Kill Tony Mark Normand
Guests: Mark Normand
Lineup
Set: Smart, well-written material about being a single dad, Trump's space force, and flat earthers. Polished first-time performer with strong joke construction.
Interview: Discussed his creative director job at an agency, his wife who works at Google, and their six-year relationship with a break in between.
- Trump's Space Force slogan: 'Black Matter Lives' plays on flat earther conspiracy theories.
- Uncle signaled rain by tickling his back, turning out to be inappropriate childhood behavior.
- Audience gave standing applause for smart, well-executed material on first show ever.
- Tony forced JM to reveal his wife works at Google after extended joking about secrecy.
Set: Rambling, absurdist set about loose shoelaces, following someone by coffee stains, a homemade sling dick condom launcher, and not doing dishes. First-time performer with nervous energy.
Interview: Mark expressed unusual fascination with watching Drew bomb. Discussed his work backstage at Book of Mormon on Broadway, his Korean wife of 18 years, and their master's degrees in set design.
- Wife from Korea, hat says 'I have no [ __ ] idea' because he can't read Korean.
- Asian foreplay is interrupting wife's studying and announcing it's time for sex.
- Wife doesn't know to curse in English, called him a 'dick [ __ ]' accidentally.
- Mark Normand expressed unusual fascination with Drew's struggle on stage, calling him favorite comedian.
- Tony coached Drew through improved Korean wife joke by telling him to stop thinking.
- Audience erupted at Drew's improvised silly joke about wife on slide making noise.
Rishi
Set: First-time comedian with confident delivery covering yoga, being Indian, pigeon pose, being born in Kenya, African American identity, and swimming ability. Strong joke construction with good segues.
Interview: Discussed being born in Kenya, working at IBM for 18 years, traveling to national parks including Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, and never being arrested despite some vague legal issues.
- Pigeon pose is inappropriately named; should be named after something actually graceful.
- Being born in Kenya makes him African American, which explains why he can't swim.
- Doesn't mind when neighbor uses n-word with 'ng' and 'r' in it because neighborly.
- Tony praised Rishi's confident segues and joke structure, calling him amusing.
- Mark compared Rishi to Osama bin Laden, then Lion King character references started.
Set: High-energy set about getting high, watching brother's graduation while stoned, grandparents' 65-year marriage secrets, trying Molly and crystal meth in Alabama. Covers drugs, family, and personal struggles.
Interview: Discussed moving back to NYC from Alabama three weeks ago after three years, getting into comedy there, being single parent to 7-year-old daughter, former heroin dealer and user, now works stocking shelves at retail.
- Got so high watching brother's graduation, was at wrong school the entire time.
- Grandfather's marriage secret: never let wife see his face while climaxing during 65 years.
- After five days awake on Molly, tried crystal meth for first time in Alabama.
- Mark Normand immediately expressed love for Gio's set, asking if first time despite strong execution.
- Tony noted Gio came out guns blazing with best sets of night, high praise.
- Gio added final jab about being judged by white man, familiar with courtrooms.
Set: Nervous, sweating fourth-time performer covering jokes about getting on stage, Wu-Tang Clan street, violent neighborhoods, being cheated on, and relationship insecurities. Material struggled with execution and clarity.
Interview: Discussed girlfriend cheating with flight attendant, being celibate 13 months, sweating issues, loving Mets, moving to South Carolina in six months. Frequent sweating jokes from panel due to visible perspiration.
- Wu-Tang Clan street named after them, MLK Blvd's 60-year competition for violent street.
- Overheard someone diagnosed with something, assumes bad news because no positive diagnoses exist.
- Cheated on, now single by choice, but still getting humiliated on live YouTube.
- Michael visibly sweating throughout set, pants soaked by end. Panel made relentless sweating jokes.
- Tony noted Michael lost four pounds of sweat in six minutes on stage.
- Mark compared Michael's skull to a Philly cheesesteak in physical appearance.
Set: Rambling, hard-to-follow set about future sex robots, keeping organic relationships, medications in ass cracks. Unclear premises and weak punchlines. Returning performer familiar to panel.
Interview: Discussed previous appearances on show in Philly and Nyack, frying doughnuts and chicken at current job, got fired from barista job for calling out to attend Kill Tony.
- Future plans include sex robot, Asian girl, couch-sitting guy for self-esteem.
- As old man will store medications in ass crack for easy access.
- Tony suggested Salvador do impressive yoga headstand, resulting in Jolina sexual double entendre.
- Band performed yoga music on GarageBand while Salvador did headstand with Jolina present.
Set: First-time comedian discussing anxiety disorder, wearing hat daily for safety, dating weird people including gutter punk Disney obsessive, eating spaghetti from dog's mouth. Honest material about personal struggles.
Interview: Discussed anxiety medication (Xanax and Prozac), using logic to manage panic attacks, working as bartender at burlesque club, brother previously appeared as West Nyack drummer.
- Gutter punk Disney girl insisted on eating spaghetti like Lady and the Tramp from dog's mouth.
- Moved to NYC seven years ago, has dated weird people since arriving.
- Audience voted to bring up Nick's brother Samuel for unexpected Mexican drum-off rematch.
- Tony offered Samuel chance to replace Joel Berg as official drummer if he won drum-off.
Samuel Radogna
Interview: Previously appeared at West Nyack show and performed unfunny long misdirect joke. Has been drumming for ten years. Competed in Mexican drum-off against Joel Berg for drummer position.
- Samuel performed in Mexican drum-off against defending champion Joel Berg for drummer position.
- Samuel's drum performance was more evolved than West Nyack appearance but Joel Berg won rematch.
Set: First-time mom of two discussing exhaustion, post-childbirth sex problems, husband's weight loss, bodily fluids, feeling down, and Amazon delivery of Kegel ball. Relatable domestic humor.
Interview: Discussed 12-pound baby, four and six-year-old children, tall son who may become dancer, husband's weight loss transformation, working with kids in foster care to facilitate adoptions.
- Sex after childbirth is horrible; husband asks if ready yet while she recovers.
- Husband ordered Kegel strengthening ball from Amazon to hint she needs tightening.
- Lucky to leave house with less than two bodily fluids on her daily.
- Panel made vagina jokes about 12-pound baby throughout interview, crude but playful.
- Tony noted Coleen was great sport, rolled with punches, and followed Mexican drum-off successfully.
- Coleen immediately engaged with crude panel humor and matched their energy throughout.