Kill Tony Joe DeRosa, Maz Jobrani
Guests: Joe DeRosa · Maz Jobrani
Lineup
Set: Chandler discusses being an asshole, refusing to apologize, making bets with women, and a random Lyft story involving a blow job offer for Taco Bell.
Interview: Tony and the panel discuss Chandler's life: 4 years of stand-up, driving Lyft for 3 weeks in LA from Oklahoma City, living in his car, dating a massage therapist back home, taking photos, and various wild Lyft experiences.
- Guy asked to use his pen at signup, got mad instead of apologizing
- Made bets with women he could fuck them; forgot about money after sex
- Lyft passenger offered blow job for Taco Bell; he contemplated it
- Chandler resets his set mid-way after accidentally saying 'back in the future' instead of 'back to the future'
- Panel discusses Chandler living in his car for only 3 weeks after moving from Oklahoma City
Set: Matt discusses being half-Black but looking white, asking his friend permission to use the n-word, his dad refusing to let him use it due to light skin, and police interactions.
Interview: Tony learns Matt is 22, a first-year law student at UCLA from the Bay Area, has a white girlfriend, plans to get his degree and take time before pursuing comedy, and was recruited for basketball.
- Half-Black but looks like the tallest Jew ever; friend asked permission to use n-word
- Dad said he can't use n-word because he's too light-skinned; Matt replied 'nigga, that's your fault'
- Police officer pulled him over, looked uncertain about whether he was a problem
- Joel Jimenez (drummer) jumps up from his stool to assist with a Ray Romano impression after Matt reveals his voice
- Matt reveals his ex wanted to do master-slave roleplay; he declined and never explained why to the panel
- Tony and the panel coach Matt on delivery and material structure
Bobkov
Set: Bobkov (David) was supposed to perform with German partner Henning Gronkowski but arrived late; spent most of his time on stage discussing his porn production company and Czechoslovakian background.
Interview: Tony interviews Bobkov about his background in Czechoslovakia, his porn and strip club production companies, and his partner Henning Gronkowski who was supposed to arrive during the set.
- Mentioned being the result of a rape (unclear if this was intentional comedy)
- Bobkov's partner Henning Gronkowski called the show via speakerphone while driving to the Comedy Store
- Tony discovers Bobkov's porn company and strip club background through Google search on stage
- Bobkov became the first performer in 3.5 years to get two minutes on Kill Tony, returning with Gronkowski later
Set: Bin jokes about escape rooms being the whitest thing ever; draws parallel to his parents' 30-year 'escape room' experience as Ethiopian refugees escaping famine and dictatorship.
Interview: Tony coaches Bin on delivery and structure, discusses Ethiopian politics, the Olympic marathon protester, food delivery via Postmates, and how to strengthen his escape room bit.
- Escape rooms are the whitest shit; his parents had a 30-year escape room in Ethiopia
- Parents' Instagram photo from Ethiopia escape room was worth famine and dictatorship
- Joe DeRosa provides coaching on bit structure and delivery; advises getting to punchline faster
- Discussion of Ethiopian Olympic marathoner who protested with hand gesture and couldn't return home
Set: Henning performs brief act about meeting Bobkov, describes him as sensitive and crying every day, makes car-buying joke about ripping people off.
Interview: Tony interviews Henning about his German background, flying back Wednesday, brought a porn actress named Janina, and discusses his porn production company 'Group Gronkowski'.
- Bobkov is sensitive and cries every day; only dangerous when selling cars
- Henning arrived with Bobkov's porn actress colleague Janina; insisted she show something on stage
- Tony allowed Henning, Bobkov, and Janina to stay on stage for remainder of show as backdrop
Set: Three brothers from Moscow perform about their father only wanting one child, comparing their birth to a Trojan horse, dad being blue-collar while they're white-collar, and dad preferring their dog Rocky.
Interview: Tony praises their showering habits, they joke about performing in porn with other acts, discuss their family dynamics, and stay on stage as backdrop for remainder of show.
- Father only wanted one child; their birth was like a Trojan horse full of men
- Dad built his own house at 24; they're 24 and still living in it
- Dad's favorite child was dog Rocky, named after their relationship with father
- Triplets shower together, reveal they have picture of Tony hanging on their mantle
- Tony allows them to stay on stage as backdrop, later jokes about casting them in porn
Set: Vanessa discusses sexism in YouTube comments about female aviators, jokes about women's inventions (software, Wi-Fi, paper bags), and comments on women not getting credit.
Interview: Tony and the panel discuss YouTube comments, female inventors, cordless phones, and how Vanessa should use negative comments as material for her comedy.
- YouTube commenter called Amelia Earhart a whore; suggests she do porn instead
- Women invented computer software, Wi-Fi, first paper bag; ugly woman explains why bag invention unsurprising
- Her IQ is room temperature; reframe as nice day rather than insult
- Vanessa reveals she read every YouTube comment on every Kill Tony video
- Joe DeRosa shows her positive YouTube comments about himself and the band
Set: Ali discusses moving out of her dad's house where he rented rooms to sketchy cigar shop acquaintances (John with beard, Brandon who shapes skateboards), and a dark joke about her dog being put down.
Interview: Tony and the panel coach Ali on bit structure, delivery, and material; advise trimming fat, removing backpack on stage, and using descriptive words to set scenes better.
- Dad rents out rooms to cigar shop acquaintances: John with beard, homeless Brandon
- Dad put down the family dog; first love that licked her asshole
- Ali just thought of punchline mid-set, tries to re-explain the dog joke
- Panel coaches on bit structure: suggests adding 'Airbnb' reference and calling dad a 'tycoon'
- Tony criticizes her wearing backpack on stage as millennial comedy
Interview: Joe DeRosa sits on the panel throughout the episode, providing coaching feedback to performers, discussing female inventors and technology, YouTube comments, and promoting his horror podcast 'We'll See You in Hell'.
- Joe provides detailed coaching to Bin Bizuneh on bit structure and delivery
- Joe discusses female inventors including cordless phone invention
Maz Jobrani
Interview: Maz Jobrani sits on the panel throughout the episode, provides feedback to performers, and at the end promotes his movie 'Jimmy Westwood, American Hero', described as 'the Persian Pink Panther meets Borat'.
- Makes Ray Romano impression after Matt Duckett reveals his voice
- Maz assists with Ray Romano impression by jumping up from panel