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📅 March 23, 2020 📍 Los Angeles, CA Better Box TV 🎤 6 comedians ⭐ 2 regulars

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Lineup

1

Michael Lehrer

Set: Lehrer did rapid-fire one-liners about organ donation, wanting to be buried as a waterway, and not using condoms. He transitioned into doing fake self-tape auditions for movies like 'This Is Us' and 'Prison Break,' performing wheelchair comedy bits.

Interview: Tony praised Lehrer's versatility. They discussed his living situation during quarantine, his weed supply, and Tony offered to drop off beer and wine. Lehrer mentioned Sam Tripoli's comedy shows and how he's taking a break from the Comedy Store.

Bits:
  • Wants to be a waterway instead of cremated for environmental consciousness.
  • Self-tape audition for 'This Is Us' where everyone in the show is in a wheelchair.
Moments:
  • Michael performs multiple fake self-tape movie auditions with wheelchair humor bits.
2

David Lucas

Regular

Interview: David was video-conferencing from New York where he had been doing gigs before they stopped. Discussion covered NYC being hit hardest by coronavirus, hoarding behavior, grocery store visits, and his hotel situation with back-connection WiFi.

Moments:
  • David facetimes in from New York and Tony notes his lips are swelling up; absurdist banter about warm milk and vape pens.
3

Tristan Bowling

Set: Bowling performed about being stuck at home during quarantine, his mother forbidding him from leaving, sneaking out to a friend's birthday party, and drinking beer in his driveway. He played a coronavirus song on guitar about staying home.

Interview: Tony asked about his situation in LA, his grandmother living with him, his mom's strict quarantine rules, sneaking out, and his rap/guitar work. Bowling discussed writing during quarantine and playing original music.

Bits:
  • Sneaks out of house like a baby with bedsheets despite being scared of heights.
  • Went to friend's birthday party during quarantine despite knowing it was a bad idea.
Moments:
  • Golden ticket winner Tristan reveals his grandmother lives with him and describes her as 'unstoppable' and always drinking wine.
  • Tristan plays original song on guitar about quarantine and staying home.
4

William Montgomery

Regular

Set: Montgomery performed absurdist material about watching Forrest Gump and 101 Dalmatians for the first time, making jokes about Axl Rose marrying Bella Thorne, and mentioning his runny nose and yellow foot during quarantine.

Interview: Tony noted William looked insane off-stage. They discussed his symptoms (runny nose, yellow foot, possible coronavirus), his work at a church DJing, and played an improv game with green-screen backgrounds where William reacted to random images and scenarios.

Bits:
  • Watched Forrest Gump for first time, cried at Bubba's death, wishes Axl Rose would marry Bella Thorne.
  • Just watched 101 Dalmatians for first time and thinks he's sick from it.
Moments:
  • William participates in green-screen improv game, reacting to various background images and scenarios while trying to maintain character.
  • Tony and William discuss yellow foot and running nose symptoms during quarantine, debating if he's actually sick.
5

Nicole Tran

Set: Nicole performed a set that was interrupted by technical issues (poor WiFi/audio). She performed a song, possibly 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' and farted during part of the interview.

Interview: Nicole called in from home, stuck with her mom and sisters. Discussion covered her Vietnamese heritage, her sister's computer sales job, her mom being a cook, her doing daily Zoom comedy, and her new song. She mentioned having plenty of toilet paper.

Bits:
  • Ex-boyfriend turned the paper in her house so she has plenty of toilet paper during quarantine.
Moments:
  • Nicole performs new song, possibly 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' for the show.
  • Nicole accidentally farts during interview, Tony gives her heads-up warning before it happens.
6

Dom Irrera

Interview: Dom video-conferenced in but had persistent audio issues throughout. Tony and the crew attempted multiple times to fix the sound problem. Dom made funny faces and gestures but couldn't communicate verbally. They eventually gave up and called him back later, eventually getting sound working briefly.

Moments:
  • Dom has prolonged audio technical difficulties, making only funny faces and sign-language gestures while crew tries to fix connection.
  • Eventually Dom gets sound working and mentions he was on Golden Girls and Rugrats.