Kill Tony #29 — Russell Peters, Moshe Kasher
Guests: Russell Peters · Moshe Kasher
Lineup
Ken Garr
Set: Ken describes watching pornography with his talkative wife on their anniversary, contrasting her constant commentary with the film itself.
Interview: Tony and the panel discuss Ken's joke structure, noting issues with timing, unnecessary details, and his use of crude language. They offer advice on making the story more credible and focusing on the wife's talking habit.
- Wife asks him to bring home pornography for anniversary, complains it wasn't a sequel.
- Wife talks constantly during movie, asking if other women are prettier than her.
- Tony points out the joke references VHS in 2005, making it dated
- Ken admits the story is mostly true but not entirely accurate, gets called out for lying
Set: Sarah delivers rapid-fire one-liners about dating, drug use, dietary restrictions, and barista crushes, covering acid hallucinations and extreme lifestyle choices.
Interview: Tony discusses her one-liner style and whether she would do longer sets. They explore the jokes' authenticity and discuss how her comedic approach could develop.
- Barista puts hearts on everyone's latte, not just hers, so he's 'just a [ __ ]'.
- Ate so many pot brownies now regular brownies still get her high.
- Gluten-free and vegan diet leaves only vodka, cigarettes, and PCP to consume.
Set: Bruce tells jokes about Britney Spears getting a hysterectomy, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and using comedy to cure someone of schizophrenia.
Interview: Tony learns Bruce is a pipefitter and chiropractor who recently started doing stand-up after a divorce. Discussion covers his career change and one-liner style.
- Britney Spears ordered to childproof house, so she got a hysterectomy.
- Told schizophrenic dirty jokes so voices got offended and stopped talking to him.
- Russell notes that Bruce is 'the only real man' who will be on stage all night
- Tony critiques his email address as outdated (AOL.com), suggesting Gmail
Set: Josh runs out of breath mid-set describing his desire for wealth and fame, specifically wanting to avoid IKEA furniture and have women kept away by security.
Interview: Tony and panel discuss Josh's breathing issues, suggesting he take pauses. They help him finish the joke, which ends with wanting oral sex on a boat.
- Wants to be rich enough to afford real furniture instead of IKEA.
- Rich enough to have bodyguards to keep women away, not for robbery.
- Josh visibly runs out of breath while attempting to deliver multiple thoughts rapidly
- Tony and panel help Josh finish incomplete joke about sexual acts on boat
Set: Kortney discusses watching French film 'Blue is the Warmest Color' and realizes she's nine inches from being a lesbian, then covers relationship dynamics.
Interview: Russell and Moshe discuss her persona-driven comedy versus jokes, noting she's charismatic but needs to write more. They encourage more stage time and real-life material.
- Film 'Blue is the Warmest Color' made her realize she's 9 inches from being lesbian.
- When couples fight publicly you can tell if he had tiny dick.
- Discussion about Kortney's father tattoo on her arm during sexual situations becomes major bit
- Panel collectively writes new joke material for her about father tattoo and intimacy
- Russell asks if she wants to go on the road with him
Set: Dave describes his roommate's sexual propositions involving sports betting with increasingly inappropriate wagers, mixing sports and sexual acts.
Interview: Panel discusses whether story is believable and coaches Dave on building joke with gradual escalation. They explore his background and Haitian heritage.
- Roommate bets money on Lakers game with loser licking his ass.
- Roommate makes similar bets about fantasy football with sexual acts as wager.
- Tony asks if Dave's roommate actually suggested these bets, Dave admits premise was made up
- Panel discusses Dave's Haitian background and Creole language
Set: Young describes having multiple Black friends who look alike, leading to having to let some friends go because they resemble each other too much.
Interview: Tony reveals this is Young's first time doing stand-up ever. Panel discusses if he wants to pursue comedy seriously and advises he do it nightly if genuinely interested.
- Has so many similar-looking Black friends he had to let some go.
- Told friend Jumoke he reminds him of another friend, had to end friendship.
- Tony confronts Young about how racist the material sounds regarding Black friends looking alike
- Young admits this is his first time ever doing stand-up
- Panel advises Young to either commit to stand-up nightly or don't do it at all
Set: Kim describes dating a Jesus freak who uses drugs and adderall, contrasts with her abusive childhood where father hit mother. Jokes about twins and codependency.
Interview: Russell and Tony praise Kim's improvement and vulnerability. They coach her on extending the abuse joke with more details and nuance for impact.
- Dated Jesus freak who asked for weed, now gets adderall from him.
- Father hit mother but allowed her to watch; mother stayed for health insurance.
- Hates codependent people, particularly twins who couldn't even split their own egg.
- Russell praises Kim's recent improvement after struggling previous weeks
- Panel coaches her to add 'in front of me' to abuse line for darker impact
Set: Sara describes watching MasterChef Junior while eating tortilla chips feeling inadequate, contrasts with her useless childhood where she wasn't allowed in kitchen and collected moss.
Interview: Russell coaches Sara on subtle performance details like not looking awkward when moving mic stand. He suggests she perform at alternative rooms outside Comedy Store.
- Watched MasterChef Junior eating chips, felt like failure watching 10-year-olds torch creme brulee.
- As child collected moss thinking they were butterflies, wasn't allowed near kitchen.
- Russell gives detailed coaching about not appearing awkward when moving mic stand
- Russell recommends Sara perform at alternative East LA venues to grow