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Kill Tony #240 — Russell Peters

📅 December 4, 2017 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Main Room 🎤 7 comedians

Guests: Russell Peters

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Lineup

1

Danny Archilla

Set: Danny performed a short set about his appearance and ethnicity, making jokes about his big nose and comparing himself to a stoplight due to his colorful outfit. He discussed giving up soccer and played eighties Japanese pop music.

Interview: Tony and panel mocked Danny's rainbow outfit, questioned his extensive car accident history (7 accidents at age 23), and had him attempt to sing and spell a Japanese artist's name (Masashi Takayama), which he struggled with.

Bits:
  • Border patrol joke about his big nose and coach.
  • Coach told him he had a big nose, he responded about looking at coach's pants.
Moments:
  • Danny attempted to sing eighties Japanese pop but struggled with pronunciation and the song title.
  • Panel extensively mocked his rainbow outfit comparison to a stoplight.
2

Danny Williams

Set: Danny performed jokes about South Carolina and the Confederate flag, noting its aesthetic appeal while acknowledging its negative connotations. He compared it to the Kardashians—looking good but bad for Black people.

Interview: Tony and Russell discussed Danny's job with wheelchairs/insurance assessments, his dating life (interested in large women from Tinder), his lack of bedroom skills, and his casual attitude toward intimacy.

Bits:
  • Confederate flag looks badass but like Kardashians—looks good but bad for Black people.
Moments:
  • Panel joked about Danny's job involving paraplegics and insurance companies, mixing dark humor about disabilities.
  • Jeremiah and Joel eating chicken wings during Danny's interview, creating absurd visual contrast.
3

Max Hoover

Set: Max performed about being a Cleveland Cavaliers fan from Akron, Ohio (LeBron James' hometown), joking that he's from the part of Akron LeBron moved to and attended the private school LeBron's kids go to.

Interview: Tony discussed Max's family wealth (descended from the Hoover vacuum company), his secret stand-up career hidden from family, his adopted siblings, and his privileged upbringing with Hilton Head vacations and expensive tastes.

Bits:
  • LeBron and Max from different parts of Akron; Max attends school LeBron's kids go to now.
Moments:
  • Russell and Tony made jokes about Max being from the wealthy Hoover vacuum family and its legacy.
  • Revealed Max's family doesn't know he does stand-up comedy; only his mom knows.
  • Panel made repeated racist jokes about Hoover family burning crosses at Hilton Head.
4

Bunny

Set: Bunny performed dark humor about being a former cutter, now a crazy cat lady whose cats 'do her cutting.' She joked about adopting a cat for every abortion, comparing it to 'end a life, save a life.'

Interview: Tony encouraged Bunny to rap again instead of doing conventional stand-up, discussed her name origin (gap-toothed), her parents' professions (car salesman and typist), and her lack of relationships and bedroom skills.

Bits:
  • Used to cut herself; now cats do it via belly rubs instead of razor blades.
  • Adopts a cat when she has an abortion—'end a life, save a life.'
Moments:
  • Bunny attempted bad impression of Marge Simpson that wasn't recognizable; Jeremiah gave her a red bear response.
  • Tony coached Bunny on performing what she's good at (rapping) rather than conventional stand-up.
  • Jeremiah visibly struggling and vomiting during Bunny's appearance, creating chaotic stage moment.
5

Oscar Vargas

Set: Oscar performed about being a former Jehovah's Witness, discussing door-to-door rejection and emotional unavailability. He joked about not having emotional energy for relationships, comparing interactions to McDonald's service (McChicken vs. McFriend).

Interview: Tony discussed Oscar's job at Wells Fargo as a business banker, his 9-year relationship with his wife, their 7-month-old son Leo (Gemini), his upbringing post-Witnesses, and brief moment about visiting Russell Peters' Malibu house.

Bits:
  • Rejected at doors as Jehovah's Witness; now can't let people get emotionally close.
  • Don't have emotional energy for relationships—barely have enough for a McChicken.
Moments:
  • Oscar mentioned visiting Russell Peters' Malibu house two years ago with comedian Dylan Garcia.
  • Awkward admission that Oscar had a six-month break from his wife and was with other women.
6

Ali Macofsky

Set: Ali performed about Starbucks hat codes allowing unique hat choices, mocking baristas wearing fedoras and feathered hats. She joked about not wanting to order from Criss Angel and preferring standard hat requirements.

Interview: Tony discussed Ali's new job training at a wings restaurant, her movie-watching habits (went to three films in two weeks), her criticism of films trying to capture Southern authenticity, and her boring lifestyle.

Bits:
  • Starbucks baristas wearing fedoras with feathers; doesn't want to order from Criss Angel.
  • Top hats only for hiding fedoras; it's not Hogwarts for hats.
Moments:
  • Ali's mother revealed in booth during performance, Tony noted she always tells Ali to wear makeup on stage.
  • Jeremiah vomited during Ali's interview segment after Bunny's appearance, creating awkward moment.
7

Manuel Herrera

Set: Manuel performed about tweeting at a girl from North Carolina, making crude sexual jokes about her obsession with oral sex and comparing her sexual interests to Game of Thrones themes.

Interview: Tony discussed Manuel's job driving a forklift, his experience being ghosted by a woman from a dating app (Plenty of Fish), his 40-minute oral sex encounter, and his unique technique of mimicking a vibrator with grunting sounds.

Bits:
  • Girl obsessed with oral sex; she should audition for Game of Thrones porn version.
  • She's addicted to sucking dick; kids are addicted to fidget spinners.
Moments:
  • Manuel revealed he mimics DMX while performing oral sex with vocal grunting/growling sounds.
  • Extended discussion about 40-minute oral sex encounter with woman from Plenty of Fish dating app.
  • Panel made jokes connecting Manuel's wet back seat experience to Mexican ethnicity and wetback slur.