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Kill Tony #269 — Ron Funches, Brent Morin

📅 May 28, 2018 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Main Room 🎤 8 comedians

Guests: Ron Funches · Brent Morin

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Lineup

1

Srijoy Mitra

Set: Srijoy primarily sang/hummed rather than performed stand-up comedy, breaking the format by being a musician who doesn't do comedy. The set ended abruptly with him hitting a high note that broke the sound equipment.

Interview: Tony revealed Srijoy is a classical pianist and musician living in his car with Malcolm Hatchett in Winston Salem, NC. His parents are professors at Wake Forest University supporting him financially, with a one-and-a-half-year deadline he hasn't told them about.

Moments:
  • Srijoy sang a high note that literally broke the sound board and caused the kitten timer to malfunction
  • Tony and panel's realization that Srijoy isn't actually a stand-up comedian but a musician
2

Kenny Brown

Set: Kenny discussed growing up in Compton/Long Beach, comparing NWA to his own group 'Niggas with Asthma' and 'Niggas with Ashley.' He also joked about wearing all black as part of a competitive hide-and-seek league.

Interview: Kenny revealed his third appearance on the show, discussed his noticeably thin forearms, his security warehouse job where he once put out a fire, and his three-year celibacy. Panel and audience heavily teased his physique and shyness.

Bits:
  • Compared NWA to 'Niggas with Asthma' and 'Niggas with Ashley' (girlfriend cheaters)
  • Jokes about wearing all black for competitive hide-and-seek league
Moments:
  • Extensive teasing about Kenny's extremely thin forearms throughout interview
  • Kenny revealed he put out a small bush fire at warehouse by sitting on it, then corrected to using water bottles
3

Michael Pena

Set: Michael discussed being Mexican with white privilege, made jokes about being gay, sucking dick, and a mechanic friend who is Salvadorian. Set was notably short, appearing to end prematurely at around 30 seconds.

Interview: Michael revealed he's 56, came out at 21-22 in the 1980s, was a college gymnast and tumbler who won national championships, and has been doing stand-up for about a year. He's also producing a film about overcoming hate with humanity.

Bits:
  • Pina means Mexican with white privilege
  • Being gay for 30 years, sucking dick joke
Moments:
  • Michael appeared to give up during his set, ending around 30 seconds instead of full 60
  • Tony and Ron both made gymnastics/gay jokes connecting Michael's tumbling background to his sexuality
4

Kristen Lundberg

Set: Kristen discussed coming to LA from Dayton, Ohio after being a stripper, joked about dancing badly at strip club by 'scuttling like a crab' and eating dollar bills. She performed with high energy and wild stage presence.

Interview: Kristen revealed she's been doing comedy for 10 years, recently moved to LA one month ago from Chicago (four years of comedy there), works as an ice sculptor with a chainsaw, has a roommate named Stefan with bunk beds.

Bits:
  • Hair name is 'Raggedy Ann on bath salts'
  • As stripper, 'scuttled like a crab' across stage while others did sexy moves
Moments:
  • Han Solo (in Princess Leia costume) did extended flirting bit with Kristen throughout interview
  • Kristen revealed she lied about ice sculpting skills, never used power tools before getting LA job
  • Han Solo invited Kristen to perform at Ice House desk squad show
5

Lupe Estrada

Set: Lupe opened with a joke dedicated to Michael Pena about his brother coming out in 1998, blaming it on a 120-minute free trial of America Online. Set was tight at exactly one minute.

Interview: Lupe works at Netflix as project manager managing assets/subtitles, moved to LA two years ago, previously worked at YouTube in San Francisco for five years. Interview covered his bike theft, date with homeless Russian woman, high blood pressure, and diverticulitis condition.

Bits:
  • Brother came out in 1998, parents blamed 24 minutes of AOL free trial internet
Moments:
  • Lupe was complimented by Ron Funches as one of his favorite sets ever seen
  • Extended conversation about Lupe's bicycle theft and encounters with danger in LA (woman with brick)
  • Lupe's date with homeless Russian woman became extended interview topic
  • Brian advocated for dry humping during Lupe's story about spooning with Russian woman
6

Malcolm Hatchett

Set: Malcolm performed a tight new minute about his mom cooking meals to make him forget trouble, getting in school trouble on purpose for meals, his mom refusing to help with homework, and her calling him about unmade bed after he moved out.

Interview: Malcolm is a regular on Kill Tony, still lives in his car, recently got signed by an agent, has been getting work opportunities. He did shows at USD medical school, podcast with Goat vs Fish, and is launching merch. Srijoy Mitra was his friend from Winston Salem.

Bits:
  • Used to get in school trouble on purpose just to get mom's home-cooked meals
  • Mom refused to help with homework, said it hurt her eyes
  • Mom called him about unmade bed eight months after moving out
Moments:
  • Malcolm is Kill Tony's first male regular, writes and performs new 60 seconds every week
  • Srijoy Mitra surprise appearance as Malcolm's friend from Winston Salem who also lives in car
  • Malcolm's car got hit in Chick-fil-A parking lot while writing jokes
7

Mike Eshaq

Set: Mike opened with 'I served four years in the marine corps' and 'I'm a Muslim.' He joked about being mistaken for ISIS, made about 72 virgins and Vampire Diaries, and argued 'virgins are out, hoes are in.'

Interview: Mike has been on show before two weeks ago, invests in real estate, makes good money but wants more. He's been doing stand-up five years casually, about 1.5 years seriously. Last date was six months ago and only goes down on girlfriends, not hookups.

Bits:
  • ISIS recruiter pitch—being Muslim Marine confuses people
  • 72 virgins would mean watching Vampire Diaries obligation
  • 'Virgins are out, hoes are in' to ISIS recruiters
Moments:
  • Darth Vader (Jeremiah Watkins) costume was depressed throughout Mike's interview
  • Mike mentioned he got a blow job recently, both Tony and Brent responded affirmatively
8

June Gonzalez

Set: June opened with meeting his 8-year-old son recently, joked about the boy wanting to be a comedian and making bad mom jokes. Also joked about being cancer survivor (zodiac sign), sleeping with tattooed woman with kids, and being mistaken for pedophile.

Interview: June is from Philadelphia, moved to LA three months ago, does Postmates delivery work. He's a battle rapper with 11 million YouTube views, does pre-written rap battles, traveled world (Australia, New Zealand, Paris, Sweden, Canada).

Bits:
  • Just met 8-year-old son, he makes bad mom jokes and wants to be comedian
  • I'm cancer survivor—her zodiac sign was cancer, she fell on him
  • Slept with girl with kids tattoos on thighs, kept 'busting on them,' called pedophile
Moments:
  • June performed at Apollo Theater in New York last week, didn't get swept off stage
  • Han Solo/Jeremiah Watkins invited June to perform at Ice House desk squad show while in Darth Vader costume
  • Extended segment with Darth Vader playing June's family members (son Luke, daughter in Dallas, parents)
  • June revealed difficult childhood—mother was the man of family, father had depression and wore underwear with stains