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Kill Tony #302 — Jeff Dye, Erik Griffin

📅 October 15, 2018 📍 Los Angeles, CA Comedy Store Main Room 🎤 9 comedians

Guests: Jeff Dye · Erik Griffin

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Lineup

1

Julian Aguilar

Set: Aguilar discusses growing up in the hood with security cameras and churches, makes a controversial joke about Kanye West that references monkeys and bananas, angering the Apollo 13 band.

Interview: Tony and guests discuss the banana joke's problematic nature, Aguilar's background in Compton and Florida, his recent move to LA, and his work as a Mexican tech developer.

Bits:
  • First time hearing profanity was from his mom; discovered he was in the hood when church security cameras were stolen
  • References Kanye West and bananas in a way that's interpreted as calling him a monkey
Moments:
  • Apollo 13 band reacts negatively to banana/Kanye joke interpreted as racist; Joel Berg says they're from a different forest
2

Vanessa Jeha

Set: Jeha, originally from Cameroon, discusses her niece discovering her father's Viagra, African stereotypes about accent and anorexic people, and doing hair in America.

Interview: Tony learns she's been in America 10 years, from Cameroon, does braids professionally, speaks French, and wants to educate people about African culture through comedy.

Bits:
  • Niece points out Viagra is her daddy's medicine; explains what Viagra is to her
  • African people talking in stereotypical clicks sounds like anorexic people having sex with bones clicking
Moments:
  • Panel discusses paying tips at hair salon; Vanessa reveals white clients tip better than Black clients
3

Steph Wain

Set: Steph Wain, a gay comedian, discusses coming out, dating as a lesbian, finding women in LA difficult, living with her straight ex-boyfriend, and stereotypes about lesbian U-Hauls and Subarus.

Interview: Tony learns Steph came out 6 months ago, lives with her ex-boyfriend (Will and Grace dynamic), discusses dating challenges in LA, her attraction to women, and her mother also being gay.

Bits:
  • Happy Coming Out Day; told dad she's gay, he said 'but forever', she says 'we'll see'
  • Lesbian U-Haul stereotype offensive; she'd rather use her Subaru since seats fall down
  • Threesomes make her anxious because why cry in front of two people instead of one
Moments:
  • Steph mentions living with her straight ex-boyfriend; panel explores awkwardness and Will and Grace comparison
4

Jesse Campos

Set: Jesse discusses his mom supporting his comedy, jokes about not being gay while liking dick pics, sword swallowing, balloon animals, and keeping strangers' ashes.

Interview: First-time performer who's been doing stand-up since January 2017, works at a cafe and dive bar, lives with grandmother, hasn't dated in a year, enjoys video games and skateboarding.

Bits:
  • Takes dick pics but doesn't send to women because camera adds 10 pounds
  • Can make dog out of balloon to entertain; making balloon out of dog terrifies people
  • Only keep someone's ashes to be near that person; you can't keep stranger's ashes
Moments:
  • Joel Berg makes wood creature callback; Jesse doesn't acknowledge it, gets no reaction
5

Mfundo

Set: Mfundo compares watching Game of Thrones with Black friends (energetic event) versus white friends (boring trivia), discusses the contrast in viewing experiences.

Interview: From South Africa, been in America 6 years, discusses diversity in South Africa and news coverage of violence against farmers.

Bits:
  • Watching Game of Thrones with Black friends is like Game 7 NBA Finals; everyone talks over it
  • Watching with white friends: they give useless trivia instead of energy and excitement
Moments:
  • Mfundo gets upset when Tony mispronounces his name as 'Fundo'; gets aggressive then agrees to use nickname
  • Panel goes quiet when Mfundo discusses South Africa slaughtering white farmers; sensitive topic handled awkwardly
6

Michael Pena

Set: 57-year-old gay Mexican comedian discusses growing up in Phoenix projects, mother's advice about throwing rocks/chairs at people, joining gang life, and becoming a drag queen in business suit.

Interview: Started stand-up a year ago, works as software developer and film producer, hasn't dated in 6.5 years, swore off dating after long-term relationship, works two jobs.

Bits:
  • Mom told him to throw rocks at people calling him slurs; he threw chair but still got called names
  • Friends wanted gang bang like West Side Story; got stabbed, had to work three shifts to escape
  • Solution to gang life: became drag queen in business suit instead
Moments:
  • Panel notes Michael hasn't had sex in 6.5 years; Tony jokes about being a lesbian/celibate
  • Jeremiah gives Michael judgmental look when Michael says he only dated tall white boys
7

Malcolm Hatchett

Set: Regular performer Malcolm discusses attending a little person pool party (puddle), his mom's predictions for his future, thinking people take forever naps instead of dying, homeless guy offering audition.

Interview: Malcolm stayed back from San Francisco trip to work, attended Mike Epps show, got Skittles brought to show by fans, works two jobs, active on local comedy scene.

Bits:
  • Went to little person pool party; it was just a puddle of water
  • Mom said he could be anything; he puts on power heels to take trash out
  • People don't die; they take forever naps. Daddy wake up, it's been 12 years you lazy
Moments:
  • Tony mentions Malcolm is the regular who writes/performs new 60-second set every week; celebrated for commitment
  • Malcolm attended Mike Epps show in LA while missing San Francisco episode; stayed to work
8

Brendan Krick

Set: 5-foot-2 Brendan discusses how shooting a gun turns you Republican, forgetting who you are with guns, buying prescription clothes for small men, lying about height on dating apps.

Interview: From Philadelphia, moved to LA 6 months ago, worked at bank as teller, now at another bank, has been doing stand-up 5 years, discusses dating struggles and going soft during intimacy.

Bits:
  • Shooting gun turns you Republican; forgets who you are with AR-15
  • So small he buys clothes from specialty company; wearing prescription clothes
  • Says he's 5'4 on Tinder but only 5'2; girl catches him in shower afterwards
Moments:
  • Brendan reveals he goes soft during sex in water/showers; becomes catchphrase moment
  • Tony and Jeff Dye defend Brendan's height lie by comparing to women's makeup; defends short king
  • Joel Berg ices joke with no reaction; Brendan gets 8th consecutive ice (tracking for tattoo)
9

Rob Love

Set: Rob discusses his nephew being top 10 tennis player in Tennessee, old school uncle angry because nephew follows Venus and Serena instead of Jim Brown, uncle tells nephew to take skirt off.

Interview: First-time performer, from Memphis Tennessee, been doing comedy 8 years, lives between Memphis and LA (2-3 years), makes living solely from comedy, has family, books paying shows.

Bits:
  • Nephew is top 10 tennis player in Tennessee; family mad he looks up to Venus not Jim Brown
  • Old school uncle upset nephew in tennis skirt; asks why he has bees in hair and plays against girls
Moments:
  • Tony asks how Rob survives on comedy alone; Rob explains he books paying shows then comes to LA and runs money up
  • Rob discusses wearing all blue to show thinking it was Black audience but was white; checked for Crips