Kill Tony #318

Set: First-time comedian who works at the venue discusses complaints about the new Grinch movie and variations on it, including the Grinch stealing Memorial Day and bodies from soldier funerals.

Interview: Tony learns Andrew was found working in the kitchen, has been doing stand-up for about a year, is 25 years old, and works at the comedy club while doing other jobs. Discussion covers his drinking habits and limited hobbies.

Set: First-time comic talks about ECU college experiences, penny draft nights, and attempts a pickup line about being a finance major with a joke that falls flat.

Interview: Tony discovers Riley is 31, an engineering designer, builds skateboard ramps, drives Uber, recently married (3 months), and went to ECU in 2012. Wife is a histotechnologist.

Set: Visibly nervous first-time comedian discusses being Mexican, having five kids, working as a truck driver, and dealing with repressed anger and homosexuality.

Interview: Noe reveals he's first-time doing stand-up, shaking from nerves, from Stockton California, has a native American wife, served in Army as a tank driver, and did border patrol work.

Set: Six-year comedy veteran jokes about coffee enemas, being told he could model for a husky hipster company, and Oscar the Grouch's insecurities about his body.

Interview: Drew has been doing comedy for six years mostly in Raleigh, studied art (two degrees), works at UNC teaching 3D printing, married for two months, wife is a librarian.

Set: First-time comedian discusses working third shift at a pharmacy, encountering a prostitute, mistaking her for a fish because of her smell.

Interview: Everett works third shift at pharmacy, came to show on his day off, has two girlfriends (goth girl and her friend), the goth girl is mother of his 17-month-old child, from Charleston South Carolina.

Set: First-time comedian from Virginia discusses being short, trying to hook up with a taller girl, spraining his ankle while attempting sex, and never actually finishing.

Interview: David is first-time doing stand-up, from Virginia, his mom is in audience, does hardwood flooring for work, stands about 5'8"-5'11", plays acoustic guitar and sings.

Set: Veteran comic discusses negative news headlines, uses a firefighter dying in a fire as example of bad journalism, suggests better framing of his career achievements.

Interview: Benjamin previously appeared on show in Corpus Christi, moved to Durham after leaving Navy, works for software company in customer support, grew new beard, lives with girlfriend Marcy in Texas.

Set: Young comic jokes about girlfriend correcting him on how to blow his nose (snot rockets in sink), taking good shits and flexing in mirror.

Interview: Luke is 22, from High Point NC, repairs surgical instruments since age 19, moved out at 21, lost virginity at 19 in parents' bedroom, graduated early from college.

Set: First-time comedian from Florida talks about train ride to Raleigh, observes racism from black train conductor, discusses not knowing what else to say on stage.

Interview: Real name is Trent Register, 19 years old from St. Augustine Florida, rode train overnight for 9 hours, works as cook at Irish pub despite never cooking before, has goats.

Set: Comic from East LA describes his neighborhood and jokes about how far to travel to get away from violence, contrasts himself with North Carolina's safe communities.

Interview: Danny is from East LA, went to grad school in Pittsburgh (MBA), hired by tech company in Charlotte NC, does project management, 38 years old, Navy vet (radar operator), does photography.

Set: Comic with cerebral palsy discusses recent breast surgery, pretending to be deaf to avoid giving money to homeless people, compares disabled people saying slurs to minorities using hard R's.

Interview: Caroline has been doing stand-up for over a year, performs 4-5 times a week, from Raleigh NC, brought to stage by other comedians helping her with her wheelchair.