Kill Tony #252 — Anthony Jeselnik, Morgan Murphy
Guests: Anthony Jeselnik · Morgan Murphy
Lineup
Avanti
Set: Set about being vegan, yoga teacher, racism towards humans, lack of friends, part-time contradictions. Brian remembers her doing same set previously.
Interview: Discussed veganism, whether it affects energy, works as raw food chef and yoga instructor. Panel disagreed on material quality and suggested different career path.
- 15-year vegan anniversary; nobody showed up to potluck, relieved due to racist views.
- Yoga teacher gives people the finger; can be hypocrite rest of day.
- Joel Berg (drummer) bails out Avanti with a joke as audience turns hostile.
Set: Opening suicide joke, recently bought Ducati motorcycle claiming it means she's lesbian, dating a woman who makes cat sounds. Set cuts off mid-way.
Interview: Discussed opening with suicide joke, wearing Second City sweatshirt despite not attending, being from Berlin, advising startups. Panel suggested reordering material.
- First time suicide doesn't get better the second time.
- Ducati 1100cc motorcycle means she's lesbian like dudes who like power.
- Heckler at top of set disrupts opening, affecting delivery.
Set: First-time performer discussing virginity, broken hymen from horseback riding vs hairbrush, shopping celebrities on Instagram. Set at 53 seconds, appeared to have more material.
Interview: Discussed first stand-up attempt, whether she had more material, using hairbrush handle. Panel praised likeability despite weak comedy and suggested focusing on the hymen story.
- Broke hymen riding horses; actually was consensual hairbrush.
- Jeselnik reveals he has similar hairbrush material and believes her story.
- First-timer on main stage; panel impressed by composure despite weak material.
Set: First-timer discussing Reese's candy commercials, Bill Cosby analogy about wrong ways to eat candy. Self-described musician who raps and sings in bands Pristine and Stray Life.
Interview: Revealed new year's resolution after watching show for 6 months, makes music with Travis Barker collaborators. Panel encouraged continuing music over comedy.
- Bill Cosby wrong way to eat Reese's from candy jar on Halloween.
- First-timer reveals he watched show for 6 months before signing up.
- Performs original song with introspective lyrics about toxic relationship.
- Jeselnik compares performance to Linkin Park with dark suicidal reference.
Ori Amir
Set: Half-Hebrew, half-German comedian discussing suicidal ideation as dark material, college slam poet offense, arguing for judging comedy by intention not words. Biomolecular engineering PhD student.
Interview: Discussed being doctoral candidate in brain science, traveling to document comedy cultures globally, creepiest habits. Panel praised potential but noted nervousness affected delivery.
- Attempted suicide multiple times; responded to slam poet's offense with counter-argument.
- Responded to offensive poetry criticism: banking isn't art, listen to intention.
- Panel strongly encourages Ori with coaching despite nervousness affecting set.
Set: Strong set about community service, working out woman at gym, taking Uber to McDonald's. High energy, relatable material. Recently moved to LA from North Carolina, sleeping in car.
Interview: Revealed he quit 7 jobs this year, living in 1992 Ford Taurus, showers at Planet Fitness. Panel encouraged him, invited him to open at Ice House.
- Community service joke about lying to people in jail about why you're there.
- Woman at gym rewards herself with McDonald's after working out.
- Jeselnik invites Malcolm to open at Ice House; he immediately quits opportunity.
- Panel celebrates Malcolm's energy and natural stage presence.
Set: Set about money not growing on trees, food on trees, unhappiness universal, human disgust, unfinished basements. 22-year-old from Binghamton, NY; philosophy/politics/law degree, valet parking.
Interview: Revealed philosophy degree, valet job, 1% Native American ancestry. Panel consistently criticized unlikeability, hostility, material quality throughout.
- Money doesn't grow on trees but food does; can move somewhere with food.
- Unfinished basements inexplicably left unfinished by homeowners.
- Humans disgusting: odor, breath, armpits need constant covering.
- Kevin becomes defensive and hostile when criticized; Anthony notes extreme unlikeability.
- Panel unanimously agrees material is weak and Kevin is unusually hostile.
Set: Canadian waitress in 6-year relationship wanting to cheat, hot mom obsessed with social media, doing impressions of basic Instagram girls, hip-hop dancing.
Interview: Discussed waitressing in Toronto and NYC, boyfriend is touring sound engineer, recently moved to LA. Panel encouraged her impressions and dancing abilities.
- In 6-year relationship, fantasizing about cheating, shaves legs for guy friends.
- Mom going through menopause and puberty simultaneously, obsessed with Facebook popularity.
- Nikki does hip-hop dance impression; Morgan and panel impressed by skill.
- Joke about orange Cheeto dust on genitals and boyfriend suspicion.
Set: Stoner comic from St. Pete, Florida via NYC discussing weed smoking, smoking too much leads to Walmart Doritos run, masturbation with cheesy hands, bright orange vagina from Cheeto dust.
Interview: Discussed 12 years stand-up mostly in NYC, starting dispensary job, smoking habits. Recent arrest for hitting roommate with iron over $10 debt.
- Smoking weed no bad consequences; worst is going home to buy Doritos.
- Smoking too much weed: Walmart Doritos, possible masturbation, bright orange vagina.
- Reveals she assaulted roommate by hitting her with iron over $10 debt.
- Jeselnik offers her permanent regular spot; she got job at dispensary.
- Morgan compares her to Little Mermaid under bong water.