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Kill Tony #259 — Doug Benson

📅 April 5, 2018 📍 Phoenix, AZ StandUpLive 🎤 10 comedians

Guests: Doug Benson

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Lineup

1

Dustin Hadlock

Set: Dustin jokes about losing hair and bad teeth giving him character like Steve Buscemi, references looking like Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and mentions bombing with an Anti-Flag reference previously.

Interview: Dustin struggles through the interview with awkward silences and rambling, admits to being nervous, discusses doing Postmates deliveries in Phoenix, and reveals he's been doing stand-up for 3-4 years with two prior appearances on the show.

Bits:
  • Girls said he looks like young Leonardo DiCaprio from What's Eating Gilbert Grape
  • Bad teeth and hair loss give character like Steve Buscemi
Moments:
  • Dustin has multiple awkward silent breakdowns during the interview where he stops talking mid-sentence
  • Brian Redman delivers harsh roasts about Dustin's appearance and drinking habits
2

Christian Pierce

Set: Christian does dark material about texting while driving with dead kids in the car, being poor and pro-life, and makes a joke about stabbing his pregnant girlfriend.

Interview: Christian discusses his appearance, admits to having holes in his jeans, talks about his black girlfriend at ASU, describes his small penis sometimes, and reveals past viewing of rape fantasy porn.

Bits:
  • Texting and driving with dead kids in backseat as punchline
  • Poor, pro-life girlfriend jokes about stabbing her if pregnant
Moments:
  • Panel attacks Christian's appearance and jeans with holes, extended crowd-work about his fashion
  • Christian admits to watching rape fantasy porn during sophomore year depression
3

Quinten Hill

Set: Quentin jokes about his name rhyming with slurs, growing up Mormon and calling it a disability, and refusing to go on a two-year mission costing $9,000.

Interview: Quentin discusses his Mormon upbringing in Gilbert, his recent break from the church, his job as a server, his music taste including Hall & Oates and UK bands, and his dislike of Gilbert and police.

Bits:
  • His name rhymes with faggot bitch, didn't realize until bullies told him
  • Mormon church is a mental disability he recently quit
  • On a mission to not be billable as fuck instead of actual Mormon mission
Moments:
  • Panel makes Smashing Pumpkins comparison due to Quentin's appearance
  • Extended discussion about Quentin's Mormon upbringing and conflict with parents
4

Whiteas

Set: Whiteas jokes about his last name being mispronounced as white ass, growing up in a Hispanic community thinking white people were the minority, and not understanding Mexican traditions like Viva La Raza.

Interview: Whiteas reveals this is his first time on stage, met his wife who opened a hospital, is 43 years old, was in the military for 13 years with an other-than-honorable discharge, and discusses three marriages.

Bits:
  • Last name mispronounced as white ass by Hispanic schoolmates
  • Grew up thinking white people were the minority in Hispanic community
  • Didn't understand Viva La Raza chant while being beaten up
Moments:
  • Whiteas reveals he's been married three times, twice for five years each
  • Story about ex-wife manipulating him with fake baby book to get security answers for affair discovery
5

Josh B

Set: Josh B discusses being a combat medic in the Army, going to nursing school because he wanted people to make fun of him for saving lives, and mentions the homoerotic nature of military culture.

Interview: Josh is a 33-year-old pediatric home health nurse, married for 10 years to his childhood sweetheart from his Mormon days, has two kids (8-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter), and discusses his son being sensitive.

Bits:
  • Went to nursing school after Army because tired of saving lives without mockery
  • Army is masculine but full of homoerotic activities
Moments:
  • Josh's 8-year-old son appears to be in audience; Tony tries to roast him, causes awkward moment
  • Josh admits his son cries a lot and he tells him he's a pussy
6

Thomas Zorio

Set: Thomas jokes about his unusual Cuban last name Zorio, identifies as a white Latino, discusses being bullied by both Mexican and white kids, and mentions his father's heart attack.

Interview: Thomas is 27, works as outbound salesman at Yelp (started one month ago), was fired from insurance job, and discusses his music taste, favorite food (arroz congri), and admits to having sex on Valentine's Day with a woman from previous job.

Bits:
  • His last name Zorio is extremely unusual and hard to pronounce
  • White and fat so bullied by both Mexican and white kids
Moments:
  • Doug Benson notes Thomas had the most comedic energy of the night
  • Thomas admits to biking to Burger King twice a day, then says it was a lie
7

Jonathan Gerber

Set: Jonathan does edgy material about alien abduction fantasies, ex-girlfriend addiction to opioids calling her oxymoron, paying for three abortions, and jokes about pubic hair preferences vs armpit hair.

Interview: Jonathan has been doing stand-up for just over 3 years with no success, recently left a job over 10 years, now subsists on rental income from commercial property, and has controversial political jokes about assassinating Trump.

Bits:
  • Prays to be abducted by aliens so his anus gets probed for sex
  • Ex-girlfriend was oxymoron due to opioid addiction
  • Paid for three abortions so can't be called deadbeat dad
Moments:
  • Jonathan reveals audience member threatened to call Secret Service over Trump assassination jokes
  • Jonathan jokes about wishing Trump would be assassinated on his birthday
8

Jesse Guerrero

Set: Jesse does dark material about picking up women at Lane Bryant, Eric Garner's death, making a GoFundMe for his dead father, and blind people wiping, one-eyed person with eye patch joke.

Interview: Jesse is 26, second time on stage (first was two years ago in Montana), recently moved back from North Dakota after living there five years, works at home with parents, was a taxi driver but totaled the car.

Bits:
  • Picks up fat women at Lane Bryant by mentioning buffet restaurants
  • Wishes someone would kill his dad for insurance money after he died four years ago
  • One-eyed person wearing shirt with hashtag all eyes matter
Moments:
  • Panel makes extensive Charles Manson and NWA tattoo observations about Jesse
  • Jesse reveals he totaled his taxi in North Dakota after running a red light to pick up homeless person
9

Guy

Set: Guy jokes about his name being easy to remember and people calling him Guy Sensei (Naruto reference), his face and ear gauges, two questions about putting dick through gauges and whether they hurt, and face looking like manifestation of bad decisions.

Interview: Guy survived a car crash eight months ago which he says is the best thing to happen to him, wears a fanny pack, and Tony pressures him into letting Joel Berg attempt to put his penis through Guy's ear gauges.

Bits:
  • Name is super easy to remember, people call him Guy Sensei
  • Two daily questions: can't put dick in gauges and they don't hurt
  • Face looks like manifestation of bad decisions due to piercings
Moments:
  • Extended controversial segment where Tony pressures Guy to let Joel Berg attempt to stick his penis through Guy's ear gauge
  • Tony tells Guy that car crash survival pales compared to what will happen tonight
10

Reese Muniz