Kill Tony #278 — Tom Rhodes, Moshe Kasher
Guests: Tom Rhodes · Moshe Kasher
Lineup
Set: Brazilian immigrant discusses being circumcised at age 8 in the US, with a nurse comforting him by placing a Furby doll in the stretcher, and his grandmother's Portuguese reaction.
Interview: Rafael discusses why the painful aspects of circumcision don't work in his set, his family's background moving from Brazil to Waco Texas, and his current work as a server at the Rec Room comedy club in Huntington Beach.
- Circumcised at 8; nurse threw Furby doll next to him before anesthesia.
- Grandmother's Portuguese reaction to catheter mention translates to 'turtle left shell'.
- Tony and Moshe praise the 'turtle shell' Portuguese phrase as a strong closer despite set not landing overall.
Set: Mike discusses hating public displays of affection and his strategy of pretending to be very into it to make couples stop; compares this to how he got his dad to stop spanking him by faking enthusiasm.
Interview: Mike reveals he's been in LA for 6 months, is considering moving to Berlin, was homeless in second grade in Illinois, and had unprotected sex with a girl from Tinder at a tiki bar.
- Pretending to be into PDA makes couples uncomfortable and stop making out.
- Got dad to stop spanking by moaning and pretending to like it.
- Tom Rhodes and Moshe coach Mike on the 'father' punchline variation, suggesting 'we fuck' instead of 'we sex'.
- Mike reveals homelessness story and plans to leave LA for Berlin despite only 6 months there.
Set: Jacob attempts meta-comedy with unclear logic about driving vs. running across country being longer/shorter, discusses being poor with only pizza rolls, and makes an incomprehensible comparison between his cracked feet and hardwood floors.
Interview: Jacob is 21, new to LA from Baltimore, works as a supervisor in receiving, has a baby, studies computer science, and is experimenting with absurdist comedy despite it confusing the audience.
- Driving cross-country takes longer than running it (confusing setup/delivery).
- My feet are cracking; I imagine my hardwood is splitting (incomprehensible metaphor).
- Moshe aggressively coaches Jacob on the failed joke, repeatedly asking him to explain the logic.
- Tom Rhodes praises Jacob for having an original voice despite material not landing, encouraging weird comedy.
Set: Thomas discusses his wiener outgrowing a jacuzzi jet hole, getting off Instagram after following Ricky Martin led to anal sex with girlfriend, compares Amelia Earhart and Hillary Clinton, and makes an Anthony Bourdain suicide joke.
Interview: Thomas reveals it's his 5-year comedy anniversary and birthday, he's from Upland/Santa Monica area, coaches preschool soccer, works at a moisture bar, and has raised his standards for women after moving to Santa Monica.
- Wiener outgrown jacuzzi jet hole showing signs of aging.
- Following Ricky Martin on Instagram led to lights-off anal sex.
- Amelia Earhart and Hillary Clinton both did men's jobs, disappeared.
- Thomas makes Anthony Bourdain suicide joke, leading to panel pushback about respecting beloved figure.
- Thomas reveals he raised his standards after moving to Santa Monica, sees beautiful women daily including Maria Sharapova.
- Ends interview with crude proposition to eat someone's ass in grandmother's car, bombs with audience.
Set: Reesie does enthusiastic references to 90s nostalgia (Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Michael Jackson) and mentions dressing up and doing Michael Jackson tribute shows, but provides minimal actual jokes.
Interview: Reesie is from Vegas, moved to LA 4 months ago to pursue dancing on Hollywood Boulevard for 2 weeks, did circus and Michael Jackson tribute shows in Vegas, and just finished commercial work.
- Remembering 90s when Bill Cosby was Cliff Huxtable and Eddie Murphy was the shit.
- Reesie does a brief Michael Jackson-inspired dance during interview instead of telling jokes.
- Panel diagnoses Reesie's set as joke-free but personality-driven, nursing staff concerned about illness.
Set: Nick performs about having sex without a butt plug to remember what it feels like, describes himself as a wholesome Boy Scout type shocked by girlfriend's kinky interests, and goes on long tangent about teaching knots during sex.
Interview: Nick is 23, from Michigan, been in LA 2 weeks, works in freelance production design, does camping/fishing, got stuck on mountain for 8 hours in old Mustang, recently got in steady relationship with high school friend from Michigan.
- Sometimes like sex without butt plug to remember how it feels.
- Girlfriend turned off when explaining clove hitch and lashing techniques during sex.
- Tony notes pervasive 'gas leak' feeling throughout episode; Nick agrees and notes it's a smart observation.
- Panel notes Nick's opening butt plug joke didn't land well for first-timer.
Set: Malcolm performs energetic material about spending 14 hours in jail and not leaving the lobby for 10 more hours to call it 'a day', contrasts white girls putting him in timeout vs. black girls breaking his spirit, includes observations about homelessness and EBT.
Interview: Malcolm was arrested 2 years ago in Greensboro on gun charges (friend had gun in car on snapchat, missed exit), did 14 hours jail + community service, has 2 years clean, performing in Raleigh with Theo Von and Vegas next week.
- Spent 14 hours in jail, stayed in lobby 10 more hours to call it 'a day'.
- White girls put you in timeout; black girls break your spirit completely.
- Tony praises Malcolm for wanting audience to like him, contrasting with other comedians tonight.
- Malcolm reveals gun arrest story details; panel learns friend escaped but he took the charge.
Set: Keon discusses growing up with his father who didn't want him to be a stereotype, missing out on being with friends who sold drugs, constant early wake-ups to go to work, and the challenge of raising his nerdy brother who only wanted to read.
Interview: Keon is from Bay Area, moved to LA 3 years ago, has been doing stand-up for 5 years, currently does comedy full-time, has done a Google commercial, has 2 kids (11 months and 2 years old), from Port Rican mother and Black father.
- Never got free lunch or sleep-in weekends; jealous friends could sell drugs.
- Brother was nerd; punishing with no TV didn't work when he just reads books instead.
- Moshe notes Keon paints a sitcom-ready picture of his father and family dynamics.
- Panel discusses representation and suggests understanding comedy history/legends for success.
Set: Brandon's set consists of highly self-deprecating material about getting CTE from blowjobs, being friendzoned his whole life and fitting the dictionary definition of that word, and asking naive questions about homeschool and school shootings.
Interview: Brandon is 21, from Huntington Beach, doing comedy for 5th time, has never had sex, father sells plants/shrubs commercially, lives with parents, studies communications, attends rap shows, got concussion at Denzel Curry concert.
- Getting blowjobs so good results in CTE like football player.
- Is dictionary definition of friendzone; girls think he's neither ugly nor cute.
- Panel extensively coaches Brandon on opening with self-deprecating school shooter look joke instead of butt plug material.
- Extended 15-minute interview where panel tries to build Brandon's confidence about sexuality and dating.
- Tom Rhodes suggests Brandon use dating apps and eventually a sex worker to build confidence.