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Kill Tony #295 — Danny Brown

📅 September 22, 2018 📍 Detroit, MI 🎤 10 comedians

Guests: Danny Brown

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Lineup

1

Brett Hayden

Set: Brett discusses being skinny, difficulty gaining weight despite exercising, and anxiety-induced pacing. Uses self-deprecating humor about appearing sickly.

Interview: Tony and Danny discuss Brett's appearance, his hometown of Lansing, Michigan, and his wrestling fandom. Danny acknowledges Brett is a good local talent.

Bits:
  • Hard time gaining weight is least sympathetic problem; compares to having too much sex
  • Anxious pacers should have their own Fitbits to check mental health at 1000 steps
Moments:
  • Danny acknowledges Brett as local talent and praises his set
2

Alyssa Al-Dookhi

Set: Alyssa discusses her drinking and eating habits, uses 'diner charcuterie' concept, and jokes about answering the door in pajamas for a delivery driver.

Interview: Alyssa discusses her four years of stand-up, Kuwaiti heritage, thick body, rotating dating life, and experiences being catcalled in Detroit.

Bits:
  • Drinking game where answer is always chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks 'diner charcuterie'
  • Answers door in fuzzy robe and penguin pajamas for delivery guy, no dress code needed
Moments:
  • Alyssa smokes weed on stage during interview, visibly gets high
  • Danny makes extended commentary about her body and attractiveness
3

Chris (Noodle)

Set: Chris (Noodle) discusses expecting a Black crowd despite being from Canada, being a twin, watching porn on his phone via his boss's phone bill, and discomfort with that.

Interview: Chris reveals he's from Chatham, Ontario, is a first-timer, watches kill Tony, came specifically for the show, and discusses Canadian drinking culture and the 'rainbow shot challenge.'

Bits:
  • Boss pays phone bill but watches porn on it; handing phone feels like wet napkin
Moments:
  • First-time performer, Canadian, came from Canada specifically for Kill Tony
  • Discusses doing rainbow shot challenge, 12 shots in one hour, then streaking through town
4

Alex Stipula

Set: Alex discusses having cuts and lacerations from removing microchips, comparing furries to dressing his dog as a person, and jokes about a band called 'Young Adolescent Boys.'

Interview: Alex is from Pittsburgh, performs at Motor City Comedy Festival, has been doing stand-up for 7 years, works on old houses, and is single.

Bits:
  • Furries dress up but he can't dress dog as person and have sex with it
  • Band called 'Young Adolescent Boys Getting [ __ ] Hard By Older Men'
Moments:
  • Alex attempts to promote a band but the premise is deeply dark/illegal
5

Brando Richman

Set: Brando discusses hating parents who show pictures of kids, kids being dumb, thinking he peed different colors as a child, and his father lying about farts producing hair.

Interview: Brando is Canadian, friends with Noodle, stole paint cans from Home Depot, locked a prostitute in a closet for 6 hours, and works at Steve Jobs.

Bits:
  • Thought he peed different colors and got yellow; disappointed it wasn't unique
  • Dad lied that farts in bathtub produce hair; looked every time until high school
Moments:
  • Admits to locking prostitute in closet for 6 hours because she owed money
  • Danny role-plays as Canadian customs agent, creates comedic scenario
6

JT Visey

Set: JT discusses being a recently single dad, his ex-wife's mother died in a riding lawnmower accident into a semi-truck on their wedding day, and finding doll that haunted him.

Interview: JT is 33, fixes gas stations/pumps, single dad, from Dearborn Michigan area, and discusses series of misfortunes including house flooding and mother's bipolar addiction.

Bits:
  • Mother-in-law drove riding lawnmower into semi on his wedding day, died
Moments:
  • Story about mother-in-law's lawnmower death genuinely shocking and effective
  • Danny and JT bond over Michigan location, Tony mentions urban Meyer text
7

Malcolm Hatchett

Set: Malcolm performs a new minute about being an unreliable superhero named 'Fae Go,' who shows up late and gets distracted by ribs while attempting to stop crime.

Interview: Malcolm is a regular on the show who writes new material weekly, and discusses his past week performing in LA, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. Has a court appearance Monday.

Bits:
  • Superhero Fae Go shows up late, only when convenient, gets distracted by ribs
Moments:
  • Danny discusses Malcolm's success and gaining attention from agents/managers
  • Aphrodite (audience member) reveals she has crush on Malcolm, gets brought on stage
8

Sam Rager

Set: Sam discusses going to the gym on her period to 'epitomize blood sweat and tears,' researches historical PMS handling, and makes George Washington joke about Martha's 'salty tongue.'

Interview: Sam is a local comics from Metro Detroit/Royal Oak area, was laid off from resume research work, visits her bedridden veteran father in Ohio, and is looking for employment.

Bits:
  • Only goes to gym on period to epitomize 'blood sweat and tears'
  • George Washington joke about Martha's salty tongue during PMS, Red Coat earning
Moments:
  • Danny makes observation about Sam being bowlegged with fat ass, references Little Caesars crazy bread
9

Diego Attanasio

Set: Diego discusses age 31, friends having kids and houses, compares kids to bad acid trips, discusses naming and Spanish class assignment where he chose 'Greg Sanders.'

Interview: Diego has been doing stand-up 9 years, started in LA, lived in New York and Austin, now in Detroit for 4 years. Previously worked taking classes for someone else in Austin.

Bits:
  • Kids like bad acid trips but acid trip ends; kid is forever
  • Spanish class assignment to find Spanish name, returns with 'Greg Sanders' instead
Moments:
  • Diego takes complete control of room and delivers tight minute despite long evening

Interview: Danny Brown sits as main guest panel member throughout the episode. Opens with lengthy conversation with Tony about comedy and sloppy toppy, provides commentary on all performers, makes observations about Michigan vs Ohio, and encourages local talent.

Moments:
  • Opening monologue with Tony about sloppy toppy and historical BJ terminology from 80s vs 2000s
  • Danny role-plays as Canadian customs agent questioning Brett
  • Extended commentary about Ohio being terrible, Michigan superiority