Kill Tony #283

Set: Zachariah discussed his drinking problem and how he doesn't believe his drinking is excessive because he can remember it. He connected drinking to becoming a father and the difficulty of hearing criticism about his habits.

Interview: Tony explored Zachariah's drinking habits, discovering he consumed a half pint of Tito's, two Bud Lights, and two shots of Jack Daniels that night. The interview included an accidental phone call to his father and discussion of his family closeness, work as a gondola operator and graphic designer, and his 5.5-month relationship.

Set: David's set focused on God and procreation, questioning why God created millions of sperm when only one is needed. He explored the absurdity through masturbation and religious doubt.

Interview: Tony discovered David had severely misspelled his own last name as 'Sheppard' on the bucket pull form. The interview revealed David is dyslexic, works as a mailman for three years, and makes jewelry from broken skateboards.

Set: Clay discussed his drug use, specifically that he doesn't smoke as much weed as he appears to. He talked about heavy coffee drinking damaging his health more than weed, his dark urine from coffee consumption, and his preference for dating older, heavier women.

Interview: Tony learned Clay has been doing stand-up for 11 months from Lexington, Kentucky. He works as an electrical contractor, was in a band called 'The Blue Hippies' that played blues, and discussed a controversial past relationship with a Navy SEAL's wife.

Set: Zach's set opened with getting shot in the head on April Fool's Day by a funeral home director's son, and how the shooter's mother bought him a cruise instead of paying medical bills. He discussed gaining 60 pounds afterward and his iPhone photo recognition struggles.

Interview: Tony learned Zach moved to Cincinnati 6 years ago, graduated from University of Cincinnati with degrees in criminal justice and psychology, works as a paralegal in foreclosure law, and has been losing weight through keto with help from Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura.

Set: Jeremy discussed dating people at work and preferring to date people with better jobs. He reflected on his past modeling career and how gaining acne and Crohn's disease changed people's perception of him. He shared a story about his father calling him Johnny instead of Jeremy.

Interview: Tony learned Jeremy is 33 years old, did his first open mic five years ago, worked as a child model in catalogs, currently works in audio-visual at Hollywood Casino and as a cook/doorman at Go Bananas. He has Crohn's disease and discussed how it has affected his relationships and life.

Set: Q's set covered his recent transition to minimalism due to alcoholism making him unable to afford purchases, a recently had a baby via subcontractor arrangement, and a joke about drinking more in Cincinnati than LA.

Interview: Tony learned Q is a TIG welder working on aerospace parts, has three children from three different mothers (ages 5 weeks, 7, and 12), and has been doing stand-up only 14 times over three years due to working second shift and raising kids.

Set: Lukas discussed fighting with his girlfriend over a found quarter (heads up), recently becoming a minimalist unknowingly due to alcoholism, and an awkward Walmart late-night trip where he saw odd employees. The set was difficult to understand due to unclear enunciation.

Interview: Tony learned Lukas performed in Cleveland two nights prior, works at a grocery store, lives in Columbus, was adopted from South America, and needs to improve his microphone technique and enunciation for better audience comprehension.

Set: Connor's set focused on conversations with 'crazy people' including someone who believed intelligence causes paralysis (Stephen Hawking) and another who claimed rain doesn't actually touch you. The jokes played on absurdist logic and observation humor.

Interview: Tony learned Connor is 21 years old, originally from Knoxville Tennessee but lived in Cincinnati 12 years, has experimented with psychedelics (shrooms, LSD, unknown research chemicals), and is studying to be a teacher. He explores abandoned buildings as a hobby.

Set: Will's set covered taking only three bad dick pictures in his life, inability to be sexy with only 'bear traps' (shoulder hair), difficulty letting go of a sword he bought at 15, and struggling with his past.

Interview: Tony revealed they met when Will was 16 at a comedy show and have been friends since. Will has been doing stand-up almost five years, lives with family and a couple roommates, had a guest role opportunity from a film crew he didn't get, and likes Steak N Shake.