Kill Tony #296 — Brendon Walsh, Ben Bailey
Guests: Brendon Walsh · Ben Bailey
Lineup
Set: Brandon discusses getting older and his mother constantly asking about grandchildren. He describes a doctor's visit where his mom asked if he was shooting blanks.
Interview: Brandon is from Detroit, works as a retail manager at a shoe store in Culver City, recently moved to LA in February, and is a Vikings fan despite being from Michigan to avoid supporting the Lions.
- Mom asks if he's shooting blanks after he mentions going to the doctor
Set: Yoga Leeroy performs a set about doing yoga and goes on a date with a woman in yoga pants who said she wasn't looking for anything physical.
Interview: Yoga Leeroy demonstrates yoga poses including savasana (corpse pose). He clarifies that he actually homeschools his 9-year-old son who is into Fortnite rather than yoga.
- Woman shows up to date in yoga pants but says she's not looking for anything physical
- Yoga Leeroy demonstrates savasana (corpse pose) on stage by lying down, showing minimal showmanship
Set: Christopher discusses being a pansexual Juggalo who competes in poetry slams. He talks about how people are surprised when he identifies as queer because he doesn't look the part.
Interview: Christopher has been doing stand-up for about a year, three months in New Jersey and nine months in LA in Koreatown. He works as an insurance adjuster.
- Describes himself as looking like Hot Topic had sex with a Wisconsin militia
- First openly pansexual comedian on the show; Tony asks what pansexual means
Set: William delivers absurdist jokes about sleeping in his mother's bed, a paralyzed dancer friend, and impressions of his uncle seeing Twister. He mentions being allergic to heroin and loving how acid makes Evanescence sound.
Interview: William is from Memphis, has been doing comedy for 11 years, spent time in New York and Scottsdale, and has had issues with PCP. He currently works at a self-storage unit and admits to flipping Hyundai Elantras while on drugs.
- Friend who's paralyzed from waist up is a dancer - it's a blessing
- He flipped 14 Hyundai Elantras while high on PCP
- Tony describes witnessing William's roast battle strategy where he threw a terrible first joke to psych out his opponent, then demolished them
- William admits to selling Xanax bars and having PCP addiction; officers give him warnings instead of arresting him
Set: James, a Brazilian-American who was formerly obese, discusses his current body shape comparing his torso to Jell-O on a washing machine. He talks about his parents not understanding American food labels.
Interview: James is 26, from Boston, has been in LA for 4 years, works at Dunkin Donuts in Hollywood, and attended film school where he found the people weird. He grew up obese due to his parents not understanding food labels.
- When sitting down, his body doubles up as he's not quite thin or fat
- Parents couldn't read American food labels so he became borderline obese
Set: Paige rants about Tinder dating, complaining that guys are too direct and want to have sex immediately. She also vents about a guy giving her a tender forehead kiss when they agreed to keep things casual.
Interview: Paige has been doing stand-up for 9 months, is from Covina in LA County, works at two restaurants, and is a Communications student. She recently broke up with her boyfriend Jacob about a year ago.
- Guys on Tinder are too direct and ask for her address immediately instead of making conversation
- Paige complains about a guy kissing her on the forehead when they agreed to keep things casual
Set: Malcolm performs a new minute about hating when people complain about minor things, references his crazy ex-girlfriends, and tells stories about their dramatic behaviors and phone calls.
Interview: Malcolm just returned from Michigan shows in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Detroit. He shared a hotel room with Ben Bailey and was constantly writing new material throughout the trip, even during naps.
- Complains about people complaining about dumb things like itchy legs when others are in wheelchairs with no legs
- Malcolm was outside during a drive-by shooting at one of the Michigan shows; reports seeing a guy on a bike who was supposedly an actor
Set: Daniel opens with observations about being a Black guy from Boston and how it's different from other cities. He discusses accent and regional identity differences.
Interview: Daniel signed up as 'David Wish' instead of his real name (Daniel Saloman). Tony spends the entire interview asking why he used a different name, conducting a handwriting analysis to verify his identity, and demanding honest answers.
- Being a Black guy from Boston vs from Chicago or Philly - different reactions
- Daniel signed up as 'David Wish' instead of his real name; Tony becomes fixated on why and demands answers repeatedly throughout the interview
Set: Jessica jokes about losing 180 pounds (her boyfriend) who was attractive. She discusses their first date at her favorite takeout place and rebrands 'white trash' as 'white compost' as a more accurate term.
Interview: Jessica is on her first show, did her first set on April Fool's Day (under 6 months), has a 16-year-old son Lucas who got a Yale scholarship for architecture. She works catering, bartending, and as an Airbnb maid.
- Lost 180 pounds recently - referring to her attractive ex-boyfriend
- Rebrands 'white trash' as 'white compost' - still trash but nutrient dense
- Jessica reveals she is a squirter with detailed stories about projectile bodily fluids during sex
- Her 16-year-old son just got a Yale scholarship and works with Habitat for Humanity
Andrew Rose
Set: Andrew performs about having open-heart surgery at age 16 due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He jokes about medical questionnaire answers including saying 'kryptonite' when asked about allergies and making jokes about religious preferences.
Interview: Andrew has been on the show 2-3 months ago. He was on stage about 1 year in LA. Tony discovers a small backpack/fanny pack with bracelets and cards for a magic trick, which Andrew then performs on stage.
- When asked about allergies on medical form, answered 'kryptonite' and nurse asked how to spell it
- Andrew performs a card magic trick on stage for the first time in Kill Tony history, successfully produces the chosen card (Six of Spades)