Kill Tony #295 — Danny Brown
Guests: Danny Brown
Lineup
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.
- 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
- Danny acknowledges Brett as local talent and praises his set
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.
- 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
- Alyssa smokes weed on stage during interview, visibly gets high
- Danny makes extended commentary about her body and attractiveness
Noodle
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.
- 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'
- Alex attempts to promote a band but the premise is deeply dark/illegal
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.
- 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
- Admits to locking prostitute in closet for 6 hours because she owed money
- Danny role-plays as Canadian customs agent, creates comedic scenario
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.
- Mother-in-law drove riding lawnmower into semi on his wedding day, died
- Story about mother-in-law's lawnmower death genuinely shocking and effective
- Danny and JT bond over Michigan location, Tony mentions urban Meyer text
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.
- Superhero Fae Go shows up late, only when convenient, gets distracted by ribs
- Danny discusses Malcolm's success and gaining attention from agents/managers
- Aphrodite (audience member) reveals she has crush on Malcolm, gets brought on stage
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.
- 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
- Danny makes observation about Sam being bowlegged with fat ass, references Little Caesars crazy bread
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.
- Kids like bad acid trips but acid trip ends; kid is forever
- Spanish class assignment to find Spanish name, returns with 'Greg Sanders' instead
- Diego takes complete control of room and delivers tight minute despite long evening