Kill Tony #268 — Bert Kreischer, Bobby Lee
Guests: Bert Kreischer · Bobby Lee
Lineup
Set: Persian-American comedian discusses being persecuted for being Midwestern, having one ovary, and Persian mom culture. Self-deprecating material about appearance and family expectations.
Interview: Tony and guests discussed her Persian background, upcoming web series, college life, virginity status, and dating. Jeremiah made several comments about her appearance and background.
- Only has one ovary, will still have children by slowly driving by McDonald's telling kids 'we got rice at home'
- Persecuted for being Midwestern in LA more than for being Middle Eastern
- Bobby Lee reaches for sword in mock anger during interview
- Tony gives coaching on mic stand placement and connecting with audience
Set: Country comedian from Nashville discusses Southern grocery store names (Piggly Wiggly, Safeway) and culture shock moving to LA. Compares cute Southern store names to harsh LA names.
Interview: Discussed her background in Nashville, 6 years doing stand-up, working as an assistant, building miniatures as a hobby, and moving to LA from the South.
- Southern grocery stores have cute names like Piggly Wiggly; LA has 'battered women shelter names' like Safeway
- Bert and Bobby bond over Nashville connection
- Panel discusses her Southern charm and authenticity
Set: Texas comedian discusses Southern drinking culture, personal hardships, and relationships. References college football player Johnny Manziel and recounts various personal haunting memories.
Interview: Discussed his Texas background, Spanish and Louisiana heritage, real estate work, sexual preferences, and catchphrase-heavy comedy style. Panel coached him on developing jokes beyond catchphrases.
- Texans don't like seeing anybody sober; others don't like seeing Texans drunk because they act like donkeys
- Mixed Dr Pepper with room, tastes like medicine and still haunts him
- Panel coaches him on catchphrase-heavy delivery, suggesting joke structure improvement
- Tony has him call his father during interview to ask prison questions
Set: Transgender comedian discusses eating ass, acknowledges bombing the set due to low preparation, and talks about personal confidence. Self-aware about weak performance.
Interview: Extended interview about her transgender identity, sexuality, recent relationship with ex-boyfriend struggling with her gender identity, ass-eating experiences, and sexual preferences.
- Eating ass is like eating yogurt without a spoon, very difficult
- Cassandra admits she didn't prepare and bombed her set
- Extended panel discussion about transgender identity and sexuality with detailed personal questions
- Bert expresses attraction and confuses transgender terminology
Set: Italian-American comedian discusses resembling Jonah Hill from Superbad, his father's prison sentence for holding stolen OJ Simpson paintings, and personal body hair grooming.
Interview: Discussed his father's 6-year prison sentence for holding stolen paintings from OJ's house, minimal prison visits, and fishing recently. Tony had Mark call his father live on air.
- Looks like Jonah Hill from Superbad, comedy ruined high school years before they started
- Asked father in jail if he got fucked in butt or fucked butts
- Tony has Mark call his father live on stage to ask about prison experiences
- First-time performer gets positive coaching from panel
Set: Asian-American comedian discusses being a sleepy Mexican, trying to represent his people better, bad driving tied to long division, and Prius driver irony about Asian drivers.
Interview: Discussed his 6 years of stand-up experience, relationship with white boyfriend, comedy/acting background in Chicago, and relationship dynamics. Bert praised his mic stand handling.
- Bad driver because focused on long division while driving, not because Asian
- Only thing worse than Asian driver is Asian driver in Prius you can't hear coming
- Bert praises him for properly handling mic stand positioning on stage
- Panel friendly banter about Korean-American relationship dynamics
Set: Black comedian discusses having cousin who killed two people but scared of dogs, asking father about prison sex, car accident insurance scams, and relationship dynamics.
Interview: Discussed his 3.5 years of stand-up experience, GoFundMe for broken car, Instagram following (20k), thrift store shopping, and getting signed by agency/manager. Panel advised focus on joke writing over likability.
- Cousin killed two people but scared of dogs, dropped gun when barked at
- Black people don't get in car accidents, they lie to get money
- Panel discusses Malcolm's natural likability and comedy appeal
- Bobby Lee gives Malcolm cash and discusses following him on social media
- Bert advises focus on material writing over relying on likability
Set: Comedian raised by nudists in Topanga Canyon discusses being breastfed by multiple women, first word being 'ear', and the confusing experience of constant nudity.
Interview: Discussed her 7 years of stand-up, five abortions, performing on Def Comedy Jam in 1996, tattoo from homeless graffiti artist ex-con, mother's death, and meeting biological father.
- Raised by hippies naked; breastfed by five different women, first word was 'ear'
- Uncomfortable being naked around dad when everyone's nude trying to find 'mama'
- Jess reveals she had five abortions over different contraceptive methods
- Discusses mother dying in sleep and meeting biological father via DNA test
- Extended interview about unconventional life experiences and family trauma
Set: Comedian rants passionately about Best Buy marketing emails, unsubscribe delays, and corporate incompetence. Angry but relatable material about email harassment.
Interview: Discussed his job managing apartment building (3 weeks), recently got a manager, does comedy Wednesday nights at Hooters Hollywood, and has a girlfriend helping with building management.
- Best Buy emails him at 4am, unsubscribe takes 10 business days, must be dicks
- Panel discusses his distinctive elongated face appearance throughout interview
- Bert gives coaching on developing rants into structured jokes