Kill Tony #291 — Chris Pontius
Guests: Chris Pontius
Lineup
Set: Bubba performed a joke about Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law requiring citizens to give up gun rights, making a bit about smoking joints without arms.
Interview: Bubba discussed his two years of stand-up in Allentown, recent motorcycle accident, and decision to move to LA. Panel provided critical feedback on overselling physical comedy and relying on hacky premises.
- Pennsylvania law trades gun rights for medical marijuana - how do you smoke without arms?
- Tony gives Bubba a one-way flight back to Pennsylvania as a burn after bombing.
- Panel provides constructive criticism about overselling physical comedy and using hacky premises like Alexa jokes.
Set: Aaron performed about moving from Belfast to LA, cultural appropriation of Irish heritage, and the difference between Ireland and America.
Interview: Aaron discussed living with 40 people, dating someone small, his drinking habits, and never having been in a fight despite being Irish.
- Irish people upset about Americans appropriating St. Patrick's Day t-shirts.
- Tony makes Aaron repeatedly say the word January in his Irish accent for comedic effect.
Set: Tranese discussed her three-week stint as a high school English teacher in LA, dealing with difficult coworkers and students with court dates.
Interview: Tranese revealed she quit teaching after three weeks due to hating her coworkers and students, and is now looking for work while pursuing stand-up.
- High school students with ankle bracelets confused about why she has no car.
- Tranese reveals she just walked out of teaching job and never came back.
Set: Afrodyete, a 62-year-old returning performer, performed sexual material about calling 911 for intimacy and interactions with police officers.
Interview: Tony and panel asked explicit questions about Afrodyete's sexual experiences, grooming habits, and flatulence, with extended sexual banter.
- Called 911 claiming intimate emergency, asked for black paramedic to resuscitate her.
- Panel makes joke comparing Afrodyete to King Koopa burnt, leading to creative insults.
Set: Darius performed about dating women with children for the food and snacks, and the awkwardness of kids calling him 'dad'.
Interview: Darius discussed his two previous appearances, working security and bartending, and living on couches while building his comedy career.
- Dating women with children for the food and snacks, confused kids call him dad.
- Tony compares Darius's couch-surfing to his own similar experience early in his TV career.
Set: Kyle performed about his height and athletic appearance not matching his ability, inherited his mother's hips, and a drum major outfit disappointing his felon father.
Interview: Kyle discussed his year-and-a-half of comedy, selling cars at Volvo dealership, and making about $8-10k monthly. Panel roasted his slimy car sales tactics.
- 6'4" 220 lbs with size 14 shoe but has mother's hips and athletic ability.
- Was a drum major in band instead of football, disappointing his felon father.
- Tony and panel pressure Kyle to admit he sold cars to people he knew couldn't afford them.
Set: Yoga Leeroy performed about yoga classes filled with beautiful women, anxiety about pursuing dreams, and intrusive negative thoughts.
Interview: Yoga discussed his five minutes of yoga material, plans to make yoga videos, being a former college football player, and his nine-year-old son addicted to Fortnite.
- Can't concentrate in yoga classes full of beautiful women while trying not to fart.
- Hears voices in head telling him to forget dreams and watch porn instead.
- Yoga reveals he was shaking nervously walking up to stage and considered running away from police.
- Discussion about dick rings purchased at sex shop with his wife as attempt to spice things up.
Set: Malcolm performed a new minute about eating spicy food with friends, wanting to be a cop for the outfit, and a 'coochie sweater' joke.
Interview: Tony discussed Malcolm's recent LA Jolla performances and his notable candy-eating habit. Discussion about his job situation and recent dating life.
- Friends pressure you to eat spicy food then you suffer on toilet all alone.
- Tony brings up Malcolm's extreme candy consumption observed during recent LA Jolla trip.
Set: Ahmed performed material about oral sex and throat cancer, incest jokes, eating dog in Koreatown, and girlfriend wiping away tears/eyebrows.
Interview: Ahmed discussed moving from Dallas two weeks ago, working as an accountant, and his Yemeni heritage. Panel asked questions about Islamic hell and cultural practices.
- Study shows oral sex causes throat cancer, so only goes down on family.
- Tried dog meat at Korean restaurant, stomach growling confused about his reaction.
- Panel makes multiple bomb jokes in response to Ahmed's Middle Eastern heritage.
- Extended discussion about Islamic hell and comparing it to Christian hell.
Set: Laura performed about her job as a Brazilian wax specialist, not recognizing repeat clients by face but by vagina, and catching her boyfriend masturbating in the shower.
Interview: Tony asked Laura about waxing during menstruation, pregnant clients, and vaginal aesthetics. Discussion extended to her professional expertise and client experiences.
- Wax specialist recognizes repeat clients by vagina not face after seven years.
- Caught boyfriend masturbating in shower with phone on shelf, upset she doesn't have same shelf.
- Tony and Chris Pontius orchestrate live waxing of Jeremiah from the Red Hot Chili Peppers band on stage.