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
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: 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