Kill Tony #221 — Kevin Nealon, Kirk Fox
Guests: Kevin Nealon · Kirk Fox
Lineup
Set: Roger told a story about dancing at a club where a man mistakenly grabbed him from behind thinking he was someone else. He then revealed he lost his right testicle to cancer in March.
Interview: Tony and the panel asked detailed questions about Roger's testicular cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. They joked about his ball weight, potential implants, and compared him to other one-balled celebrities.
- Story about being mistaken for someone at Dove Club reggae night by a man who grabbed him
- Lost his right testicle in March but it got bigger as one ball instead of two
- Roger reveals he had testicular cancer and lost a ball, making it a callback-worthy detail
- Panel extensively coached Roger on his set structure and timing
Set: Jeff's first stand-up set covered favorite movies (Goodfellas), his girlfriend's unexpected horns, and his brother wearing his socks inappropriately. The set was delivered very quietly with poor microphone technique.
Interview: Tony discovered this was Jeff's first time doing stand-up comedy ever. The panel extensively coached him on microphone technique, projection, and comedic delivery, focusing on his inability to be heard.
- Has a copy of Goodfellas in plastic wrapper out of respect for the film
- His brother jerks off in his socks while skateboarding, so use different socks
- Discovered girlfriend had two bumps on her head that turned out to be horns
- Revealed this was his absolute first time doing stand-up comedy on any stage
- Extensive coaching from Kevin Nealon and Kirk Fox on microphone projection and technique
- Jeff performed a Ringling Brothers circus barker sales pitch as instructed by the panel
Set: Chris performed while under the influence of acid, making jokes about growing up in Eastern Kentucky, getting profiled, not being able to say 'black people' without sounding racist, and buying Sudafed. He appeared visibly intoxicated and rambling.
Interview: Tony and the panel discovered Chris had taken acid earlier that day and just moved to LA a month ago. They discussed his job driving heavy machinery, missing front tooth, the coal mines, and his drug use.
- Can't say black people, have to say African American, which sounds racist
- Describes buying Sudafed in Kentucky counties where it's restricted
- Missing front tooth from being robbed but didn't get it fixed for comedy
- Admitted to taking acid earlier that day before performing
- Extensive panel discussion about his accent making him hard to understand
- Revealed he lost a tooth to robbery and kept it for comedy purposes
- Panel compared him to every notable rough character archetype
Set: Andrea performed about microdosing mushrooms to quit smoking weed, flushing her iPhone down the toilet, being bullied for not having a big ass growing up in an all-Black neighborhood, and her mother wishing her father was Black.
Interview: Tony and the panel discussed Andrea's background (Filipino-Spanish heritage), her musical duo called Andy and Mandy, her acting and barre teaching, and her TV pilot called Bronze Digger.
- Flushed phone down toilet thinking government was inside it, bought new iPhone 7
- Called bitch who ain't got no ass growing up in all-Black neighborhood as only Asian
- Mother said she wished father was Black in response to Andrea's wish to be Black
- Panel made fun of Andrea's nervous laugh when discussing uncomfortable topics
- Discussion of Andrea's TV pilot Bronze Digger being rejected by YouTube
- Panel suggested Andrea should collaborate with Chris Hearst from earlier episode
Set: Kevin performed new material about Tinder and disabled women, midgets on dating sites, and suffocation methods. The set bombed but Tony explained Kevin is known for his absurd Instagram posts with excessive hashtags.
Interview: The panel spent most of the interview reading Kevin's Instagram posts with hundreds of hashtags about motivation, movies, and self-improvement. They discussed his tattoos, his acting career, and his sexual exploits.
- Women in wheelchairs have their own parking, bathrooms, ramps, so where's their dating site
- Midgets should have their own dating site called Spark because it's short joke
- In movies people suffocate others with pillow but whisper let go instead of yelling
- Extensive Instagram post reading showcase featuring hashtags like #grind, #dreams, #work, #drive
- Kevin revealed he has bad boy tattooed on his lip and bad lad elsewhere
- Panel read mean comments from Kill Tony fans including death wishes
- Kevin described a threesome with two porn stars and one girlfriend
Set: Ali performed about people thinking she's high due to her speech pattern, being invited to free slurpee day, stoners and their paranoia, and her memorable story of intentionally pooping her pants in Mexico to assert dominance over a waiter.
Interview: Tony discussed Ali's college experience where she pooped her pants freshman year, her political science degree drop-out, her Cobb's comedy club appearance in San Francisco, and her camping/car sleeping adventures.
- People think she's high so don't expect her to be good at things
- Stoners think they're chill but alien conspiracies aren't relaxing
- Story about intentionally pooping pants in Guadalajara as revenge on rude waiter
- Ali's personal story of pooping pants in Mexico to assert dominance
- Discussion of Ali camping in her car in Monterey with ocean view but freezing
- Revelation that Ali is only 21 years old and writes new material every week
Set: Mikey performed about growing his hair long because he can't grow a beard, people with beards seeming smart, having to put hair up while eating, looking like he works at Seven Eleven, and robbing a Seven Eleven but stopping when seeing a cardboard cutout cop.
Interview: Tony discussed Mikey's job at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, his I'm Not Funny stickers that he sends out to Kill Tony listeners, and the economics of his sticker business.
- Can't grow beard so grows hair long to look smart like bearded people
- Has to put hair up while eating so doesn't eat his own hair
- Looks like he works at Seven Eleven because of his appearance and hairstyle
- Mikey gave Kirk Fox an I'm Not Funny sticker during the set
- Discussion of Mikey's sticker business economics and shipping costs
Set: Zach performed about graduating while smoking a ton of weed and building up high tolerance, using Tinder in college where girls message first, and describing girls' desperation for sex versus guys.
Interview: Tony and panel asked about Zach's fashion sense, food preferences (loves Burger King two for five deal), pierced nose, relationship with girlfriend, weight loss from 250 to current, and his goal to become a therapist.
- Smoked so much weed in college had to smoke multiple bowls simultaneously to feel effects
- Girls on Tinder are more desperate for sex than guys, proved by girl messaging first
- Tinder girl got interested when profile said just looking for friends, not sex
- Panel coached Zach on removing filler phrases like oh yeah from his set
- Revealed Zach weighed 250 pounds in high school from Burger King and lost weight via calorie restriction
Interview: Kevin Nealon sat on the panel throughout the episode, asked questions of bucket pull comedians, and made jokes about their appearances and stories.
- Kevin asked about Jeff's Ringling Brothers experience and made note about program sales
Kirk Fox
Interview: Kirk Fox sat on the panel throughout the episode, provided extensive coaching to struggling comedians, asked detailed interview questions, and made observations about their stories.
- Kirk extensively coached Jeff Frouche on microphone technique and projection
- Kirk made observation about Chris Hearst's accent making him hard to understand