Kill Tony Jeff Ross
Guests: Jeff Ross
Lineup
Set: Abraham discussed his 18-year-old son moving in with him, child support obligations, and neighbor interactions involving weed and zigzags.
Interview: Abraham is a project manager at LA Union Station overseeing janitorial services. He's single, has a 20-year-old son who's a guitarist in a reggae band, and lives in Arizona.
- Son turns 18 and he saves money by switching to no child support
- Neighbor offers zigzags; assumes he has weed to go with it
- Tony coaches Abraham to speak more clearly into the microphone
Set: Mitchell's first-ever stand-up set about social media, deadbeats posting motivational quotes, and people who work at Valvoline.
Interview: Mitchell is 24, an accountant from Michigan who moved to LA three weeks ago. He had a hookup in a Jetta after meeting someone on Tinder, leading to an extended sex story.
- Social media deadbeats post motivational quotes but work at Valvoline
- Came on a girl's hand in his Jetta after three years
- Extended interview where Mitchell details a bizarre Tinder hookup with increasingly awkward details about sexual activity in a Jetta
- Tony notes this is how Mitchell should have performed in his actual minute
Set: Eric discussed growing up biracial in South Dakota, being called slurs, stereotyping as a running back, and being compared to Seth Rogen and Obama.
Interview: Eric is a Lyft driver and actor from South Dakota, been doing stand-up since March, in LA for six years. He can fart on command but failed to demonstrate.
- Growing up biracial in South Dakota like Frederick Douglass without slavery
- Obama could sing Creedence and fool people with his speech
- Jeff challenges Eric to fart on command; both attempt but fail
Set: Elliot discussed things that anger him at the gym: Superman t-shirts, shoes that look like feet, elliptical machines, and male yoga pants.
Interview: Elliot is a valet, stunt double, and personal assistant from the hills. He's done stand-up for 2.5-3 years and had a six-year on-and-off relationship. Panel found him unlikeable.
- Superman t-shirts and shoes that look like feet anger him
- Elliptical machines compared to trainers with protein shakes and cat toys
- Panel struggles to find likeable qualities about Elliot despite multiple attempts
- Jeff notes Elliot needs to be more self-deprecating and relatable
Set: Malcolm did his second appearance, telling stories about being homeless, snitching on friends to cops, and interactions with homegirls.
Interview: Malcolm is 23-24 from North Carolina, moved to LA six months ago. He's living in his 1992 Ford Taurus next to Planet Fitness, working warehouse jobs, and performing comedy.
- Still homeless after relationship ended, girlfriend questions their status
- Snitched on homeboy Antonio to cop about crack in pocket
- Malcolm is invited back as a rising star; panel discusses him as potential new regular
- Tony notes Malcolm has great charisma and likeability despite his circumstances
Set: British comedian Mikey discussed the casual use of the word 'fuck' in England versus America, comparing British and American culture.
Interview: Mikey is a London-based actor making his first stand-up appearance. He's upcoming in a George Michael biopic and has never heard of Kill Tony before coming.
- Why 'fuck' is taboo in America but casual in England for 20 years
- British grandmother saying lovely cup of tea with casual profanity
- Mikey attempts accents; panel gives mixed reactions to his American and Black accents
- Aphrodite waves off his Black woman impression as inaccurate
Set: Vanessa discussed serving for 16 years, the evil of middle-aged white women on Valium with chihuahuas, and tipping culture.
Interview: Vanessa is a first-time performer from Florida who came to LA for a funeral, is now a paralegal, and has a boyfriend of five years who listens to Kill Tony.
- Middle-aged Valium women with chihuahuas order medium-rare as medium
- Servers hear 'favorite' menu item as 'most expensive' item request
- Vanessa reveals she's doing stand-up to encourage her boyfriend to perform
- She came to LA for a funeral and never left to explore, panel encourages her return with boyfriend
Set: Josh discussed being biracial (Black father, white mother), the prevalence of race in news, and race-related questions people ask him.
Interview: Josh moved to LA a month and a half ago from Milwaukee where he did stand-up for 5 years. He's currently looking for work, crashing in a garage, and quit drinking to save money.
- What happens when a chia pet has sex with social anxiety disorder
- Biracial means his dad is Black and mom is printer paper
- Jeff and panel make multiple observations about Josh's large afro hairstyle
- Josh watches YouTube videos about how magic tricks are done