Kill Tony Steve Rannazzisi, Steve Simeone
Guests: Steve Rannazzisi · Steve Simeone
Lineup
Set: Casey performs jokes about his sister coming out as lesbian, impressions including an optometrist, and observational humor about ranch dressing and fast typing.
Interview: Casey discusses starting stand-up at 19, working on subtitles for TV shows like The CW, and his trespassing incident in an abandoned Michigan building.
- Sister came out as lesbian; should have known from rock paper scissors
- Optometrist finger-banging wife joke with vision prescription callback
Set: Justin performs dark jokes about escaped prisoners visiting escape rooms, childhood trauma involving being made to watch ghost movies and hit with wet mops, and absurdist sexual humor.
Interview: Justin is from Melbourne, Australia, works maintenance at the Comedy Store, has a history of reform school and drug use, and admits to doing porn in Australia.
- Don't take escaped prisoners to escape rooms; things get rapey
- Brother made to stand with wet mop while uncle made him watch Ghost
- Australia bombing referred to as first neutral country to bomb
Set: Mikey jokes about moving to LA six months ago, having office near Shake Shack, losing virginity to prostitute at 13, and wealthy inheritance from parents.
Interview: Mikey discusses receiving inheritance at age 36, dating multiple women, struggling with existential malaise despite wealth, and self-awareness journey.
- Moved to LA; only gets to see girlfriend one hour then goes to Shake Shack
- Lost virginity at 13 to prostitute; wasn't his choice
- Mikey admits to contemplating suicide during interview
Set: Rob performs jokes about middle school kids asking about oral sex for money, homelessness, and observational humor about financial insecurity.
Interview: Rob discusses his job loss two weeks ago, contract work, dating life, gym routine, and his last name Smallwood.
- Kid in West Hollywood asked would you suck dick for million dollars
- Saw homeless guy with Gucci sweater; would definitely suck dick for security
- Rob delivers confident set with high energy after losing job
Set: Mikey performs jokes about friends flaking on shows, giving edibles to homeless people, getting a Jesus audition, and commercial work.
Interview: Mikey booked a Geico commercial, discusses stopping open mics due to people asking for favors, has a girlfriend of four years, and runs Turbo Tuesday at Universal bar.
- Friends said they'd watch set but flaked without LA excuse
- Give edibles to homeless people; two birds one stone solves hunger later
Set: Mystery Dan performs political satire celebrating military firepower, missiles in Syria, MOAB bomb in Afghanistan, and patriotic fervor for American military action.
Interview: Mystery Dan discusses gay identity, West Hollywood parade attendance, apartment decorated with newspapers and red yarn, daily routine including feeding cat, and metro-only transportation.
- Military firepower gets him excited; MOAB bomb is American justice
- 59 missiles in Syria and MOAB in Afghanistan excite him sexually
- Steve Simeone almost pukes on stage during Mystery Dan's set
Set: Ali performs minutes about being illiterate, misunderstanding veganism, thinking lettuce makes you vegan, eating poorly at Chipotle with sour cream, and weight gain anxiety.
Interview: Ali attends Coachella sober for first time, observes relationships at festival, wore cheap outfit, attended for Lady Gaga, working on comedy material.
- Didn't know illiterate meant until high school; thought she was illiterate
- Ordered chicken wrap with lettuce; thought lettuce made her vegan
- Panel gives coaching on joke structure and delivery
Set: Colin performs pseudo-scientific rambling about isolation tanks, nitrous oxide, hibernation, life extension, Garden of Eden, and animal communication.
Interview: Colin is 25, from Atlanta, moved to LA last Tuesday, has no job, buying nitrous oxide online, stole credit cards on dark web, admits to drug use.
- Isolation tank with nitrous oxide enables hibernation and life extension
- In Garden of Eden nitrous oxide in air enabled animal communication
- Tony offers Colin a production assistant job during interview
- Colin admits to stealing credit cards on dark web and identity theft
Set: Manuel performs honest set about losing virginity at 21 after porn research, unable to eat out partner due to nervousness, and finding out she died five years later.
Interview: Manuel discusses the woman's death, his lazy eye affecting dating, working with forklift in warehouse, immigrated from Mexico in 1991, and invited back for guaranteed minute next week.
- Lost virginity at 21; porn research backfired; glasses fogged from nerves
- Vagina smelled like alien from Mars; too scared to continue
- Tony invites Manuel back for guaranteed minute next week after impressed set