Kill Tony #225 — Erik Griffin, Doug Benson
Guests: Erik Griffin · Doug Benson
Lineup
Set: Hansson discusses bleaching her hair, finding it easier to look dumb, her friendships with older gay men she calls 'guncles' who are bears, and her evolving political views.
Interview: Tony and the panel quiz her on her background, living situation in Highland and Fountain, work in property management, and interests including reading about colonial history. Discussion touches on her appearance and lifestyle choices.
- Bleaching hair makes it easier to look dumb; personalities fade but beauty is forever.
- Gay friends are bears, a genus of gays that look like Teddy Roosevelt.
- First-time bucket pull performer who handles the stage confidently despite being nervous.
Set: Sherman discusses overhearing guys say they wanted to 'get their dicks wet' and reframes the phrase as something appropriate only for swimming/pools, creating increasingly absurd scenarios.
Interview: Tony learns Sherman is from Omaha, Nebraska, moved to LA three years ago, works as a production assistant on GQ shoots including Wonder Woman, and has been doing stand-up consistently for two years.
- Friends say 'get your dicks wet' about hooking up; should only be for swimming pools.
- Creates pool scenarios where it's appropriate to tell friends to get their dicks wet.
- Panelists (Doug/Erik) push Sherman on sexual details; he becomes defensive about questioning.
Set: Fruche discusses being a lonely drug dealer from a small town near the sheriff, his unconventional furniture sale (trading 20s for 15), a new roommate with a dog, and compares the dog running around to playing curling.
Interview: Extensive interview covering Fruche's mysterious speaking style, family dysfunction, trailer park background, father's drinking, work making chocolate, jiu-jitsu competition, and creepy personal habits. Panels express difficulty understanding him.
- Sold 20s for 15 and moving into new place with roommate's dog.
- Dog running on floor is same effect as playing curling with rakes.
- Panel repeatedly struggles to understand Fruche's mumbling and unclear delivery throughout interview.
- Eric Griffin makes seal joke comparing Fruche's appearance and communication style.
- Fruche reveals he was picked to do jiu-jitsu competition after name pulled from bucket.
Set: Zumwalt discusses Indiana Jones being born in 1899 (34 years after slavery ended) and someone having to teach him whip use, questions if Taekwondo is a scam since he forgot everything, and calls snowmen stupid.
Interview: Tony struggles to remember Zumwalt from previous appearances. Panel discusses his role in Friday Night Lights and Amazon Prime film 'Confessions of a Porn Star' where he dies of AIDS. Conversation covers his girlfriend, Barney's Beanery job, and dating history.
- Indiana Jones born 1899, 34 years after slavery—someone taught him whip.
- Got black belt at 10, now 30, remembers nothing; could kick 10-year-old's ass.
- Snowmen are stupid.
- Stacy interrupts interview dramatically about his potential unfaithfulness; he addresses her directly.
Set: Bennett compares LA's endless summer heat to East Coast seasons, discusses dead trees despite drought warnings, references Poseidon-like rain, and notes everyone hates you in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania anyway.
Interview: Tony learns Bennett is third time on stage, just moved from Pittsburgh, has theatrical energy, works as server at Yard House, tried voice acting, and enjoys quiet places like Art Center in North Hollywood. Panel discusses his energy and vocabulary.
- LA summer year-round with dead trees; everyone hates you in Pittsburgh anyway.
- Rain described as Poseidon-like watery freight train dropping acid on atmosphere.
- Tony coaches Bennett about microphone stand blocking audience view during delivery.
- Eric Griffin compliments Bennett's vocabulary compared to typical bucket pull performers.
Set: Roberts describes visiting psychiatric wards with dark humor, details a suicidal roommate with scarred wrists compared to Spiderman webbing, and contrasts uncomfortable nursing care with the comfortable familiarity of his abusive home.
Interview: Extensive interview reveals Roberts has been to jail for DUI and disorderly conduct, started stand-up in prison, been married to a Black woman (6 years), accused of infidelity, involved in radio contest fraud, recorded a mental breakdown about custody issues. Panel extracts increasingly personal admissions.
- Psych ward roommate's scarred wrists looked like Spiderman cuffed him with webbing.
- Nurse in psych ward comfortable like childhood home with drunks and addicts.
- Roberts admits on air to radio contest fraud, claims statute of limitations expired.
- Interview becomes adversarial; Roberts struggles with direct questions, giving evasive answers.
- Panel jokes about Roberts' appearance looking like a fake character in a movie.
Set: Macofsky describes accidentally watching VHS porn at age 7, becoming sexually aroused by spiders as a result, mentions eating spiders because she loves them, and jokes about wishing her mom had a fidget spinner instead of technical issues.
Interview: Tony confirms porn story is true, discusses her parents' work as longshoremen in San Pedro and Long Beach, her current joblessness after turning down dock work, focus on comedy career, and Stacy's commentary on her life choices.
- Watched 80s porn on dad's VHS at 7; now gets horny seeing spiders.
- Eats spiders because she loves them; can't watch Spider-Man movies.
- Wishes mom had fidget spinner instead of technical issues requiring calls.
- Regular performer Ali delivers new material each week with absurdist humor.
- Stacy and panel engage with Ali's explicit sexual stories without major pushback.
Set: Michon discusses bragging about going to Packers game at work, an awkward exchange about 'pegging,' expressing concern about losing interest after pegging due to her past bad experiences and the faces/sounds involved.
Interview: Tony explores Michon's casual sexual relationship with an ex-CrossFit instructor who lifts her upside down, scheduled morning booty calls, use of a Ouija board photo to contact him, trip to Minnesota for friend's birthday, work as actress/waitress at new coffee shop/escort service hybrid.
- Coworker asks how you'd peg him; she says 'soft and slow to start.'
- Worried she'd lose attraction seeing face someone makes during pegging.
- Michon reveals she has scheduled morning booty calls with ex at 8:30am.
- Discussion of Ouija board photo she sent to reconnect with casual partner.
- Panel jokes about her visiting Minnesota/Detroit Lakes and corn jokes.