Kill Tony #32 — Jeff Ross, Bobby Lee
Guests: Jeff Ross · Bobby Lee
Lineup
Set: Discussed working at Trader Joe's in West Hollywood, the overexcited cashiers, his half handsome/half homeless look, and getting hit on by gay men at the register.
Interview: Jeff and Bobby complimented him and gave feedback on the Trader Joe's premise. Bobby suggested leaning into the drug addict angle more. Tony asked about his background and career aspirations.
- Overexcited Trader Joe's cashiers more excited about your food than you are.
- Half handsome, half homeless look gets him hit on by gay men in unusual ways.
- First bucket pull of the episode, awkward opening set for newcomer
Set: One-liner style jokes about awkward situations: wife's passive-aggressive orgasms about dishes, jokes about miscarriages and the KKK having good robes, etc.
Interview: Tony revealed this was Casey's first time ever on stage. Bobby and Tony complimented his bravery and one-liner style, compared him to Henny Youngman.
- Wife has passive-aggressive orgasms, always complaining about dishes.
- KKK wizard robes have high thread count, requiring lots of starch.
- First-time ever performing on any stage; dropped name as audience member two years prior
GT
Set: Disjointed set about dating an East Indian girl who wanted a bigger booty, confused storytelling about her going to bathroom, then a joke about red dot on forehead meaning coffee was ready.
Interview: Tony and Bobby noted GT rambled without clear punch lines and seemed confused about timing. They discussed his previous appearances and manic energy.
- Girlfriend wanted bigger booty, he just watched her go to bathroom.
- Red dot on forehead meant coffee was ready; pink dot joke about overpriced chips.
- Got interrupted mid-set by Iron Patriot story about previously aggressive behavior toward him
Set: About getting Candy Crush requests from fat women on Facebook, ranting about ugly women needing insulin shots, uses mic stand slam as signature move.
Interview: Bobby criticized the fat-shaming angle, saying it doesn't work from a non-attractive white guy. Tony suggested rewriting to be less hateful. Scott mentioned mother issues revealed his own trauma.
- Fat women send Candy Crush requests, probably crushing actual candy bags.
- Bobby called out his appearance and told him to work on being likable
- Revealed mother was overweight and beat him, explaining the aggressive fat-shaming
Set: Hotel security guard married 10 years, found lipstick on floor, wife accused him of cheating. Also mixed in joke about being half black/half white with nickname 'McNigger' in predominately white town.
Interview: Tony corrected his joke structure, suggested using mic differently. Bobby questioned why he married someone who didn't support comedy dreams. Extended tangent about three traumatic ball injuries from field hockey, Navy, and paint department incidents.
- Wife found lipstick, accused cheating, threw pillow at her calling it mistress.
- Half black/half white, grew up white town with racist nickname throughout high school.
- Three separate ball injuries: field hockey stick, fire extinguisher crowbar, paint gallon drop.
- Audience member demanded shoe autograph during interview, causing interruption
- Told painful story about wife miscarriage after ball injury, told to cut it
Mugzilla
Set: Long-time open mic regular at Comedy Store discussing Italian bulimia traditions, barfatorium in Rome, and bathroom remodels where people barf.
Interview: Tony and Jeff noted his material is not working and is confusing. Discussed he's been at store almost as long as Bobby Lee started.
- Italians are original bulimics, nobody follows Thanksgiving barf tradition anymore.
- Caesars built barfatorium but Romans didn't, need to advertise bathroom remodels with barf.
- Long-time open mic regular who was present when Bobby Lee started hosting
- Knew when his time was up and gracefully exited stage
Set: Porn star first-time stand-up about being tight as JonBenét Ramsey when alive, not being molested despite hard practice, homeschooling leading to sexual experience, homecoming/prom queen.
Interview: Tony and Bobby praised her strong debut, discussed vulnerability of stand-up vs porn, suggested projecting voice more and flowing material without pauses.
- Porn star for four years, tight as murdered JonBenét Ramsey when alive.
- Wasn't molested despite trying hard; had lots of sex practice homeschooled.
- Had lots of practice with boys, was homecoming and prom queen.
- First-time stand-up performer who is adult film actress; got strong approval
Set: Black nerd woman dating black nerd boyfriend, previously dated ginger white guy, roommate said they looked like Neapolitan ice cream, grew up in Ventura County with no Black people.
Interview: Tony had private notes about her personal life. Discussed her dating history with redheads, her nerd credentials (Star Wars/Trek knowledge), boyfriend Ed, and her potential for using personal material.
- Dated ginger, roommate said they looked like Neapolitan ice cream.
- Ginger got to be two ice cream flavors while she got one.
- Tony gave private notes about personal topics to cover; knows her boyfriend Ed
- Extensive Star Wars/Trek knowledge demonstrated; knows obscure character names
Set: South-born, Middle Eastern male discusses no Southern accent due to ethnicity, excessive facial hair (5 o'clock shadow becomes full beard), scary stare ability, contrasts Spanish vs Middle Eastern mysterious qualities.
Interview: Tony praised tight minute. Bobby distracted by Instagram hater comments about girlfriend. Amir mentioned his Iranian space program monkey joke from previous podcast.
- Spent so much time parking had to shave again; 5 o'clock shadow becomes beard.
- Spanish guys have romantic mystery; Middle Eastern guys have plotting mystery.
- Previous appearance on podcast; referenced Iranian space monkey joke
Set: Hates the beach for multiple reasons: seagulls too affluent/choosy vs pigeons that struggled, doesn't like barnacles/tentacles/seaweed/lifeguards/sunscreen, rants building into stream of complaints.
Interview: Tony noted connection to previous week's visor joke, praised her passionate rant style. Jeff loved commitment to hating beach. Discussed her comedic voice and passionate delivery.
- Seagulls affluent and choosy versus pigeons who struggled for food.
- Doesn't like barnacles, tentacles, seaweed, lifeguards, sunscreen; list building to comedy.
- Regular performer; previous week visor joke connects to beach material
Set: Dropped out of college, jokes about elevator close button not working, tough cookie simile flawed, tough pussy better, pageants attracting child molesters/rapists, janitors made from rapist rejections.
Interview: Tony confirmed door close button doesn't work. Jeff praised humor. Noted she recently dropped out of college after first Kill Tony spot and has been doing lots of shows.
- Elevator door close button doesn't work; other buttons work just as fast.
- Tough cookie simile fails; should say tough pussy since those birth humans.
- Pageants attract child molesters; rapists seek ugly people; discusses janitor origin.
- Recent college dropout who started stand-up on Kill Tony stage