Kill Tony #281 — Willie Hunter, Connor McSpadden

Set: Discussed working on a tan, serving as a therapist to anxious friend, and her own anxiety issues. Punchline about not getting on knees to pray to God or for oral sex.

Interview: Talked about hiking for free fitness, her boyfriend Eric, and working at Calgary Stampede as different character personas (mini Dolly Parton, etc.). Discussed Canadian music festival experience and tipping for photos.

Set: Very explicit sexual material about being horny since childhood, bestiality with stuffed animals, and confusion about female anatomy. Second time on show, material was crude and unfocused.

Interview: Revealed he's Filipino-Irish mixed, works at friend's Italian restaurant, served 4 years in US Navy, broke ribs doing jiu-jitsu, and had sex on park bench in high school.

Set: Dry observational humor about buying pants after failed job interview, then buying more pants after actually getting rejected. Material focuses entirely on pants with minimal payoff.

Interview: Second appearance on show, 23 years old from Arizona, got fired from law firm for sleeping on the job instead of passing out flyers at courthouse.

Set: Dark humor about grandfather's death, mother's cold reaction (just saying his name was Carl when it was Dennis). Polished one-minute set with strong punchlines about death and family indifference.

Interview: Had rough summer: car broke down, lost wallet, got in car accident, insurance issues. Father is 6'9" and works at Verizon, mother is wide. Master certified scuba diver for 8 years, seen glass-bottom boat wrecks.

Set: Political material about Trump-created 'white civil war' bringing all races together, referenced Kevin Hart, joked about bad mac and cheese at mixed barbecues.

Interview: From Detroit, scouting cities, considering move to Denver, staying in Corona with girlfriend (stylist). Discussed racial climate, has girlfriend of Caucasian ethnicity, works at Old Navy in Corona.

Set: Story about growing up with house infested with field mice, didn't know that was abnormal. Discussed living in Mexican neighborhood where people try to sell things, dreams of cholos selling him products.

Interview: Two years doing stand-up, works at dad's job 6 days a week, lifts heavy machinery like cement bags and forklifts. Mom is Mexican, dad is German retired cop who broke back in SWAT. Lives in LA area, fishes, surfs, draws.

Set: Stand-up about systemic issues and traffic in LA. Material was unclear and struggled with punchline timing. Got in back-and-forth with Tony about logic of the joke.

Interview: From Atlanta/West LA/Inglewood area, 31 years old, been doing stand-up 2 years but improviser longer. Took improv at Second City and UCB on scholarship. Tony had him attempt live improv scene.

Set: Character-based set doing white face impersonation, joking about white oppression and ability to talk about race, referenced n-word usage. Had been on show ~2 weeks prior with similar character.

Interview: Has done this character before, uncomfortable interview about doing white face makeup, panel very uncomfortable with racial dynamics.

Set: First-ever stand-up set about suburban childhood, neighbor's blended family situation, neighbor convincing him to break into cars for Eminem-inspired dreams. Solid storytelling but delivery issues hurt punchlines.

Interview: 28 years old, first time doing stand-up ever, kindergarten teacher (special ed last year), from Sacramento/Washington, drove down for kill Tony after listening for 3-4 years. Taught in Hawaii juvenile hall.