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Kill Tony Mike Lawrence, Willie Hunter

📅 September 26, 2016 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Belly Room 🎤 8 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

Guests: Mike Lawrence · Willie Hunter

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Lineup

1

Antonio Panate

Set: Rapid-fire jokes in broken English about wife being lesbian, racial stereotypes, and casual vulgarity. Set was approximately 40 seconds of crude observational humor.

Interview: Tony discovered Antonio works at the Comedy Store kitchen, was pulled during his shift, and does material about trees. Discussion centered on his English proficiency and working conditions.

Bits:
  • Wife is lesbian, brings different girls (Black, Chinese, Thai) home
  • Glove condom punchline about STDs through hands
Moments:
  • Tony jokes that if Antonio told jokes in broken English, it would be brilliant
  • Kitchen fire joke during set, literal fire burning underneath stage
2

Tam Pham

Set: Observational comedy about social anxiety, dating struggles, and Asian stereotypes. Tam Pham did 41 seconds; joked about rarely dating and family dynamics.

Interview: Tony had Jeremiah Watkins perform ventriloquism with Tam Pham's material. Discussed his failed dating attempts, comedy inspirations, and cultural identity.

Bits:
  • Never pays for sex means never has sex, like Magic Johnson with blood
  • Brother into trends, would call him Filipino wigger but that term doesn't exist
Moments:
  • Jeremiah Watkins performs as ventriloquist doing Tam's jokes with approved voice
  • Trump character does ventriloquism bit with Tam Pham
  • Tam admits to only paying for sex, no real dating
3

Bill Russ

Set: 18-year road comic doing bit about writing hip-hop slang letter to niece and nephew. Set included fake urban dictionary joke and story about attempting to be relatable.

Interview: Willie and Mike criticized his dated slang knowledge. Discussion covered his road comedy experience, working radio 10 years, ABC's America's Funniest People appearance, and driving wrong direction for 6 hours.

Bits:
  • Letter to niece/nephew with completely outdated hip-hop slang references
  • Talk to the hand, grill, kool-aid don't know flavor jokes
  • Drove 6 hours east to Boston instead of south to Virginia Beach
Moments:
  • Willie critiques slang as 9 years out of date, references Carmichael Show audition
  • Tony compares Dumb and Dumber wrong direction story to Bill's material
  • Bill's creepy note to neighbor about barking dog
4

Chris Sanders

Set: 27-year-old discussing homeless experience in Beverly Hills, working at Saks Fifth Avenue, and observations about rich people behavior. Included joke about kid telling cashier 'I could buy you'.

Interview: Discussed homelessness, Navy service as medical corpsman, Tinder encounter with stripper on mushrooms/drugs, and dating Japanese tourist named Ellen in LA.

Bits:
  • Lived behind Saks Fifth Avenue, got perfect attendance award while homeless
  • Rich kid tells cashier 'I could buy you', shows arrogance
  • Dog on leash instead of stroller, tries to pet the kid
Moments:
  • Tony gives coaching on vulnerability and stage intensity
  • Chris shares stripper story with xanax and mushrooms
5

Lindsey Jennings

Set: Observational comedy about masculine qualities, booty call rejection, Carl's Jr. drive-through blind date, and relationship dynamics with boyfriend who dresses feminine.

Interview: Discussed relationship with Pat Reagan, Australia burlesque/stripper tour, xanax and mushroom story, threesome on airplane, and potential future stripping job at Cheetahs.

Bits:
  • Boyfriend says she's manly but still wants to have sex with her
  • Rejected booty call led to drive-through blind date with screen ordering
Moments:
  • Couples therapy segment with Pat Reagan introduced, tension evident
  • Vanessa Johnston burns Pat with roast after couples segment
  • Tony calls relationship 'rock and roll' and potentially dangerous
6

Vanessa Johnston

Regular

Set: Observational comedy about fear of aging, explaining Little John to children, illegality of handicap parking vs. bathroom stalls, and crude humor about bathroom activities.

Interview: Discussed joke similarities to Bill Russ, watching other comedians' sets, and relationship with boyfriend. Delivered roast of Pat Reagan as couples therapy follow-up.

Bits:
  • Teaching kids about Little John skeet-skeet-sin, how accidents happen in clubs
  • Handicap parking spaces illegal but not bathroom stalls where more crime occurs
  • Vagina described as 3D printer incorrectly, room is printer, vagina is tray
Moments:
  • Vanessa burns Pat Reagan hard during couples therapy follow-up
  • Tony calls her 'sexiest roast battle ever looked'
7

Ali Macofsky

Set: Worked at pretentious movie theater doing pre-film announcements. Joke about greeting Schindler's List to sold-out dome theater, then using same greeting at manager's funeral.

Interview: Mike and Willie discussed set quality, suggested newer depressing films. Mentioned her age and potential for expanding material.

Bits:
  • Greeted packed Schindler's List showing, crowd went wild at announcement
  • Used movie theater greeting at manager's funeral with runtime and cast
Moments:
  • Strong callback structure praised by Mike Lawrence
8

Hans Kim

Regular

Set: Material about carpool lanes promoting loneliness, and extended 3D printer joke comparing female anatomy to malfunctioning printer with nine-month print times.

Interview: From Seattle, moved to LA. Praised by panel for comedy quality and Asian representation in tech/medical fields. Brief discussion before exit.

Bits:
  • Carpool lanes make lonely people stay lonely, take long way home
  • Vagina isn't 3D printer, room is, only prints one thing with errors, 9 months
Moments:
  • Tony praises set immediately after Asian stereotype-heavy earlier segment
  • Mike Lawrence jokes about not asking for lip-syncing like with Tam Pham