Kill Tony #213 — Sal Vulcano, Luis J Gomez
Guests: Sal Vulcano · Luis J Gomez
Lineup
Set: Isaac works as an extra in Hollywood and describes being cast as a disabled character in a wheelchair despite not being disabled. He recalls having to stay in the wheelchair all day to avoid awkwardness with actors who thought he was genuinely disabled.
Interview: Discussion covered his year as an extra, recent appearance on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire where he lost at the $20,000 question about Canadian provinces, and extended conversation about his sexual inexperience and anatomical concerns.
- Chosen as disabled-looking extra over kids actually in wheelchairs
- Had to pretend to stay in wheelchair all day due to awkwardness
- Extended discussion about Isaac's difficulty with penetrative sex, panel members making jokes and offering advice
- Panel asks Isaac to pull out his penis to show size, he refuses but describes it as regular/thin
- Sal and Tony compare Isaac favorably to previous performers despite awkward interview
Set: Will's set about his mom calling unable to get online, using a password with his brother's name, and instructions to unplug 'the whole Internet' because banks and airlines rely on it. The joke relies on his mother's misunderstanding of how the internet works.
Interview: Tony and panel critique the set as confusing and unclear in delivery. Will gets defensive, Tommy Chong roasts him, and discussion reveals he's from Vancouver, works in insurance, and has been married 20 years.
- Mom uses brother's name and number one as internet password
- Mom thinks whole internet needs unplugging, worries banks will fail
- Panel consensus that the joke concept was clever but delivery fell flat, audience didn't laugh
- Will attempts to insult audience as 'peons,' Tony encourages him to be meaner
- Will makes deeply inappropriate joke about raping a 10-year-old when asked about evil
Set: Shane's 30-second set about living across from a 7-Eleven and drinking so much Mountain Dew that the workers call him 'Mountain Dew Guy,' noting it's impressive they focus on his soda consumption rather than his throat and face tattoos.
Interview: Tony reveals he knows Shane from shows in Salt Lake City. Discussion covers Shane's traumatic childhood with substance-abusing mother, criminal stepfather on death row, and mother forcing him to fight bullies. Sal invites him to Skank Fest based on his storytelling ability.
- Workers call him Mountain Dew Guy despite obvious throat/face tattoos
- Shane reveals his mother organized a group jump on a neighborhood bully, similar to Sal's experience
- Story about mother dropping n-word at little league game, getting beaten by Black judo instructor
- Sal invites Shane to Skank Fest NYC based on his stories and comedic ability
Set: Landon says the f-word at a bar while stoned and decides to sing a Jim Morrison lyric instead of doing comedy. He performs 'Texas Radio and the Big Beat' from The Doors, acknowledging he's at the Comedy Store and that's all he has.
Interview: Extended interview reveals Landon is unemployed, evicted in March or May (timeframe unclear), broke up with girlfriend named April, living with his mother in Laurel Canyon, claims to be a movie director. Panel tries to verify a YouTube movie called 'Landon in the Space in the Sky' but finds only cell phone festival footage.
- Landon performs Jim Morrison lyrics instead of stand-up comedy, claims to be a movie director and musician
- Panel searches YouTube for Landon's movie, finds only poorly edited cell phone footage from a music festival
- Sal and Tony coach Landon on not overselling content, Tony offers genuine encouragement despite harsh roasting
- Landon spontaneously exits the stage mid-interview, realizing it's time to leave
Set: Ali's weekly new minute covers her father not liking Beyoncé and her coming out as Beyoncé, her new haircut making girls think she's gay and guys think she's feminist, and asking her mom to stop talking about her pussy, leading to mom suggesting she talk about her childhood trauma instead.
Interview: Discussion covers her new short haircut, changing perceptions from different genders, getting one foot bunion surgery due to good insurance, new Subaru Outback purchase, work situation, and her attraction to the previous performer Landon.
- Came out as Beyoncé after dad said he doesn't like her
- New haircut makes girls think she's gay, guys think she's a feminist
- Mom told her to stop talking about pussy, suggested talking about trauma instead
- Ali reveals she doesn't have sexual attraction to Landon despite finding him interesting
- Ali mentions wanting to be first female Impractical Joker, Tony notes she's becoming a feminist
Set: Jessie's set about children of divorce blaming themselves, but she blames her sister. Her father is a rocket scientist, her sister studied astrophysics, and Jessie does comedy because why study stars when you can be one. Bit about her two moms not liking each other.
Interview: Tony notes Jessie seems nervous and too fast. She's been in LA for three weeks, moved from Phoenix, works remotely as a personal assistant, recently went on dates including a beach/roller coaster trip at Santa Monica Pier.
- Blamed her sister for parents' divorce instead of blaming herself
- Father is rocket scientist, sister studies astrophysics, she does comedy instead
- Panel notes her extreme nervousness and rapid pace, encourages slowing down
- Tony makes remote control joke after Jessie mentions remote company job, entire panel piles on
Set: Cam's set about 48-hour deodorant advertising and wondering who doesn't shower for two days. Extended bit about the cartoon 'CatDog' and whether one head getting mouth-raped while the other isn't interested constitutes non-consent.
Interview: Cam is an Australian cameraman from Brisbane named Cameron. This is his third comedy attempt after bombing twice in Brisbane two years ago. He works doing news camera and has filmed snake documentaries. Tony encourages him to talk about work on stage.
- 48-hour deodorant: who doesn't shower for two days?
- CatDog: if one head wants to have sex and other doesn't, is it rape?
- Tony notes Cam is far more charming in interview than in his set
- Tony encourages Cam to talk about his work and background instead of generic observations
Interview: Sal Vulcano from Impractical Jokers is a guest on the show. Discussion includes promoting his upcoming Impractical Jokers cruise, Legion of Skanks Skank Fest NYC, and Kill Tony closing out Skank Fest on June 25. Stories about his mother mortifying him at the train station dressed as Homie the Clown and walking in on her doing heroin.
- Sal shares parallel story to Shane about his mother embarrassing him at train station dressed as Homie the Clown
- Sal relates to Shane about both having traumatic mothers, builds rapport
Luis J Gomez
Interview: Luis J Gomez from Legion of Skanks is a main guest. Discussion includes promoting Skank Fest NYC and Kill Tony's first NYC invasion on June 25. Luis makes jokes and commentary throughout the show, particularly coaching performers and making crowd work observations.
- Luis jokes that Landon should join the band after his musical performance