Kill Tony #274 — Tom Segura
Guests: Tom Segura
Lineup
Sam Jae
Set: Racial humor about white people's dogs being racist, comparing useless X-Men superpowers, and suggesting white dog owners should have had abortions.
Interview: Second appearance; got booked for shows after first Kill Tony set; works as a nanny since age 7; from Portland; moved to LA 2 years ago; Tom recently got married and acquired a dog.
- White people blame Black people when their dogs bark
- You should have gotten an abortion (re: dog owners)
- Tom reveals he got married and has a dog recently
Set: Irish immigrant comedian discusses Ireland's happiness statistics vs. suicide rates, and becoming victim of racism at Wendy's from an albino man.
Interview: Second appearance; lives with 30 people in Echo Park in bunk bed pods; works at Swan boat rentals for $15/hour; moved to LA in January; discusses the communal living situation and hygiene issues.
- Irish happiness stats vs. highest European suicide rates
- Racist Wendy's albino man gives money to say magical delicious
- Tony loves the way he says January, asks him to repeat it
- Describes horrifying pod living situation compared to concentration camp
Set: Dark comedy about childhood trauma of having to use a poop bucket in a Volkswagen van while her drunk father drove and police chases ensued.
Interview: Two months into stand-up; father was retired surgeon; has one sister; family did this to avoid pulling over; went through this from childhood; currently does graphic design work.
- Poop bucket in van while father drove during police chases
- Tony and panel shocked by poop bucket trauma; interview becomes investigation
- Surgeon father's reputation damaged by revelation on Kill Tony
Set: Disability representation in Hollywood; discusses only three Asian male leads (Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li) and their romantic partners being minorities.
Interview: Hasn't been on show since August last year; went through depression; lost corporate gig due to Florida hurricane; taking acting, writing, and singing classes; produced disability comedy competition.
- Only 3 Asian male leads in Hollywood with no romantic roles
- Tom encourages Steve to keep coming back after depression struggle
- Steve sings The Carpenters' Superstar
Set: Comedy about jealousy of trans women not menstruating, discussing differences and unfair advantages in life and sports.
Interview: 62-year-old legend; on show last year during birthday; recently posted public Instagram confession of love for Malcolm Hatchett; single, wants love; hasn't had sex in 8 months.
- Jealous of trans women not having periods or hot flashes
- Tony reads her viral Instagram post confessing love to Malcolm Hatchett publicly
- Afrodyete says she's ready to date Malcolm after public confession
Billy Y
Set: Brief, unclear set with cryptic commentary; appears to struggle with joke construction and audience connection.
Interview: From Long Island; visiting LA with friend; also comedian; farms strawberries in the 909; evasive about details; Tony skeptical of truthfulness.
- Unclear opening about misheard words regarding female ejaculation
- Billy says he grows strawberries size of your hand; Tony skeptical
- Tony calls Billy out for lying about living situation
Set: Comedy about brand names as status symbols, looking at expensive items, mother's punishment, and cereal brand differences (Flakes vs. Frosted Flakes).
Interview: Regular weekly performer; recently homeless, now has Volvo after GoFundMe; has multiple flats; celebrated birthday; opening shows in Vegas; has multiple upcoming gigs.
- Mother hit him for looking at brand names, status symbols
- Flakes cereal has angry Black man with empty bowl vs. Frosted Flakes tiger
- Afrodyete's public Instagram love confession discussed; Malcolm handles gracefully
- Kill Tony fans helped raise GoFundMe for Malcolm's car, now has Volvo
Set: Comedy about catfishing roommates into cleaning by pretending to be girls online, discussing the ethics of dating women on internet who ghost.
Interview: 24 years old, copywriter in advertising; does stand-up 3 nights/week; from Columbus, Ohio; got LA job via viral LinkedIn email about marrying Selena Gomez; uses Hinge dating app.
- Catfishing roommates pretending to be girls to make them clean
- Dating like going to movies, mostly alone
- Discusses viral LinkedIn email about Selena Gomez that got him LA job
- Tony notices Kernin is coaching himself during interview
Set: Comedy about father's addiction to online gaming and verbal abuse; nostalgia for Vin Scully's baseball commentary; brilliant Vin Scully impression as drunk announcer.
Interview: 6'6 tall; took 2-year break from stand-up; from Chino Hills; was in comedy punk band Dick Neptune; worked at Sam's Club pushing carts; got encouragement from late Angelo Valor.
- Father's creative vernacular during online gaming losses
- Vin Scully drunk impression: Tommy Lasorda stuffing his face at Dodger dogs
- Vin Scully drunk impression gets massive crowd approval
- Tony jokes Robert could be WWF Champion if athletic