Kill Tony #206 — Dom Irrera, Big Jay Oakerson, Sal Vulcano
Guests: Dom Irrera · Big Jay Oakerson · Sal Vulcano
Lineup
Set: Dark, aggressive comedy about basketball, pizza delivery, tipping, and suicidal ideation. Heavy on shock value with brother anecdotes and crude humor.
Interview: Tony praises his efficiency packing jokes into 60 seconds. Discussion of his long drive from Kansas, staying with a blind comedian, and his youthful appearance leading to dark self-deprecating jokes.
- Tips pizza delivery person; also tips doctor who delivered baby with spit on it
- Brothers would hold him down, one would pretend to shit on his face then suck it back up
- Last thing he wants to do before dying is kill myself
- Long pause and sound effect after suicidal punchline creates awkward silence
- Tony and panel compliment his efficiency despite mediocre material
Set: Observational comedy about overuse of the word 'savage,' Bob Barker dying, period jokes about his dog, and rape jokes. Mixed delivery with some landing better than others.
Interview: At 23, just got paid for first feature. Lives in Corpus Christi. Has nerd girlfriend who plays D&D. Discussed relationship dynamics, magic the gathering, and various awkward personal details.
- Bob Barker died, hit by brand new car
- Nobody properly uses 'savage' like Genghis Khan would—need systematic cultural destruction
- Got dog, didn't know it had period, most surprising Red Wings
- Big Jay approves of Bob Barker joke despite being corny
- Panel jokes about his Tampax shirt when discussing period jokes
- Extensive interview about nerd girlfriend, D&D, Magic the Gathering
Set: Story about moving from Las Vegas to Austin. Wife met buff Black stripper/trainer at gym who convinced her that Ryan should become a stripper if he trained hard for nine months.
Interview: First time ever doing stand-up. Works in accounting. Moved from Hollywood to Vegas to Austin. Married 16 years. Plays bass, produces hip-hop beats. Works for Onnit (Joe Rogan's company).
- Wife suggests Ryan become stripper if he trains 9 months; okay with anything for money
- Fire truck and ambulance sirens interrupt set multiple times
- Dom gives advice about telling story with more conviction and emotion
Set: True story about meeting girl on Tinder, hooking up, then she sends Edible Arrangement to his workplace the next day. Setup-heavy with minimal punchline.
Interview: IT consultant. Story was genuinely true. Extreme awkwardness about his hands—panel extensively mocks his inability to position them naturally during interview.
- Met girl on Tinder, had sex, she sent Edible Arrangement of strawberries to work
- Entire interview dominated by panel mocking his hand positioning
- Turns around to show back of head, takes off hat
- Keeps hands locked in pockets; panel notes every variation
Set: Incoherent set about mushrooms, Blockbuster vs Netflix, very short. Heavily intoxicated or impaired delivery makes material incomprehensible.
Interview: Visibly intoxicated/on mushrooms. Haven't done stand-up in 9 months. Works as full-time 'Garbage Pail Kid.' Fight breaks out during interview; bouncer removes him. Jeremiah defends himself.
- Netflix is better than Blockbuster
- Physical altercation breaks out during interview; Jeremiah stands his ground
- Bouncer quickly removes Kyle from venue
- Panel notes 'full-time Garbage Pail Kid' was genuinely the funniest line of his bit
Set: Birthday comedy about getting birthday sex as married guy with kids. Funny moment is just getting to shower alone. Joke about buying sex toys and wanting to display them on wall.
Interview: High school physics teacher, 39 years old. Been doing stand-up about a year. Married 7 years with 2 kids. Listens to Kill Tony religiously (all 207 episodes). Small arms noted by panel.
- Got birthday sex but best part was solo shower without kids watching
- Tried to buy sex toys but too nerdy to take them out of box, just wants to display them
- Panel notes he looks like every science teacher ever
- Reveals he knows Kyle Long from open mic scene
Set: Weird setup about looking up if Tony Hinchcliffe is gay on Wikipedia, claims to have DMed Tony and received a dick pic. Confusing, poorly executed.
Interview: Wears sunglasses indoors. Been doing stand-up 3 years. Unemployed. Self-described as not very funny. Insecure about material. This is his 4th or 5th Kill Tony appearance.
- Looked up Tony's Wikipedia to see if he's gay, claims Tony sent him dick pic
- Gets cut off immediately by air horn; one of shortest sets of night
- Dom gives coaching about sunglasses drawing negative attention
Set: Opening clarifies he's Matt's brother. Short joke about spelling family name Figuileo, using 'G as in Gnome' as misdirection. Very brief, limited material.
Interview: Software salesman. Works for different company than his father. Discusses family dynamic with brother Matt. Panel jokes about Figuileo hands, Arabian dancing reference.
- When asked to spell Figuileo, says 'G as in Gnome,' people don't get the joke
- Reveals Matt Figuileo is his brother—Edible Arrangement story was about his family
- Panel immediately makes Figuileo hands joke after brother's interview