Kill Tony Luis J Gomez, Jay Oakerson, Sam Tripoli
Guests: Luis J Gomez · Jay Oakerson · Sam Tripoli
Lineup
Set: Material about white people touching her afro, using a PCA announcement format. Discusses childhood experiences being bussed with white children and reclaiming power through humor.
Interview: Discussion of afro maintenance costs ($29.95), her height, and crowd interaction. Band members and panel make impressions and jokes about her comedic style.
- White people need to stop touching her afro for $29.95
- Childhood playground violence and evolution of power dynamics
- Jeremiah attempts an impression of her black woman persona
- Panel makes embalming fluid joke referencing her afro
Set: One-liner focused set about eating something bad that disagreed with him, feminist jokes, a lesbian comedy show joke, and observations about restaurants and waiters.
Interview: Discussed his job at Mustard Seed Cafe where Joel Berg works, his band Sorry About Everything with Dino Stamatopoulos, and his dating history including an Armenian gang incident at Del Taco.
- New drink called JFK is three shots idiots talk about
- Went to all-lesbian comedy show, called it a play
- Mexican waiter asks if done, Michael clarifies he's Italian
- Revelation of complicated dating story involving Del Taco, homeless man, Armenian gangbangers
- Panel jokes about his appearance and band history
Set: Material about watching The Handmaid's Tale with girlfriend, masculinity insecurity, and a long joke comparing future internet to Roman Colosseum that he second-guesses multiple times.
Interview: Discussed his work as fitness instructor for elderly people, their flirtations, and emotional moments during class. Panel criticized his self-doubt and long-winded joke structure.
- Struggles with masculinity while being one Cranberry song away from crying
- Internet will be Colosseum for future historians about society
- Chase repeatedly second-guesses and warns about his joke, then delivers it anyway
- Tony coaches him on not looking sad during roasts
- Revelation that elderly student asked him sexually explicit question
Set: Marijuana anecdotes about house with thick fog, bar encounter with girl who likes white American men, and Hitler joke. Set lacked developed material and relied on vague observations.
Interview: Panel revealed Steve has no real bits after four years, relies entirely on crowd work. Tony coached him on developing material and taking comedy seriously given LA's competitive environment.
- Made sweet love to thick fog in housemate's room
- Girl likes men white and American, he jokes about hating German leaders
- Tony and panel intervention about lack of material development after four years
- Tony urges Steve to quit comedy if he's not serious
- Crowd work attempt falls flat, panel points out he's nervous
Set: Home Alone reference, absurdist joke about wishing to ejaculate fabric softener. Short set with strong comedic instinct but minimal material development.
Interview: Revealed Levi is homeless living in Ford Focus, works security at concert venues, claims to be virgin. Panel arranged a kiss with audience member Aphrodite on stage.
- Looks like Home Alone kid whose parents never came back
- Wishes he could ejaculate fabric softener for soft socks
- Panel facilitates Levi's first kiss with audience member Aphrodite on stage
- Levi gets uncomfortable and turns away when Aphrodite leans in
Set: Comedy about gang culture, Crips eating strawberries, hitting parked cars without insurance, bringing fat girl to McDonald's. Strong comedic timing and fresh material.
Interview: Revealed Malcolm is new regular on show, homeless living in Ford Taurus, from North Carolina. Panel praised his likability, comedic instinct, and charisma. Discussed offer from Detroit fan.
- Do Crips eat strawberries and you hit parked cars without insurance
- Took fat girl to McDonald's, she squinted at menu
- Tony announces Malcolm as new regular, first time in this spot
- Fan from Detroit publicly offers to pay for Malcolm's flight
Set: Material about Indian household pressure to be doctor/lawyer/engineer, Las Vegas casinos and Native Americans, joke about Indian relay wheel hitting girls' foreheads. Improved from previous appearance.
Interview: Discussed dental school ($300k debt), eyebrow plucking routine, ex-girlfriend in Caribbean med school, late mother, estranged father. Panel surprised by ability to follow coaching and adjust material.
- Indian households expect doctor/lawyer/engineer, he's two and still disappointing
- Native Americans run casinos, only let him play Indian relay with girls
- Tony calls Jay's father live on stage, father expresses pride in son
- Revelation that Jay's mother died in train accident when he was a child
- Tony pranks Jay by saying he failed dental school, creates dramatic moment
Set: Home-schooled Maine farm background, carries flint for starting fires at airports, moved to Boston five years ago, got bicycle instead of car, observations about helmet-wearing cyclists.
Interview: Lives in school bus with wife (married one year, she's a writer). Discussed solar panels, generator, postmates delivery work, banjo playing, bus conversion, and relationship dynamics.
- People assume hipster but home-schooled farm kid from Maine instead
- Flint and metal necklace gets through airport security because not looking for stone
- Cyclists getting hit by cars then blinking on side of road
- Panel confusion about whether he's Duncan Trussell based on appearance
- Revelation that he and wife have sex frequently in the school bus