaching on his joke structure, telling him to commit fully to controversial material or abandon it.
Set: Smart political material about George Zimmerman, R. Kelly, the Supreme Court salary vs Judge Judy, and the broken legal system. Well-structured jokes with multiple layers.
Interview: Tony praised Tim as genuinely funny. Discussed his background in Youngstown, Ohio, past band called Baby Swoop, current security camera work, 10-year relationship, and wanting to retrieve guitars from Florida.
- George Zimmerman's gun auction made enough to buy a house.
- Supreme Court judges paid 240k vs Judge Judy's 47 million.
- R. Kelly locked up but George Zimmerman walking free—racial disparity in justice.
- Tony recognized Tim as genuinely funny and praised his material as best he's heard in a while.
- Pat Reagan and Tim discovered they were both born in Youngstown, Ohio at same hospital.
Set: Relationship material comparing dating vs being in a relationship, covering subjects like farting, periods, and toe sucking. Uses speed-bag style hitting multiple angles on each topic.
Interview: Gary works as financial analyst at TOMS shoes. Met his girlfriend at Saddle Ranch for a birthday brunch. Discussed working on a Black Wall Street script when John Legend announced a similar project. Discussed meeting her south of Wilshire.
- Single: girl farts = dealbreaker. Relationship: girl farts = she must love me.
- Single men won't sleep with women on period, but in relationship totally willing.
- Brian did extensive fart sound effects bit during and after Gary's set, drawing laughs from audience.
- Yassir and Gary fist-bumped after Gary said he dated a Black girl, implying approval.
- Gary mentioned developing Black Wall Street script for year, then John Legend announced similar project deal.
Set: Performed a character bit as 'Becky Rivers' commenting on police brutality toward Black people, with offensive stereotypes. Transitioned into sung material and twerking.
Interview: Aphrodite revealed she's been doing comedy for only a few weeks after giving it up years ago. She's a recording artist, turning 60 soon, has had dual hip replacement surgery, sings with soul band Greg Castro and Latin funk group Jungle Fire. Live in South Central LA.
- Character 'Becky Rivers' questions why Black people complain when brought over on slave ships.
- Aphrodite performed twerk-off with Jeremiah Watkins and Pat Reagan after interview.
- Revealed she's 60 years old and just started comedy weeks ago after career as singer.
- Discussed having both hips replaced surgically with 20 staples on one side, 17 on other.
- Walked onto stage unannounced having just been walking the streets, stayed to perform and sing.
Set: Material about getting fired from restaurant management job in Beverly Hills, workplace apathy, and observational humor about office chairs and their controls. Relatable content about losing career ambition.
Interview: Vanessa accidentally became manager of upscale Beverly Hills restaurant/bar after interviewing as waitress. Everyone left, she ran it alone, then got fired. She now works as office temp for Comedy Central Roast one week annually.
- Getting fired shocking when you're smarter than boss, but you already knew you were fired.
- At work you have no control except making office chair go up and down like CEO.
- Only official office job is one week annually for Comedy Central Roast writing.
- Vanessa performed as regular maintaining weekly minute slot on show, contrasted with Melissa Esslinger being demoted.
- Crowd work: asked who's been fired, nobody clapped or raised hands, playing on the 'comics under fire' theme.