Kill Tony Eddie Brill, Matt Braunger
Guests: Eddie Brill · Matt Braunger
Lineup
Bobson
Set: First-time performer visibly nervous, admits he has nothing prepared, rambles incoherently about doing the show for 60 seconds while visibly shaking.
Interview: Revealed he was dared to sign up by a friend. Discussed his job, dreams of steady income, and shared he gets blackout drunk and fights sometimes, including a fight outside a Dunkin Donuts on his birthday.
- Rambling about 60 seconds of stage time with no material prepared
- Visibly shaking, admitted on stage he has nothing prepared, completely lost
- Tony and panel signed him up forcefully despite bombing
- Revealed he fought someone outside a Dunkin Donuts in a hotel room
Set: Young Boston comic doing over a year of stand-up, delivered well-written jokes about roommate learning guitar, Green Day nostalgia, tattoos, and dating his current girlfriend. Finished in 53 seconds.
Interview: Boston University student, 21 years old, studying advertising. Discussed nervousness on stage causing facial shaking, no actual girlfriend (joke), scared of ordering coffee, and Tony gave advice on joke structure and body language.
- Came to avoid hearing roommate learn Blackbird on guitar
- Green Day been around long enough to be everyone's middle school band
- If you name daughter Asia, must name next son South America
- Visible facial shaking during interview, discussed nervousness on stage
- Tony coached him on joke structure and opening pacing
- Tony noted the current girlfriend joke was original and well-observed
Set: Reluctant first-timer forced to sign up by door staff, admitted mid-set she was nervous and forgot her material, rambled about conformists. Very short set.
Interview: Construction worker from New Bedford, interviewed about her job, discussed her girlfriend calling her TV shows her best friends, watches Joe Rogan and Game of Thrones. Tony noted she bombed better than previous performers.
- Hates conformists, doesn't want to be someone/no one
- Visibly nervous, admitted she forgot her prepared material mid-set
- Revealed door staff Vinnie forced her to sign up against her will
- Tony praised her bombing better than Bobson and Grant
Set: Energetic set from Key West transplant about dogs being named after people, animals changing colors based on diet, weed consumption, and surviving hurricane evacuation with girlfriend.
Interview: Recently evacuated from Florida due to hurricane, drove three days to Boston where girlfriend lives. Helps run Comedy Key West club. Tony coached him on starting with shorter jokes and leading with personal stories over generic observations.
- Dogs should be named after people, like overweight pug named Steve
- If humans changed colors by diet, he'd be color of weed
- You know your pot head when it takes longer to find stash than smoke it
- Recently evacuated from Florida hurricane, mentioned three-legged dog named Fenway
- Tony coached him to lead with personal evacuation story instead of generic jokes
- Mentioned helping run Comedy Key West club and plywood preparations
Set: Performer in full beard disguise doing bit as time-traveling comedian from 1980s. Made jokes about bars knowing your name, VIP tattoo joke, gang colors, and weed stash jokes. Unclear delivery due to beard.
Interview: Real name Charlie Weingarten. Wore fake beard disguise to hide identity in case he bombed. Tony asked him to remove beard and speak clearly. Panel found jokes somewhat funny but execution was muddled.
- Time-traveling comedian from 1980s who would explain everything but no time
- Woman had VIP tattoo above vagina, members only reference
- Performed entire set in disguise with full fake beard
- Beard made him hard to understand, unclear delivery
- Tony noted he was hiding behind beard and mic stand
Set: Jersey comedian's set about having a noticeably large head, getting unwanted attention for it, jokes about barbershop anxiety, dentist fears, and inability to hide it with hats.
Interview: Drove from Jersey specifically to attend show, wrote jokes on five-hour drive. Nervous despite good execution. Discussed girlfriend who fell asleep en route. Tony coached him to focus on personality and deeper material rather than surface physical traits.
- Most people scared of dentist, I'm scared of barbershop
- When walking down street, referred to only as guy with biggest head
- Can't hide head with hat or hood, stuck with it
- Tony noted his head is actually small, most compact one on stage
- Tony coached him to move away from surface-level physical jokes
- Drove from Jersey specifically to see the show
Set: Strong set discussing Black Lives Matter lack of centralized leadership, assassination fears, modern problems, debit card swiping vs chip insertion, treating transactions like sex.
Interview: Corporate team-building facilitator who travels the country running improv games. Discussed job, confident stage presence. Panel praised his perspective, smart material, and ability to transition between serious and mundane topics seamlessly.
- No true Black Lives Matter leader because nobody wants assassination
- Swiping vs inserting debit cards, treating it like sex
- Strong confident stage presence, didn't show nervousness
- Panel praised material as smart and original, connected audience to daily life
- Tony coached him on mic stand grabbing habit
Set: Two-minute set about growing up in predominantly white neighborhood, racial identity confusion, being chocolate-covered marshmallow (dark outside/white inside), can't say N-word despite looking Black, contrasting Walmart skin with Whole Foods voice.
Interview: Only two months into stand-up, musician-turned-comedian who plays trumpet. Studied jazz, was accepted to Berklee but couldn't afford it. Panel praised her natural personality, perspective, and compelling stage presence. Tony coached her on pacing and word economy.
- Grew up in 90% white city, didn't realize wasn't white
- Racial identity crisis, chocolate-covered marshmallow analogy
- Can't have Walmart skin with Whole Foods voice saying N-word
- Impressive for only two months in, already has distinct voice and perspective
- Panel noted her natural likability and sweet tone unlike many comedians
- Tony emphasized she already has authentic self on stage unlike many starting comedians
Set: Three-plus years performing, tight jokes about old-school military-obsessed dad using 24-hour time for no reason, Irish-Italian Columbus Day rants, praising Columbus while dismissing genocide concerns.
Interview: Works for mutual fund company in finance. Has girlfriend of seven years. Sexual frequency runs on Google Calendar invites. Tony praised his crisp delivery, confident stage presence, and well-structured comedy.
- Dad uses military time but wasn't in military, just bought a boat
- Dad insists Columbus was Italian not Spanish, misses Columbus pride era
- Dad doesn't want Spanish taking credit for Columbus's genocide
- Ran to stage quickly, Tony joked he executed with precision like military dad
- Panel praised crisply executed set, confident presentation
- Sends Google Calendar invites to schedule sex with girlfriend
Jack Ryan
Set: 30-second set about sitting in bathtub wondering if he could fuck his elbows, thinking he needs therapy for having that thought.
Interview: Revealed to be Bobson's brother. Brief interview due to time constraints. Set was very short.
- Wondered in bathtub if he could fuck his elbows
- Revealed as Bobson's brother, connected to earlier performer