Kill Tony Joe Rogan
Guests: Joe Rogan
Lineup
Set: Joey opens with long-distance relationship struggles, jokes about his girlfriend possibly cheating under the moon, discusses his short stature and love of football, then makes edgy material about wanting to prove his racist parents' beliefs by getting murdered by an illegal immigrant.
Interview: Tony and Joe probe Joey's background—he moved to LA two weeks ago, worked in a warehouse, has Jewish neighbors, and explores his parents' prejudices. Joe compliments his stage presence and personality. Discussion includes a tangent about mushrooms and his favorite porn category.
- Girlfriend probably cheating under same moon while he watches football.
- Only way to make racist parents proud is getting murdered by illegal immigrant.
- Can sneak mushrooms into parents' food to change their beliefs.
- Tony notes Joey's opening is naturally honest and well-planned for first-spot vulnerability.
- Joe and Tony discuss Joey's racist parents material feeling uncomfortably true.
Set: Pallavi does edgy material on rape culture vs. casual athletes committing rape, compares it to Vikings, then pivots to neo-Nazis stealing the swastika symbol from Indian culture, claiming Indians hated Jews first.
Interview: Tony asks about her material, learns she's a PhD student with fellowship funding. Discussion covers her Indian heritage, her father is president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and she's dating strategy. She's performed comedy in India recently.
- Why is rape so prevalent now if we're not Vikings anymore?
- Nazis stole swastika from Indians; Indians hated Jews long before.
- Tony coaches her to extend the joke by staying in the pocket rather than rush punchlines.
- Jeremiah makes an uncomfortable comment assuming she likes Indian men based on her appearance.
- Pat Reagan makes an inappropriate comment comparing her to Trump.
Set: Darren does material about living in his car in LA, discusses the challenges of dating when you live in a Chevy Cruze, makes jokes about smoking weed and forgetting things (pothole vs. brain fart).
Interview: Tony learns Darren has lived in his car for a year, works for Solar City and does background acting (Adam Sandler movie). They discuss parking spots, dating logistics, his wrestling background, and Elon Musk conspiracy theories.
- Living in car makes dating weird; can't invite girls back to driver's seat.
- Smoke so much weed, forgetting things is a 'pothole' not brain fart.
- Tony compliments Darren's vulnerability sharing homelessness, notes it only works as success story.
- Discussion of Elon Musk spirals into Darren expressing distrust based on Werner Herzog documentary.
- Byron Bowers heckling from audience adds chaotic energy.
Set: Bruce does material about a high school crush following him on Twitter with crude tweets about eating ass and Panda Express. He then pivots to dark material about watching Donald Trump get knocked out versus shot.
Interview: Tony praises Bruce's opening premise as funny, asks him to develop it further. Discussion touches on his appearance (looking like Baron Trump locked in pantry), whether he eats ass (chocolate factory reference), and his living situation with nine roommates in a country club house for $350/month.
- Girl's Twitter: 'love eating ass' and 'eat Panda Express daily'—opportunity lost.
- Would watch Trump knockout video hundreds of times vs. shooting video.
- Joe makes baron Trump/pantry joke, Bruce laughs it off.
- Tony notes Bruce reset difficult room energy after previous awkward segment.
Set: Mitchell, one of the triplet comedians, performs solo for first time. Does poetry, discusses having a lisp, and tells story about brothers forcibly cutting his hair when he grew it out at age 13, which he yells as 'stop stop' due to his lisp.
Interview: Tony and Joe investigate Mitchell's lisp origin, learn he broke his nose at 13 (pushed by fence during football), never got it fixed. Discussion reveals he has an underbite from not wearing retainers. Joe and Mike Schmidt theorize the lisp comes from broken nose/palate pushing his mouth structure.
- Brothers held him down at 13 to cut hair, he yelled 'stop stop' with lisp.
- Lisp is like an alarm letting everyone know God hates you.
- Tony derails Mitchell mid-set due to lisp pronunciation of 'finish' sounding sexual.
- Joe and Mike Schmidt conduct pseudo-medical investigation into lisp origins, diagnosing possible underbite/palate damage.
- Discussion of Mitchell performing solo vs. triplet act; Joe thinks separate performances hurt triplet brand.
Set: Mike performs three short experimental poems: 'Downtown Los Angeles' about rain and masturbating hobos, 'Modern Love' about wanting to eat a revolver, and 'Womanhood' comparing women to storms. Very dark, surreal humor.
Interview: Tony learns Mike is 37, a lawyer with a Juris Doctorate from Wisconsin, Comedy Store employee for 1.5 years, failed CA bar exam. Discussion covers his criminal defense background, recent loss of his 14-year-old dog Wembley, and highlight of being on Joe's podcast.
- 'I am the sound of masturbating hobos' in rain poem.
- Modern love poem: 'all I want to eat is this revolver'.
- Womanhood: 'like a powerful storm...I hate all my sweaters'.
- Joe and Tony discuss systemic racism in criminal justice; Mike shares intense case stories.
- Mike reveals his dog died Tuesday, emotional moment on stage after making jokes about it.
Set: Kirsten discusses working as waitress (not stripper) in strip club due to scoliosis, describes herself as cute but prepubescent-looking. Makes extended bit about job interview where manager misunderstands 'camera ready' and Kirsten riffs on environmental/indigenous activism metaphorically.
Interview: Tony confirms Kirsten is 'dirty hippie comic' who doesn't shower much, is trying to shower more due to cold weather. Discussion covers water conservation, her new car with closed sunroof due to rain, environmental consciousness.
- Only curbs from scoliosis; cute like prepubescent, not stripper material.
- Manager says 'camera ready'—Kirsten launches into environmental/indigenous activism riffs.
- Bryan correctly guesses Kirsten doesn't flush toilet fully based on personality reading.
- Kirsten defensive about water conservation vs. drought status.
- Extended riff on rain ruining her new car's sunroof.